Collision of Angels

I have just finished Collision of Angels by Michael Carver, book one in A Higher Call Series.

Silas Jackson and his group of friends are tired of how this country is being run. We are the promised land, however very few feel that promise anymore. These men believed in the principles that our forefathers had when they established the constitution. Only now, with corrupt government and crooked officials, the men feel that the country is about as far removed from the original ideas and ideals as it could get. They felt God calling to their group to do something about it. Silas felt God was calling them to find a man after God's own heart and support him in a campaign to be the next president of the United States. Silas knows he has the perfect person, his son in law Tony Campbell.

The book shifts between a couple of story lines. Tony is worried about his colleague Pete who has been cheating on his wife and neglecting his family. Tony has bailed Pete's son, Karl, out of trouble and jail on many occasions and he is praying for an opportunity to reach Pete. Tony's son TJ befriends Karl and tries to get him to change his ways. We also watch as Tony tries to process whether he should run for president, with no prior experience in politics and whether this is truly God's will.

Mr. Carver also brings in the spiritual realm and how there is a constant battle between good and evil over our souls. There are conversations between angels and demons.

I had some trouble in the beginning when Tony and many other characters in the book heard the voices of the angels and of God. One character had a dream that told him he would be approached to be a part of the plan. Until I remembered in the bible,
Joel 2:28 says "And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions"
and Act 2:17 that says, "In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams."
I realized he must be setting this series toward the end times.

This book took time to develop the characters and set the scene. There was little action and some of the situations seemed too easily remedied. This is a story about families who put God first and people who are searching. I enjoyed Mr. Carver's take on how thing may look in the spiritual realm and could feel his passion for the Lord and his writing. It did feel at times, though, a little too in your face and borderline "preachy". I would love to see more of these characters with a little more action and situations that don't always seem so easily solved, such as they are in real life.

I give this a 3 1/2 out of 5.