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Four Time Felon

Four Time Felon

by Rick Scadden

About This Book

Society's labels never define who you are--or who you are capable of becoming. Barely an adult, Rick Scadden's future looked bleak. He was a convicted felon battling addictions, unable to break free from the darkness pulling him under. The patterns he repeated were destructive. The healthy relationships he formed were broken. In time, he would be homeless, dead, or in prison for life. Then everything changed. In Four Time Felon, Rick shares his story of recovery and rebirth and reveals that it's never too late to start again. This is one man's story of being given a divine second chance--at rock bottom--and finally deciding to take it. No matter the obstacles you face, the wrong turns you've taken, or the damage you've caused, discovering the path toward redemption is possible. Raw, heartbreaking, and inspirational, Four Time Felon will help you hang on to hope and know that God is always on your side.
Memoir Personal Development
Rick Scadden

Rick Scadden

Rick Scadden is a pastor at City Point Church in Loveland, Colorado, and the author of Four Time Felon: Finding Hope in the Ashes. He grew up on food stamps and welfare with young parents who struggled with addiction and a father who was in and out of prison. A high school dropout, he served five and a half years in prison after a car accident that changed his life, and he turned his life around while he was there. After the book launched in January 2026, Rick and his wife started Hope Beyond Bars, a nonprofit that puts copies of the book into prisons, county jails, and halfway houses. He has now given away more copies of the book than he has sold.

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