This morning I had the opportunity to be part of an interview with Chuck Colson for Christian Overman’s God’s Pleasure At Work course. Mr. Colson just received the Presidential Citizens Medal from President Bush for his service to our country and has voiced his support for the Worldview Matter’s course. We’ll be releasing that interview in a few weeks with some great reflections from Mr. Colson on the integration of a biblical worldview with the world of work. In the meantime, check out the PFM press release below that speaks volumes about Chuck Colson and why he does what he does.
In an Oval Office ceremony, President Bush awarded Colson the Presidential Citizens Medal, one of the highest honors the President can give a civilian, second only to the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The Presidential Citizens Medal was established in 1969 by President Richard Nixon, whom Colson served as special counsel from 1969 to 1973. Colson was later convicted of obstruction of justice in relation to the Watergate scandal that engulfed the Nixon administration. Shortly after his release from prison, Colson received God’s call to work for the rehabilitation and transformation of prisoners and the reform of the prison system.
“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. “Everything that has been accomplished these past 35 years has been by God’s grace and sovereign design.”
