For this review I received a copy of Resurrection from the publisher.
Resurrection by Mike Duran
One morning at church, Ruby, a loving mother, wife, and faithful servant of the Lord physically collapses under the weight of a vision. As she regains her composure, she ponders the meaning of this experience as she goes to the funeral of the young son of an acquaintance later that day. As she passes the casket, she lays her hand on the boy and prays for his family. Suddenly, pandemonium breaks out as she realizes that the boy has come back to life.
This is the gripping introduction to this book. As the story unfolds, the extreme reactions of her church and town are representative of the darkness that has enshrouded this community for years. Ruby finds out that this is not the first time a resurrection has taken place in Stonetree. Ninety years early, Aida Elston was revived and still lives in Stonetree. After talking to Aida, Ruby realizes that she is just a tiny part of a much larger story and that her pastor, Ian Clark, is also a major part of this spiritual drama.
Pastor Ian Clark is playing the hypocrite. After attending a liberal seminary, he experienced the devastating loss of his sister. Her death was the catalyst to a slow unraveling of his personal life and faith. His tenure as pastor has been frustrating and futile, and he has been holding on to his resignation letter waiting for the right time to submit it.
A frightening apparition that Pastor Clark calls Mr. Cellophane makes regular appearances in his church office. Not understanding what it wants, he tries to ignore it. When he comes upon the scene of the resurrection and sees this boy alive, he is further shaken.
I love books that immediately draw me in, and that is exactly what this story does. I didn’t have to work at getting into it at all. The characters were believable, and I was especially drawn to Ruby, who is a seemingly very ordinary person, but because of her love for the Lord, she was far from ordinary in God’s eyes.
Reviewer: Lisa Norsworthy
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2 comments:
Good thoughts, Lisa. I was drawn to Ruby also but later warmed up to Pastor Clark a lot more than I expected to.
Becky
Seems like an exciting book!
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