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Bo's Caf�: A Novel (Paperback)

by John Lynch (Author), Bill Thrall (Author), Bruce McNicol (Author)

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Windblown Media; 1 edition (Sep 25 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 193517004X
ISBN-13: 978-1935170044
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13.2 x 2 cm
Shipping Weight: 114 g

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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High-powered executive Steven Kerner is living the dream in southern California. But when his bottled pain ignites in anger one night, his wife kicks him out. Then an eccentric mystery man named Andy Monroe befriends Steven and begins unravelling his tightly wound world. Andy leads Steven through a series of frustrating and revealing encounters to repair his life through genuine friendship and the grace and love of a God who has been waiting for him to accept it. A story to challenge and encourage, BO'S CAFE is a model for all who struggle with unresolved problems and a performance-based life. Those who desire a fuller, more authentic way of living will find this journey of healing a restorative exploration of God's unbridled grace.

About the Author

Bruce McNicol is president of Leadership Catalyst, Inc. and an international speaker and consultant. He holds a master's in theology and a doctorate in organizational and leadership development. Previously he served for ten years as president of the international church planting organization Interest Associates.

Bill Thrall serves as vice-chair of Leadership Catalyst, mentor, and coauthor of the bestselling TrueFaced resources (www.truefaced.com), The Ascent of a Leader, and Beyond Your Best.

John Lynch is a national conference speaker and writer for LCI, holds a master's of theoology from Talbot Seminary, and has twenty years' experience as a teaching pastor of Open Door Fellowship. He's also cofounder and playwright of a theater troupe in Phoenix.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, Oct 22 2009

By	Tara Robertson "tarasview" (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I loved this book. I was hooked from the first page. I love how real the characters in Bo's Cafe are. It was a very believable story line and I would definitely recommend this book to both men and women. Bo's Cafe is filled with amazing spiritual truths and a hearty dose of reality. Excellent.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Come and ride in the Electra with Steven and Andy!, Nov 24 2009

By	Canadianladybug "Canadianladybug" (Ottawa, ON, CANADA) - See all my reviews

I had mixed feeling when I started this book but with time I came to love the characters and discover a little bit more about myself in the story. I must tell you that I was first attracted to the book by its cover - mostly the restaurant part of it. But while reading about Bo's Caf� in the book, I have a different kind of picture in my head.
The story is all about grace. In a way it's a different kind a prodigal story. One of the main characters has some issues with anger and this is perturbing his marriage and family. Out of the blue he meets another guy named Andy who offers him to ride in his 1970 Electra. Have you ever had someone you don't know totally out of the blue suggest something about a problem you have just because they were listening to the conversation you had with a friend? I did. And it's weird. Totally unexpected and usually your reaction you be like the one I had in my head "Yeah! That's nice but why are you telling me this when I don't even know you...". Anyhow, I think Steven must have reacted the same when Andy approached him. Ah! I can even picture his face...
Turns out the group who meets at Bo's Caf� is very supportive and encouraging. They open their arms and are more than willing to be vulnerable as they share their stories. Bottom line, you learn throughout the book that it's important to be honest with yourself and be yourself. It's hard to trust and be vulnerable but it has to be done.
At the end of the book, an employee working at the company of Steven comes to him for help. Turns out she has problem with her dad. And then we learn that Andy also had issues with his dad. It got me thinking... I had issues with my own dad in the past - how is was physically present but absent at the same time, how I felt that I didn't measure out to his dreams, how abandoned I felt when he went to ski on more difficult path a few times and leaving me on the easier ones, how he left home... I'm fortunate that God has worked in my heart and allowed me to meet with him before he died in 2000. Honestly I don't think I was ever close to him. And maybe I still have some hurts inside. But my Father in Heaven is there for me and He will help me to heal. I know because He did it before.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Bo's Cafe - Well Worth The Journey, Nov 18 2009

By	Laurie Skelton - See all my reviews

I have stumbled across some pretty awesome books lately... in of all places Walmart where I came across A Love Revolution by Joyce Meyer and also, Bo's Cafe written by John Lynch, Bill Thrall, and Bruce McNicol.

I am not into writing this typical book reviews, but I wanted to share a few of the things contained in this book which resonated with me. And one of the first things which really and truly welled up depths of compassion and understanding was that I realised that we all have an 'Andy' in our lives. We don't always appreciate this person in our lives, but God has put them there all the same. An Andy is not someone who tells us what we want to hear, they are not someone whom we can control or manipulate - but they are someone that is continually bring God's truth into our lives in whatever way He will allow. And to be honest, I was welled up with compassion and understanding because this book screamed at me just who that Andy was.

'Ever notice that when someone tries to fix someone else, that person don't stay fixed?'

'You can only mature and get real wisdom in community. Isolation produces the Unabomber.'

'That answer could come only by someone offering him a safe place, someone who could handle the worst about him. Only then could Andy stop pretending.'

'I've come to believe that there are no together people. Only those who dress better than others.'

'See man, if safe is just nice and sweet, where everybody's smiling at you and nobody's ever dealing with nothing, that's not safe. That's a retirement home. I like nice. Even Hank likes nice. Push comes to shove, nice wins. But nice ain't enough for safe. A safe place isn't a soft place.'

'Safe is a place where you can get out the worst about you and they don't run you off, talk you down, or head for the hills. It's having someone to stand with when you start to face the shameful stuff, man. It's where you can be a jerk and still have a place at the table the next day...where you don't have to hide or fake or pretend or bluff. Safe is being loved more for revealing your crap, not less. Safe is not having to 'man up' or be coerced to 'get real' or none of that nonsense.'

I have a lot of thoughts on this book, aside from the realisation that I do have an Andy in my life. I have to admit, that I love this books' definition of what safe is. A question came up recently between several friends and I on this quote.

'Modern Christianity. Worshiping a homeless guy on Sunday and ignoring homeless guys on Monday.'

And it helped us to evaluate what the definition is of community. We want to think that community is our church, but I believe that our understanding of community needs to be drastically expanded.

I say this, because I could easily consider, a small city in the southwest of England to be my home, a place where I belong, my community. And I do identify with my dear counterparts in the UK. But I can actually hinder what God wants to do just by trying to define 'where' my community is.

Another thing, which this book illustrated for me, goes beyond community really and instead touches on the subject of being genuine.

I once read the book, Posers, Fakers, and Wannabe's by Brennan Manning and the book is a good one, which illustrates how we tend to hide in different ways despite knowing that we can never hide from God, and we can never outrun him. But I believe that Bo's Cafe illustrates so much more this simple truth, that we are afraid to be real with one another, we are afraid to allow this truth in our lives, and mostly we are afraid that God will expose to others how fake we really are.

The invitation of Bo's Cafe is to community and truth, and I believe that this book reveals these things in very deep ways. In as many ways as The Shack demonstrated how much God is set at redeeming us, this book is about how God is reaching out to us despite all of our awkwardness, and all of our lies. And it is well worth the journey.

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