All Dawgs Go to Heaven

Signs from the next world.

Teaser:

The Nichalsons don't expect you to believe something beyond the laws of physics is at work on their backyard patio.

But they do want you to know that the image that has now appeared on their grill cover certainly does look a lot like their old dog Fletcher.

"It's very freaky," Steve Nicholson said. "It is a little spooky."

"Yep, we've joined the club," his wife Peggy added with a smile.

She's referring to the seemingly endless parade of images that have been appearing on rather normal things in recent years (or at least as long as the internet has been around).

HT: Neatorama

On a more serious note . . . (depending on your viewpoint)

One night years ago, after having a bunch of friends over, a good friend started asking some very pointed questions about my faith specifically and Christianity in general.

At that time in his life he counted his dawg as best friend / soul mate (and it was a darn good dawg). He wanted to know if dawgs went to heaven. He even went so far as to say that he did not want anything to do with any belief system that did not allow for his dawg to meet him in the afterlife.

Somewhere in my reading or listening to sermons over the years, I heard one of the best explanations I have ever found on the issue.

The question was, if God is the god of the universe, is he also the god of aliens (assuming they exist)? What about animals? What is God's relationship to them? Do they have souls and do they go on to their own "great reward"?

The answer was that the Bible is the story of man's relationship with God. It is our story and our story alone. God's story for animals is between him and them - and not necessarily any of our business. Just as ol' Buckers cannot read the Bible and understand the ins and outs of my relationship with the creator, I cannot experience God the way he does and understand his relationship with God.

Man walks his path and dawgs walk theirs and if heaven is as good as they all say it is, I can only assume that my path and the pooches' will intersect in the great beyond.

One thing is for sure, if dawgs go to heaven, I am pretty sure it is a leash-free zone!