This novel by Randy Alcorn was both intriguing, enlightening, and riveting. I kept coming back to the book to see what would happen next. The adventure of Jake Woods and his life transformation because of Christ is awesome to read. Alcorn hits on many hot topics in our world today. The novel deals with absentee father, teen sex, HIV/AIDS, teen pregnancy, organized crime, media bias, divorce, handicapped children, the afterlife, and many more.
The book does get long winded at times with over 400 pages it seemed to belabor a few points of the story. One cannot walk away from this story with any character being undeveloped. Alcorn gives great hope for what Heaven will be like. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a good read and to be inspired to watch how one man is transformed by the person of Jesus Christ.
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- Jeff Dowdy is the Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Swannanoa, NC. He graduated from Houston Baptist University with a B.S. in Christianity and Speech Communications. He also earned his Masters of Divinity with Biblical Languages from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2002. In December 2008, He earned his Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Administration from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Jeff has been married for 14 years to Melody and has two children. He likes to play golf and race triathlons.
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