The Cross and the Switchblade
The best-selling inspirational adventure of all time.
Early one spring morning in 1958, a skinny young country preacher, left his home in rural Pennsylvania and drove to a place hed never visited and never wanted to -- New York City. He had no idea why he was doing this: why should he feel this sudden compassion for seven members of a vicious teenage gang, on trial in New York for the thrill murder of a helpless young cripple!
Had it really been God's voice hed heard telling him, Go try to help these boys? The Cross and the Switchblade is the amazing story of what happened when a man followed the Spirits prompting when it seemed to make no sense.
David's step-by-step account of his adventures provides an unforgettable portrait of the Holy Spirit at work today. No wonder his story, written by Elizabeth Sherrill and her husband John, has been translated into 35 languages and sold more than 14 million copies. Today it continues to inspire faith in God's ability to overcome problems that even the most determined human efforts cannot resolve.
(Beware! Each page of the manuscript of this book has been prayed over! David asked that his struggles help others in their struggles, that his heartbreak over destroyed young lives help others to let God use their own heartbreak. And his prayers, as his story demonstrates, are often answered in remarkable ways!)
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Early one spring morning in 1958, a skinny young country preacher, left his home in rural Pennsylvania and drove to a place hed never visited and never wanted to -- New York City. He had no idea why he was doing this: why should he feel this sudden compassion for seven members of a vicious teenage gang, on trial in New York for the thrill murder of a helpless young cripple!
Had it really been God's voice hed heard telling him, Go try to help these boys? The Cross and the Switchblade is the amazing story of what happened when a man followed the Spirits prompting when it seemed to make no sense.
David's step-by-step account of his adventures provides an unforgettable portrait of the Holy Spirit at work today. No wonder his story, written by Elizabeth Sherrill and her husband John, has been translated into 35 languages and sold more than 14 million copies. Today it continues to inspire faith in God's ability to overcome problems that even the most determined human efforts cannot resolve.
(Beware! Each page of the manuscript of this book has been prayed over! David asked that his struggles help others in their struggles, that his heartbreak over destroyed young lives help others to let God use their own heartbreak. And his prayers, as his story demonstrates, are often answered in remarkable ways!)
Purchase this book from Amazon.com
