Changed. Chosen. Hated.: "They remembered my sin. God remembered my name."

Changed. Chosen. Hated. is a raw, redemptive memoir by J.C. Thornton that takes you deep into the soul of a man who lived through the pit, battled demons-both internal and external-and emerged transformed by the power of Jesus Christ. More than a life story, this is a spiritual war journal-a brutally honest account of addiction, anger, betrayal, violence, loneliness, and rebellion against God, followed by a powerful awakening and divine calling.

From chaotic childhoods and dangerous streets to betrayal in the church and rejection from loved ones after salvation, Thornton doesn't hold back. Each chapter reads like a confession and a commission, exposing the cost of real change and the pain of being hated for doing right. This is for the outcasts, the misfits, the ones written off. It's for those who've lost everything but gained purpose through Christ.

Told in bold, unfiltered prose, this memoir breaks religious norms to reveal what true deliverance looks like-and what it demands. It is a call to live holy, walk upright, and speak truth no matter the cost. Thornton invites readers to confront their own mirrors, wrestle with their past, and believe that no matter how far gone they feel, God has not forgotten them.

Whether you're in the middle of your pit or climbing out of it, this book will grab you by the spirit and remind you: you weren't just changed-you were chosen. And if you've been chosen, you will be hated. But you will never be forsaken.