I've just finished reading Tim Keller's latest book Kings Cross. It is a brilliant book that is really worth getting. Tim is pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian church in Manhattan and he is one of the foremost thinkers on Christians living in diverse cultures and engaging those cultures for Jesus glory. In this book he looks at Mark's gospel an begins to relate it to the world in which we live. "...an extended meditation on the historical Christian premise that Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection form the central event of cosmic and human history as well as the central organizing principle of our own lives….[Its purpose is] to try to show, through his words and actions, how beautifully his life makes sense of ours"
The book as insights that made me sit up and go "Wow!" Keller is a brilliant thinker who is deeply in love with Jesus and it shows in this book. It is a good read for both the mature Christian and the seeker alike. I'd very easily give this to a person just exploring or stepping into Christian faith as it is gospel centred, clear, readable and powerful. This is not a dry academic work on the atonement but a living testimony to a glorious saviour.
I'd really recommend this to add to your library.
Foreword excerpt (PDF)
Chapter one (PDF)
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