Charles “Chuck” Colson, who had been hospitalized since suffering a brain hemorrhage on March 30th, died yesterday afternoon at the age of 80. Infamous for his role in the Watergate scandal, Colson turned to God in 1974 and shortly after his conversion founded Prison Fellowship; to seek the transformation of prisoners and their reconciliation to God, family, and community through the power and truth of Jesus Christ.
 
At the time he fell ill, Colson was speaking at the Wilberforce Weekend Conference hosted by the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview in northern Virginia. Here are some excerpts from that speech:

“Elections can’t solve the problem we’ve got,” Colson said. “The problem we’ve got is that our culture has been decaying from inside for 30 or 40 years. And politics is nothing but an expression of culture. …
 
“So it comes right back to us,” he continued. “Look in the mirror, that’s where the problem is. If we can, through the church, renew the church to really bring a healthy cultural influence, then there’s some hope we can be changed. … This is a moment when the time is right for a movement of God’s people under the power of the Holy Spirit to begin to impact the culture we live in. Desperately needed.”

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…We propose an invitation to the wedding feast, to come to a better way of living. A better way of life. It’s the great proposal.”

 
Thank-you God for Chuck Colson, welcome him home to Your eternal wedding feast.
 

“Be thou faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.” ~ Rev.2:10 ~

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Related:
Fallen from Pride… Landing in Grace
God’s Man ~ Obituary by Emily Belz @ World Magazine
Charles Colson found freedom in prison ~ Michael Gerson @ the Washington Post