The Cross and the Switchblade
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4.8 • 12 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The dramatic and inspiring true story of a small town minister called to help inner city kids everyone else believed were beyond hope...
David Wilkerson was just a young preacher in the Pennsylvania hills when he was stunned by a new calling from God: go to New York City to speak to seven young gang members on trial for murder.
But something much greater was to come. Once in New York, David was inspired to stay for a lifetime of helping troubled teenagers get free of drugs and crime. With the word of God in his ears, he founded an inner-city ministry still known as the Teen Challenge to change their paths and alter thousands of lives forever.
The Cross and the Switchblade is a testament to the enduring power of faith and the potential for change—an unforgettable tale that will leave you inspired, uplifted, and forever changed.
Customer Reviews
A Gripping Testimony
This man's testimony to stepping out in faith of what is comfortable and familiar to spread the light of the Gospel in some very exceedingly places and just letting God take control through His Spirit...
God will do far exceedingly above and beyond anything we can ever imagine!
This book is raw honest and that is how God likes us to be with Him which achieved some outstanding results that have changed tone of the greatest cities in the world for the better forever!
Pretty good
Pretty good considering I am not religious and only reading this for school. Downside was that he writes that homosexuality is a sin, and coming from the view of a millennial, I don't believe this
The cross and the switchblade
Captivating, spiritual and truth. The best way to describe this heart touching story of David's life in the slums of New York 1960s