What if Jesus came back to earth and openly ran for president of the United States. The premise is somewhat outrageous and the book might be considered a little strange but I found it a very interesting read.
The narrator is a disgruntled TV reporter whose faith is shaky at best. He finds that Jesus calls him to be in charge of security and enlists his entire family in the process, including the reporter's Jewish father, his very Catholic mother, his handicapped brother, his fiance, and a bunch of other people very close to him.
At first the premise is a bit outrageous but as the book unfolds the reader finds that you really wonder how it's all going to turn out. Jesus and His Divinity Party find strange opposition from both Democrats and Republicans and discover that political parties often use religion for the wrong purposes. Who would ever have thought that.
At times the author, Roland Merullo, strains his credulity as he invents names which sound strangely familiar to the political pundits of real life.
I'm tempted to share spoiler alert facts but I can't bring myself to do this. You have to read the book to find out whether or not Jesus winds and what happens to him. You will find yourself a bit breathless and you may indeed come closer to the Lord of 2000 years ago and the Lord of today.
I'm not sure why this book ended up in the Dollar Store. Yes, it's true...this was another Dollar Store special but I confess that I enjoyed the book very much.
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