The Gangster vs The Preacher
Frederick Rush Jr
- Jacob
- is
- a
- boy
- becoming
- a
- man
- and
- trying
- to
- figure
- life
- out.
- His
- father
- died
- before
- he
- was
- born,
- leaving
- his
- mother,
- Hannah,
- to
- raise
- him
- alone.
- Hannah
- does
- the
- best
- she
- can,
- and
- raises
- Jacob
- in
- the
- church,
- the
- way
- she
- and
- his
- father
- always
- wanted.
- Knowing
- his
- father
- was
- a
- man
- of
- God,
- Jacob
- wants
- nothing
- more
- than
- to
- also
- be
- one,
- and
- his
- plan
- is
- to
- one-day
- serve
- the
- Lord
- by
- becoming
- a
- pastor
- like
- his
- father.
Along
- the
- way,
- Jacob
- encounters
- roadblocks
- as
- the
- devil
- tries
- to
- interfere
- and
- form
- weapons
- against
- him.
- Peer
- pressure,
- sex,
- money,
- and
- material
- items
- are
- some
- of
- the
- temptations
- thrown
- his
- way
- that
- tries
- to
- lead
- him
- astray.
- Jacob
- meets
- a
- man
- named
- Mike
- who,
- despite
- initially
- appearing
- to
- have
- good
- intentions,
- tries
- to
- lure
- him
- into
- the
- streets
- and
- a
- life
- of
- violence
- with
- crime.
Pastor
- Mark,
- who
- was
- a
- friend
- of
- Jacob’s
- father,
- tries
- his
- best
- to
- mentor
- Jacob
- and
- keep
- him
- on
- the
- right
- track.
- Pastor
- Mark
- and
- Mike,
- the
- gangster,
- soon
- become
- akin
- to
- an
- angel
- and
- devil
- sitting
- on
- Jacob’s
- shoulders.
- Though
- they
- both
- attempt
- to
- influence
- Jacob’s
- choices,
- ultimately,
- the
- decisions
- are
- his
- and
- his alone.
