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Reviewed: Jul 16, 2008
Up Pops The Devil by Angela Benson RAW Rating: 4.0 (out of 5) Temptation UP POPS THE DEVIL starts out with a scene where Sean Jones, a closer at the 3Sixes level of hell, is being chastised by the Boss. Sean has failed to close the deal bringing in one of their best men. In fact, the Boss has made it clear, return this man to the fold and bring in a few others as well or Sean will find himself a permanent member of the dreaded Third Hades. Wilford “Preacher” Winters has been in prison for two years. Coming to terms with his role in the drug scene, the crime was one he takes full responsibility for even though he was set up to take the fall. While in prison he found God and became a changed man, determined to live right despite the hard road he knows he is about to encounter. He is surrounded by people he knows care for him and have a vested interested in seeing him succeed in his relationship with God. He is being released from prison on probation in a program sponsored by Faith Community Church to rehabilitate former prisoners and make them productive members of society. Outside the bars of prison and facing his new life in Christ, Preacher is confronted by the enemy on many levels. First, he has a secret that may ruin his friendship with Barnard Jenkins, who has been instrumental in showing him the way to God. The secret is one he shares with Barnard’s wife whom he wants to give an opportunity to come clean first. Then, there are his living arrangements. How will he be able to stay in the same home with the mother of his children in hopes of building a family and still remain close to God? And lastly, his sister is still in the business and desperately wants Preacher back as her partner and she will do anything to get him back. As these temptations press on Preacher, he feels how hard it is to be a Christian and live in the world. He also learns that as a result of the choices he’s made, the collateral damage may include those closest to him. Will his faith be enough to sustain him? Will his new friends still be able to see the ‘new’ Preacher? Angela Benson writes a commanding and enthralling story on the power of salvation and how temptation works to unravel it. She shows readers how faith, forgiveness and redemption can a restore a person to a right relationship with God, their friends and themselves. The characters are well-developed and reveal many of the problems new and older Christians encounter frequently in their daily walk with God. Benson’s writing is fluid and demonstrates her ability to incorporate biblical principle in everyday living. Reviewed by Brenda M. Lisbon, RAWSISTAZ.com © Copyright 2001-2008
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