One of the most remarkable Christian witnesses in the world today is a man named Charles Colson. Many of you remember him as the political hatchet man for President Richard Nixon. While he was serving as special counsel to the President, Colson seemed to be a dispicable man, seemingly without a conscience. Then, quite remarkably, Chuck Colson had a thorough and complete conversion experience. It was in 1973 during the height of the Watergate proceedings. Please don’t be suspicious. This conversion experience was no ploy to keep Colson out of jail. In fact, he refused a plea bargain and pleaded guilty to a crime no one knew he had committed. Judge John Sirica subsequently sentenced Colson to the maximum prison term permitted under federal law. (1)

After his release from federal prison, Col…