The Blueprint

A Plan for Living Above Life's Storms

By: Kirk Franklin

Narrated by: Dion Graham

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 64-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 21st century

©2010 Kirk Franklin (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"One of the biggest superstars in gospel....Franklin revolutionized gospel with his hip, contemporary sound." ( Jet)

"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)

Real and Relevant

I enjoyed the unwashed, unfiltered truth that was put in print. Bravo! I have and will continue to recommend this book. It's worth reading because the topics and contents are timeless.

Powerful Tool - GET THIS BOOK

Floored by his candid look into his life as he explains how everyone has a blueprint to follow that was designed before your existence. This is intriguing, thought provoking and educational. The delivery is good as well. I suggest you add this to your cart.

A little of Everyone...

This book touches on all of the things that we face daily and show us how to work through them one at a time. I'm listening to it a second time within a week of the first reading.

helping my mind focus

I walk every morning to your music and I really just wanted to hear a word so I found this book and i love it I walked 7 miles and now I am hungry for another one but could not find any more

Much better than I anticipated!

I'm not sure what took me so long get give this book my full attention. I should have known that his abilities as a writer would be just as interesting in a book as they are in a song. Awesome & entertaining !