Hokey Pokey: Curious People Finding What Life Is All about

His mission? To encounter people who are curious enough to be dangerous. To talk with those who have found professional peace, even in the midst of doubt. To meet individuals who are living with passion and purpose.

From teachers to theologians, from Wall Street to Washington, each person shares their unique take on finding meaning in whatever we do. Part chronicle, part conversational, and completely hilarious, Hokey Pokey offers life lessons filtered through Turner's one-of-a-kind style.

So even if you haven't arrived, the journey there can be a trip. Which just may be what it's all about.

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Written with wit and sensitivity..., 2008-04-15

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Written with wit and sensitivity...
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for ReviewYourBook.com, 4/08
Matthew Paul Turner, author of Hokey Pokey, shares the stories of other people. Turner learned long ago the importance of listening. Few people have learned that lesson. He shares his experience of volunteering in a nursing home. Bingo Night was the highlight of the resident's week. The lesson he learned was to "focus on what God has given me in the here and now." At the end of each section are question to assist you in "finding what life is all about." The key to this book lies in the subtitle, finding, not found. We should never stop searching. We should never stop growing. I found the story of Turner's first dance was very touching. He was brought up in a strict Christian household and taught that dancing was wrong. A substitute teacher assured him that was ridiculous. She taught her class to do the Hokey Pokey. Turner states that he felt free for the first time in his life. Hokey Pokey is written with much wit and sensitivity. Turner forces readers to examine their own life.



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Finding Freedom in Hokey Pokey, 2008-04-04
Matthew Paul Turner has written about 15 books in the past five years, most of which challenge status quo Christianity through titles such as "Provocative Faith" and "What You Didn't Learn from Your Parents about Sex."

Turner's latest book, "Hokey Pokey," brings his sarcastic wit to the table along with personal stories and interviews to find what God's calling means for individuals.

This book is for college students and others who are still searching for some sort of purpose. Although the title sounds a little hokey, the content shows Turner knows what he's talking about. Turner carries an edge with him that you may be able to see with other authors such as Donald Miller.

One of the most appealing things is that Turner recognizes he's not a theologian, but a storyteller who doesn't have a set formula for "living your best life now."

"Hokey Pokey" shows that Turner understands the power of true stories over fiction, and he uses this to his advantage. He gets to the root issue of the book through the story of how he learned the Hokey Pokey.

Turner grew up a fundamentalist Christian going to a private Christian school that preached dancing of any sort was "sexual" and should be banned. However, he encountered a rogue substitute teacher who taught the class the Hokey Pokey.
Turner said this was one of the first times he felt free.

He delves deeper into what God's calling is through more stories from his past, and through insight he has learned through his journey. Turner shows that Christianity has made God's calling more of a career and not as much about a lifestyle.

It is here where he calls the subculture out and shows how living free is living God's calling for humanity.

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