Author Description

In 1980, Howard Isom, after sowing wild oats in his youth, settled down and spent the next nine years building a life around family and church. He had everything most people desire—a good marriage, beautiful children, church participation, community involvement, secure finances—yet a restless drive for something more drove him to a self-destructive lifestyle that ultimately cost him everything that he had achieved and the people he loved. But For Mercy is a story of ruin and redemption, of despair and hope, of brokenness and restoration. Isom’s collected letters and personal writings from his 20 years of incarceration following a conviction for second-degree murder, paint an honest picture of his journey from rock bottom to new heights in walking with God. But For Mercy illuminates the amazing grace of God and the power of redeeming love where guilt and shame once held a man captive. Howard Isom is a living testament to God’s mercy in making all things new in a life surrendered to Him. His narrative holds stories of miracles and poignant testimonies only possible but for mercy...