God Gets a Dog

God Gets a Dog
Author: Patrick M. Sheridan
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2007-01-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 146708669X

Saint Peter narrates a story that begins when God stops by the Pearly Gates and says, "I'm thinking of getting a dog." He asks Saint Peter for his opinionas towhether He should create the perfect dog from scratch or go over to Doggy Heaven to select one. Saint Peter suggests that God consider Mozart,a dachshundthat Saint Peter has been watching and considers to be the funniest dog he has everseen on earth. Mozart arrives in Heaven within the month and interviews with God to become His dog. Mozart's humor and total candor win God over and God asks Mozart if he would like to be His dog. Mozart asks that it be a package deal and that his younger brother, Elvis, who had died suddenly only a few days before Mozart, be allowed to stay as well. God says that Elvis can be Saint Peter's dog and help guard the Pearly Gates. Mozart and Elvis spendtheir time exploring Heaven, talking withsaints,visiting God's Comedy Club, and searching for their roots and heroes. The best conversations are betwen God and Mozart, in which Mozart never runs out of questions and topics to discuss with God. Mozart and Elvis decide Heaven is really a wonderful place, but could be a little more dachshund friendly. Together they come up with the firstsuggestion list that God has ever received. These and other suggestions lead to what Saint Peter describes as the biggest change in Heaven since the addition of the Pearly gates. The ending is one that the reader will never forget. Filled with humor and poignant moments, GOD GETS A DOG will be enjoyed by everyone who loves God, likes dogs, and enjoys one of God's greatest gifts to humanity, our sense of humor.

GoD and DoG

GoD and DoG
Author: Wendy Francisco
Publisher: Center Street
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2010-09-20
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1599954273

God and Dog is a phenomenon. First appearing on YouTube, the video of Wendy Francisco's charming animated illustrations and moving song tells of the unconditional love of both God and Dog. With over 2 million YouTube viewings to date, Francisco's story appeals to all ages, to animal enthusiasts, to people of religious persuasions, and especially to anyone who has been loved by a dog. Now in book format, Wendy's touching narrative will be expanded on through additional lyrics, illustrations, photographs and some of the powerful mail that is continually being sent to Francisco.

The Dog That Talked to God

The Dog That Talked to God
Author: Jim Kraus
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2012-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1682998339

A wonderfully quirky, heart-breaking, heart-warming and thought-provoking story of a woman's dog who not only talks to her, he talks to God. Recently widowed Mary Fassler has no choice except to believe Rufus, the miniature schnauzer, who claims to speak to the Divine. The question is: Will Mary follow the dog's advice, and leave everything she knows and loves? Is this at the urging of God? Or is it something else? Will Mary risk it all or ignore the urgings of her own heart?

God Got a Dog

God Got a Dog
Author: Cynthia Rylant
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2013-10-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442465190

Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant and two-time Caldecott Honoree Marla Frazee imagine a God living among us in this spirited and moving collection of illustrated poems. What if God was living a human existence? What might God do to pass the time? Write a fan letter? Get a desk job? Make spaghetti? Take a bath? Get a dog? A sublime book for all ages, God Got a Dog celebrates the simple things in our world while taking a long, close look at what it means to be human. The soft, reflective, and often humorous words and pictures create a glimpse into everyday life through wide and wondering eyes that blends the familiar with the profoundly spiritual. These poems were originally published by HarperCollins without illustrations as part of a larger collection entitled God Went to Beauty School ©2003.

So God Made a Dog

So God Made a Dog
Author: Worthy Inspired
Publisher: Worthy Inspired
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2017-08-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1683971078

Every dog is different, but each loves his or her human in a special way. Often they are brave, noble, and strong. Sometimes they make us laugh, at them and at ourselves. Always they make us feel less alone and more loved. These ninety devotions will encourage and inspire you as you see how God is revealed in the antics and actions of our four-legged friends.

God's Dog

God's Dog
Author: Hope Ryden
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2005-05
Genre: Coyote
ISBN: 0595350364

For two years naturalist/photographer Hope Ryden camped in remote areas of the West observing and photographing coyotes. With eloquence and clarity, she describes the private life of this much-maligned animal in a book that has been heralded as the classic treatise on the subject. While observing her controversial subjects, Hope endured hardships and peril, events she weaves into her beautiful story. "As full of charm and tenacious inquisitiveness as the appealing animal she pleads to see allowed to live." -The Washington Post "A faultless and reasoned attitude." -The New York Times

God's' Dog

God's' Dog
Author: Jonathan Pageau
Publisher: God's' Dog
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-11-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781738726202

Wander into the margins in this loose and epic exploration of the legend of Saint Christopher, the dog-headed warrior. God's' Dog marks a shift in storytelling, in which the end becomes the beginning and the monster carries the king into a new world. "...a striking, beautiful and intriguing piece of work: the kind of story we need more of in the world." Paul Kingsnorth Award winning author of The Wake and Beast

What Dog Lovers Know About God

What Dog Lovers Know About God
Author: Brenda Ayres
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1512736562

What have dog lovers learned or can learn about God through their relationships with canines? Plenty, especially when the Lord is the trainer. What Dog Lovers Know About God consists of an easy-to-read, entertaining narrative about experiences with dogs that are full of spiritual lessons sure to benefit the individual reader and/or a Bible study group. Through stories about losing a pet and about rehabilitating rescued dogs, this book explains how to: cope with death and loss, have a relationship with God, be confident in ones salvation, be freed from those things that bind us, learn to trust God, study the Bible, do spiritual warfare, identify our true enemy, become more like Jesus, hear God, know His will, appreciate fellowship, endure and understand suffering and trials, embrace our own rehabilitation, have patience through training, love the leash, live in dog-wagging joy, and best of all, know Gods unconditional love.

God Needed a Puppy

God Needed a Puppy
Author: John Gray
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Total Pages: 27
Release: 2018-08-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1640601805

Edgar the Owl and Freddy the Fox show readers of all ages how saying goodbye to a beloved animal does not mean saying goodbye forever. A portion of proceeds will be donated to animal shelters around the country. ---------- When John's puppy Samuel died unexpectedly at just six months old it brought a profound sadness to their home and a sense that this was just not fair. For the first time John understood how a child must feel when they lose a pet of any age, asking themselves, "Why?" Hoping to turn his pain into something positive, John put pen to paper and wrote a story to help any child who has lost a pet. In God Needed a Puppy John guides children through the grieving process by using friendly animals from the forest to explain the reasons why a beloved pet sometimes has to leave us. He reassures them that this "goodbye" is not forever and offers hope that other furry friends will someday come into their lives.

Dog Heaven

Dog Heaven
Author: Cynthia Rylant
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2010-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545337534

A comforting and playful exploration of a beloved dog's journey after a happy life on Earth. In Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant's classic bestseller, the author comforts readers young and old who have lost a dog. Recommended highly by pet lovers around the world, Dog Heaven not only comforts but also brings a tear to anyone who is devoted to a pet. From expansive fields where dogs can run and run to delicious biscuits no dog can resist, Rylant paints a warm and affectionate picture of the ideal place God would, of course, create for man's best friend. The first picture book illustrated by the author, Dog Heaven is enhanced by Rylant's bright, bold paintings that perfectly capture an afterlife sure to bring solace to anyone who is grieving.