Category Archives: Animals

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Saving God’s Natural Systems

From Dean Ohlman on March 25, 2012

If I had my druthers, I’d live in a house with a large back deck that overlooks a wooded marsh with some open water. I could spend my waning years taking in the cycle of seasons and observing the wildlife … Continue reading »

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Creature Praise

From Dean Ohlman on February 14, 2012

I’m not sure how many churches today still incorporate in their worship the traditional “Doxology” sung to the tune of the “Old Hundredth.” It was so common in the past and familiar enough now that in almost any crowd gathered … Continue reading »

Beyond the Joy of Pets

From Dean Ohlman on February 12, 2012

If you continue reading the biblical story about Nathan and David in 2 Samuel 12 [see Friday’s post], you discover another very important understanding about life and death: because of God’s judgment, David and Bathsheba lost the child they conceived … Continue reading »

The Joy of Pets

From Dean Ohlman on February 10, 2012

Frisky was by far my most favorite childhood pet. A beagle/fox terrier mix, he was the terror of the local rabbit population—once almost catching one before it ducked into a small culvert. Sadly, his love for chasing rabbits led to … Continue reading »

Do Animals Have Souls? (part 2)

From Dean Ohlman on February 8, 2012

I’ll never forget the almost mystical experience a friend and I had on a July day at the top of Beartooth Pass just north of Yellowstone. We had stopped to see what a couple other folks were looking at down … Continue reading »