The Jesus Tree Ornament: Not Your Typical Christmas Story
I just came across this interesting book called The Jesus Tree Ornaments by Garry Kennedy. At first glance the title seems innocent enough. But take a glimpse at the cover. This is no ordinary Christmas story.
Though I haven’t read the story, the back cover copy starts out similar to the story of The Christmas Shoes. The one where the son wants to buy his mom shoes for Christmas before she dies. Except this isn’t The Christmas Shoes and Thomas’ son is the one who is dying.
On his way to buy his son a final Christmas present, Thomas is thrust into a war against good and evil in a battle for his soul. To make matters worse, he’s accused of a young boy’s murder and is forced to flee, not only from the police, but other forces that are pursuing him.
As if that wasn’t enough to have me asking questions like what happens to his son? Who is after Thomas? And will good triumph over evil, but the description goes on taking Thomas through bizarre, biblical events that send him on a crash collision with his own faith and belief in God. Will Thomas turn away or reclaim his faith? I’m not sure, but I’d like to find out. I’d also like to find out how the author ties in the title The Jesus Tree Ornaments with this obvious suspense/ supernatural thriller.
Personally, I love a good mystery/suspense/thriller and even thought of writing my own Christmas mystery. But Garry Kennedy seems to have beat me to it. So if you’re tired of the traditional Christmas story this one could be for you. The Jesus Tree Ornaments sounds like a wild ride.
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