Jesus told us where he ""lives,"" and that he would prepare us a place there. Is our death the entry point? Must we struggle on, trying to be perfect? At a heavy pain-point in life, Judith was given a summer at an old, run-down ranch. And she wrote. Sky Mesa Journal is the account of a soul's unraveling and reweaving--and the simple metaphors of nature that moved her forward. The birds and beasts and ragged hills spoke up--in paradigm. They told her what she had never really known of that sacred understanding: God's Kingdom. It happens down deep or not at all. This mysterious inner...

Preface by Manoj Jain, MD, MPH. Dr. Jain is an Infectious disease physician, writer, and a national Leader in healthcare quality improvement. Dr. Jain writes regularly for the Washington Post and a Memphis newspaper, The Commercial Appeal. His writings also appear in the New York Times and The Times of India. Dr Jain received his engineering, doctorate, and public health degrees from Boston University. He has served as a consultant to the World Bank on HIV, and has been interviewed by CNN and National Public Radio. "Dean has had more than a fair share of challenges in his life. As a teen, he...