Matthew Karchner | Author | Speaker
The Church: We Shoot Our Wounded
Finally, my 3rd ex-gay testimony book is finished. PRAISE THE LORD! CLICK HERE to buy Kindle e-book or Paperback. KINDLE E-BOOK COVER $2.99 (left) & PAPERACK COVER $9.99 (right) The Church: We Shoot Our Wounded finds an ex-gay prodigal returning to church to meet his resentful older brother. The Lord's calling requires that he stand …
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Everyone has a favorite movie. Back in my hopeless “drinkin’ days,” I watched several that touched me deeply on repeat and insisted that all close friends watch them with me. Satan rules Hollywood (2 Cor 4:4). However, if the Lord wants to reach a person, He is powerful enough to get a message through some …
Click linked text or logo below to listen (1hr, 15mins): Two grateful guys discuss their respective deep-sin testimonies and related topics. Forgiven sin is ministry. Praise the Lord! https://livemanaworldwide.org/a-conversation-with-joshua-t-berglan-matthew-karchner/ "For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things." 1 John 3:20 "Now the just shall live by faith: …
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Click linked text or logo below to listen (25 mins): Honored to be featured on "Radicalove Podcast" with Edwin247 2/24/2022 We covered male headship, the fall of the U.S. church (operating as a business or government entity - 2 Tim 4:3-4), destructive heresies and ex-gay testimony. Praise the Lord! "And the LORD God said, It …
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Click linked text or logo below to listen (23 mins): Click here to watch our interview on "Writer's Talk" 02/03/2022 Elijah did not ask me to promote him, but I will. Click here to watch his most recent film or here for its IMDB page. Elijah's story is compelling. Before his 20th birthday, he founded …
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Click linked text or logo below to listen (44 mins): Honored to be interviewed by Gary Wilkerson 02/03/2022 Prior to the interview, I researched Gary's well-known father. David Wilkerson, The Cross and the Switchblade author and Teen Challenge founder, previously pastored a church in Philipsburg, PA, next to my hometown of Clearfield (rival high school …
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Click linked text or logo below to listen (1 hr, 44 mins): Honored to be featured on "The Watchmen Podcast" with Pastor Deejay & Tommy Gunn 1/11/2022 We covered male headship, the fall of the U.S., the state of the church, destructive heresies, ex-gay testimony and evangelism in the U.S. contrasted with Cambodia. Praise the …
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Note: Straight 2: ExGay Adventures in Christ ebook is now available for Kindle pre-order. Paperback will be available on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Buy here. Judging a book by its cover, one might glance at the title of Straight: an ExGay Prodigal Story and imagine that I am declaring myself "once gay, now straight". However, …
In January of 2009, my best friend and I followed a Craigslist puppies ad from Pittsburgh to Youngstown, Ohio in a major snow storm. As we entered the basement of a house, puppies scattered in every direction. A "rebellious sort" at the time, I identified with the one that wedged himself underneath something and would …
Matthew Karchner | Author | Speaker 