tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060208329342951108.post4673610160224844350..comments2023-05-30T08:22:24.288-04:00Comments on Bullets & Butterflies: Doggy School DropoutRussell Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04257247185461047076noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060208329342951108.post-25271716318935387482009-10-07T09:03:57.645-04:002009-10-07T09:03:57.645-04:00Great post and great illustration. I gave up on wa...Great post and great illustration. I gave up on wanting a dog for now because I know I don't have time to really train one. Thankfully God doesn't give up on me so easily!Fatha Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763574263631576373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060208329342951108.post-39181420876560427022009-10-07T06:50:19.740-04:002009-10-07T06:50:19.740-04:00Billy --> Thanks Man. That means a lot coming f...Billy --> Thanks Man. That means a lot coming from you.<br /><br />Katdish --> Never fear, I'll find some way to restore my silly reputation. :-) Thank you for reading and commenting on the post.<br /><br />Blessings to you both.Russell Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04257247185461047076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060208329342951108.post-6624465786460881352009-10-07T01:43:11.422-04:002009-10-07T01:43:11.422-04:00Okay, I loved how you finished the post with being...Okay, I loved how you finished the post with being obedient to God - that was awesome.<br /><br />But if you had just left it as a post about dog obedience school? HA! I would have given you mad props for being silly.katdishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210738418270395622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060208329342951108.post-45383307001197892702009-10-06T22:08:24.255-04:002009-10-06T22:08:24.255-04:00Oh wow, this was so well done!Oh wow, this was so well done!Billy Coffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988347213957444145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060208329342951108.post-84065176464859696592009-10-06T21:35:43.338-04:002009-10-06T21:35:43.338-04:00Helen --> Thank You!
Candace --> Great poin...Helen --> Thank You!<br /><br />Candace --> Great point. There is a lot of comfort and power in obedience.<br /><br />Doug --> Thanks Brother. I learn so much from you.<br /><br />Glynn --> Thanks a lot man for reading the post and giving feedback!<br /><br />Hey Bridget --> Your feedback means a lot to me, I always enjoy taking a look at you blog.<br /><br />Anne --> Maybe Jesus was experiencing temptation. Perhaps He was learning what it "feels like" to be human. And, we know He did so without having sinned. That blows my mind.<br /><br />Peter --> Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks . . . Naaa,. You're still a spring chicken. Thanks Bro...<br /><br />Kevin --> We are all a work in progress in the service of His glorification. Thanks for reading and commenting.<br /><br />Jojoaot --> You hit the nail on the head. What I was trying to say all along is that we have to be careful that obedience does not become a works based doctrine. <br /><br />Christ's Luv to you all...Russell Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04257247185461047076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060208329342951108.post-25491903877868097082009-10-06T19:32:26.780-04:002009-10-06T19:32:26.780-04:00not his pet but his child... wow, this is most tou...not his pet but his child... wow, this is most touching. i'm glad God's love for us is not based on our obedience quotient. if it was, where would we be now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060208329342951108.post-39855088417532683562009-10-06T17:48:44.738-04:002009-10-06T17:48:44.738-04:00"I am a work in progress." AMEN! I am ..."I am a work in progress." AMEN! I am reminded of this every day! :)<br /><br />Great thoughts on obedience Russel!Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933843864810544777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060208329342951108.post-6448233366968260432009-10-06T13:42:48.458-04:002009-10-06T13:42:48.458-04:00Wow, wonderful post.
I love the way you linked th...Wow, wonderful post.<br /><br />I love the way you linked the dogs and yourself.<br /><br />I'd be a doggy school dropout too... but they wouldn't even let me in!Peter Phttp://blog.hafchurch.org/peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060208329342951108.post-57103016255886826732009-10-06T12:18:50.802-04:002009-10-06T12:18:50.802-04:00I'm smiling. Because "pet" is exactl...I'm smiling. Because "pet" is exactly the affectionate word God used for His own Son: "Lamb of God." This is the first time anyone's pointed out Him using it of us. I like that.<br /><br />This seems illogical to me, but even Jesus learned obedience: "Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered." (Hebrews 5:8)<br /><br />So if Jesus Himself had room to learn ...Anne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060208329342951108.post-76374258795479563562009-10-06T11:45:35.079-04:002009-10-06T11:45:35.079-04:00I can relate to this post on every level! I love ...I can relate to this post on every level! I love the humor and the seriousness of being God's child...not his pet!<br />Thank you...great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060208329342951108.post-71462324974817546162009-10-06T10:28:45.999-04:002009-10-06T10:28:45.999-04:00I went through obedience training with my spaniel....I went through obedience training with my spaniel. I flunked. However, he did manage to graduate as salutatorian in agility. <br /><br />Nice post.Glynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060208329342951108.post-48242673250534925722009-10-06T09:46:52.559-04:002009-10-06T09:46:52.559-04:00"I am not His pet, I am His child." Nic..."I am not His pet, I am His child." Nice.<br /><br />Obedience : "By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments."1 John 5:2<br /><br />Confession: 1 John 1:9"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. " <br /><br />Grace : But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.Romans 5:8<br /><br />You sure know how to say alot in a little story about your dogs. <br /><br />Good job.Doug Spurlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825232706173567935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060208329342951108.post-52742382459823407272009-10-06T08:38:45.564-04:002009-10-06T08:38:45.564-04:00Having raised both disobedient dogs and children (...Having raised both disobedient dogs and children (and being bit of a disobedient dog myself), I've come to realize, a little too late, that there is such comfort and safety in obedience. It makes us confident and secure, where we don't feel the need to run away and sniff. I loved this!Candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906584712170733253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4060208329342951108.post-47150275581384252162009-10-06T08:29:21.542-04:002009-10-06T08:29:21.542-04:00Good morning! I really like how you linked up bot...Good morning! I really like how you linked up both stories.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18070555200892952455noreply@blogger.com