Charles Colson is a popular and widely known author, speaker and radio commentator. Colson was a former presidential aide to Richard Nixon, known as Nixon’s "Hatchet Man". Colson was convicted and sentenced to prison for his involvement in the Watergate scandal.

After serving his prison term, Colson chose not to return to his legal career and instead founded the international ministry Prison Fellowship. Colson has written several books including Born Again, and How Now Shall We Live?. In 1993 Colson was awarded the prestigious Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, given for extraordinary leadership and originality in advancing humanity’s understanding of God.