Jailhouse Redemption

Though every story of a believer is a redemption story, Chuck Colson’s in particular tangibly embodies Christ’s redemption of us as prisoners to our sin. Colson was jailed for his involvement with the Watergate scandal and found Christ while imprisoned. After he was released he started a ministry called Prison Fellowship International, which seeks to reach and share the gospel with those in prison. In his book, Loving God, he writes, “...all my achievements meant nothing in God’s economy. No,...