Devil in Pew Number Seven
A True Story

Few books have touched me like this one. If I had to summarize it in two words, it would be ‘Forgiveness personified.’ The book begins by Rebecca telling her story. In a short time her life went from being a daughter of a happy country preacher, to a living hell when a power hungry man realizes he ca......more

The title had put me off this book but I decided to read it in the end. Labeling someone as "the Devil" may help to sell books/catch a readers eye but i'm not sure that it's justifiable especially in light of what subsequently happens in this book. The author relays events beginning when she wasn't e......more

This story has multiple levels to it that all lead to the murder of a preacher's wife, attempted murder of the preacher, and the children who live through the aftermath of witnessing all this. In the beginning, we're introduced to the couple who would fall in love, start a family, and who see their m......more

The Devil in Pew Number Seven isn’t your typical true crime story. It is a story about the power of forgiveness. Back cover blurb: Rebecca never felt safe as a child. In 1969, her father, Robert Nichols, moved to Sellerstown, North Carolina, to serve as a pastor. There he found a small community eager......more

This story has multiple levels to it that all lead to the murder of a preacher's wife, attempted murder of the preacher, and the children who live through the aftermath of witnessing all this. In the beginning, we're introduced to the couple who would fall in love, start a family, and who see their m......more