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Breakpoint

Passing of Henry Kissinger, Colleague of Chuck Colson

Breakpoint

Colson Center

Christianity, News Commentary, News, Religion & Spirituality

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2023

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Summary

Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State to Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, died this week at age 100. He was the last of a controversial group of leaders from the Watergate era.  

Chuck Colson once described that at staff meetings,

"Kissinger would always be the last one to arrive. And he would sit down at the end of the table and say, 'Mr. President, the decision we are going to make today is going to change the whole future course of human history.' I mean every day of the week for five days ... we thought we really were doing things that were of great significance. And in many respects, I suppose, looking back, they were."

Chuck was right. Nixon, after all, signed Title IX, supported the desegregation of schools, and provided aid for Israel during the Yom Kippur War. Kissinger, Nixon, and Chuck are reminders that in His providence, God uses even people with deep flaws. They are also a reminder that we will all, one day, meet God. Will we be ready? 

For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org

 

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0:00.0

With one minute look at culture from a Christian worldview, I'm John Stone Street with the point.

0:04.6

Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State to Presidents Nixon and Ford, died this week at age 100.

0:09.6

He was the last of a controversial group of leaders from the Watergate era.

0:13.3

Chuck Colson once described that at staff meetings, quote,

0:16.0

Kissinger would always be the last one to arrive.

0:18.2

He would sit down at the end of the table and say, Mr President,

0:20.8

the decision we're going to make today is going to change the whole future

0:23.6

course of human history.

0:25.2

I mean, every day of the week for five days, we thought we were really doing things of great significance.

0:30.6

And in many respects, I suppose they were."

0:33.8

When Chuck was right, Nixon did sign Title IX.

0:36.6

He supported the desegregation of schools and provided aid for Israel during the Yom Kippur

0:40.8

war.

0:41.8

Kissinger, Nixon, and Chuck are all reminders

0:43.8

and in his providence God uses people with deep flaws.

0:46.9

They're also a reminder that one day we will meet God,

0:50.2

and will we be ready.

0:51.9

For the Colston Center, I'm John Stone Street.

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