Not many funerals draw the nation’s political elite, evangelicals, and ex-convicts. Charles Colson’s memorial service on Wednesday at Washington National Cathedral did, by the thousands. And those thousands heard not so much about Colson—the Nixon confidante, redeemed prisoner, and founder of Prison Fellowship—as they did about his Savior.
“Chuck never forgot that he was saved by a Savior who was crucified as a prisoner,” said Timothy George, the dean of Beeson Divinity School and a close friend of Colson’s who gave a gospel-filled homily. “We do not grieve as those who have no hope.”
The service was filled with Scripture readings and congregational hymns like “Great Is Thy Faithfulness.”...