David Wilkerson
La cruz, el puñal y el hombre que creyó
This is the story of David Wilkerson, best seller author of La Cruz y el Puñal, the man who believed against the odds that God could do great things in the rejected and ignored of New York City, who refused to give up on those on the streets even when they had given up on themselves, and who saw in the eyes of the drug addicts and gang members what others failed to see—the love of Jesus Christ.
But who was David Wilkerson? Many Christians don’t really know. More often than not, we saw the fruit of his faith in God rather than the man himself.
When Wilkerson moved to New York from rural Pennsylvania in 1958 to confront the gangs who ran the streets, he was a skinny, 120-pound man. After the initial publicity that brought him face to face with some of the most dangerous young men of the city, he largely flew under the radar of the media, using the Word of God and a bit of tough love to help men and women of the street escape the destructive spiral of drugs and violence. Wilkerson was always the real deal, full of passion and conviction, not interested in what others said was the “right” or political thing to do.
Wilkerson later founded the Times Square Church, now a non-denominational mega-church of 8,000 members, to this day a crossroads for those battling sin, drugs, and pornography, and a place where the message of Christ is discussed. He created the faith-based program Teen Challenge to wean addicts off drugs, and then World Challenge, dedicated since its beginning to promoting and spreading the Gospel throughout the world. Both now have branches worldwide, continuing the work that God began in the life of one man who believed
David Wilkerson was a man of faith who trusted God would give him what he needed to enter a world of crime and killing. He was a man of conviction who took the dream God gave him and marched forward without ever looking back. And he was a man of vision who could not be shaken from his beliefs—sometimes even when counseled otherwise. David Wilkerson was the preacher of New York City.
Additional Information
- Contributor(s): Gary Wilkerson, R. S. B. Sawyer
- About the Contributor(s): Gary Wilkerson es el Presidente de World Challenge, una organización misionera internacional que fue fundada por su padre, David Wilkerson. Es también el pastor principal de la iglesia The Springs, que fundó junto con otros en 2009 y ha crecido rápidamente por la gracia de Dios. Gary viaja dentro y fuera de la nación con el fin de celebrar conferencias para pastores, misioneros y trabajadores cristianos, y pasa supervisar las actividades de la misión, entre las que se incluyen fundaciones de iglesias, orfanatos, clínicas de salud y programas de alimentación a favor de las personas pobres y no alcanzadas del mundo. Gary y su esposa Kelly tienen cuatro hijos y viven en Colorado Springs, Colorado.
R. S. B. Sawyer es un escritor cuyos trabajos han aparecido en la Serie de Mejores Escritos Cristianos de HarperOne. Vive con su esposa Joy Roulier Sawyer en Denver, donde se mantienen activos en la comunidad Lighthouse Writers Workshop. Sus trabajos conjuntos de corrección de estilo les han ganado premios de reconocimiento por parte de la Associated Church Press y la Catholic Press Association.
- ISBN-13: 9780829766578
- Publish Date: 10/20/2014
- Publisher: Vida
- Format: Softcover
- Language: Spanish
- Age Range: Adult
- Case Quantity: 32
- Dimensions: 9.0(h) x 6.05(w) x 1.05(d) inches
- Pages: 320
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