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The Way of Love
William Miller
Morehouse Publishing
Oct/2025, 256 Pages, Paperback, 5.5 x 8.5
ISBN: 9781640658882
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, The Gospel According to Sam is newly revised and updated with brand new stories of joy, love, and hope surrounding the Fearless Earless Airedale, Sam.
The Gospel According to Sam is a collection of “animal stories for the soul,” written by William Miller, a priest and storyteller with an earthy sense of humor and a southern sensibility that has you laughing out loud. Sam is Miller's Airedale, a lovable, "wounded healer" of a dog who survived a house fire that burned off his ears but couldn't extinguish his spirit. Sam becomes a vehicle for healing, humor, adventure, spiritual growth, and prayer for Miller and his friends, neighbors, and parishioners.
Heartwarming and thought-provoking, Miller’s meditations on life and faith aren't limited to Sam or even just dogs; birds, pigs, squirrels, rabbits, fish, bugs, and yaks feature in his stories. Twenty years after it first released, The Gospel According to Sam is still touching reader’s hearts. Featuring new stories of people who found God through Sam, dogs that have been rescued in his memory, and the sermons of him still being preached, the book brings people together in ways that only animals can.William Miller is an Episcopal priest and writer who has lived in Hawaii, New Orleans, Chicago, and Texas. He served as rector of St. Michael and All Angels Church, Libue, Kauai, and as rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas. He has rescued and raised nine dogs, starting with Sam, the inspiration for his book, The Gospel According to Sam: Animal Stories for the Soul. He is also the author of The Beer Drinker’s Guide to God: The Whole and Holy Truth about Lager, Loving, and Living, and The Last Howlelujah: Tails from the Trail. He lives in Round Top, Texas.