{"product_id":"9781400208081_strange-kingdom","title":"Strange Kingdom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExperience how the power of the cross unleashes meaning and purpose in the midst of your daily life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis meditative and spiritual reflection by Ken Costa considers the cross and the king who died upon it. Christ's work on the cross established a kingdom that is strange indeed, if a king died on the cross in order to establish it. It is a kingdom where suffering and abandonment are transformed into the power of presence and live, a kingdom where a King exchanges gifts of great value for worthless dross, where a robber becomes righteous, and a criminal becomes the first citizen of heaven. Spend some time as Easter draws near considering the strange, upside-down kingdom, where broken things are made whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A king who dies on the cross must be the king of a rather strange kingdom.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Dietrich Bonhoeffer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eStrange Kingdom\u003c\/em\u003e is a joy. In my 47 years in the Christian publishing business, Ken Costa's compelling and inspirational reflections are unique on the meaning and purpose of the cross of Christ. A must-read for every Christian and a revelation for the spiritually curious.\"--Joey Paul, Senior Editor, HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Nashville, TN\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ken Costa's deep love for God and unashamed defense of the cross of Jesus Christ is mirrored in this book. The perspective of a banker, the mind of a scholar, and the heart of a Christian who wants people to love Christ radiates on every page.\" --R. T. Kendall, author and former minister of Westminster Chapel, England\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\". . . a fresh revelation of Christ and the power of the cross.\"--Joseph Prince, Senior Pastor, New Creation Church, Singapore\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Not since John Stott's \u003cem\u003eThe Cross of Christ\u003c\/em\u003e have I read a book on the saving work of Jesus that I want to return to again and again as much as this one.\" --Miles Toulmin, Vicar, HTBB, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book will encourage your faith and deepen your understanding of what the cross means to people in their day-to-day lives.\" --Jentezen Franklin, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eSenior Pastor, Free Chapel, Gainesville, GA \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"His honesty opens a window onto the meaning of the cross and the upside-down world it invites us in.\" --Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, England\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ken Costa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40701134045233,"sku":"9781400208081","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9781400208081.jpg?v=1780470905","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9781400208081_strange-kingdom","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}