| From: | Dr. Philip M. Jones, Senior Pastor First Presbyterian Church |
| Date: | January 28, 2004 |
Just in time, when the youth of America are asking, "What does the Gospel have to do with me?" Paul Murphy’s, The 13th Apostle, brings the Scriptures alive in the compelling story of Gamaliel’s personal encounters with Jesus Christ and the first apostles. The joy of discovering the urgency and relevancy of Christ’s death and Easter victory captures every generation differently. For us today, Paul Murphy captures the reader’s imagination and draws us into the breathless race of the first disciples to catch up with the drama that is unfolding before us until we are catapulted into our own commissioning as apostles. What a perfect gift to give a young reader who wonders what difference it makes to be a Christian today.
Dr. Philip M. Jones