dogs and grief

A year after deadly Nashville shooting, Christian school relies on faith — and adopted dogs

By Travis Loller — April 1, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Now, as the school faces the first anniversary of the tragedy and moves back into the building where it happened, chaplain Matthew Sullivan says one positive aspect of the past year has been the bond that has grown between families.

National Dog Day 2021: Meet Petey the Beagle, associate pastor and greeter

By Kathryn Post — August 26, 2021
(RNS) — 'It seems a little strange, but (pet ministry) is mission, it's evangelism, it's education, it's hunger relief, it's pastoral care. All those things are part of the church.'

A dog of sorrows, and acquainted with grief

By Jana Riess — February 14, 2014
God had not seen fit to give me another baby, but he did bring me a dog, an introspective black mutt who’d been discarded at an animal shelter. I think I needed him just as much as he needed me.
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