Personal Growth

"He had a life-long love affair with deviled eggs, his homemade canned fig preserves, and buttermilk served in martini glasses garnished with cornbread." --Obituary from Gulfport, Mississippi So-called "funeral food" is having a moment. Comforting...

2020 has been a year like no other. It has brought us unparalleled danger, as well as unparalleled opportunity for real change.With the uprising triggered by George Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers still going strong, there have...

"Finally: an engaging, evidence-based book about how to battle biases, champion diversity and inclusion, and advocate for those who lack power and privilege. Dolly Chugh makes a convincing case that being an ally isn't about being a good person--it's...

Do you find yourself overwhelmed with life itself?Are you struggling with fear?Has it been years and you still can't seem to move past fear?If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you are not alone. Fear is one of the most crippling things one...

Manuel Jose Muros (Manny) is a student of life, a metaphysical interpreter, and an avid spiritual teacher and practitioner. His book comprises two parts. Part One - Autobiography - A Journey into the Mystical, reveals a riveting personal journey from his...

Manuel Jose Muros (Manny) is a student of life, a metaphysical interpreter, and an avid spiritual teacher and practitioner. His book comprises two parts. Part One - Autobiography - A Journey into the Mystical, reveals a riveting personal journey from his...

The Master Plan is less of a road map and more of a philosophy that we should all take to heart: We are all better than our worst decision, our sense of justice should honor the redemptive possibilities inherent in every person, and our destinies are...

Standing between you and the man you CAN be is one thing: The Mask of Masculinity. Lewis Howes grew up as an athlete. He was a two-sport All-American, played almost every sport in high school, and went on to play football professionally. Howes then...

In The Life of the Honey Bee, two young girls, Em and Noel, cope with the destructive, fatal choices made by their mother during her life after her death. Their mother, Marian, suffered great tragedies in her lifetime, causing her to lose compassion for...

Rewrite your story--and this time, you make the rules. Were you the victim of childhood bullying based on your identity? Do you carry those scars into adulthood in the form of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dysfunctional...

A concise, inspiring, universally appealing primer on how to achieve success.

The God Who Grieves is a sermon series that I preached in the latter part of 2012. Since I use a manuscript when preaching, I have chosen to publish these manuscripts with a minimum of editing. In this sermon series, I look at how God presents Himself,...