Churched

One Kids Journey Toward God Despite a Holy Mess

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He spent his childhood trapped within the confines of countless bizarre, strict rules. And lived to tell about it. In this first-hand account, author Matthew Paul Turner shares amusing-sometimes cringe-worthy-and poignant stories about growing up in a fundamentalist household, where even well-intentioned contemporary Christian music was proclaimed to be "of the devil."

Churched is a collection of stories that detail an American boy's experiences growing up in a culture where men weren't allowed let their hair grow to touch their ears ("an abomination "), women wouldn't have been caught dead in a pair of pants (unless swimming), and the pastor couldn't preach a sermon without a healthy dose of hellfire and brimstone. Matthew grapples with the absurdity of a Sunday School Barbie burning, the passionate annual boxing match between the pastor and Satan, and the holiness of being baptized a fifth time-while growing into a young man who, amidst the chaotic mess of religion, falls in love with Jesus.

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Reviews

Not a huge fan

By: Matt

I wanted to quit listening to this book several times, but suffered through so as to get a full impression of it. It never really got better. I feel that all this book brings to the table is some current examples of how the warnings of scripture come true... There are stories of the blind leading the blind and some wolves dressed in sheep's clothing, but other than that, it seems to be pretty n ... Read more (Posted on 3/25/13)
Nothing particularly powerful

By: Caleb

This book is a guys' story, intriguing at times, but mainly intriguing because you are wondering if he is going to completely reject Christ while throwing babies out with the bathwater, or manage to at least hang on to some shred of orthodox Christianity. I was left wondering in the end. I didn't feel that I was particularly helped in any way by the book, except that it did do a good job of showin ... Read more (Posted on 2/6/13)
fun

By: Philip

a very fun and entertaining story. It is a nice and simple look on youth and growing up in faith. A great book to listen to when in traffic! (Posted on 1/23/13)

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