As the author says of A Walk with Jesus... it is really a love story, despite the harsh subject matter; and if used for meditation, hopefully it will transform our lives. When people observe the 'stations of the cross' - paintings or relief sculptures of Christ's passion and his death on Calvary - it's not a question of worshipping images, more a series of pauses for thought and prayer. Here, the author puts the reader in the crowd. We sense the heat, the noise and the mood of people intent on one thing - suffering and execution of a blameless young man. With each word picture, there are...