The Cross and the Switchblade

One of the best books you will read that helps build your faith! The true story of David Wilkerson, a young preacher from the Pennsylvania hills, who goes to New York City to tell hardened gang members that Jesus loves them. Miracles abound as David prays through one obstacle after another. The international organization, Teen Challenge, is birthed on the pages of this best-selling book. Teen Challenge continues today to help people with the message that Jesus loves them. 

A miraculous true story, this book has sold over 14 million copies and has been translated in more than 35 languages. After fifty years, Wilkerson’s story continues to inspire renewed faith in God’s ability to overcome problems that even the most determined human efforts cannot resolve. Why is The Cross and the Switchblade a classic? Because it shows in the life of one ordinary man, the extraordinary power of the Spirit, who is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.