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Chain Breakers: A Novel About The Naked Truth
It is Matt West’s 14th birthday, and in a tense moment Matt finds himself rescuing another teen trapped and hanging by his legs from the sharp barbed wire on top of the stadium fence. Matt helps the boy escape, but the victim’s shorts remain hopelessly bound in the barbed wire, and the boy he rescues falls to the ground naked. Kids are gathering.
In a moment that changes his life, Matt hands the injured boy his own shorts — leaving himself completely naked. Matt refuses to hide, and defiantly stares back as a kid he doesn’t like videos him. Things seemed even worse when the sheriff pulls up and his 14-year-old daughter -- who Matt knows -- sees him naked.
Matt becomes a hero to his family and the first responders for his self-sacrifice, yet when the video goes viral on a pornographic web site Matt suddenly learns who his true friends are, and that pornography is a horrible plague for teens and young adults everywhere.
Matt's friends learn of a web site called MyChainsAreGone.org that helps them defeat the effect of pornography in their lives. Together they skinny-dip in an old farm pond and learn that simple, innocent nudity is a powerful tool to fight the errors of modern Christian purity thinking of the body. As they study the Bible, they face temptation and sweep it out of their lives. The teens form a club called the Chain Breakers that helps other teens in their church and town escape the porn cycle and live free. As their church is split by their understanding, an old preacher explains they have learned a truth as old as the Bible itself, and that God can use their innocent naturism.
The families of these brave young men and women get organized, and a whole new Christian ministry of healing is formed. Read along as the Chain Breakers change lives, have fun, and learn about real freedom.
If you are struggling with the effects of pornography in your life or the life of someone you love, this book has been written to help you understand you can once again have the mind of a child when it comes to lust, worldly thinking, and porn. You can join a Christian Naturist movement that has accepted the power of Christ's sacrifice to heal the mind that has been so damaged by Satan's lies.
In a moment that changes his life, Matt hands the injured boy his own shorts — leaving himself completely naked. Matt refuses to hide, and defiantly stares back as a kid he doesn’t like videos him. Things seemed even worse when the sheriff pulls up and his 14-year-old daughter -- who Matt knows -- sees him naked.
Matt becomes a hero to his family and the first responders for his self-sacrifice, yet when the video goes viral on a pornographic web site Matt suddenly learns who his true friends are, and that pornography is a horrible plague for teens and young adults everywhere.
Matt's friends learn of a web site called MyChainsAreGone.org that helps them defeat the effect of pornography in their lives. Together they skinny-dip in an old farm pond and learn that simple, innocent nudity is a powerful tool to fight the errors of modern Christian purity thinking of the body. As they study the Bible, they face temptation and sweep it out of their lives. The teens form a club called the Chain Breakers that helps other teens in their church and town escape the porn cycle and live free. As their church is split by their understanding, an old preacher explains they have learned a truth as old as the Bible itself, and that God can use their innocent naturism.
The families of these brave young men and women get organized, and a whole new Christian ministry of healing is formed. Read along as the Chain Breakers change lives, have fun, and learn about real freedom.
If you are struggling with the effects of pornography in your life or the life of someone you love, this book has been written to help you understand you can once again have the mind of a child when it comes to lust, worldly thinking, and porn. You can join a Christian Naturist movement that has accepted the power of Christ's sacrifice to heal the mind that has been so damaged by Satan's lies.
366 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 27, 2022
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March 15, 2022
This book is intended to promote Christian naturism. I get that. I got it in the first chapter. But it repeats the same thing over and over. "Hey, skinny dipping and praying can save you from pornography and bad thoughts. It desensitizes you sexually." Then they pray, get naked, and jump in the water. Then they move on to the next convert, do it all over again, pray a lot, and convert somebody else. I have no problem with anyone believing in the beliefs presented in this story. I actually agree with some of the sentiments. But it doesn't work because the plot is too preachy and repetitive. If you want to convince the reader that this story could really happen, you need to show some characters having doubts, even feeling revulsion over some of these ideas initially, struggling with the behaviors, debating, arguing, accusing,.. all those things real people would do. And then gradually bring at least one main character around to the conclusions you want them to reach. You can't just say it over and over. You need to show it happening. This book could be good... with more work. It has things in it worth reading even if it doesn't get seriously revised.
February 13, 2022
The story is a tale of redemption through humility.
A very American tale,
A group of young people (mainly boys) set out to save themselves from porn by adopting a naturist lifestyle. They use the power of prayer to help them overcome Satan. It is certainly a feel-good read.
The missing star
There are lots of biblical references, the story of Isaiah spending 3 years naked comes up too many times.
There is the threat of a push-back from Satan ... but by the end of the book, it hadn't started.
The religiosity of the way the story is written might jar with European reader
A very American tale,
A group of young people (mainly boys) set out to save themselves from porn by adopting a naturist lifestyle. They use the power of prayer to help them overcome Satan. It is certainly a feel-good read.
The missing star
There are lots of biblical references, the story of Isaiah spending 3 years naked comes up too many times.
There is the threat of a push-back from Satan ... but by the end of the book, it hadn't started.
The religiosity of the way the story is written might jar with European reader
March 16, 2023
Two sides to the coin.
On the one hand, this is a rather two-dimensional story with characters that are indistinguishable from each other and a plot with no major conflict.
On the other hand, this book convicted me about how little I've been interacting with God through prayer and Scripture recently and reminded me of the power that He possesses and gives. It gave me more confidence in my perspective of Christian naturism and made me want to further my studies in aligning naturism with Scripture.
So, I'm very grateful for this book. It's given me food for thought.
On the one hand, this is a rather two-dimensional story with characters that are indistinguishable from each other and a plot with no major conflict.
On the other hand, this book convicted me about how little I've been interacting with God through prayer and Scripture recently and reminded me of the power that He possesses and gives. It gave me more confidence in my perspective of Christian naturism and made me want to further my studies in aligning naturism with Scripture.
So, I'm very grateful for this book. It's given me food for thought.
October 14, 2023
Get ready to see the world in a different light.
I stumbled upon this book while looking for a good read in Kindle. At first I was not sure I wanted to read it, but after a couple of chapters it peaked my found it interesting as it mirrored some of my thoughts about what is wrong in our present world. I am not a religious person but I did enjoy the book.
I stumbled upon this book while looking for a good read in Kindle. At first I was not sure I wanted to read it, but after a couple of chapters it peaked my found it interesting as it mirrored some of my thoughts about what is wrong in our present world. I am not a religious person but I did enjoy the book.
September 5, 2024
What a beautiful story.
I loved this book and made sure that my wife got to read it. I intend to have my grandson read it too. This was an incredible story that I wish everyone would read. This author is incredible. I hope that he will write many more books because I will order them all.
I loved this book and made sure that my wife got to read it. I intend to have my grandson read it too. This was an incredible story that I wish everyone would read. This author is incredible. I hope that he will write many more books because I will order them all.
May 14, 2024
This is a great look into the freedom that can come from non-sexual nudity. It truly is a chain that can be broken and cast off. At times throughout the book, things seemed idyllic, but isn't that what we should want, to be reunited with God in the way he designed.
March 8, 2022
God is great I
I wish understood this when I was a kid or even when my kids were kids. But God has his own time and place everything. Thank you Lord Jesus!
I wish understood this when I was a kid or even when my kids were kids. But God has his own time and place everything. Thank you Lord Jesus!
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