Bono on Jesus
June 12, 2013 By Frank Viola 16 Comments
Bono: In Conversation with Michka Assayas is a fascinating book, especially for U2 fans. From the Amazon page: “Bono’s career is unlike any other in rock history. As the lead singer of U2, Bono has sold 130 million albums, won fourteen Grammys, and played numerous sold-out world tours, but he has also lobbied and worked [...]
How to Start a Blog in Less Than 10 Minutes
February 15, 2013 By Frank Viola 39 Comments
***THIS POST ALWAYS STAYS AT THE TOP. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE NEW POSTS*** Welcome to my blog! Subscribe to the blog via RSS feed so you don’t miss anything. It’s free. And please share the posts using the share buttons below. Thanks! While my blog and podcast are completely free, I earn income from Patheos and from affiliates. [...]
GOD’S FAVORITE PLACE ON EARTH
April 2, 2013 By Frank Viola 25 Comments
Update: God’s Favorite Place on Earth has already reached #13 out of all 7 million books on Amazon.com. I want to thank you all for making this happen, as unbelievable as it is. Welcome to the God’s Favorite Place on Earth landing page. You can purchase God’s Favorite Place from your favorite retailer. Here are some of them: Amazon (paperback) – [...]
A Jesus Manifesto for the 21st Century
June 18, 2013 By Frank Viola Leave a Comment
A Magna Carta for Restoring the Supremacy of Jesus Christ a.k.a. A Jesus Manifesto for the 21st Century Church by Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola What follows is the original essay that released June 2009. In 2010, the essay was expanded into a 200-page book and published by Thomas Nelson. The book is called Jesus Manifesto. Endorsements by [...]
God’s Favorite Place – 2012 Conference Message Part III & The Podcast is Now Working in iTunes
June 17, 2013 By Frank Viola Leave a Comment
The 77th episode of my podcast has just been published. Episode Overview The third talk from the 2012 God’s Favorite Place Conference. This series was the first public peek into the book by the same name, God’s Favorite Place on Earth, over a year before it was published. Listen to the Episode Click here to [...]
Larry Crabb’s New Book – Is Sarcasm a Form of Addiction Like Drugs and Porn?
June 15, 2013 By Frank Viola 1 Comment
Larry Crabb has just released a new book. It’s called Fully Alive: A Biblical Vision of Gender that Frees Men and Women to Live Beyond Stereotypes. In this hardcover by Baker, Crabb seeks to recover the biblical vision of gender and tries to encourage men and women to live according to their God-given identity per [...]
A Friend Who Cares – Henri Nouwen
June 14, 2013 By Frank Viola Leave a Comment
“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us [...]
Why I Gave Up Being a Talk Radio Show Host (Humor)
June 13, 2013 By Frank Viola 4 Comments
Awhile back, a friend of mine encouraged me to get into talk radio. So I tried. Once and only once. Never before, never again. It was a first-class disaster. This isn’t the whole show, but it’s the first phone call I got that night. . . and the last. Click the link below and listen [...]
Attention Bloggers: Get a Free Copy of GOD’S FAVORITE PLACE ON EARTH to Review
June 11, 2013 By Frank Viola 2 Comments
Friends, As a way to relaunch my new book (since the publisher ran out of stock for a month), the publisher is giving away 40 copies of the book to bloggers in an exchange for a review. Here are the conditions: 1. You must live in the USA (or provide a USA address to ship [...]
Are You Part of a Mastermind Group?
June 10, 2013 By Frank Viola 5 Comments
I’ve recently discovered the idea of a Mastermind group, and I have to say, this really resonates. If this idea is new to you, here’s a description of a Mastermind group. “There is synergy of energy, commitment, and excitement that participants bring to a Mastermind Group. The beauty of Mastermind Groups is that participants raise the [...]
The Bible is Not a Jigsaw Puzzle
June 9, 2013 By Frank Viola Leave a Comment
Chapter 11 of Pagan Christianity is called REAPPROACHING THE NEW TESTAMENT: THE BIBLE IS NOT A JIGSAW PUZZLE. You can read a large excerpt from this chapter on PDF (just click those underlined words). You may distribute this chapter to your friends and even post it on your website or blog if you like. George [...]
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June 8, 2013 By Frank Viola 47 Comments
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