St. Dismas: The Thief Who Met Mercy on the Cross

By REV. MALACHI RIVERS

Dismas was the thief who had everything to lose-and nothing left to offer.

His life began with the whisper of a lie and the clink of a stolen coin, setting him on a brutal path through Roman Judea. Driven by hunger, hardened by pride, he became a master brigand, living in the shadow of the Roman Cross-the symbol of a fate he could not escape. He conquered the kingdom of dust and desire, but each stolen victory only deepened his restless emptiness.

Yet hidden within his dark journey was a secret grace: years earlier, on a desert night, he had shown mercy to a weary family fleeing a king's wrath-Mary, Joseph, and the Infant Christ. That single act of kindness, long forgotten, became a seed of redemption that refused to die, drawing him toward a destiny he could never have imagined.

This is the gripping, human story of the Good Thief-St. Dismas.

- Witness the agonizing inner war of a man who stole life and peace, yet was preserved by an unseen Hand for one final moment of grace.

- Experience the brutality and politics of first-century Israel, where the Roman Cross stood as both a symbol of terror and the stage of divine mercy.

- Stand upon Calvary as Dismas, nailed beside the Messiah, utters the most profound confession in history-recognizing the King in the beaten, dying man beside him.

The First Stolen Coin is a haunting testament to unconditional mercy-a story of how a lifetime of sin can be redeemed in one final, breathtaking act of faith.

He stole everything-but in the end, he was granted Paradise, proving that the distance between despair and salvation can be crossed by a single whisper of trust.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FX6Z7NR7
• ISBN13: 9798270953645
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"