Missed that one

I thought this was a wonderful book; Ian is a very good writer. It was inspiring to read how he was able to triumph over the alcoholic influence of his father. His book fell short when he decided to elucidate about his experience in church when he heard the words,'forgive me.' Sadly the nun who interpreted that for him was far, far doctrinally off-base. This was not a message from God asking for forgiveness, God, Jesus never needs to be forgiven by us, just the thought of it is almost unholy. Its as though she was telling him what she thought he needed to hear; while what he needed to do was 'forgive his father' himself. Forgiveness is not primarily about the one who offends us as it is our own spiritual growth. I am somewhat puzzled as to why Thomas Nelson was willing to publish this section of the book, given the misguided theology of God that is not accepted across the Christian spectrum. I would definitely recommend this book with the caveat that people understand the section about 'forgiveness' is not a doctrinal statement.

Towards the end of the book we see an Ian that is spiritually strong in determining not to make the mistakes his father made with him, and to guide his children in the ways of the Lord. I would have however enjoyed the second half of the book being a little more like the first; for the second half seems to skip over his life's story more than the first half. It is definitely a book where there are places everyone can associate with; Ian definitely is a creative writer. I received this book from Thomas Nelson publishers for an honest evaluation.
'JESUS, MY FATHER, THE CIA, AND ME.' CRON,Ian Morgan. Thomas Nelson Publishing
ISBN: 9780849946103