Christian giving is to be marked by self-sacrifice and self-forgetfuln ess, not by self-congratula tion.
John StottThe Cross is the blazing fire at which the flame of our love is kindled, but we have to get near enough for its sparks to fall on us.
John StottThere is no Christianity without the cross. If the cross is not central to our religion, ours is not the religion of Jesus.
John Stott