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"Watergate's Colson, 80, dies"

"Watergate figure turned evangelist, Chuck Colson dies at 80"

So glad God forgives and remembers no more, because it seems the press never does. He was still mentioned in the headlines as "Watergate's Colson"  NOT "Prison Fellowship's Colson.   All the good things Chuck Colson has done in the past 35 years were barely mentioned in the AP Obituary published in today's newspapers across the country. 

If you do not know of Charles "Chuck" Colson, do some research, but you may find only his background as one of Richard Nixon's henchmen.  To find who he has been since, search Prison Fellowship, Angel Tree Ministries, Break Point Radio program, or books he has written.

I read "The Good Life" by Charles Colson several years ago.  Looked for it today in my library, and remembered giving it to my son, Jason.  It made an impact on me.  I remember thinking it was a "manly" book, strong and to the point.

I did find this Obituary for Chuck in The Christian Post which gives a clearer picture of the man who is in Heaven today.

"Since his faith conversion, Colson has dedicated his life to helping prisoners experience the radical transformation possible in Christ through his non-profit Prison Fellowship. For over 30 years, Colson kept the tradition of ministering to prisoners in jail every Easter Sunday. This year was the first time in 34 years that Colson did not spend Easter Sunday ministering in prison due to his hospitalization for the blood clot.

"Whatever good I may have done is because God saw fit to reach into the depths of Watergate and convert a broken sinner," said Colson in a statement in 2008 in response to receiving the Presidential Citizens Medal. "Everything that has been accomplished these past 35 years has been by God's grace and sovereign design."

President George W. Bush in 2008 awarded Colson the Presidential Citizens Medal – the second highest honor to a private citizen – for his Christian-based outreach to prisoners, ex-convicts, crime victims and their families. The award was created by President Richard Nixon to recognize citizens "who have performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens."

"Through his (Colson) strong faith and leadership, he has helped courageous men and women from around the world make successful transitions back into society," the White House had stated in the recipient citations. "The United States honors Chuck Colson for his good heart and his compassionate efforts to renew a spirit of purpose in the lives of countless individuals."

Prison Fellowship currently has programs in some 1,300 correctional facilities in all 50 states in the United States. The ministry partners with some 7,700 churches and has some 14,000 volunteers nationwide. Globally, Prison Fellowship's programs reach prisoners and their families in 110 countries."

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" 2 Corinthians 5:17