A voice from the past and our criminal justice system
Kenneth Koole reflects on Charles Colson's 1993 address to the National Press Club about crime, morality, and the media, examining Colson's transformation from political operative to Christian advocate for prison reform. The article explores how Colson's conversion to Christianity redirected his life's work toward confronting inmates with the gospel as the true means of personal renewal and freedom. This piece demonstrates the practical application of Christian faith to social justice issues and institutional reform within society.
When cleaning out a study towards the end of one's active ministry, one comes across things of interest, items laid aside long ago for future reference. One such item was a religious periodical, Christianity Today, dated August 16, 1993. Evidently laid aside for future reference due to some article that had caught my attention. But which and why? Opening the magazine, I realized what had caught my attention: an article by Charles Colson that was the substance of an address he gave to the...
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