An avowed atheist, Jack Treadwell is astounded to find himself in heaven after he dies. He soon learns that he has not been given a free pass. In the course of encounters with empyrean beings, historical figures, and deceased relatives and friends, he is forced to confront his life from an eternal perspective. Meanwhile, a development is occurring in the mind of God that may shape Jack's fate, and everyone else's.

This is the story of a very large but not very smart dragon that can be good-hearted, but usually is not. He sleeps for hundreds of years at a time in his mountain cave. Whenever he wakes up, he just about scares to death all the dogs, sheep, goats, and people for miles around. The dragon is curious and he is hungry. Goodness knows what he'll eat and what damage he'll do before he goes back to his cave. Only one person has a chance of stopping him, an old woman with a weak body and a very strong will.