The Soldier at the Cross

By Dr Michael Andam

He followed the order.
He carried out the sentence.
And it changed him forever.

The 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?

In 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."

Centuries 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.

As 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?

Written 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.

This is not a story of easy forgiveness.
It is a story of resurrection-for the crucified, and for those who stood nearby.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GKV38VZY
• ISBN13: 9798246260586
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.0" x 8.0"