Creativity

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Most of the time we talk about being “Outside the box” with our creativity. Seth has a great post about creativity inside the box. Check it out here…

Book Review: Revolution

Bob FranquizUncategorized

I just finished “Revolution” by George Barna. First, let me say that I appreciate George Barna and his organization for providing the church with much needed statistics that serve as the thermometer that gets stuck in the mouth of our culture. For that, we should all we thankful for the work these fine men and women do… Now, to the book review. Quite honestly, I didn’t like the book. It was an easy read, which is the sign of a good writer. Yet I found myself struggling with the book’s content. George’s premise is that there are a growing number … Read More

2 New Podcasts

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There are 2 new Podcasts that I want to tell you about: #1 – The Catalyst Podcast – The 1st episode is an interview with Andy Stanley. #2 – Jack Black’s Nacho Libre Confessional – Jack Back is just a hilarious guy that I jokingly call “my mentor.” The podcast is him talking nonsense about his new movie. It’s about 4 minutes long and it’s funny! itunes is the place to get it…

Book Review: The Secret Message of Jesus

Bob FranquizUncategorized

I just finished “The Secret Message of Jesus” by Brian McLaren and it was fantastic! The purpose of the book is to explore what is the Gospel that Jesus preached and what it the kingdom of God. I am a big fan of Brian’s writings. I believe that he is certainly one of the best writers in the church today. His style is engaging, his thoughts are profound, and his topics are courageous. I literally underlined 60% of the sentences in this book. My favorite aspects of the book were his exploration into the political world that Jesus was born … Read More

20 Random Thoughts Friday…

Bob FranquizUncategorized

Many thoughts swimming in my head today. Here they are: #1 – “The anger sharks are swimming in my head!” My first line reminded me of this movie quote. Anyone remember what it’s from? #2 – I’ve been listening to DOA by the Foo Fighters today. Great Song! #3 – I’m more than 50% done with my Easter message! – This is a first for me. I’m usually agonizing over it the week of. This year, I’m so excited about it I’m ready to explode! New series. New…Can’t say anymore! Must stop typinggggg! #4 – Speaking of Easter – This … Read More

The coolest gift ever!

Bob FranquizUncategorized

I walked into the office this morning and found a square package sitting on my desk. I opened it and it was an autographed baseball signed by #33 Jason Varitek, captain of the Boston Red Sox. My buddy Tadd was kind enough to track Jason down (who attends his church by the way) and get him to autograph a baseball for me. Anyway, Tadd you’re awesome! Thank you so much for this great gift!

Thoughts on Publishing… (Part 2)

Bob FranquizUncategorized

This is part 2 of a post that I wrote a week ago. You may want to read part one before reading this. If you don’t, I won’t be hurt. When it comes to publishing, you’ve got basically 2 options: Self publish or shop your manuscript. Both have advantages and disadvantages. So I’ll list some of them and let you make your own decision: Advantages to shopping your manuscript and publishing through a traditional publisher: #1 – There is a perceived sense of being “Legit” when you have major publisher’s logo on the back of your book. #2 – You … Read More

New Bloggers…Kind of…

Bob FranquizUncategorized

Well, they actually aren’t new bloggers. They are just new to my “cool blogs” section. I need to change that name. Can someone help me with a new name for that section of my blog? Here are a few people I’ve added. I’m sure many of you know about these guys. For the six of you that don’t, then you’re in for a treat. Steve McCoy – Steve is a fellow American Idol lover (that just sounded weird!) and keep me current on all the happenings of Calvinists throughout America. Mark Driscoll – Pastor of a cool church that’s modeling … Read More