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By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged
Come to think of it, I guess I did.
I asked in a recent column — inspired by the adorableness of my basset hound, Frannie — if we might see furry friends in heaven.
I’ve received so much precious response to that piece, along with a few emails that reminded me why dogs — and not certain grumpy humans — are considered man’s best friend.
In the name of fairness, I’ll start with the negative feedback.
A reader named David Justice (not the retired baseball player, I’m pretty sure) called my article pathetic. He sent me a link to a piece titled “Humans are Not Animals,” written by Dave Miller of Apologetics Press.
“I suspect you do not have enough BIBLE knowledge to fit on the head of a pencil eraser,” Justice wrote. “Read Dave Miller’s article, and maybe you can get enlightened a little.”
I’m intrigued because I never contemplated fitting Bible knowledge on a pencil eraser. Then again, Matthew 19:26 indicates that “with God all things are possible.”
This column appears in the online magazine Religion Unplugged.
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