MSI Press Blog

    Today's Publisher's Pride is Anger Anonymous by Dennis Ortman, which recently reached #198 on Amazon in anger management self-help. Book Description: When you feel in the grip of anger, ask yourself these questions: Do you feel powerless to control your temper? Does your anger frighten you so much that you feel compelled to suppress it? Does your life feel unmanageable because of your anger? Does your preoccupation with the unfairness of life and being wronged interfere with your happiness Do you feel hopeless about finding a cure for your temper?  If you answer "yes" to these questions, you may be addicted to your anger. It acts like a drug that stimulates you, energizes you, and causes you to act insanely. Viewing your anger as an addiction, Dr. Ortman guides you through the time-tested Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous to find healing and growth. He shows how the Steps offer practical wisdom to use the natural energy of your anger wisely and well, neither s...

Today's Publisher's Pride is One Family Indivisible by Steven Greenebaum, which reached #341 in Unitarian universalism and #323 among Amazon top sellers in Christian ecumenism. Book Description: Throughout history we have divided ourselves into groupings of "us" and "them". One Family: Indivisible engagingly invites the reader into the deeply spiritual and lifelong journey of the author to find a way to acknowledge our differences without dividing and subdividing ourselves into competing tribes. It is a journey of mountain tops and deep valleys, but it leads to the inclusivity and mutual respect possible with Interfaith. This is a book for seekers of all races, ethnicities, and spiritual paths who search for that elusive goal of a community of love and inclusion that also respects our diversity. AWARDS Eric Hoffer Award Category Finalist, American Book Fest Best Books Award Finalist (religion) Keywords: interfaith, spiritual journey, common humanity, religi...

  Today's Publisher's Pride is Eternal Sprins: Joy Found in the Book of John by Bruce Floren which reached #232 in the Amazon category of motivation and spiritual growth. Book Description: What if joy isn’t optional in the Christian life—but essential? For many, religion feels heavy, demanding, and joyless. Yet Jesus promised life “to the full.” In Eternal Springs, the author draws from his deeply personal journey of leaving faith behind to pursue happiness, where he ultimately discovered that true joy could only be found by returning to Christ. Rooted in the Gospel of John and shaped by decades of lived experience, this book uncovers a vibrant, Spirit-led understanding of joy—not as shallow emotion, but as the divine energy that fuels love, grace, fruitfulness, and spiritual vitality. This is Christianity rediscovered: Joy that sustains rather than distracts Faith that overflows rather than burdens A life that becomes an attractive aroma to the glory of God Eternal Springs ...

Fireworks are supposed to be joy—color, sound, celebration, community. But for blind or deaf children, the experience is different, not lesser. And when we prepare for that difference with intention, the Fourth becomes something they can enjoy fully in their own way. For blind children, fireworks are a tactile and social event more than a visual one. They feel the crowd’s excitement, the rumble in the ground, the vibration in the air. Sitting close to a trusted adult helps them map the experience: “That boom was far away,” “That one was sharp,” “That one rolled across the sky.” It becomes a shared sensory story, not a visual one. For deaf children, fireworks are a visual and vibrational event. They see the sky bloom in color, but they also feel the soft thump in their chest or through the bench beneath them. Some children enjoy the flashes more when they know the pattern—slow rise, pause, burst. Others like being told when a big one is coming so they can anticipate the light. And f...