Jesus, Keep Me Near The Cross

A new book, "Jesus, Keep Me Near The Cross", has been released on Crossway. I have just ordered it! I found out about it through the Sovereign Grace site. With Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday approaching, this would be a great devotional for the next couple months. Nancy Guthrie (the Editor) has compiled works from 25 of our modern day heroes. I believe that most of the chapters are comprised of pieces from previously released material.

Here are the chapter titles and authors:

1. True Contemplation of the Cross (Martin Luther)
2. He Set His Face to Go to Jerusalem (John Piper)
3. An Innocent Man Crushed by God (Alistair Begg)
4. The Cup (C.J. Mahaney)
5. Gethsemane (R. Kent Hughes)
6. Betrayed, Denied, Deserted (J. Ligon Duncan III)
7. Then Did They Spit in His Face (Charles Spurgeon)
8. The Silence of the Lamb (Adrian Rogers)
9. The Sufferings of Christ (J.C. Ryle)
10. Father, Forgive Them (John MacArthur)
11. With Loud Cries and Tears (John Owen)
12. That He Might Destroy the Works of the Devil (Martyn Lloyd-Jones)
13. I Am Thirsty (Joseph “Skip” Ryan)
14. God-Forsaken (Philip Graham Ryken)
15. Cursed (R.C. Sproul)
16. Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit (James Montgomery Boice)
17. Blood and Water (John Calvin)
18. He Descended into Hell and Ascended into Heaven (J.I. Packer)
19. A Sweet-Smelling Savor to God (Jonathan Edwards)
20. The Most Important Word in the Universe (Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.)
21. Resurrection Preview (Francis Schaeffer)
22. Peace Be unto You (Saint Augustine)
23. Knowing the Power of His Resurrection (Tim Keller)
24. Sharing His Sufferings (Joni Eareckson Tada)
25. Crucified with Christ (Stephen F. Olford)

The death, burial, and resurrection of Christ are an interconnected priority for the church (1 Corinthians 15:3–4). French theologian John Calvin wrote that when we speak of the benefits we receive from Christ’s resurrection we are implying the crucifixion of Christ—and the other way around (from Institutes of the Christian Religion) The two themes are interconnected.

-Tony Reinke (Sovereign Grace)