Son of Hope (Hardcover)

~ David Berkowitz (Author) "May God bless everyone who is reading this message! My name is David Berkowitz..." (more)
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"The conversion of the 'Son of Sam' gives every single human hope. The blood of Christ washes clean even the vilest of crimes--and this has surely happened in David Berkowitz's life. The journal is especially fascinating to me because of the insights it gives to the slow death prisoners experience in the emptiness of prison life." --Chuck Colson, Founder and Chairman, Prison Fellowship

Product Description

From later 1975 through 1977, over a 13-month period David Berkowitz went on a killing spree in the New York metropolitan area--a spree that left six people dead and seven wounded. When Berkowitz--dubbed the Son of Sam--was finally captured, he confessed to his crimes and in 1978 was sentenced to 365 consecutive years in prison.

Ten years into David's prison sentence a fellow inmate began to share with him Christ's love, hope, and forgiveness. Eventually, David Berkowitz accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and has been walking as a Christian for more than 18 years.

David's prison journals offer irrefutable evidence that God has indeed done a marvelous and miraculous work in this man's life.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 338 pages
• Publisher: Morning Star Communications; 1 edition (November 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0977899624
• ISBN-13: 978-0977899623
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.9 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #613,212 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forgiven and Transformed .. Now a Son of Hope, May 21, 2007

By	Prayer Warrior (California) - See all my reviews

I have just finished reading David Berkowitz's book "Son of Hope". I remember the man he was when he was arrested, his face and piercing eyes. And I recently viewed on line the interviews with David aired on CBS in New York City. On May 10th, I saw the segment entitled "bonus footage behind the scenes look at the "Son of Sam" Interviews, which I don't believe was aired on TV. They showed the man who they arrested as Son of Sam and the face of the man who has been transformed, saved and set free in Christ Jesus; now the Son of Hope and they don't even look like the same man.

David's journal on December 21, 2004 said it all. He doesn't even feel as though he is in prison except for the place that it is. He is a minister, a witness, of how a loving Christ can reach a man lost in sin, with no hope and change him into a helper, a servant reaching out to fellow prisoners, giving him a ministry within the prison walls. I am so impressed upon reading that David receives no profit from the sale of his book, that anything received goes to the parents/victims of his past crimes. Thank you David for writing the book. I certainly plan to share mine with others. See you in Heaven.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars insightful, poignant, amazing, May 6, 2007

By	George Simon - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

David is like the "man out of the tombs" in Mark chapter 4, that only the Saviour could make him, "clothed and in his right mind."

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life Abounds!, June 19, 2007

By	Gary D. Hildebrand - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

David's writing is a ray of sunshine emanating from a place where very little gets in or out. David's love for his prison brothers and their families is shown throughout. Son of Hope will make you cry and fill you with sadness for lives which have been so damaged by sin! But, as David's life has been turned around by his acceptance of Jesus, he shows that the Love of Lord is there for everyone (Isaiah 1:18--"Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow"). David is a humble man who is living an extraordinary life (James 4:10--"Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up"). Thank you David for a work so filled with the Love of the Lord.