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

Franklin, Kirk

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9781441857897: The Blueprint: A Plan for Living Above Life's Storms

ISBN 10: 1441857893 ISBN 13: 9781441857897

Publisher: Brilliance Audio, 2010

Seven-time Grammy award-winning 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. Franklin’s real world words of wisdom will help guide you to: � 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.

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From the Back Cover:

Kirk Franklin’s life was hardly built on a firm foundation. His father abandoned the family. His mother also abandoned Kirk, and constantly told him he was an unwanted child. He was adopted by his sixty-four-year-old Aunt Gertrude at the age of four. His sister became a crack addict. He never saw a black man who was faithful in marriage. Without a blueprint, he struggled mightily yet managed to triumph even more mightily, dedicating his life to helping others find hope during hardship. With The Blueprint, he provides an inspiring blend of God and grit to deliver real-world words of wisdom on provocative topics including: � The true definition of manhood � Deadbeat dads, divorce, and other sources of despair in family life � Why faith that only takes place in a church is dead � The consequences of sex and the responsibilities of parenthood � His own identity as a son, father, husband, singer, and African American � What it means to be a “Christian moderate with swag” in the twenty-first century

About the Author:

Kirk Franklin is the top gospel artist in Nielsen Soundscan history, selling more than twelve million albums and more than twenty #1 gospel hits. The host of his own BET talent search program, Sunday Best, he is the winner of seven Grammy awards, six NAACP awards, and many other honors. Also the author of the memoir, Church Boy: My Music and My Life, he lives in Texas with his wife, Tammy, and their four children.

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