Ian Morgan Cron wrote one of my favorite books ‘Chasing Francis’ (CF). CF had a huge impact on me and helped me see things differently so when I learned of his new book ‘Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me’ I was very intrigued. Thomas Nelson gave me a free e-book to read. This was my first ebook to read on the ipad and it was a great experience.
I do have to say this book, to me, was not as good as CF but it was still an amazing read. Since I had not had experiences that he talks about in the book, growing up with an alcoholic father, a lot of the stories I could not relate to. I could relate the stories through friends I have and just the feeling of what it would be like to grow up in that house. Do not get me wrong this book was great and defiantly worth the read.
One of my favorite moments in the book has me laughing so hard that I was crying. Cron talks about his first communion and the trials of getting to the church. His imagery was so vivid of the drive that I felt like I was in the over-stuffed car trying to get up the hill and the mayhem that followed afterward.
A few great take away quotes are “we’re all one decision away from disaster’ I had never heard it put this way but it struck me as a deep truth. No one is better than anyone – we really are living this life by the grace of God. Another great quote was ‘A young boy needs a father who tells him that life is a loaner, who helps him discover why God sent him to this troubled earth so he doesn’t die without having tried to make it better.’ really is that not something everyone needs?
This book actually comes out today. Buy it from amazon in paperback, kindle form or buy it form apple ibooks.
About The Author: http://www.iancron.com/
About The Book:
An entertaining, touching memoir of life with an alcoholic father who secretly works with the CIA, a dark pilgrimage through the valley of depression and addiction, and finding a faith to redeem and a strength to forgive.
At the age of sixteen, Ian Morgan Cron was told that his stockbroker father actually worked with the CIA. The story of this world-rocking discovery is the stepping-off point into a fascinating exploration of one man’s alternately heartbreaking and humorous journey to faith and spiritual growth.
Born into a family of privilege and power, Ian’s life is populated with colorful people and stories, including the account of an alcoholic father who takes his family on a wild roller-coaster ride through wealth and poverty and back again. Includes tales of a nearly blind English nanny who teaches him what love means, a famous New York radio personality who saves his life, a simple carpenter who leads him to faith in Jesus, and his own personal journey from addiction to twenty-three years of sobriety.
Believers and seekers alike will be moved by how Ian uncovers and honors what is sacred in his story, how he discovers God in the struggle to find redemption, and how the mysterious movement and presence of God is woven throughout the adventure of his life.
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