Title: Don't judge by its cover
Review: I bought this book for two reasons: one, because the Kinkade-like cover is gorgeous, and two, because Jesus Christ's birth in Bethlehem was the earthly beginning of his journey to the cross. I'm trying to read at least one book on the cross of Christ per year, and this was my 2004 choice. Unfortunately, what's between the front and back covers is not proportional to the beauty of the cover. Ayers is simply not a great writer; some of his turns of phrase made me cringe, if I'm honest. Overall his theology is okay, but then again, some of it was off kilter. When I'm reading a book I'm looking for a) original ideas, or b) old ideas reiterated in a fresh way. This book had none of the former and a few of the latter. Two books concerned with the relation between the manger and the cross that I'd recommend over Ayers' book are Christ Our Mediator by C.J. Mahaney (Multnomah) or Christ's Incarnation by Charles Spurgeon (Pilgrim Publications). Happy reading!
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