This is an excellent book for the new Christian and the sincere seeker alike, not a line-by-line exposition, more an exploration of John’s gospel based around the people who met Jesus and how their encounters with Him affected them. We consider John the Baptist, a compass pointing unwaveringly to the Lord; the fallible, slow-on-the-uptake disciples who came, saw and eventually understood; Nicodemus, willing to question his entrenched religious positions; the man born blind whose new sight intensified the wilful blindness of others; Martha and her journey from resentful works to belief and reliance; as well as many more, including the writer-apostle himself, striving to present a clear picture of Jesus, who He was and is and how we should respond to Him. Well-written and engaging, this is a page-turner with points to ponder at the end of each chapter, and the message of the gospel clearly laid out for readers who have not yet come to the point of commitment. Thoroughly recommended.