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Desert Companions: Wilderness Encounters with the Sacred
Good news, I have signed new book contract with Wipf and Stock, academic publishers in Eugene, Oregon. Walter Brueggemann recommended them to me, and they have already published three of my desert spirituality books. This book is Desert Companions: Wilderness … Continue reading