Straight to Hell - Wilson, John Wesley
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John was a pastor, a husband, and a father-until the secret he'd spent a lifetime suppressing came crashing to the surface. Raised in poverty and marked by abuse, he found refuge in the Pentecostal church, where holiness demanded obedience and salvation required surrender. But when his sexuality emerged at twelve, faith became a war between who he was and who he was told to be. Believing that God would heal him if he stayed faithful, he married young, became a father, and rose to the pulpit, preaching the gospel that condemned him. A decade later, after removing his straight brother from life…mehr

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John was a pastor, a husband, and a father-until the secret he'd spent a lifetime suppressing came crashing to the surface. Raised in poverty and marked by abuse, he found refuge in the Pentecostal church, where holiness demanded obedience and salvation required surrender. But when his sexuality emerged at twelve, faith became a war between who he was and who he was told to be. Believing that God would heal him if he stayed faithful, he married young, became a father, and rose to the pulpit, preaching the gospel that condemned him. A decade later, after removing his straight brother from life support so he could die of AIDS, the fragile scaffolding of John's life gave way. He lost his marriage, his ministry, and the only world he'd ever known. Cast out by the church he once served, he fled and begged God to let him die. But death never came-only the slow, sacred work of becoming whole. Straight to Hell is a memoir of collapse and reconstruction-from religious indoctrination to spiritual authenticity, from shame to self-acceptance, from exile to homecoming. It's also a love story between a father and his daughters, the story of a man discovering grace outside the church, and of finally being loved without pretense. Both harrowing and redemptive, Straight to Hell speaks to anyone who's had to lose their world to find themselves. For fans of Boy Erased, Educated, and This Is How It Always Is, this is more than a memoir. It's a confession, a reckoning, and a call to courage.
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John Wesley Wilson, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist, author, and former Evangelical pastor whose life journey bridges faith, identity, and healing. Raised in poverty and abuse in the deep South, he found early refuge in a small Pentecostal church-a place that offered belonging and safety. But when his sexual orientation emerged at age twelve, he found himself caught between an indispensable faith and an unchangeable truth.Clinging to the belief that God would heal him if he remained faithful, John married his high school sweetheart, became a father, and rose to the pulpit-preaching a gospel that condemned the very core of who he was.After decades of repression, his internal world began to collapse-culminating in the moment he removed his straight brother from life support so he could die of AIDS. That breaking point became the beginning of his transformation.Straight to Hell is a raw and compassionate exploration of what happens when faith and truth collide. It speaks to anyone who has wrestled with identity in the shadow of religion, and to those seeking healing from spiritual abuse, identity shame, and internalized rejection. This is not just a memoir of survival-but a story of reclamation, authenticity, and the courage to stop running from yourself.