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'Pastoral reflections on Chuck Colson, ‘faithful steward’'


"When he received the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, I was with him in Chicago. His response then was the same as when he received the Presidential Citizens Medal: 'Hayes, imagine the grace of God to an ex-con like me.'"

Read more: Hayes Wicker, Florida Baptist Witness

Comments:

Chuck Colson's legacy
I was in prison at the time Mr Colson was also doing his sentence in another prison. What does it matter (accept to the media) what Mr. Colson was before he accepted Christ, what was he afterward? He did more for prisoners inside and out then any human being ever. I met Mr. Colson almost everytime he came to Chicago. I was hoping he would write the forward to my book which has yet to be finished. I will miss him very much.