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Books by
Dr. Ralph B. DeVaul, Jr.
These books were born from nearly three decades of walking with warriors, caregivers, and survivors through the valley. Each one offers a path toward clarity, agency, meaning, and resilience.
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The Mind Equipped
A Guide to Clarity, Agency, Meaning, and Resilience
The Mind Equipped is the culmination of nearly three decades of chaplaincy, trauma-informed pastoral care, and spiritual formation. Written for veterans, caregivers, survivors, and anyone navigating suffering, this book offers a path toward becoming whole again.
It blends psychology, Scripture, and lived experience to help readers understand their story, reclaim their agency, and rise with renewed purpose. The Mind Equipped teaches that suffering is real, but it is not final.
This book is a companion for anyone who has walked through the valley and is ready to begin again.
Clarity in Confusion
Agency in Adversity
Meaning in Suffering
Resilience
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Rooted to Rise
The Spiritual Architecture of Resilience
Rooted to Rise explores the deeper formation work that strengthens the soul — the sword in one hand, the plumb line in the other. This companion to The Mind Equipped expands its core themes into a practical journey of wisdom, understanding, and faithful action.
Written for service members, families, leaders, and anyone seeking grounded strength, Rooted to Rise offers a framework for courage, clarity, and hope that endures. It is a guide for those who want to live with integrity, lead with compassion, and rise with purpose.
Wisdom That Steadies
Courage That Endures
Hope That Rises
Formation
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The Fallen Sparrow
A Journey Through Calling and God's Faithful Presence
The Fallen Sparrow follows the long arc of a calling — from the runways and aircraft of military life to the quieter, harder work of faith tested and renewed. It is a story about what it means to be carried even when you feel grounded, and to trust a faithful presence through seasons of loss, service, and rebuilding.
Drawing on decades of military chaplaincy, Dr. DeVaul offers a deeply personal account of calling — one that speaks to anyone who has wondered whether they have been forgotten, and discovered they have not.
Calling
Faithful Presence
Military Life
Restoration
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The Power of Presence
How Depth, Honesty, and Attention Transform Every Relationship
Presence changes everything. It changes the way you lead, the way you love, the way you listen, and the way you show up in every room you enter.
After enough healing and honest soul work, you stop performing and begin to live from a deeper center — one that pours clarity, steadiness, and truth into every relationship.
The Power of Presence is a short, potent guide for leaders, warriors, caregivers, and anyone who wants to live awake. With the calm authority of a seasoned chaplain and the insight of a trauma-informed psychologist, Ralph B. DeVaul, Jr., PhD offers a path toward deeper connection, healthier leadership, and a more grounded spiritual life.
Depth Over Performance
Honest Connection
Grounded Leadership
Attention