Charles W. Colson, once a powerful aide to President Nixon, underwent a profound transformation. His conviction in the wake of Watergate led him to prison, where he discovered a deep spiritual faith. Upon his release, he founded Prison Fellowship Ministries, which grew into the world's largest outreach to prisoners, ex-prisoners, and their families. Colson's writings and radio commentaries aimed to share a Christian perspective on contemporary issues and inspire others toward faith and purpose.
Here's poetry and more! Les Pearce is a poet who probes deep and reaches high, aiming to move the soul of the reader with drama, humour and tragedy infused with the magic of poetry.He attempts to write poetry! Whether it is just versifying or 'real poetry' is open to opinion. There is obviously some sort of drive; perhaps even a true poetic impulse!I dreamed I had a magic penAnd wrote a magic word.Then awakened in a world of menWhere dreams become absurd. 'The Poet's Dream'
Filled with moving stories, Chuck Colson's The Faith is a powerful manifesto of the great truths of Christianity that have built western society and called believers to heroic action through the centuries. Colson considered The Faith to be his legacy book to the Christian world.
Exploring the intersection of faith and politics, this book addresses how Christians can navigate their beliefs in today's contentious climate. Colson draws on scripture, reason, and historical context to tackle pressing societal issues, emphasizing a balanced view amidst polarizing debates. He offers insights into the challenges facing Christianity, countering misconceptions about the church's role in government. With fresh examples relevant to contemporary conflicts, the work encourages readers to critically assess their beliefs and understand differing perspectives on faith and culture.
The book is a facsimile reprint of an original antiquarian work, reflecting its historical significance. While it may contain imperfections like marks and marginalia due to its age, the publication aims to preserve and promote the cultural value of literature. This edition is part of an initiative to provide affordable, high-quality reproductions that remain true to the original text.
Sharing from his own life, as well as the stories of others, Chuck Colson exposes the counterfeits of the good life and leads readers to the only true source of meaning and purpose, Jesus Christ. But he does that in an unusual way, allowing powerful stories to illustrate how people have lived out their beliefs in ways that either satisfy or leave them empty. Colson addresses seekers—people looking for the truth. He shows through stories that the truth is knowable and that the truly good life is one that lives within the truth. Through the book, readers get to understand their own stories and find answers to their own search for meaning, purpose, and truth.
Discusses how a person's view of the world influences how a person lives and argues that Christians are called not only to personal faith but to a biblical worldview.
A newly elected president faces a critical crisis that threatens his administration's goals and alters the nation's trajectory. This political thriller offers an insider's perspective on the workings of Washington, delivering a realistic portrayal of power dynamics and the challenges that accompany leadership in a tumultuous political landscape.
In the new foreword Colson briefly describes the day he sat in a prison cell and watched on TV as Richard Nixon resigned as President of the United States. That day he began jotting down notes of the event that had brought about the fall of a President and the rebirth of his "hatchet man". From these notes Born Again had its own birth.
Here are more than 150 commentaries on life in America today, transcribed from Charles Colson's daily radio program "BreakPoint". Colson pulls no punches in this confrontation between the myths of modern life and the truth of God's Word.
Jacket and spine subtitle: Being light in darkness.