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Chuck Colson Memorial Service: â€˜Work to be doneâ€™

Not many funerals draw the nationâ€™s political elite, evangelicals, and ex-convicts. Charles Colsonâ€™s memorial service on Wednesday at Washington National Cathedral did, by the thousands. And those thousands heard not so much about Colsonâ€”the Nixon confidante, redeemed prisoner, and founder of Prison Fellowshipâ€”as they did about his Savior.

â€œChuck never forgot that he was saved by a Savior who was crucified as a prisoner,â€ said Timothy George, the dean of Beeson Divinity School and a close friend of Colsonâ€™s who gave a gospel-filled homily. â€œWe do not grieve as those who have no hope.â€

The service was filled with Scripture readings and congregational hymns like â€œGreat Is Thy Faithfulness.â€ ...

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5/17/12 2:36 PM

Jim Lincoln

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From the article, "Timothy George, the dean of Beeson Divinity School and a close friend of Colsonâ€™s who gave a gospel-filled homily." see some comments about Timothy George on the Puritanboard, Beeson Divinity School. He might be too ecumenical, Christian and Catholics -- never together!. Let's hope Mr. Colson's prison ministry stops being like The Promise Keepers and become more purely Christian.

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