Wanted - Coss, Richard
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Richard David Coss was a hardened convict and habitual criminal, listed by the FBI as "dangerous and incorrigible." The son of alcoholic parents, he committed his first crime at the age of nine and quit school at fifteen. He became a drug addict, and by the age of twenty-five he had accumulated twenty-eight convictions and spent nine years behind bars. Prison psychologists, social workers, rehabilitation experts, and sociologists all failed to change him. Coss seemed destined for a life in jail. But one afternoon a group of Baptist deacons confronted him with the message of Jesus Christ, and…mehr

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Richard David Coss was a hardened convict and habitual criminal, listed by the FBI as "dangerous and incorrigible." The son of alcoholic parents, he committed his first crime at the age of nine and quit school at fifteen. He became a drug addict, and by the age of twenty-five he had accumulated twenty-eight convictions and spent nine years behind bars. Prison psychologists, social workers, rehabilitation experts, and sociologists all failed to change him. Coss seemed destined for a life in jail. But one afternoon a group of Baptist deacons confronted him with the message of Jesus Christ, and his life was instantly and permanently changed. Coss became a new person, was paroled, and in 1975 received one of three Presidential Pardons from Gerald Ford. In the years that followed, he experienced his share of gains and losses, yet no loss was as severe as that suffered on April 19, 1995--the day of the Oklahoma City bombing. Coss, a grandfather at the time, would describe that day as "the worst day of my life." Yet he and his remaining family survived with the support of each other and the strength of their faith. Richard Coss is an ordained minister and lectures in prisons and schools throughout the country. Wanted tells the moving story of how his life was changed, while also pointing the way for others in similar situations.
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Richard David Coss's resumÈ reads a little differently from that of most authors. He was arrested 32 times. He assaulted police officers. His FBI file number was 33476-115 SW. He was labeled dangerous and incorrigible. He was saved. His sixteen-year odyssey of crime and anger that began when he was only nine ended simply-miraculously-on March 16, 1969. Counselors, psychologists, and correction officers had all failed to deter him from his chosen path. Yet on that day, Coss met a group of Christian businessmen and fellow inmates at the prison chapel. His anger and hate vanished, and Coss gave his life to Jesus Christ. He was paroled soon after. In 1971, Coss began his prison ministry and was ordained as a Southern Baptist minister. In 1975, he received a pardon from President Gerald R. Ford. In the years following his incarceration, Coss experienced his share of gains and losses, yet no loss was as severe as that suffered on April 19, 1995-the day of the Oklahoma City bombing. A grandfather at the time, he described that day as the worst day of my life. Yet he and his remaining family survived with the support of each other and the strength of their faith. Together with his wife, Phyllis, Coss today operates Christ bars None, Inc. Prison Ministries. He wrote Wanted to share the story of his redemption with others, but, more importantly, to show those in similar circumstances that anything is possible with God. Coss has appeared on many Christian television shows, including Trinity Broadcasting Network and The 700 Club with Pat Robertson. He spreads the Good News by lecturing at schools, colleges, and civic clubs across America. In his presentations, he speaks not only about his personal journey, but also of prison reform, the death penalty, victimsí rights, gun control, and the drug problem. He has spoken to more than 50,000 high-school students in a single year.