The book of Jesus : a treasury of the greatest stories and writings about Christ / edited by Calvin Miller. [print]

"A Touchstone book."

Jesus: who he was. Jesus as they saw him William Barclay -- He could have been highbrow and uppity Max Lucado -- No God but these John Bannister Tabb -- He was everybody, only a little taller Herbert C. Gabhart -- John the Baptist's testimony about Jesus Clarence Jordan -- Enoch's witness from the Apocrypha William Barclay -- About this time lived Jesus Flavius Josephus -- The mystery of Christ Elton Trueblood -- There is a man Jean-Baptiste-Henri Lacordaire -- This your greatest gift John Baillie -- Our beloved physician Charles H. Spurgeon -- I believe Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky -- The good shepherd Billy Graham -- The great name Pere Didon -- A symposium on Jesus' identity John Blanchard -- Christ is good A. E. Garvie -- A gathering of angels Calvin Miller -- That night Author Unknown -- His greatness Blaise Pascal -- Christ in Galilee Andrew Martin Fairbairn -- The bogus description of Christ Edgar Johnson Goodspeed -- The death of Christ John R. W. Stott -- I know men Napoleon Bonaparte -- All things to all men Giles Fletcher -- Jesus who fascinates and the Christ who saves C. S. Lewis -- Jesus came preaching George A. Buttrick -- What are we to make of Christ? / C. S. Lewis -- God is a poet Frederick Buechner -- He was himself George A. Buttrick -- The trinity Billy Graham -- Ragman Walter Wangerin -- The son of man came eating and drinking I. F. -- Loving the disguised Christ Mother Teresa of Calcutta -- Trapped between person and idea Earl Palmer -- Is Jesus Real? / Lois A. Cheney -- The Prince of peace William Jennings Bryan -- The grand inquisitor Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky -- Nature of man Karl Rahner -- Yeshua Sholem Asch -- Child Jesus John Oxenham -- What was Jesus? / Dr. R. J. Campbell.

Jesus: his birth. Some questions for Joseph Max Lucado -- The wonderful teacher Elijah P. Brown -- The shepherd's field Jean-Baptiste-Henri Lacordaire -- Twenty-five questions for Mary Max Lucado -- The Christ of Bethlehem is the messiah Alfred Edersheim -- Christmas day sermon Martin Luther -- I have a room Sir Matthew Hale -- God came near Max Lucado -- Jesus' birth Clarence Jordan -- The Christ of Christmas Pam Whitley -- The birth Gene Edwards -- The virgin birth is nothing compared to incarnation Madeleine L'Engle -- An advent monologue Walter Wangerin -- Christmas Saint Augustine of Hippo -- The singer Calvin Miller -- The flight into Egypt Thomas Merton -- Bethlehem Alfred Edersheim -- The lamb William Blake -- Herod's suspicions Richard Crashaw -- December 25 ... or thereabout Alfred Edersheim -- Ben-Hur: a tale of the Christ Lew Wallace -- Joseph's song (Joseph, a witness) / Michael Card -- Genealogy of Jesus Saint Matthew -- Born to be king Henry Gariepy -- Jouney of the Maji T. S. Eliot -- In the bleak mid-winter Christina Rossetti -- How Herod ended up Alfred Edersheim -- The holy birth Jim Bishop -- They hymn John Milton -- Away in a manger James R. Murray -- A Christmas prayer for the home Henry Van Dyke -- The bird of dawning William Shakespeare -- The Coventry carol Author Unknown -- Meditation Ken Gire -- What of those silent years between Bethlehem and the beginning of his public ministry? / Alfred Edershem -- The birth of Jesus Henry Van Dyke -- Bring a torch, Jeannette, Isabella Author Unknown -- Hark! The herald angels sing Charles Wesley -- Virgil's star Virgil -- Ave Maria gratia plena Oscar Wilde -- A hymn on the nativity of my savior Ben Jonson -- The meaning of miracle Calvin Miller -- Why the Maji might have followed the star Ethelbert Stauffer -- Ode on the morning of Christ's nativity John Milton.

Jesus: his friendship with us all. Friends to the death Max Lucado -- The grand sect Elton Trueblood -- On meeting Christ Saint Augustine of Hippo -- Jesus teaches Nicodemus Clarence Jordan -- The centurion Richard Crashaw -- I have called you friends Robert South -- Keep our cool because Bernard Bangley -- What it means to be a disciple C. S. Lewis -- The children's Jesus J. C. Carlile -- Friendship George A. Buttrick -- Unto the hills Billy Graham -- In the name of Jesus Soren Kierkegaard -- Letter from Jesus Author Unknown -- Jesus' love of children Harry Emerson Fosdick -- If I had a voice Lois A. Cheney -- Knowing Christ in the quiet place Richard Baxter -- Longing to be with Christ William Cowper -- Life together Dietrich Bonhoeffer -- No hurry Calvin Miller -- How the great guest came Edwin Markham -- His mercy and love Charlres Dickens -- Sometimes, people argue Lois A. Cheney -- It only requires a touch Watchman Nee -- Lord, Lord, open unto me Howard Thurman -- Holy fellowhip with Jesus Charles H. Spurgeon -- Adore the Savior Calvin Miller -- Footprints Margaret Fishback Powers -- Heaven is a playground William Griffin -- Practice the presence of God Brother Lawrence -- God is no fool Lois A. Cheney -- Jesus praying Hartley Coleridge -- The sanctification of each stage of life Saint Irenaeus of Lyons -- Jesus, the righteous husband James Long -- The hound of heaven Francis Thompson -- Late have I loved you Saint Augustine of Hippo -- Women Disciples Harry Emerson Foskick.

Jesus: his becoming one of us. Life of Christ William J. Dawson -- A shocking departure from the expected Elton Trueblood -- God with us Henry Hart Milman -- We can commune with Christ every day Louis Evely -- Christ our sculptor Paul Billheimer -- Jesus, fully man Major W. Ian Thomas -- Jesus became a human being Meister Eckhart -- The incarnation C. S. Lewis -- Immanuel Michael Card -- The word became flesh Max Lucado -- Did you ever cry, Jesus? / Donna Swanson -- Bread and spiritual hunger Malcolm Muggeridge -- Grace John Bunyan -- Following Jesus Michael Card -- Baptizing Jesus H. I. Hester -- A psalm for Palm Sunday Joseph Bayley -- Jesus in the temple John Donne -- The life of sorrow which Jesus led from his birth Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori -- Knowing God J. I. Packer -- God's love revealed in his becoming man Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori -- Jesus, the worm Roy Hession -- Renunciation William Shakespeare -- The theater of incarnation Helmut Thielicke -- Only begotten son Nate Adams -- A psalm to the God man Joseph Bayley -- Mother Teresa and the baby found in a dustbin Malcolm Muggeridge -- God's love revealed in his being born an infant Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori -- The angels' song John Milton.

Jesus: his miracles. The conscious water Richard Crashaw -- The man who scratched William Giffin -- The miracles of Jesus Marcus Borg -- The cure of the deaf and dumb Martin Luther -- Loaves and fishes Fulton Oursler -- Lazarus Alfred, Lord Tennyson -- The prince of peace William Jennings Bryan -- The woman who came behind him in a crowd George MacDonald -- The servant who was sick William Griffin -- The storm Fulton Oursler -- The cure in the Synagogue Emil Ludwig -- The birth Gene Edwards -- Cana Thomas Merton -- His miracles Charles Dickens -- The girl who died William Griffin -- Miracles Billy Graham -- Healing Fulton Oursler -- The touch of faith Peter Marshall -- Bartimeus Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Light snow William Griffin.

Jesus: his teachings. The grace that is costly and yet is free Dietrich Bonhoeffer -- The laborers in the vineyard Robert Farrar Capon -- Let Christ take the sin out of your life Billy Sunday -- The beatitudes that are J. B. Phillips -- The martyr watchers Dr. David Yonggi Cho -- This thing is from me (1 Kings 12:24) / Laura A. Barter Snow -- The golden rule A. E. Garvie -- The hospital Charles H. Spurgeon -- The Canaanite woman Martin Luther -- The seven last words Lehman Strauss -- Teachings Charles Dickens -- The parable of the unmerciful servant Clarence Jordan -- The seventh beatitude Charles H. Spurgeon -- Christ's teaching in eternity Marin Luther -- Following Christ Elijah P. Brown -- The gotta-be-alive God J. B. Phillips -- The imitation of Christ Thomas a Kempis -- A symposium: Jesus on teaching John Blanchard -- The parable of the tenants Clarence Jordan -- Jesus' teaching on prayer Martin Luther -- The great stirrer-up Frank C. Laubach -- Who can be saved? / Charles Kingsley -- My neighbor Charles H. Spurgeon -- Parable of the banquet Clarence Jordan -- Washing of the disciples' feet Martin Luther -- Discipleship then Dallas Willard -- Let the little children come unto me Horace Bushnell -- Jesus: the catchy storyteller Lois A. Cheney -- The sinner who was sorry William Griffin -- The spirit of love that makes everything easy Francoise Fenelon -- Conflict, not coziness Billy Graham -- By bread alone Phillips Brooks -- Doctor to the sick David Wenham -- Jesus' view of scripture John R. W. Stott -- Do not worry about your life Dietrich Bonhoeffer -- To teach his teachings Horace Bushnell -- Teaching on forgiveness Richard Rolle -- Jesus' self-centered teaching John R. W. Stott -- Smiling at the spouse Mother Teresa of Calcutta -- The little flowers of Saint Francis Saint Francis of Assisi -- Absolute truthfulness Dietrich Bonhoeffer -- The great commission Billy Graham -- Jesus the wanderer Lois A. Cheney -- Say thank you Albert Schweitzer -- The seven great "I am's" of Jesus Calvin Miller -- The teachings (Matthew 11:28) / Paul Tillich -- The sermon on the mount (Matthew 4:23-7:49 KJV) -- Whoever would be great J. C. and Augustus Hare -- Revolutionary neighbor relations David Wenham -- The stories of Jesus Calvin Miller -- Who as Jesus? / Lois A. Cheney -- Meditation teachings (Matthew 5:23-25) / Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

Jesus: his cross. Aslan's redemption C. S. Lewis -- Christ the lamb Robert E. Coleman -- The celtic tradition Author Unknown -- Cross carrying Chales H. Spurgeon -- Meditations on the cross Author Unknown -- The passion John Milton -- He came as a man Saint Athanasius -- The passion not passive H. H. Farmer -- The crucified Christ Saint Anselm -- A symposium on the credibility of the cross John Blanchard -- The deal William Griffin -- Jesus' unanswered appeal C. S. Lewis -- Religion in Shakespeare William Shakespeare -- The bogus death warrant of Jesus Christ Edgar Johnson Goodspeed -- Crucify him Charles Dickens -- The dialogue Saint Catherine of Siena -- From the imitation of Christ (That temporal miseries must be borne patiently) / Thomas a Kempis -- The lesson of the cross Charles H. Spurgeon -- The faith of Jesus D. S. Cairns -- The cross Lois A. Cheney -- Luther and the Devil Martin Luther -- Calvary and the foreshadowed cross Jessie Penn-Lewis -- Christ the Son of Man C. F. Andrews -- The crucifixion Martin Luther -- Desire for the cross Elisabeth Elliot -- Mothers Ruth Bell Graham -- The coronet Andrew Marvell -- The look Elizabeth Barrett Browning -- The cross Calvin Miller -- Adoro te devote Saint Thomas Aquinas -- The entry into Jerusalem Author Unknown -- Christian reaches the cross John Bunyan -- There are no ladders Judith Deem Dupree -- Alas! And did my savior bleed Isaac Watts -- Christ died quickly on the cross William D. Edwards -- A ballad of trees and the master Sidney Lanier -- Whan I survey the wondrous cross Isaac Watts -- In Gethsemane Elizabeth Goudge -- The apocryphal Jesus Joseph Campbell -- The form of a servant Calvin Miller -- Alone into the mountain Katharine Lee Bates -- A hymn to God the Father Ben Jonson -- Smoke on the mountain Joy Davidman -- The cross Calvin Miller -- Am I a soldier of the cross? / Isaac Watts -- Calvary Edwin Arlington Robinson -- The cross Calvin Miller -- A psalm for Maundy Thursday Joseph Bayley -- Friday Calvin Miller -- Jesus Frederick Buechner -- Communion Ruth Bell Graham -- The dying life Calvin Miller -- The blood of Christ William Cowper.

Jesus: his resurrection. Jesus: the compassionate God Henri J. M. Nouwen -- Aslan's resurrection C. S. Lewis -- Saturday: Jesus' day to be dead Robert Farrar Capon -- Business of life Morton Kelsey -- Christ is arisen Johann Wolfgang von Goethe -- Talleyrand's advice C. H. Robinson -- The eleven resurrection appearances A. T. Robertson -- Love crucified arose Michael Card -- Resurrection life William L. Craig -- Easter John Updike -- Nature Dr. Wernher von Braun -- Easter wings George Herbert -- The event named resurrection Thomas C. Oden -- Turin Stephen Brown -- God's son Lois A. Cheney -- Easter George Herbert -- The cross Calvin Miller -- Jesus and Socrates Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Jesus: his continuing reign. "I am the way" / Alice Meynell -- The martyrdom of Jim Elliot Elisabeth Elliot -- The conversion of Boris Kornfeld Charles Colson -- The cross and the human need for love Alister McGrath -- One solitary life Author Unknown -- The memoirs of a madman Leo Tolstoy -- A reversal of meekness Richard Foster -- Friendship with us Charles Colson -- The light of Christ George Fox -- His enduring words ; God's underground Elton Trublood -- Daily prayer Mother Teresa of Calcutta -- The art of becoming like Christ Professor Momerie -- War and peace Charles H. Spurgeon -- Morning prayers Dietrich Bonhoeffer -- The Bishop of souls Herbert C. Gabhart -- A prayer Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- On leaving home Charles Dickens -- This transitory life Author Unknown -- With how great reverence Christ is to be received Thomas a Kempis -- Results of the atonement Billy Graham -- His pilgrimage to death Sir Walter Raleigh -- The conversion of Charles Colson Charles Colson -- John Woolman is dead John Woolman -- A symposium on Christ's Lordship John Blanchard -- Praise Constantine the Great -- Saved by grace Karl Barth -- A present and an argument William Griffin -- If any reason be in Christ W. M. MacGregor -- Looking back John Clifford -- The martyrdom of Polycarp John R. W. Stott -- How to reign with Christ Author Unknown -- I missed him ... found him George MacDonald -- Operations of divine grace John Woolman -- Christ in me Major W. Ian Thomas -- Say, what saw you? / Lionel Johnson -- For my part David Livingstone -- Christ's continued reign Frank C. Laubach -- The living one Charles H. Spurgeion -- Quo Vadis? / Henryk Sienkiewicz -- Betrayed Charles H. Spurgeon -- Now is it our turn Cardinal John Henry Newman -- Christ in the life Thomas Edward Brown -- How we block Christ's advance William Temple -- Joseph the Masai Michael Card -- Death of Dr. Johnson James Boswell -- Amazing Grace! / John Newton -- Potentate Herbert C. Gabhart -- A self-dedication Jonathan Edwards -- Love (III) / George herbert -- On his baptismal birthday Samuel Taylor Coleridge -- The wideness of God's mercy John Donne -- Jesus' continuing reign Blaise Pascal -- God's right Saint Bernard of Clairvaux -- O for a thousand tongues Charles Wesley -- Sometimes to be reckless W. M. MacGregor -- I met the master Author Unknown -- Palm Sunday Martin Luther -- John Wesley's heart strangely warmed John Wesley -- Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Isaac Watts -- Thy righteousness is in heaven John Bunyan -- The loss of the Santa Maria (Christmas Day 1492) / Christopher Columbus -- Tolstoy's conversion Leo Tolstoy -- He who would be great among you Luci Shaw -- The God of Christians Blaise Pascal -- Saving life of Christ Major W. Ian Thomas -- Pilgrim's progress John Bunyan -- Death George Herbert -- With Jesus forever J. C. Pollock -- Jesus, King Calvin Miller -- Barnfloor and winepress Gerard Manley Hopkins -- Jesus Lois A. Cheney -- How sweet the name John Newton -- Going home William Griffin -- Christ is my saviour Sadhu Sundar Singh.

Jesus: his second coming. Watch, therefore Bob Benson and Michael W. Benson -- The harlequin Christ Harvey Cox -- What Jesus had to say about the end of the world Eugene Peterson -- Second coming John Bunyan -- Heaven Author Unknown -- The parable of the tenants Clarence Jordan -- The hope of his coming Billy Graham -- Last things C. S. Lewis -- Battle hymn of the republic Julia Ward Howe -- The world's last night C. S. Lewis -- We shall hear Judith Deem Dupree -- Our cooperation with God Desmond M. Tutu -- The parable of the ten virgins Clarence Jordan.

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