John L. Sherrill and Elizabeth Sherrill (born 1928, Hollywood, California) are Christian writers. They have co-authored a number of best-selling books, including:

• God's Smuggler with Brother Andrew
  Brother Andrew
  Andrew van der Bijl , known in English-speaking countries as Brother Andrew, is a Christian missionary famous for his exploits smuggling Bibles to communist countries in the height of the Cold War, a feat that has earned him the nickname "God's smuggler"...
  
  
• The Hiding Place with Corrie ten Boom
  Corrie ten Boom
  Cornelia "Corrie" ten Boom was a Dutch Christian, who with her father and other family members helped many Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II. Her family was arrested due to an informant in 1944, and her father died 10 days later at Scheveningen prison where they were first held...
  
  
• The Cross and the Switchblade
  The Cross and the Switchblade
  The Cross and the Switchblade is a book written in 1963 by pastor David Wilkerson with John and Elizabeth Sherrill. It tells the true story of Wilkerson's first five years in New York City, where he ministered to disillusioned youth, encouraging them to turn away from the drugs and gang violence...
  
  with David Wilkerson
  David Wilkerson
  David Ray Wilkerson was an American Christian evangelist, best known for his book The Cross and the Switchblade...
  
  

From 1944 to 1951 John Sherrill was a free-lance writer in Europe. John and Elizabeth Sherrill met aboard ship on their way to Europe and were married in Switzerland in 1947. From 1947 to 1963 Elizabeth was a freelance writer for magazines. In 1970 they founded a publishing company, Chosen Books, dedicated to developing new Christian writers. Their first title was Born Again

Born Again (film)

Born Again was a 1978 film depicting the involvement of Charles W. Colson in the Watergate scandal, his subsequent conversion to Christianity, and his prison term stemming from Watergate...

by Charles Colson

Charles Colson

Charles Wendell "Chuck" Colson is a Christian leader, cultural commentator, and former Special Counsel for President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973....

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Elizabeth has authored more than 30 books - many co-written with her husband. Some of theses books have been translated into more than 40 languages.

The Sherrills have three children: John Scott Sherrill

John Scott Sherrill

John Scott Sherrill is an American songwriter whose work is primarily in the field of country music. He has written songs for such artists as John Anderson, Brooks & Dunn, Jimmy Buffett , Johnny Lee, George Strait, Steve Wariner, Patty Loveless, Josh Turner, Waylon Jennings, Alison Krauss, Peter...

, Donn Sherrill, and Elizabeth Flint; eight grandchildren: Kerlin Richter, Peter Sherrill, Spencer Sherrill, Lindsay Hooten, Andrew Sherrill, Daniel Sherrill, Jeffery Flint, and Sarah Flint; and one great-grandchild: Adin Richter. They live in Chappaqua, New York

Chappaqua, New York

Chappaqua is a hamlet and census-designated place in northern Westchester County, New York. As of the 2010 census, following a major revision to the delineation of its boundaries by the Census Bureau, the population was 1,436...

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Biography

• Elizabeth Sherrill, All the Way to Heaven: A Surprising Faith Journey, Revell, 2002.
• John L. Sherrill, They Speak With Other Tongues, Chosen Books, 1999. (originally published 1964)

External links

• http://www.elizabethsherrill.com - Elizabeth Sherrill's Website