JudoMom Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 What a sad day. http://chuckcolson.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 He was a man truly changed by the work of his Lord and Saviour. Perhaps there was no way for him to atone for his sins during his lifetime, but he certainly dedicated himself to making a positive difference in the world following his conversion. I personally will miss the influence and work of Chuck Colson. Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susankenny Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I'm not going to pretend to have strong feelings about him, as I'm not even familiar with his impact. Regardless, you feel a little sad, so very BIG:grouphug: Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofsbandeg Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 everyone is entitled to their own. Chuck Colson did have a bad involvement in Watergate...no doubt on that end he was no saint. However, he turned his life around and made it his life's goal from that point to lead the lost to Christ...specifically those in prison. He came out on the other side a different person that when he went to prison. He was full of compassion and made a ministry to the lost. On that point.... I think he was a great example of the power of the Lord in one's life. A perfect man, no way. But he ended on a good note. No one has to agree....don't expect everyone to agree. That is an impossibility. That is just the way I see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Rest in Peace. His was a life redeemed and reclaimed for great purpose. His life reminds me of the conversion of Saul of Tarsus. He was the first to admit his prior criminal conduct and yet, after his conversion, he worked tirelessly on behalf of prisoners' rights all around the world and Christianity. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 (edited) Rest in Peace. His was a life redeemed and reclaimed for great purpose. His life reminds me of the conversion of Saul of Tarsus. He was the first to admit his prior criminal conduct and yet, after his conversion, he worked tirelessly on behalf of prisoners' rights all around the world and Christianity. Lisa :iagree:Christ came to save the lost, not those who think they don't need a Savior. Mr. Colson came to speak at my college in the late 70s when three of his friend's sons were also attending there. He was, imo, humble and precious. His biography, Born Again, is a powerful testimony of what God can do in a person's life. I believe Chuck Colson would be the first to say that he did not turn his life around, but rather, that God did that. His actions after his conversion were an expression of his gratefulness to God, not an attempt to redeem himself. Only God can redeem sinners by His grace and through the shed blood of his dear Son, and Mr. Colson's book makes it very clear that he knew that very well. Edited April 21, 2012 by Kathleen in VA removed a word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyco Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Thanks for posting; I hadn't heard this. He was a big influence on dh and me in college; I never would have heard about prison ministry otherwise. Dh is still involved in prison ministry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeannpal Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 He was a man of honor after his Watergate years. Thank God we are given a chance to make restitution in this life. RIP Mr. Colson:grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 He was a man of honor after his Watergate years. Thank God we are given a chance to make restitution in this life. RIP Mr. Colson:grouphug: Very much so. Mr. Colson made remarkable changes after those years. May he indeed rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 may he rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Here is a lovely tribute to Mr. Colson by Cal Thomas. http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/04/21/remembering-charles-chuck-colson/ I had forgotten the part about Minnesota Governor Al Quie. Precious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danybug Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 He was a man of honor after his Watergate years. Thank God we are given a chance to make restitution in this life. RIP Mr. Colson:grouphug: :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 He and his partner in Evangelicals and Catholics Together have both passed away; we are diminished by their loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beccad777 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I am very sad that he died. He was a great man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nyssa Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I love him! This from NPR this morning: "His conversion was initially greeted with skepticism, but over the next 3-plus decades he proved it... He walked his talk." I highly recommend Born Again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 A sad day indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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