The Meaning behind “Straight”

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, …

Ex-Gay Testimony Dramatically Retold

Please Note: This blog post is a teaser for the book, Straight: an ExGay Prodigal Story. Thanks to #Unshackled for revising (some details changed) & acting out my #ExGay #Testimony as a dramatic story for radio. Click the following link to listen (30 mins) - https://unshackled.org/program/matthew-karchner-pg/ Praise the Lord.🕇 Any of us could die at …

Swimming

Please Note: This blog post is a teaser for the book, Straight: an ExGay Prodigal Story. An English teacher, my grandma made use of the high school pool. During lunch breaks, she swam laps and continued at the YMCA into her golden years. I started taking swimming lessons at the YMCA early in life. Later …

Motorbikes

Please Note: This blog post is a teaser for the book, Straight: an ExGay Prodigal Story. My first motorbike was a Honda XR80, a gift from my parents for my 10th birthday. A few years later, a used Honda XL185 was passed down to me. Scars remain to tell the tale of bounding down wooded …