{"product_id":"the-soldier-at-the-cross-michael-andam-9798246260586","title":"The Soldier at the Cross","description":"He followed the order.\u003cbr\u003eHe carried out the sentence.\u003cbr\u003eAnd it changed him forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Soldier at the Cross is a powerful dual-timeline novel that confronts an unsettling question: What happens to the one who obeyed when obedience was not enough? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn first-century Jerusalem, a Roman centurion is assigned to execution detail at Golgotha. Hardened by years of discipline and bloodshed, he has overseen countless deaths. But the man placed on the central cross is unlike any he has encountered-silent under accusation, merciful in suffering, sovereign even in death. As darkness falls, the earth trembles, and the condemned man breathes His last, the centurion speaks words that will cost him everything: \"Surely this man was the Son of God.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCenturies later, Colonel Larry Mercer, a decorated modern military officer, carries the weight of a lawful order that ended an innocent life. As his career unravels and conscience awakens, he is drawn into the ancient witness of the soldier at the cross-and forced to confront the same collision between authority, guilt, and truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs past and present intertwine, both men face what resurrection demands: not denial of the past, but surrender of allegiance. When empire, career, and reputation fall away, only one question remains-who will you obey when truth stands before you alive? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with literary restraint, historical depth, and spiritual gravity, The Soldier at the Cross is a novel about moral injury, costly truth, and a mercy strong enough to redeem even obedience gone wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not a story of easy forgiveness.\u003cbr\u003eIt is a story of resurrection-for the crucified, and for those who stood nearby.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Andam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798246260586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.15d","brand":"Michael Andam","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443148402943,"sku":"9798246260586","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b1784970-a910-4e3a-ad5d-584a18ab0d29.jpg?v=1777202160","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-soldier-at-the-cross-michael-andam-9798246260586","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}