Page 1 - ((PDF)) I Once Was Lost: My Search for God in America by Don Lemon,Little, Brown & Company

((PDF)) I Once Was Lost: My Search

for God in America by Don

Lemon,Little, Brown & Company

In a deeply personal follow-up to his #1 bestseller This is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends about Racism,
a modern media iconoclast faces a test of faith—and reveals how such tribulations can make us stronger, as
individuals and as a nation.Renowned journalist Don Lemon always had a complicated relationship with
God. He cherished the Southern Black church he was raised in, but struggled with the fundamentalist
rejection of his right to exist as a gay man—one who wanted to marry his longtime love in a church wedding
with all the traditional trimmings. In his work as a reporter, moreover, he saw his fellow Americans losing
faith in a higher power, in institutions, and in each other.Setting out to understand the place that religion has
in our lives today, Don turned a journalistic eye on ancient stories and found connections that sparked
memories, conversations, and chance encounters. Then, suddenly, his world unraveled: In a blaze of
inglorious headlines, Don was ousted from his high-profile network news job and tasked with redefining his
role in the shifting media landscape. But through a year of personal changes and professional whiplash, he
kept his “eyes on the prize” and ultimately found what he was seeking: grace, within himself and in this
nation we call home.Rich with humor and Louisiana realness, I Once Was Lost is a prayer for a country that