Emphasis Preaching Journal
Richard Nixon's special advisor, Chuck...
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Richard Nixon's special advisor, Chuck Colson, was convicted for breaking into the
office of Daniel Ellsburg's psychiatrist. While Colson awaited trial, he converted to
Christianity, especially through the prayer of his friend, Tom. Colson said, "As Tom
prayed, something began to flow into me -- a kind of energy. Then came a wave of
emotion which nearly brought tears ... It sounded as if Tom were speaking directly and
personally to God ... The only prayers I'd ever heard were formal and stereotyped,
sprinkled with 'Thee's' and 'Thou's.' "
