Dog Spiritual

Spanning the entire life and afterlife of her dog, Brio, including his last days and his messages to the author after he passed on, this audiobook explores Mannes' investigations into the spiritual life of animals, offering a new understanding of the unbreakable bond between humans and animals. Mannes invites listeners to move beyond the owner-pet relationship and shows us how to see animals as thinking, feeling, spiritual beings whose connections with us extend far beyond life and death.

According to Google, the phrase “I’m offended” has increased in usage by more than 5,600% in just the past century. Humans have always taken offense, but never have we been so obsessed with it. Offense stunts our conversations and divides our relationships. It infects our families, politics, entertainment, and churches. Yet few seem to be asking why or what it might be costing us. If you trace the offense deep enough, you’ll find a culture and our individual lives drowning in insecurity. For all our self-help, self-affirming, and self-esteem rhetoric, we can’t seem to overcome it.

Angie is home, but it is the last place she wants to be. A failed marriage, dreams shattered, and the Podunk town she came from is leaving her depressed and anything but in the holiday spirit. When a chance encounter with a sweet old lady garners a cute puppy ornament, a crash landing with a newcomer in Baneville, kicks off new hope. Arthur has found peace. A quiet town, a place of safety, and somewhere to call home. When he crashes headlong into a young woman who has lost her holiday hope, he and his dog Millie will be the soft landing she needs. Home, hope, and faith come together with a ...

Nathan G. Castle weaves his own story into the timeless classic with warmth and a delightful sense of humor. At first glance the book's approach is slightly unconventional and perhaps a touch irreverent, given that the author is a Catholic priest who bravely shares his belief that God loves everybody wildly, extravagantly, beyond belief - and beyond belief systems.

Dave Burchett sets out to discover how life might be different if he awoke each morning consciously looking for the easy-to-miss postcards from God. Waking up Slowly is an intimate, warm, and touching story of learning how to more fully appreciate each moment. During his journey, the author finds regular reminders of daily joys with his Labrador pal, Maggie, often at his side.

Leah has finally settled into hopeful circumstances when she is unexpectedly confronted with the demons from her past. Recently a homeless runaway, she'd begun carving a life on her own, experiencing unconditional love for the first time with three unlikely friends—a misfit dolphin, horse, and dog. Invading her respite of peace, a child abduction seems to have captured the interest and unexpected sleuthing skills of her three animal friends. The crime is eerily connected to the past she thought she’d escaped. While playing detective, she faces an internal struggle. Can she forgive the ...

This spiritual fable intends to make us reflect on our own life, the things we put our security in, the values we live by, the dreams we have set aside as wishful thinking. It makes us look at the community around us, the connections we have. Through the life of a dog who’s left on the side of the road, abandoned by his owner. He then comes across a wolf, that tells him to go on a journey to find his true identity and who his creator really is.

Our lives are like a complex tapestry, with many threads weaving each of our unique and individual pictures. There is, however, one thing that we all have in common, one thread. The GOLDEN THREAD is God’s thread in our lives. It is always there, even when we feel that it isn’t. Just turn your tapestry over and you will see it continuing on the back. Always there!

When you bring a new dog into your home, a wash of great joy can become a trial of perseverance as your furry pal chews, digs, yaps, and yes, piddles her way through every room in the house. Allison Pittman learned this all too well when she adopted a "tiny, shiny puppy of indefinable breed(s)". What Allison didn’t expect was the spiritual benefit she would receive as each Saturday dog-training lesson revealed a fascinating spiritual metaphor.

Finally, an authoritative manual with step by step instructions for the conscientious canines who want to train their humans properly. Every dog who is considering a human of his own, needs to read this book! Without fail, Tommy's advice will produce a happy healthy and well-trained human. Even the spiritual development of your human is thoughtfully examined and considered. No dog should even think of trying to co-habit with a human before reading this book. Tommy, born blind and deaf, has an almost eerie grasp and understanding of human behavior. While this may be the funniest book you ...

As a police officer, Brandon Wainwright has seen a lot in his 10-plus years on the force, but nothing so strange or life-changing as the spiritual awakening he experienced when his dog, a precocious Chihuahua named Tyson, passed away...and then began communicating from the other side. Once a hard-nosed skeptic, Brandon found himself thrust into unfamiliar territory, consulting with spiritual intuitives and pet communicators in an effort to uncover the truth about the afterlife.

A K9 cop, the woman he hires to build him a deck, and the magic of Christmas that could bring Trent and Lauren together this holiday season... Police officer Trent Baker lost his wife four years ago and moved back to Hawthorne Harbor so his parents and sister could help with his toddler. He trains K9 police dogs for the force, raises his son–and needs a new deck. So he calls Lauren Michaels, a general contractor and the woman who asked him out years ago. Lauren has made a name for herself in the beach town of Hawthorne Harbor, but finding a man to share her life with hasn't been easy. She...

In a land where emotion is hidden, reincarnation is accepted and suicide is an acceptable form of cleansing for mistakes or shame, Warren Haas has arrived to confront his life; past and present. A one-book wonder that rode to fame in the 80's has fallen and in a quest for a living samsara attempts to reinvent himself in Japan finding strength within he never thought possible. Teaching English at Kin Tama School outside Tokyo in the Native Speakers department with other ex-pats allows him to grow spiritually and become a better man when he encounters the artist Ueda who shines a small light ...

You might think you had a front-row seat to the shocking scandals of Benghazi, the IRS targeting of conservatives, Fast & Furious, illegal email servers, mishandling America's secrets and cover-ups at the EPA. The rest of the story, told here for the first time, is even more troubling. In Watchdog, Congressman Darrell Issa reveals some of the worst of Washington, pulls back the curtain on business as usual in the Capitol, and lets in the sunshine of accountability.

Dogs – truly a gift from Heaven. Dogs can teach you a thing or two about how to take a proper nap. They can also touch your heart with life-long lessons about love, loss, and loyalty. Twisty and True Tails of a Shelter Dog Matchmaker is about displaced dogs that took the winding road instead of the straight path to happiness. It provides spiritual perspective and encouragement – plus it’s a fun and easy listen.

Ron Frazier’s rescue dog, Gracie, changed his life and his spirit. As an adored member of his pack, she taught him valuable life lessons, patience, and how to love unconditionally. But as she neared the end of her earthly life, Ron had no idea of the signals, signs, and spiritual events that were about to take place and the impact they would have on his life from that point forward.

Amanda always had a thirst for adventure. Perhaps it stemmed from growing up without electricity and running water, in the middle of a natural wonderland. Along came Cocoa, her family’s new dog, and the two became the best of friends as they shared a love of the wild surroundings. But Amanda felt like there was something missing, something “more” she had to discover, and gets the push necessary to find it in Australia.

Author Joe Miller's inspiring book, Dog Walk Talk: While I'm Walking, God's Talking, will meet listeners at all levels of their spiritual journeys. With personal anecdotes featuring autobiographical insight into the author's life, full of both humor and wisdom, and supported by evidence from the Bible, each reading offers something for everyone to connect to.

Will Macey's chance at summer romance go up in smoke? Small town florist Macey Edwards is focused on running her small business. Independence Day is an opportunity to take a day off and spend it with friends, but she's definitely not looking for love. When her next door neighbor opens a fireworks stand, Macey is annoyed and swears she'll get it closed down. But, there's something about Sam's crooked smile that lights her heart on fire. Sam comes to quaint Charles Town, West Virginia, to help his aunt and uncle after an injury leaves their new fireworks stand floundering. When he meets Macey...

Forgive and forget. That is the mantra of many in our society. The problem is that “forgive and forget” goes against almost every part of the design that makes us human. David walks us through what true forgiveness looks like and how to remove all those dead dogs from your highway.