p Me Near the Cross: Experiencing the Passion and Power of Easter. You may think it's a bit early to be thinking about Easter reading. But Lent is February 25, and more importantly, we should seek to be like the Apostle Paul, who "decided to know nothing . . . except Jesus Christ and him crucified" (1 Cor. 2:2).Here's the table of contents:
Introduction
- Martin Luther, "True Contemplation of the Cross"
- John Piper, "He Set His Face to Go to Jerusalem"
- Alistair Begg, "An Innocent Man Crushed by God"
- C. J. Mahaney, "The Cup"
- R. Kent Hughes, "Gethsemane"
- J. Ligon Duncan III, "Betrayed, Denied, Deserted"
- Charles Spurgeon, "Spit in His Face"
- Adrian Rogers, "The Silence of the Lamb"
- J. C. Ryle, "The Sufferings of Christ"
- John MacArthur, "Father, Forgive Them"
- John Owen, "With Loud Cries and Tears"
- Martin Lloyd-Jones, "That He Might Destroy the Works of the Devil"
- Skip Ryan, "I Am Thirsty"
- Phillip Ryken, "God-Forsaken"
- R. C. Sproul, "Cursed"
- James Montgomery Boice, "Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit"
- John Calvin, "Blood and Water"
- J. I Packer, "He Descended into Hell and Ascended into Heaven"
- Jonathan Edwards, "A Sweet-Smelling Savor to God"
- Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., "The Most Important Word in the Universe"
- Francis Shaeffer, "Resurrection Preview"
- Saint Augustine, "Peace Be Unto You"
- Tim Keller, "Knowing the Power of His Resurrection"
- Joni Eareckson Tada, "Knowing the Fellowship of His Sufferings"
- Stephen Olford, "Crucified with Christ"
