The Strange Kingdom

<p><strong>Experience how the power of the cross unleashes meaning and purpose in the midst of your daily life.</strong></p><p>This 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.</p><p><strong>A king who dies on the cross must be the king of a rather strange kingdom. </strong><strong>--Dietrich Bonhoeffer</strong></p><p><em>Strange Kingdom</em> 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<strong> </strong></p><p>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</p><p>. . . a fresh revelation of Christ and the power of the cross.--Joseph Prince Senior Pastor New Creation Church Singapore</p><p>Not since John Stott's <em>The Cross of Christ</em> 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</p><p>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 <em> </em>Senior Pastor Free Chapel Gainesville GA </p><p>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</p>