Life is a mess. And theology must be lived out in the midst of that mess. — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
But all at once I realized that it was not my success God had used to enable me to help those in… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
A government cannot be truly just without affirming the intrinsic value of human life. — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
Repentance is replete with radical implications for a fundamental change of mind not only turns us from the sinful past, but also… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
The life function of [the local church] is to love the God who created it - to care for others out of… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
Many people are trying to remove religion from public life. Under the banner of pluralism, cultural and political leaders are seeking to… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
I do not believe one can experience conversion or the fullness of the Christian life apart from the church. — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends. — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
To turn away from the great questions and dilemmas of life is a tragedy, for the quest for meaning and truth makes… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
When it comes to the culture, there's no such thing as peaceful coexistence. If we're not defending truth, fighting for Christian values… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
People who reject transcendent authority can no longer persuade one another through rational arguments; everything is reduced to personal opinion. Debates about ideas thus… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
Life is a mess. And theology must be lived out in the midst of that mess. — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
If the polls are right, our Judeo-Christian heritage is no longer the foundation of our values. We have become a post-Christian society. — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
Moral crusaders with zeal but no ethical understanding are likely to give us solutions that are worse than the problems. — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
Lenin, Stalin, and Rakosi recognized that a renewed and purified Christianity was the only force that could move the masses as powerfully as the… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
Frontline love. It is our one hope for breaking down barriers and for restoring the sense of community, of caring for one another, that… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
The church has been brought into the same value system as the world: fame, success, materialism and celebrity. We watch the leading churches and… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
In our day, you can mock religion in public and even get funds for doing it. But you can't show respect for religion in… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
The average college graduate's proficient literacy in English [the ability to read lengthy, complex texts and draw complicated inferences] has declined from 40 percent… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
The church is the only institution supernaturally endowed by God. It is the one institution of which Jesus promised that the gates of hell… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
Why, I wondered, is there such hostility to one faith in this Hindu culture that believes all roads lead to heaven? They should be… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
I was deepening my understanding of what we call the cultural commission, the command to take dominion and bring righteousness to our culture. — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
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