Grace Behind Bars: An Unexpected Path to True Freedom

Grace Behind Bars shares the true and dramatic account of how Bo Mitchell, businessman and chaplain for the Denver Nuggets, inexplicably ended up in federal prison only to find God?s true freedom behind bars. Ironically, it?s in a six-by-nine-foot cell that God begins to free this driven Christian leader from his prison of performance and success. In the end, Bo realizes that God?s love is a gift, not something he must earn.But there?s more to the story: Just before Bo enters prison, his wife, Gari, becomes incapacitated by a brain illness and enters her own prison of clinical depression.Readers will see how the couple struggled together as their world fell apart, yet ultimately grew closer to each other and God behind the bars of their trials. This story will not only inspire and encourage readers, it will show them how they, too, can find spiritual freedom in life?s ?prisons? if they choose to see God?s hand in their lives. About the Author Bo Mitchel is chaplain and senior advisor for the Colorado Rockies. The former minor league baseball player has a master's degree in Christian leadership and has cofounded several nonprofits.                                                                                                                                                          Gari Mitchel directs consulting services for Crosswalk Fellowship in Denver. Married for more than 45 years, Bo and Gari have two children and four grandchildren.