Remembering Chuck Colson 1931-2012
JOHN SHIRK – Chuck Colson died on Saturday, April 21 from complications resulting from a brain hemorrhage. He was 80 years old.
He was the first member of the Nixon Administration to be sent to prison for Watergate-related charges in the 70’s. He was known at the White House as the “hatchet man.” However, in 1973, a miracle happened. He became a follower of Jesus Christ.
His friend Tom Phillips gave him a copy of Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. Tom said, “Once you read this, you might want to read the Book of John in the Bible.” It turned out to be a soul-winning combination in Chuck Colson’s life. The words from C.S. Lewis and from John’s Gospel appealed to his mind and heart, leading him to trust in Jesus Christ as Savior.
www.charismanews.com/us/33260-billy-graham-remembers-chuck-colson
After his conversion to Christ, Chuck Colson started Prison Fellowship Ministries, which was designed to reach out to prisoners and their families with the Gospel. In addition, he gave oversight to the Colson Center, which is a teaching and training center focused on the Christian worldview. Chuck Colson was reconciled to God and thoughtfully challenged others to be reconciled with God. His dramatic turn from the Watergate years is an example of the dynamic change that God provides for the person who places their trust in Jesus.
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The journey of his life is a vivid of example to me of how Jesus can profoundly change lives. If you have started life on the wrong foot, taken wrong turns, or made wrong choices, it’s not too late to turn the ship around. Forgiveness from the past, transformation in the present, and hope for the future. This was Chuck Colson’s experience. This can be our journey too as we follow Jesus with a trusting heart.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
We need to come to the Lord with genuine repentance and brokenness for a change.
wow…
It’s amazing how God brings people closer to him when they have hit rock bottom, so to say. And it’s a blessing to see God changing people’s lives through his son, Jesus.