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Deborah Smith Douglas

Deborah Smith Douglas is author of The Praying Life (Morehouse, 2003) and, with David Douglas, Pilgrims in the Kingdom: Travels in Christian Britain (Upper Room, 2004).

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Shared solitude: My life as an oblate

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Real Kids, Real Faith: Practices for Nurturing Children's Spiritual Lives

I wish this book had been around 20 years ago....

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