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The books · 2 of 2

Deeply Planted

The companion volume.
Written by Nic LaLonde & Mark Gai · Published May 2025.

About the book

Deeply Planted is the companion volume to The Art of Encouragement — about the roots that make resilience possible. If the first book is the story of rebuilding, this is the story of what you rebuild on.

Together the two books carry one conviction: nobody is finished yet.

Who this book is for

  • Readers of The Art of Encouragement who want to go deeper into the roots
  • Small groups, congregations, and study cohorts pairing both books
  • Anyone looking for what endures beneath the seasons of their life

For reading groups

  • What has carried you through a season when nothing above ground looked alive?
  • Where are you planted — and who planted alongside you?
  • What is one root you could tend this month, quietly and on purpose?

Get the book

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  • Authors — Nic LaLonde & Mark Gai
  • Published — May 2025
  • ISBN — pending (added with the verified listing)
  • Companion — The Art of Encouragement (2023)

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