Kingdom and the Crown: Fishers of Men, Vol. 1 Book

I hesitated to start reading these books because I figured it would be the same old, same old. I've read about Christ's life in the Bible, learned about His life at church for over 40 years - the story isn't going to change, right? I guess I forgot who was writing the books. Mr. Lund can make the same old, same old become riveting and a book I don't want to put down until I'm finished. And when I say "a" book, I mean all three of them.

With a desire to be accurate as well as fair to differring opinions, Mr. Lund takes you through the years of Christ's ministry on Earth through the eyes of a fictional family who are good people with a desire to do what is right. Their experiences as well as observances of other characters help you to imagine being there as they listen to Christ's teachings. In my opinion it is Mr. Lund's notes at the end of the chapters where he explains why he chose to put a certain parable in that chapter versus somewhere else that make the books so good. He made understand the scriptures even more than I thought I did.