“Capitalism is astonishingly efficient at generating new wealth, but it operates beneficently only when the market is shaped by moral forces coming from both the law and the culture-derived ultimately from religion.” — Charles W. Colson Copy Share Image
“We have come to see money as the key to pleasure, and pleasure as the key to happiness. This definition of happiness has become the summum bonum, the ultimate American virtue. As one writer put it, “If you are not… — Charles W. Colson Copy Share Image
“But the most dangerous consequence of the naked public square is the loss of community.” — Charles W. Colson Copy Share Image
“We live in a society in which all transcendent values have been removed and thus there is no moral standard by which anyone can… — Charles W. Colson Copy Share Image
“Capitalism is astonishingly efficient at generating new wealth, but it operates beneficently only when the market is shaped by moral forces coming from both… — Charles W. Colson Copy Share Image
“The greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves,” He said.8” — Charles W. Colson Copy Share Image
“(Phil. 4:8). Notice that Paul doesn't limit that principle to spiritual things; he says if anything is excellent. Paul is telling us to train our tastes to love the higher things-things that challenge our mind, deepen our character, and foster a love of excellence-and this includes the music we listen to, the books and magazines we read, the films we… — Charles W. Colson Copy Share
“The greatest question of our time is not communism versus individualism, not Europe versus America, not even the East versus the West; it is… — Charles W. Colson Copy Share Image
“Our character is determined not by our circumstances but by our reaction to those circumstances.” — Charles W. Colson Copy Share Image
“Millions more are addicted to Internet pornography, which has led to a horrific increase in the sexual exploitation of children and attacks on young… — Charles W. Colson Copy Share Image
“The Supreme Court’s working definition of religion, “A sincere and meaningful belief which occupies in the life of its possessor a place parallel to… — Charles W. Colson Copy Share Image
“But, the skeptic asks, what about the person who never hears the gospel? The apostle Paul tells us that all are without excuse because "what may be known about God is plain to them" (Rom. 1:19-20). We are accountable for what we know (and by implication not for what we don't know). And when we rebel against what we know… — Charles W. Colson Copy Share
“Who is to decide what are the ‘right’ values?” wrote a professor of education. “Does ultimate moral authority lie with institutions such as church… — Charles W. Colson Copy Share Image
“The Bible teaches that there is a holy God whose law constitutes a transcendent, universally valid standard of right and wrong. Our choice has… — Charles W. Colson Copy Share Image
