Turner is so honest it hurts. Funny and sometimes a little eye-opening, especially if you've been in some of the denominations he writes about.

This book was so funny and witty, you just couldn't believe that you sat down to read it and hours later you were done! I really liked this book, and so glad I got to read it.

From the moment I opened the book I felt like I was transplanted into the world of Matthew Turner. He paints a vivid picture as he tells his stories which makes it easy to see yourself sitting right there experiencing the adventure with him. In addition he leaves you laughing a lot as he goes from one story to the next. A few of my favorites were his discussion with his friend Willie about Gods voice and God telling them what their careers should be, his adventures in purchasing Amy Grants Heart in Motion tape, and the day he and his family were at Sea World and he got his calling to be the Michael Jackson of Christian music. But even better than the humorous stories is how through each experience Matthew got a little closer to experiencing more and more of Gods grace.

I loved this book. I read all the good parts aloud to my mate, which was pretty much the entire thing. While I wasn't raised in a fundamentalist Christian church, I was surrounded by enough people who were that I could relate to Matthew's bewilderment over arbitrary restrictions and the apparent inability of the adults in the church to answer his belief and faith questions with any words beyond:* "Because I said so."* "This is the way we've always done it."* "Just do as you're told."And no matter what our religious backgrounds, we can all relate to the inconsistencies between church politics, church leadership, and church doctrine. Matthew highlights what is good and bad in religion today and does so with wry-wit, compassion and grace. More often then not, Matthew pokes fun at himself and his own search for truth, and through it all, he talks about how contemporary Christian music moved him from salvation through legalism to salvation by grace. This is a great book.This is a great book. I recommend it for both entertainment and spiritual growth. I would like to thank the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for providing me with a free copy of this book for my review. All opinions are 100% mine.

I wont lie to you. This book made me cry. Occasionally they were tender tears as I read about a certain experience and how it changed the author. But there were mostly tears of laughter when a particular sentence or anecdote hit my funny bone. That happened quite often and I got a lot of weird looks for laughing out loud.I appreciate Turner's honesty - it's refreshing in a world of glossed over opinions and political correctness. He is quite sarcastic and at times cynical. However it doesn't detract from the content of the book. Because there are many more poigniant moments than moments where you feel like he's taking a big bite into Christianity's so called 'sacred cows'. I give it five stars for hilarity, honesty and vulnerability.