Linda Strom - Karla Faye Tucker Set Free: Life and Faith on Death Row

I have followed Karla Faye and her life of witness behind the fences in Gatesville, Texas; I also visited the women in the general population of the prison. How deeply God has used Karla and others in the prison system. I know God will mightily use this deeply moving book chronicling Karlas life as a believer. Every person should read this bookthey will never be the same. Henry T. Blackaby, author ofExperiencing God

I was reluctant to read this book; I dislike sad stories and I didnt want another lesson on the death penalty. But from the very first page I was surprised by joy. Karla Faye Tucker Set Free is a very joyful book, full of love and grace, faith, compassion, and forgiveness. This is a book of encouragement for all. Gigi Graham Tchividjian, speaker, and author ofMothers Together, Weather of the Heart, andA Search for Serenity

I have ministered on the streets and in prisons for nearly forty years and I know firsthand the power of God to change lives, to reach down and touch someone everyone else has written off as worthless and hopeless. Karla Faye Tucker was such a person. She stands as a trophy of Gods gracea life turned around. Nicky Cruz, author ofRun, Baby, Runand founder of Nicky Cruz Outreach

May this story of Gods ability to redeem find its way into the hearts of people of all ages. Like Karla, may many who think they have come to the end of everything find a living hope that opens the door of discovery to salvations healing surprises. Jill Briscoe, author of over forty books and director of Telling the Truth Media Ministries

If you want to understand the power of forgiveness and the positive effect it can have, you need to read this book. Linda Strom masterfully details the changes God made in a hardened criminals heartand how He can touch yours, too. James Robison, President of LIFE Outreach International, Fort Worth, Texas

Karla Faye Tucker Set Free is a provocative and moving book about the forgiveness that comes from God and radiates through us for othersforgiveness that we cannot express or receive outside of Christ. Karla Faye Tucker celebrated life dying, and through her death she allowed us to celebrate life with her. This book is a must-read for those who feel hope is unreachable, for those who find forgiveness alien, and for those who want to know what it is to celebrate life. Jorge Valds, author ofComing Clean

Ive been in thousands of prisons, visiting over 250 last year alone. I have yet to see an inmate that was more genuine in the Christian faith than Karla Faye Tucker. The grace of God is seen beautifully in this woman who has gone to the depths of sin and the heights of relationship to God. This story of redemption is exciting and captivating. Bill Glass, founder of Bill Glass Ministries

Karla Faye Tucker Set Free is a book that went straight to my heart and took me to my knees. On every page the reality of Jesus penetrates the message. This is a story we all need to hear. Regardless of circumstances, mistakes, or broken lives there is hopeHis name is Jesus! Nancy Grisham, assistant director of the Billy Graham Institute of Strategic Evangelism

This sensitive and compassionate book is full of profound and moving insights. All who read it will be moved by the intense peace that Christ brings into a persons life. Richard Plowman, special assistant to the president of Bill Glass Ministries

Karla Faye Tucker Set Free goes beyond a story of victims and offenders to tell of amazing transformation. Amid one of the most controversial death penalty cases of our time is the story of one woman who turned Death Row into a place of life and hope. This book is for anyone who needs to know that God is still in the business of changing even the hardest of hearts. Bob Watson, area director for Prison Fellowship

To Stephen Leonard Strom,
born January 24th, 1998,
eight days before Karla Faye Tucker was executed.
The angels danced the day you were born,
my precious grandson.

And to Karla Faye Tucker.
On February 3, 1998, you joined the angels
in their dance. How we miss you,
our compassionate friend.
Keep the party goingwere on our way.

Linda Strom and her husband Dallas are the founders of Discipleship Unlimited, a healing ministry that reaches out to prisoners, their families, and others in need of healing. DU is a nonprofit organization run by volunteers from across the country. Linda is a contributor to Just Between Friends by Terry Meeuwsen. Linda and Dallas have three children and two grandchildren.

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