I have completed my reading of Jim Armstrong's book, The Day The World Retreated and I highly recommend it within the genre of Christian Inspiration, but it also offers and exciting mix of science fiction, mystery, and intrigue!
Aside from the story I have great respect for Jim's writing skills that at times reflect his intellectual expertise, while other parts of the story reveal his sensitive soul and deeply spiritual heart. The Day The World Retreated is a great source of entertainment with a beautifully written Christian message that the power of faith can change the world.
This amazing story captivated me from the first paragraph with an unusual event that takes place in Paris France in the year 1894. From the point the story shifts to California on American Flight 1289 in the year 2016 where I met the shifty, Dr. Cameron Decker who has nervously embarked upon his first excursion outside the confines of the law. Then traveling backward in time to the city of Dallas, Texas, I met the self-destructive Carl Winters who knew very little beyond the fear of an abusive and alcoholic father as a child until a fortuitous situation gives him the opportunity for an unexpected escape.
Jim's versatile writing style shifts the story back and forth in time, switching from Carl to Dr. Decker. Getting to know both men proved interesting to say the least, with Carl Winters my favorite of the two. In the midst of his misguided direction there was always a little hope in me that he would catch the "brass ring" before it was too late. Is there a bright star in Carl's future? Will His path be lit for a brighter tomorrow? These are questions that persisted in my mind as I continued to read the story, finally realizing the fate for this man of little value in the eyes of the world would not come in a way that that I had expected or could imagine.
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