My dog, Jackson, and I lived together for over eight years. Along this path I discovered parallels between how my dog responded to me and how I want to respond to my God. Of course, the analogies are incomplete, and not everything that Jackson did was noteworthy as a spiritual lesson. Jumping up on the sofa …
“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” Josh Billings I would characterize Jackson as a dog whose love language was “touch,” but that is probably not a strong enough descriptor. His love language was more like “press.” If I stopped to pet or scratch him, he …
In the last post I introduced you to my dog Jackson, a most fearful and skittish canine. Chalk some of this up to his pedigree, dubious as it seemed to be, since he was part Dalmatian. The rest of his jumpiness seemed to be related to a traumatic history that apparently involved brooms and other …
The "Golden Thread" is a collection of writers who have written (or are still writing) about a life lived by the indwelling Spirit of Christ, a life of union with the Triune God and continual, conscious, conversational communion with Him. These writers, some of whom spent time or even died in prison for their New Covenant …
Meet my dog, Jackson. I acquired him from the local shelter along with his “bunkmate,” Abby (with the red collar). Abby was a great-looking Labrador mix, with an estimated age of 10 or 11 years. She and Jackson, who was thought to be about four years old, arrived at the shelter together and appeared to …
Here we report on hymns and songs that express New Covenant truth. So many hymns and songs are weak if not sickly from the perspective of our New Covenant relationship with our God. Look here for hymns and songs the lyrics of which reflect the truth of the Gospel of the Kingdom. Why this matters: …
Back last April I was seeking the Lord to direct me regarding blogging. He directed. A great many people who identify as Christian are not in the habit of conversational communion with Him. To hear some tell it, our God no longer speaks directly to His people. These people will tell you that if you …
Jackson - A Most Unusual Dog. The pictures with this post is of Jackson, who was truly a most unusual dog. A pound rescue from 2015 (one of a pair of dogs I adopted that year), Jackson went on to be locally famous for his uncanny ability to find people who needed, well, and empathetic …
Image via author, Ice Lake, Wallowa Mountains, Oregon In our last post on true faith, we learned that Paul says works without faith is dead. James says faith without works is dead, but faith that produces obedience is a justifying faith. How shall we measure the truth of our faith? We can do so against …
Image via author, White Cloud Peaks, Idaho The writer of Hebrews stated that "...without faith it is impossible to please God...." But how shall we understand the nature of true faith? Some argue that faith requires no action, that belief in the facts is sufficient to count as true faith. These will point to Romans …
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