A Path Strewn with Sinners - by Wade Johnston (Paperback)

About the Book

Mark introduces Jesus like no one else, racing to the cross, down a path strewn with sinners, for you and for me, and even for those who mock and kill him. Join Mark's race and get to know Jesus like you've perhaps never know Him before, through the eyes of those who received His mercy, comfort, and grace.

Book Synopsis

Mark doesn't waste words in his Gospel.

His Jesus, the Jesus, is a man on a mission, determined, racing. Mark doesn't waste words, but his words pack a punch and his brief descriptions beg for deep reflection. Like a passenger in a car driving quickly, we can easily miss the details of the landscape if we don't pay careful attention. Mark sets us on a race, but it's important to stop along the way.

A Path Strewn with Sinners sets us on Jesus' race to the cross, but it also insists we take time to ponder, to notice what Mark notes, and what he doesn't. A master storyteller, Mark leaves room for us to ask questions of the text while at the same time giving us enough information to make that profitable. In so doing, He introduces us to Jesus in a most useful and unique way and makes our race well worth the effort, as A Path Strewn with Sinners shows.

About the Author

Wade Johnston serves as associate professor of history and theology at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee, WI. He studied at Martin Luther College and Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary before ordination. He earned a joint PhD in history from Erasmus University in Rotterdam and Central Michigan University. He writes on history, theology, and philosophy. He cohosts the Let the Bird Fly podcast.