“Churched” is just an amazingly awesome book. I loved every bit of it. It is a compilation of stories from the life of the author about growing up in an independent Baptist church. I jumped at the chance to review this book because I too grew up inside the walls of an independent church/school and figured I would really appreciate the humor. (I knew there would be good humor because it was an independent Baptist church…you Indies know what I’m talking about.)
The stories Turner told are (though somewhat unbelievable to an indie outsider) funny, thought-provoking, and about 70% of them happened to me. Pastor Nolan was exactly like the pastor I knew growing up. The Sunday School teachers were the ones that taught me. The things they said, the things they did…it was all extremely familiar to me.
If you didn’t grow up in the Indie realm, then you may not appreciate this book as much as I did. If you did, I’d say this is a must read. Pick it up at Amazon here.
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You’ve piqued my interest! Can I borrow it?
Ron, I knew the stories hit close to home, but I’m glad to hear from you just how close they are. Scary.
I didn’t grow up in that particular subculture, but rather in the Christian homeschooling culture of the late 80’s and early 90’s, which had its’ fair share of real weirdos, though somehow we turned out fairly normal.
Here’s to making the best of your childhood and turning out normal!
I’m currently reading the copy you sent to me with your wife. I haven’t been able to put it down. It’s like reading my autobiography. It’s great!
I reviewed this book, too. How did you feel about how it ended?
Tanya, heading into the last chapter, I wasn’t sure how it would (or could) end. If his childhood was as similar to mine as this book would lead me to believe, I’d say he could fill another 3 or 4 volumes pretty easily.
While I did want to hear the rest of his stories, I think he did a fine job pulling it all together in the end.