Reformed Churchmen: Chuck Colson: Critical Condition after Brain Hemorrhage/Surgery

Reformed Churchmen

We are Confessional Calvinists and a Prayer Book Church-people. In 2012, we remembered the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer; also, we remembered the 450th anniversary of John Jewel's sober, scholarly, and Reformed "An Apology of the Church of England." In 2013, we remembered the publication of the "Heidelberg Catechism" and the influence of Reformed theologians in England, including Heinrich Bullinger's Decades. For 2014: Tyndale's NT translation. For 2015, John Roger, Rowland Taylor and Bishop John Hooper's martyrdom, burned at the stakes. Books of the month. December 2014: Alan Jacob's "Book of Common Prayer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Common-Prayer-Biography-Religious/dp/0691154813/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417814005&sr=8-1&keywords=jacobs+book+of+common+prayer. January 2015: A.F. Pollard's "Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: 1489-1556" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-English-Reformation-1489-1556/dp/1592448658/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420055574&sr=8-1&keywords=A.F.+Pollard+Cranmer. February 2015: Jaspar Ridley's "Thomas Cranmer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-Jasper-Ridley/dp/0198212879/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422892154&sr=8-1&keywords=jasper+ridley+cranmer&pebp=1422892151110&peasin=198212879

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Chuck Colson: Critical Condition after Brain Hemorrhage/Surgery

We profoundly lament this as humantarians and fellow-humans. For Chuck and his family. We wish and pray for better days for Chuck and family. However, his legacy, with ECT, was lamentable and disreputable, and is, rightly and justly, impugned and oppugned. The historians may, if attentive, assess the records. This scribe, yours truly, sponsored Chuck, a celebrity figure in the early 90s and a former Marines himself, for all officers, about 1993ish (?), at Camp Lejeune. 2nd MARDIV, Gen Jones, later to be the Commandant, signed off and sponsored Chuck's lectures to Marine officers. Then, shortly thereafter, the disastre of ECT, a disruptive, dysfunctional and disorderly set of affairs, sponsored by a lawyer, Chuck, without a theological education. This ECT development led to disastrous relationships with Jim Boice, RC Sproul Sr, and Jim Packer. Then, like now, BEWARE OF UNEDUCATED CLERICS OR OTHERS SPORTING FOR THAT ROLE. We continue to develop in our thinking that "theological oligarchs" need to rule the school.

Having said these things, may Chuck quickly recover and may his family have comfort and peace. Let us remember Chuck and his family, as Anglicans, in MP and EP tomorrow. Dutiful BCP Churchmen use their BCPs...daily. May we remember Chuck, notwithstanding ECT.

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-chuck-colson-in-critical-condition-after-brain-hemorrhage-prayers

Chuck Colson in critical condition after brain hemorrhage – prayers urged

by John-Henry Westen

WASHINGTON, DC, April 4, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Evangelical leader and frequent life and family spokesman Chuck Colson is in critical condition in hospital after undergoing surgery this weekend. He was hospitalized Friday after enduring a brain hemorrhage while speaking in Virginia at the Wilberforce Conference.

Colson underwent surgery on Saturday morning to remove a pool of clotted blood on the surface of his brain. Colson became ill while speaking at the Wilberforce Weekend conference on Friday night.

“We believe that we serve a mighty God - the ‘Great Physician’ - and are hoping and praying for Chuck’s full recovery. When I visited him yesterday, I was encouraged to see that as we prayed, Chuck was responsive,” said Prison Fellowship Ministries CEO Jim Liske.

Penny Nance, President and CEO of Concerned Women for America, said in an email comment to LifeSiteNews: “We are praying that God grants him a full recovery. Chuck is one of the most influential Christian leaders of our time; he has influenced everyone from prisoners to business leaders, thought leaders, and politicians. CWA staff is lifting him up in prayer.”

Brad Mattes of the Life Issues Institute told LifeSiteNews that Colson “has been a shining example of where a Christian needs to be on the critical life issues and other moral and faith issues.” He added, “Our prayers are certainly with Chuck and his family.”

“Colson is listed in critical condition at this point but has shown some early signs of potential for recovery,” said Michelle Farmer, Colson’s spokesperson.