Set free : discover forgiveness amidst murder and betrayal

Set free Discover forgiveness amidst murder and betrayal

Stephen Owens

Book - 2013

Stephen Owens was 12 years old in 1985 when he discovered his father at home badly beaten and near death. Evidence proved Stephen's mother, Gaile, had hired a hit man to carry out the murder, and she was sent to death row. Stephen and Gaile did not see each other for decades, but through an amazing series of life transformations and revelations about the tragic event, God opened a door for both of them to be set free -- one from a prison of unforgiveness, the other from a literal prison cell.

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Subjects
Owens, Stephen.
Owens, Gaile.
Forgiveness > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Christian biography.
Christian converts > Biography.
Murder > Tennessee > Memphis > Case studies.
Mothers and sons.
Published
Nashville, Tenn. : B&H Pub. Group c2013.
Language
English
Main Author
Stephen Owens (author)
Other Authors
Ken Abraham (author)
Physical Description
xv, 237 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN
9781433680236
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Murder in Memphis
  • Chapter 2. Anything But a Dream
  • Chapter 3. Behind Closed Doors
  • Chapter 4. Can't Take It Anymore
  • Chapter 5. Caught
  • Chapter 6. Trial and Error
  • Chapter 7. Inside Information
  • Chapter 8. The Unprecedented Sentence
  • Chapter 9. Life in the Hole
  • Chapter 10. Circled Wagons
  • Chapter 11. A Red-Haired Angel
  • Chapter 12. It Started with Zachary
  • Chapter 13. Guilty, But Forgiven
  • Chapter 14. Do You Really Want to Teach?
  • Chapter 15. Blown Away
  • Chapter 16. Redeemed
  • Chapter 17. The Blog
  • Chapter 18. The First Visit
  • Chapter 19. Wrung Out of Hope
  • Chapter 20. Gaile's Angels
  • Chapter 21. Another Angel
  • Chapter 22. A Friend Indeed
  • Chapter 23. The Return
  • Chapter 24. The Letter
  • Chapter 25. Living Out Loud
  • Chapter 26. Death Knell
  • Chapter 27. Full Court Press
  • Chapter 28. Miracles Happen
  • Chapter 29. The Parole Hearing
  • Chapter 30. Back to the Future
  • Chapter 31. Free Indeed
  • Notes
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Gaile Owens hired a hit man to murder her husband and was sentenced to death in Tennessee. Her son Stephen spent a good part of his life estranged from her and refusing to participate in the effort to get her sentence commuted. The murder left the adult Stephen a tormented man, trying to cope with its effects on his life: his marriage, his children, his employment, his relationships. Stephen's Christian convictions slowly come to ally him with the secular world of lawyers and journalists trying to help his mother. This tale of ultimate mercy is very slow in developing. A few lucky relationships with influential people in Tennessee help save Gaile's life. "Forgiveness is not merely an isolated action; it is a continuous attitude," the author concludes. This book will appeal to people of faith looking for a story of redemption. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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