I love the story Colson tells of Randy Nabors who was a Prison Fellowship instructor and working in an in-prison seminar in a southern penitentiary. One night Randy was working in his room when a state-employed psychiatrist came to his room. Colson said, “Soon the frustrated doctor was describing his day’s cases. ‘I’ll tell you, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »April 25, Die to self and follow Christ!
In his chapter “Believing God” Colson said, “If presented with the choice, to be like Eve or be like Jesus, most of us would hasten to line up with Christ. We Christians are usually quick to say we want to ‘be like Jesus.’ But if we are honest about what those familiar Sunday school words [...]
Read the rest of this entry »April 24, The Word of God is not just another book.
Chuck Colson said, “The Bible—banned, burned, beloved. More widely read, more frequently attacked than any other book in history. Generations of intellectuals have attempted to discredit it; dictators of every age have outlawed it and executed those who read it. Yet soldiers carry it into battle believing it more powerful than their weapons. Fragments of [...]
Read the rest of this entry »April 23, Colson is in Heaven…Praise the Lord!
Last week Chuck Colson left this earth and went directly into the presence of God. I do not mourn for him—I am jealous of him. I was not saddened by the news—I rejoiced at the news. How could I ever be sad that someone who once saw in a mirror dimly now sees face to [...]
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