You win over people just like you win over a dog. You see a dog passing down the street with an old bone in his mouth. You don't grab the bone from him and tell him it's not good for him. He'll growl at you. It's the only thing he has. But you throw a big fat lamb chop in front of him, and he's going to drop that bone and pick up the lamb chop, his tail wagging to beat the band. And you've got a friend. Instead of going around grabbing bones from people... I'm going to throw them some lamb chops. Something with real meat and life in it. I'm going to tell them about New Beginnings.

Wilkerson's messages were often exhortations of faith and hope in the midst of troubles and his last blog post included the following:


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The Cross and the Switchblade (with John and Elizabeth Sherrill). He founded and became the pastor of Times Square Church which opened its doors in October 1987. He later wrote that as he felt the Holy Spirit move him with compassion he was drawn to go to New York in February 1958.

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Wilkerson was killed in a car crash in Texas on April 27 2011. He emphasized such Christian beliefs as God's holiness and righteousness God's love toward humans and especially Christian views of Jesus.