Deadline, Dominion & Deception

This summer my sister Ruth suggested this series of novels by Randy Alcorn to me. Honestly I didn't have very high expectations because it seems like Ruth loves EVERY book ever written; however, I was pleasantly surprised. I've only read the first two, but I liked them a lot! They are really good stories, but they aren't just fluff. These books, especially Deadline challenged me in my faith, and reminded me to daily keep an eternal perspective on life. Randy Alcorn is a very solid, Godly man. He is the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries (EPM), a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching biblical truth and drawing attention to the needy and how to help them. Some of you may have heard Randy Alcorn speak at the Desiring God conference this year. I LOVED reading a Christian novel by someone who was writing with a strong biblical foundation. If you are looking for a good read, I would strongly encourage you to pick up these books. They have quickly become some of my favorite works of fiction.

Deadline
Deadline is the best-selling story of a politically-correct journalist forced by tragic and mysterious circumstances to come to terms with his own mortality. In the process, he must also deal with the consequences of his skewed perspectives on life. Deadline portrays friendship, family, faith, morality, social decline and media bias in the context of an unpredictable and hopeful story of personal crisis and change. The second story line, on death's other side, compliments the who-done-it mystery.

Dominion (semi~sequel to Deadline)
Clarence Abernathy, an Oregon columnist and suburban middle-class black, is dragged into a world of inner-city gangs, drugs, violence and racial conflict. Clarence's anger at injustices that he cannot control pulls him onto turf that becomes more dangerous by the moment. This story offers profound insight concerning our perceptions and conflicts, and points clearly toward the only true hope for racial reconciliation.

Deception (spin~off of Deadline and Dominion)
Ollie Chandler is a brilliant and quick-witted homicide detective with exceptional deductive skills and street smarts. He's a police department legend for his off-beat methods that solve crimes and coax confessions. But he's a risk taker and a rule-bender who drives his procedure-conscious superiors crazy. If not for his success rate, he'd have been squeezed out of the detective division years ago.