Straight To Hell A Memoir

2026 Illumination Book Awards - Gold Medal 2026 International Book Awards - Finalist 2026 Readers' Favorite Book Awards - Finalist 34th Annual Writers Digest Book Awards - Honorable Mentionhow Much Of Yourself Are You Willing To Sacrifice To Be Loved?raised In Poverty In The Backwoods Of South Alabama, John Grew Up Amid Violence, Instability, And Fear. Home Was Never Safe. Love Was Never Secure.when A Small Pentecostal Church Offered Safety, Purpose, And Belonging, He Embraced It Completely.but Belonging Came At A Price.to Remain Part Of That World, He Had To Hide The Truth About Himself-a Truth He Was Taught Would Send Him Straight To Hell.so He Abandoned Himself And Became The Person Everyone Needed Him To Be.a Husband.a Father.a Pastor.for Years, He Believed That Obedience, Sacrifice, And Faithfulness Would Finally Earn Him A Place To Belong.then His Brother Terrys Death Shattered The Certainty Holding That Life Together.