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Churched: One Kid's Journey Toward God Despite a Holy Mess

Matthew Paul Turner

3.4/5 ( ratings)

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 , women wouldn’t have been caught dead in a pair of pants , 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.

Language: English

Pages: 226

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Waterbrook Press

Release: October 07, 2008

ISBN: 1400074711

ISBN 13: 9781400074716

Churched: One Kid's Journey Toward God Despite a Holy Mess

Matthew Paul Turner

3.4/5 ( ratings)

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 , women wouldn’t have been caught dead in a pair of pants , 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.

Language: English

Pages: 226

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Waterbrook Press

Release: October 07, 2008

ISBN: 1400074711

ISBN 13: 9781400074716

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