Kings Crossroads: A Parable of the Cross

by Michael R. Phillips

Behind every door is a life, and behind every life is a destiny fashioned by choices and crossroads. Kings Crossroads could be your town. It could be my town. Like any town, it is a microcosm of American life. But its politicians, preachers, contractors, teachers, and business owners, young and old, men and women alike, are about to discover that the terrorism of modern times can strike at the heart of small towns as well as large cities. When, as a result, individual crossroads beckon, and suddenly shadow of an ancient cross falls across life's path, every man and every woman of Kings Crossroads will face choices, opportunities, and dangers that will write their own eternal destinies. This is their story...a story about danger, about opportunity, about what life means, and about what it ought to mean. Perhaps you will find yourself in its pages too.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Fiction

272 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2002

About the author

Librarian Note: there is more than one author with this name in the Goodreads database.

Michael Phillips has been writing in the Christian marketplace for 30 years. All told, he has written, co-written, and edited some 110 books. Phillips and his wife live in the U.S., and make their second home in Scotland.

Reviews

[Samuel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book will set the wheels of brain thinking about purpose of life :-)

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a Christian book. Its main point is that, as with a cross with its boards creating an intersection, our lives come to a crossroads at some point, where we must decide whether to follow Christ and be committed. There were some religious differences, but in ours, it would be when we have a humble heart and a contrite spirit.

There were so many characters that it was confusing sometimes to remember whose story I was reading about. It was a book that made me ask myself "How am I doing in my commitment to follow Christ?"

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this story and I didn't want to put it down because I wanted to know how God was going to work in the lives of people in this little town. However, there were so many characters I found myself slowing down a little or looking back at first to keep track of them until I knew them a little better. There was also one point of theology that I personally disagreed with. Because it was stated by a character presented as a Bible believing Christian who wanted to influence the lives of students in a positive way it bothered me somewhat, but I found the story uplifting in the end.

[Wilmie Vorster · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is at some times difficult to follow. All in all an okay book.

[Denise · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good story about a small town and the little choices made that change things. The number of characters was a bit overwhelming but still enjoyable.