Churched One Kid's Journey Toward God Despite a Holy Mess |
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Author:
| Turner, Matthew Paul |
ISBN: | 978-1-299-13050-0 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
Publisher: | The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group
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Imprint: | WaterBrook |
Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $44.97 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionHe 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.
"From the Hardcover edition."