The First Phone Call From Heaven is not a fiction novel that's meant to be scrutinized for its fast-paced action or the accuracy of its detail. The story begins when a few citizens of a small Michigan town begin receiving phone calls from their dead friends and relatives in heaven. Their situation becomes increasingly public, and the reactions (both in town and across the country) are widely varied. This is where the true interest in the novel was for me. How would you react to such an event, given your own beliefs about Christianity and heaven?