1.0Preacher’s Kid: Honest Faith, Real Worldhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/preacherskidremimshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/preacherskid/author/remimsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BxWl59m86k"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/preacherskid/2011/12/dog-its-god-spelled-backwards.html">Baxter’s legacy: Dog, it’s God, spelled backwards</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/preacherskid/2011/12/dog-its-god-spelled-backwards.html/embed#?secret=BxWl59m86k" width="600" height="338" title="“Baxter’s legacy: Dog, it’s God, spelled backwards” — Preacher’s Kid: Honest Faith, Real World" data-secret="BxWl59m86k" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> I love dogs. I believe in the unconditional love and loyalty these furry companions give as a gift from God. Our relationship with these animals in unique and special. It goes beyond the rational and into the transcendent, even the spiritual. They know us in ways we do not understand; they seem to sense our…http://blog.beliefnet.com/preacherskid/files/2011/12/p_1020321_baxter_xl-240x300.jpg