I received this book from a friend in a box of books she gave me. Three of the books are about Elvis, but this was the first one of the 3 that I took from the box. I was a bit concerned to see a Bible verse on the front cover--until I saw that the book was published by Bible Voice.

The book states that through his parents, primarily his mother, Elvis had a grounding in Christianity while growing up in Tupelo and that perhaps this grounding haunted him and fought with his sinful nature through his later career. It also speculates on whether Elvis had a mission from God that he ignored or fought against. In some cases, the book compares Elvis (the King of Rock & Roll) to Saul (King of Israel). Did Elvis accept Jesus as his savior? I don't know--and no one on earth knows for sure. I hope that he did.

One quote in the book bothered me. It was from T.G. Shepherd who stated that Elvis would "never have to fear hell because he was a God-fearing man. He quoted me scriptures out of the Bible many times." I do not know the content of those talks that involved the scripture quoting, but being able to quote scripture does not necessarily make someone a God-fearing man. Even Satan can quote scripture. If you don't believe me, read the Biblical story of Jesus's temptation in the wilderness. Only accepting the sacrifice Jesus made for you is what saves you from hell.

I did enjoy the quotes from Billy Sunday in the last chapter of this book. They are rather lengthy, so I won't quote them in this review (but they will be under quotations in librarything.com if anyone wants to read them). Definitely some food for thought there. ( )