The Gospel According to Sam - 20th Edition by William Miller (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

"William Miller is a magician with language. His stories are beautifully written. They're parables, gateways into the deep mysteries of life, love, and death. They find wisdom in dogs and humor in stingrays, and great joy in the everyday wonders of life. The simplest things become beautiful and, right before your eyes, divine."-- "William Broyles Jr., screenwriter, Apollo 13, The Polar Express, and Cast Away"