Courageous Hearts
A 52-Week Devotional Guide to Social Justice through Self-Development. The Be The Messenger Framework, one week at a time, with weekly reflections, prayer, and journaling practices that connect the healing inside with the justice outside.
Available in paperback, hardcover, and a fillable digital version.
What's inside
Identity, Culture, Diversity, and Respect are the four concepts at the center of the book. They are fundamental to self-development and to understanding the environments we live and work in, and they are shaped by our own life experience. Handled with care, they enrich our relationships. Mishandled, they lead to conflict at home and at work.
Each week brings a devotional, a prayer, and pages for sketching and writing your own reflections. The book asks you to train your mind the way an athlete trains the body: through repetition, until a new way of seeing yourself and the world becomes muscle memory. Readers are invited to adapt the devotionals and prayers to their own beliefs.
Achieving social justice is a journey, not a destination. It takes introspection, commitment, and action. It means examining our own attitudes, biases, and behaviors, not only the systems around us. And above all it takes courage.
Order the book
Three ways to get it. Schools and groups ordering in quantity can email info@brianchadstarks.com for a purchase order.
Buy on Amazon
Paperback and hardcover, shipped by Amazon.
Buy directly from Dr. Starks
A physical copy from his own stock, packed and shipped by Dr. Starks.
Digital edition
The fillable digital edition lets you type your reflections directly into the book on a tablet or computer, with an instant download after purchase.
Read it with a group
Courageous Hearts travels well with a staff book study after the Be The Messenger training, and schools can order in quantity.
From a reader
"Dr. Brian Chad Starks has a unique ability to draw out the courage within you, encouraging you to face your fears and societal barriers that challenge living with a courageous heart. He helped me see the power in my own story and guided me to step into my confidence with grace and determination."
