“Pros-pe-ri-ty!”“Right! Abundance is the messenger of prosperity. When abundance arrives at our lives, it doesn’t come only to satisfy our desires, but especially to make us desire more!”“More?”“Much, much more! Desire is the great messenger. Stop desiring is the same as shutting up.”“So I should desire abundance?”“Of course not!” Bruce bent, almost giving her a karate blow. “Do not make that mistake! We end up becoming that which we desire. See your...

“Pros-pe-ri-da-de!”“Isso! A abundância é a mensageira da prosperidade. Quando a abundância chega em nossas vidas, ela não chega apenas para satisfazer os nossos desejos, mas, principalmente, para nos fazer desejar mais!”“Mais?”“Mais, muito mais! O desejo é o grande mensageiro. Parar de desejar é o mesmo que se calar.”“Então eu devo desejar a abundância?”“É claro que não!” Bruce se envergou, quase dando um karatê nela. “Não cometa esse erro! A gente a...

The Architects of GraceA Dystopian Allegory Where Logic Ends and Grace BeginsTHE CITY DEMANDS PERFECTION. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DISCOVER SOMETHING BETTER?Welcome to Neo-Alexandria, a city of endless twilight and iron-fisted Logic. Everything is measured, everything is clean, and everyone knows their worth is defined by their Works. Emotion is a flaw. Mystery is ...

The Salvation SchemaA novel of redemption, escape, and the price of true freedom.In Havenwood, salvation is a rigid doctrine. For Sarah, it's a prison.Twenty-year-old Sarah has lived her entire life under the silent, crushing weight of her father's legalistic gospel and the all-seeing judgment of the First Baptist Church of Havenwood. Every prayer is a performance, every day a tightrope walk above condemnation. Inside, a storm o...

Explore the beauty and capacity of your soul through a modern update of Teresa of Ávila’s spiritual guide.In 1577, Teresa of Ávila, a Carmelite nun in Ávila, Spain, was asked by her superiors to write a spiritual guide for her Carmelite sisters. Her teaching, The Interior Castle (or The Interior Mansions), is now among the most widely read and studied Christian mystical texts. This paraphrased version stays true to the text, but simple structure a...

The Architect's design is failing. The world of Optimization is crumbling. And the only way home is through the fire.In the wake of their harrowing escape from Neo-Alexandria, Elias, Seraphina, and Anya find themselves cast into the Nexus of Discord-a fractured dimension where the laws of reality are dictated by the whims of a fallen creator. Guided by the scarred guardian Azael, the trio must traverse a landscape designed to punish hope and weaponize shame.

Communication and the Work-Life Balancing Act: Intersections across Identities, Genders, and Cultures offers scholarly research related to work-life balance in today’s environment, with a particular focus on the fields of communication and gender studies. The chapters examine the choices, challenges, and gendered experiences that women and men face as they navigate structures of work, domestic duties, and childcare in search of balance. Underpinning this text is the notion that work-life b...