Charles Colson

Rusty Woomer died in South Carolina's electric chair, April 26, 1991. He was buried in the Mount Carmel Cemetery, in Ohio County, fourteen miles south of Owensboro, Kentucky. He paid with his life for the horrible crimes that he committed. Five years before his death Rusty made life's most important journey, the journey from death to life. Rusty Woomer became a Christian. He turned from his sins to Christ, and received eternal life. This booklet describes that transformation whereby Rusty became a new creature in Christ. He died with a great sense of peace and a heart filled with the love of Christ. Mount Carmel Baptist Church (and former Pastor Thurmon Harris), and Brother Tom Shelton, Director of Missions of the Ohio County Baptist Association asked for and received permission to reproduce, in booklet form, this account from the book entitled The Body by Charles Colson. We hope and pray that God will use this true story of Rusty Woomer's salvation, from sin to Christ, to cause many others to make that same journey from death to life. All proceeds from this booklet go toward printing free copies to be used in jail / prison ministries.

Be a Better Dad Today is a global bestseller for a reason: it's one of the best books on fatherhood you will ever read. Warmly endorsed by dozens of America's best-known and most respected fathers, the book lays out the "Ten Tools of Fatherhood" that will help every dad who uses them. The book is the product of Slayton's thirty-year study of fatherhood on five different continents, his research, and his own experience raising four children with his wife of twenty-six years. Slayton's easy-to-read, friendly style makes it a fun read, and the many great real-life stories bring it to life. Be a Better Dad Today is an inspirational, encouraging, and down-to-earth guidebook for every father who wants to be a better dad--for his family's sake and his own. With humor, empathy, common sense, and engaging stories, Slayton reveals proven and powerful tools and techniques that will help every dad fulfill his God-given responsibilities. Whether parenting younger or older kids, boys or girls, blended families or as a single dad (or even as a father-to-be), readers will find wise insights and practical, doable action steps for becoming the best dad they can be. The book makes a great gift for Father's Day, Christmas, birthdays, or any day. And since the Slaytons are dedicating 100 percent of all royalties from the book to fatherhood and family charities serving the US Military and at-risk families, your purchase will a blessing to the fathers and families who serve our nation every day.

"I am persuaded that the Church, as the steward of this gospel, holds the key to justice in our society. Either justice will come through us or it will not come at all." John Perkins's optimistic view of justice becoming a reality starts and ends with the Church. With Justice for All is Perkins's invitation to live out the gospel in a way that brings good news to the poor and liberty to the oppressed. This invitation is extended to every racial and ethnic group to be reconciled to one another, to work together to make our land all God wants it to be. And it is a blueprint--a practical strategy for the work of biblical justice in our time. In an age of changing demographics where the need to break the cycle of poverty is staring many of us in the face, Perkins offers hope through practical ministry principles that work. This outstanding resource includes reflection questions for personal or group study as well as interactive sessions for groups to participate in activities together.

How do we come by our worldviews and philosophies? What impact did Christianity have on the worldviews that are common to Western civilization? Why You Think the Way You Do traces the development of the worldviews that underpin the Western world. Professor and historian Glenn S. Sunshine demonstrates the decisive impact that the growth of Christianity had in transforming the outlook of pagan Roman culture into one that—based on biblical concepts of humanity and its relationship with God—established virtually all the positive aspects of Western civilization. The two-pronged assault in our time on the biblically based worldview by postmodern philosophy and the writings of neo-atheists has made it even more crucial that we acknowledge and defend its historical roots. This authoritative, accessible survey discusses Western worldviews as a continuous narrative rather than as simply a catalogue of ideas. Why You Think the Way You Do:Traces the effects that changes in worldview had on society. Helps you understand your own worldview and those of other people. Helps you recognize the ways that your worldview, philosophies, beliefs, and presuppositions affect the way you think about everything.

Abortion. Poverty. Pornography. More than thirty years ago evangelical conservatives, moderates, and liberals alike began tackling these and other major social problems head on through concerted political effort. The intervening decades witnessed the rise of groups such as the Moral Majority and the Christian Coalition, which supported numerous politicians and religiously driven policies. Why is it, then, that despite the seemingly great potential of these and other similar groups, the same pervading social problems still persist? How is it that evangelicals have been so ineffective at changing the political and social landscape of the United States in a positive way? Based on a conference organized by Trinity Law School, God and Governing brings together theologians, politicians, law professors, and cultural critics in order to examine the root causes of evangelical political failure over the past thirty years. With a foreword by Charles Colson, contributors include David Wells, Paul Marshall, Os Guinness, Patrick Nolan, Vishal Mangalwadi, Dallas Willard, Donald McConnell, and Stephen Kennedy. ""This collection of essays addresses the critical and perpetual questions of human society in a way that challenges both historic errors of Christian cultural and political engagement: complete withdrawal and utter accommodation. One of the most pressing issues in the evangelical world today is the right relationship between Christian ethics and secular law, and this volume makes a substantial contribution to the discussion."" --Jordan J. Ballor Associate Editor Journal of Markets & Morality ""This wonderful collection of essays clearly shows that Evangelicals, contrary to the conventional wisdom, are fully prepared to enter into serious conversation with each other and their non-Evangelical neighbors on issues of government, religion, and the common good. In an age in which many militant secularists uncharitably paint all serious Christians as closet theocrats, this book shows once and for all that such a portrait is pretentious defamation in the cause of atheocratic utopianism."" --Francis J. Beckwith Professor of Philosophy and Church-State Studies Baylor University ""When Jesus said, 'Render unto Caesar . . .' he acknowledged the realm of earthly government authority while at the same time demanding that we render '. . . unto God the things that are God's.' This timely book explores the tension generated when believers struggle to reconcile the moral law's supremacy over temporal law with their own participation in the political realm. It's a much needed reset button for those of faith involved in public policy."" --Chuck DeVore California State Assemblyman ""This book comes at just the right time, during my own first run for political office. It deals head on with the central spiritual challenge of doing so . . . This brief, compelling, almost-conversational book not only imparts wisdom, it draws out of the reader the personal convictions necessary to engage in both leading and serving others in government. If you hold elected office, are considering a run, or simply vote and care about our nation, I challenge you to take a fresh look at this God-ordained element of common grace through the pages of God and Governing."" --Scott Ott, Columnist, The Washington Examiner; Editor, ScrappleFace.com Roger N. Overton is coeditor of The New Media Frontier (2008), has addressed churches, schools, and youth camps throughout the United States, and currently blogs at www. ATeamBlog.com.

Through inspiring true stories and compelling teaching, Colson equips readers to expose the false views and values of modern culture and become more effective in evangelism.