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The Blueprint: A Plan for Living Above Life's Storms [Hardcover]

Kirk Franklin (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)


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Book Description

May 18, 2010
Seven-time Grammy award winning artist offers an inspiring blend of God and grit for building a fulfilling life

"The Blueprint is a transparent approach to talking about issues-from marriage to politics to sex and religion-and it's from my perspective. Not from a Princeton, mainline, protestant, evangelical or liberal viewpoint, but from a 2010 Christian moderate with swag."
--Kirk Franklin

Gospel artist Kirk Franklin's faith wasn't always as strong as it is today. His father abandoned his family; his mother constantly told Kirk that he was an unwanted child and left him to be adopted when he was four; his sister became a crack addict; he never saw a black man who was faithful in marriage. Despite his shaky foundation he found strength and success through his music and through God.

In The Blueprint, Franklin will explain how by communicating with life's architect, God, he learned to see hardships as necessary life propellants and moved on to become the bestselling gospel musician in recent history, as well as a devoted husband and loving father.

This is not a step program, it's a lifelong journey. With Franklin's guidance, you will:

-pursue your dreams without losing yourself in the chase
-do some lifescaping to eliminate the "weeds" that hold you back
-declare your life to be drama-free
-get past your fears, so you can live and love fully
-pass the baton to future generations by leading by example

It's time to take faith out of the church pews and into our everyday lives. With hope, devotion, and strength, The Blueprint offers a plan to help you move beyond hardships to create your own personal Blueprint for life.

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Franklin is a musician and seven-time Grammy Award winner whose early life was anything but a blueprint for success. Yet succeed he did. Born to a teenage mom who didn't want him and to a father he never knew, he was adopted by his aunt. Franklin was introduced to Christianity early on, but his home environment was harsh and unloving. Given his history, this artist's future often seemed dismal, and yet Franklin tells his fans that God reached down and changed him, and slowly, but markedly, transformed his thinking and his lifestyle to one that followed a pattern of biblical manhood. Throughout the text, Franklin expounds upon faith, relationships, parenting, sex, and marriage, with a casual, energetic verve that will either win readers over or annoy those who find it disorganized and underedited. No doubt, Franklin's story is told to ennoble men and women of faith, but much of the content comes across as put together in piecemeal fashion. (May)
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"One of the biggest superstars in gospel...Franklin revolutionized gospel with his hip, contemporary sound."
-Jet

"Kirk Franklin is his genre''s most consistently successful mainstream artists for the past fifteen years, thanks to his fusing of gospel messages with hip-hop and pop beats."
-USA Today

"Once again, Kirk Franklin takes the church beyond the traditional, transitioning his life''s experiences into life lessons. Clearly there is more to this man than great music. You will feel the beat of his heart and faith."
-T.D. Jakes




Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  • Hardcover: 231 pages
  • Publisher: Gotham (May 18, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1592405479
  • ISBN-13: 978-1592405473
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,095 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Kirk Franklin's The Blueprint, May 22, 2010
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Kirk has an amazing way of connecting to his readers - no matter what walk of life, where you stand in your faith - whether you have faith - he is able to reach beyond the book to impact your life your heart. This book will have you laughing one moment and crying the next - it is truthful, honest, REAL! Run to go get this book - you will not regret it.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Kirk has done it again, May 22, 2010
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I have read a lot of books, but this one hits every angle , issue for a lack of a better word. You must read it. kirk has you doing a lot of self evaluating. EXCELLENT READ!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I misjudged Kirk. I owe him an apology., September 30, 2010
This review is from: The Blueprint: A Plan for Living Above Life's Storms (Hardcover)
I just finished Kirk's book last night. It was refreshing, honest, revealing, scripturally sound, and well written. I thought I was going to get the "all over the place" Kirk that you see at the concerts but it looks like he took on the real responsibility of delivering honest advice from his own perspective. Some books are "bookshelf" books and some books are "Goodwill" books. This is a "bookshelf" book.

I look forward to the next one.

R.

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