Birthday: David Wilkerson

David Wilkerson

 

Birth: May 19, 1931

Death: April 27, 2011

I’ve posted about him: http://austenitis.blogspot.com/search/label/David%20Wilkerson

It’s his 81^st birthday!

You know him because – he wrote TheCross and the Switchblade. It was one of the most amazing evangelism books I’ve ever read. Get your own copy!

Beyond the Cross and the Switchblade

Author: David Wilkerson

Genre: Conversion, missions, life, evangelism

Series: It is the sequel to The Cross and the Switchblade, and it should be read after that. So I guess it might be the Cross and the Switchblade series...

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 9

Type: Non-fiction

Number of pages: 191

Time period: 1970's

Main characters: David

Exciting events: Gang life

My overall opinion: It was an excellent follow-up to The Cross and the Switchblade. This one had a long chapter/letter about End Times that was intriguing. And also some good marital advice...though obviously that's a bit pre-mature for me. :P If you've read and enjoyed the first book, you'll like this one too!

The Cross and the Switchblade

Author: David Wilkerson

Genre: Missions, evangelism, conversion

Series: I believe there is a sequel, but it's not a technical series.

Number in series: It would be the first.

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 9.5

Type: Non-fiction

Number of pages: 226

Time period: 1940's, I think! Though really, in a way, it could be now.

Main characters: David

Exciting events: Gangs and what they do! Sad...

My overall opinion: This is an amazingly moving book, that really reminded me of Child of the City, though it was different. Very moving, I really think you should read it! It's sure to impact you. A little more about the story. Okay. This man named David is called to go and work with the teens in the gangs of New York. It's life-changing to read how he encountered near death and worked with the teens who were on serious drugs and would kill without a second thought. It's ... amazing.