Churched, Matthew Paul Turner
Churched, Matthew Paul Turner
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Churched
One Kids Journey Toward God Despite a Holy Mess

Author: Matthew Paul Turner

Narrator: Matthew Paul Turner

Unabridged: 4 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/01/2011


Synopsis

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alissagraham on January 29, 2011

I chose the book Churched, by Matthew Paul Turner, because it describes me too. Having also gone to church my whole life and on top of that, Christian school, I wondered if I would be able to relate to "one kid's journey toward God despite a holy mess," (as the subtitle reads.) Turner grew up in Fun......more

Goodreads review by Jolene on December 02, 2024

I kind of want to give it 4.99 stars. My only critique is that I wish it had been a longer book. I would have really liked to hear more of Matthew’s journey after his childhood growing up in church. I think I needed to hear more of where he is now even though I really related to his childhood in a f......more

Goodreads review by Travis on March 07, 2018

I found this book pretty disappointing, and to be honest, if I'd realized at the start that it was from a Christian publisher I never would have bothered. That just...does not imply high quality. But it is also a sign that I am really not the audience for this. I'm not a Christian. I was raised in t......more

Goodreads review by Josh on July 28, 2011

Do you want to know a secret? I found a place where you can get some cool audio books for FREE (yes, they are legal!). The site is called ChristianAudio.com and it is a cool website that, while they normally sell their products, gives away a free audio book each month. It is thru one of these promotio......more

Goodreads review by Jon on February 22, 2011

often humorous...but mostly sacrilegious. stories told through the eyes of a child growing up in an external, legalistic, off-base, extreme, fundamentalist church. Not at all representative of all who are historic fundamentalists. Stories like these make me wish there was another word that would sep......more