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No Wonder They Call Him the Savior: Experiencing the Truth of the Cross »

Authors: Max Lucado
ISBN-13: 9780849908552, ISBN-10: 0849908558
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Date Published: September 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Max Lucado

Max Lucado, Minister of Writing and Preaching for the Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, is the husband of Denalyn and father of Jenna, Andrea, and Sara. He is the author of multiple bestsellers and is America’s leading inspirational author. Visit his website at www.maxlucado.com.

Book Synopsis

In this compelling quest for the Messiah, best-selling author Max Lucado invites readers to meet the blue-collar Jew whose claim altered a world and whose promise has never been equaled. Readers will come to know Jesus the Christ in a brand new way as Lucado brings them full circle to the foot of the cross and the man who sacrificed His life on it.

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Introduction	ix
	The Part That Matters	xi
Part I	The Cross: Its Words
1.	Final Words, Final Acts	1
2.	Words That Wound	5
3.	Vigilante Vengeance	9
4.	The Tale of the Crucified Crook	13
5.	Leaving Is Loving	19
6.	The Cry of Loneliness	23
7.	I Thirst	29
8.	Creative Compassion	33
9.	It Is Finished	37
10.	Take Me Home	43
Part II	The Cross: Its Witnesses
11.	Who Would Have Believed?	47
12.	Faces in the Crowd	51
13.	Well ... Almost	55
14.	The Ten Who Ran	59
15.	The One Who Stayed	63
16.	The Hill of Regret	65
17.	The Gospel of the Second Chance	69
18.	Leave Room for the Magic	73
19.	A Candle in the Cavern	77
20.	Miniature Messengers	81
Part III	The Cross: Its Wisdom
21.	Alive!	87
22.	Open Arms	91
23.	A Street Vendor Named Contentment	95
24.	Close to the Cross--But Far from Christ	99
25.	The Fog of the Broken Heart	103
26.	Pao, Senhor?	109
27.	Puppies, Butterflies, and a Savior	111
28.	God's Testimony	115
29.	Dynamite Decisions	121
30.	What Did You Expect?	125
31.	Come Home	129
32.	Consistent Inconsistencies	133
33.	The Roar	135
	Reader's Guide	137
	Notes	205