No no no, person.
You’re doing it all wrong.
You’re pointing your camera the wrong way.
You’re supposed to be pointing it at me.
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What are you doing anyway?
There’s nothing interesting over there.
I’m not sure why, but I have this sudden urge to howl.
Somebody has been up to mischief.
And it’s not me.
Because I’m the perfect dog.
So here’s the story.
It was night, and at night I always sleep on the floor next to my person’s bed.
I’m nice and quiet all night and never bother anybody.
Sometimes I get bothered.
Like when somebody wants to leave the room in the dark and the door hits my nose.
I’ve got to sleep by the door in order to guard it.
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But Gizmo – remember him?
Well Gizmo sleeps right on top of my person’s bed.
I don’t know why she lets him do it, but she does.
And Gizmo always wakes my person up in the wee hours of the morning because he has to go out and do whatever he has to do.
That’s usually when the door hits my nose.
But Gizmo got that mischief bug in him last night.
He woke my person up and she got up to let him out of the room.
But he didn’t go out.
Instead he found a new spot on the bed.
My person’s spot.
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Wait a minute.
Last week Saul turned into a basket case and now you’re telling me Peter’s doing miracles like Jesus did?
What happened to the basket case?
The disciples in Jerusalem were afraid of him and the Grecian Jews wanted to kill him so the disciples who had stopped being afraid of him sent him to Tarsus?
Okay.
So what did Peter do?
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As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the saints in Lydda. There he found a man named Aeneas, a paralytic who had been bedridden for eight years. “Aeneas, Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and take care of your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up.
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Is it that simple?
All you have to do is say, “Jesus Christ heals you,” and they’re healed?
What do you mean, I can’t say that.
I can too talk—“Woof, woof woof.”
Doesn’t that sound like what Peter said?
I am listening.
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All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
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What if someone pretended to be paralyzed and get healed?
Would that work?
What do you mean, not in a small town?
Okay, I’ll listen.
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In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which when translated, is Dorcas) who was always doing good and helping the poor.
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I do good.
Why are you laughing person?
I’m always listening.
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About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room. Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, “Please come at once!”
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I wonder if they offered Peter treats to come.
I’d come for treats.
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Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
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As long as they don’t make me wear any of those clothes.
I’m listening. I’m listening.
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Peter sent them all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, “Tabitha, get up.” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up.
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Boy was she obedient.
I hope Peter gave her some treats.
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Peter took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. The he called the believers and the widows and presented her to them alive. This became known all over Joppa and many people believed in the Lord. Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon.
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So, if I bring someone back from the dead and many people believe in the Lord because of it, will Jesus give me treats?
Boy did I make a big mistake today.
A really big one.
Here’s what happened.
I took my person for a walk and we got to the place where we usually turn around and head back.
It was a really nice day and I wasn’t ready to head back yet.
So I kept on going.
Up the dry wash.
Usually my person won’t let me go further, but today she did.
And that was the biggest mistake of all.
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Because you know what my person did then?
She found flowers.
And not just a few flowers.
She found red ones, and purple ones, and yellow ones.
Can we go now, person?
This is getting really boring.
Hey person, look over there.
No, no person.
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You’re looking in the totally wrong direction.
Don’t look over here.
It’s over there I want you to look.
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I knew it!
I just can’t keep my person and her camera away from flowers.
Does anybody want a well used camera?
I’m giving one away.
As soon as I can wrestle it away from my person.
When I got home from taking my person for a walk on my trails I found something by the door.
I would have picked it up and brought it in the house, but it was a little high for me to reach.
Well, I could have reached it – it would have been kind of like counter surfing – but I get in trouble when I get caught doing that, and with my person standing right next to me I thought I’d better not.
So I didn’t.
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I let my person bring it into the house.
It has my name on it?
This is exciting!
What is it? What is it?
Come on person, hurry up!
Open it for me.
Treats!?
I got treats?
This is the best day ever!
Hey, I know where these came from.
They came from my friend Rumpy.
He said he was going to send me some more.
Woo woo! Rumpy’s the best!
But there’s one thing wrong with these.
They don’t do me any good inside the package.
Now we’re talking!
This is one of my favorite things to do.
I wait until I’m on a part of my trails that is really narrow.
First I make sure I’m ahead of my person.
Then I check my messages (and sometimes leave some) and my person has to wait till I’m done.
A few days ago I found a heart on my trails.
I’m sure one of my girlfriends left it for me, but she still hasn’t shown her furry face.
And then you know what happened?
The heart disappeared.
Now I’ll never find out which girlfriend it was.
This is so sad.
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But something new appeared where that heart had been.
And even though I might never find out which girlfriend loves me – I know exactly who loves me now.
Jesus loves me!
Woo woo!
Gizmo’s trying to take over my dog jail.
Should I lock him in?
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So last week we left Saul eating and not leaving anything for me.
He’s going to get fat.
He isn’t?
Oh. He goes on lots of walks?
Well, how come he doesn’t take me on a walk?
Okay, I’m listening.
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Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus. At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God.
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Saul sure did a turn around after Jesus zapped him with that light, didn’t he?
I am listening.
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All those who heard him were astonished and asked, “Isn’t he the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on his name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?” Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
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Maybe Saul should come here. There’s lots of people here who need proof that Jesus is the Christ.
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After many days had gone by, the Jews conspired to kill him,…
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Oh no! I’d better warn him.
Oh wait. Saul isn’t leaving any food for me.
I’ll make him a deal.
I’ll warn him if he leaves me some food.
I am listening.
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…but Saul learned of their plan.
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And he didn’t give me any food for telling him.
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Day and night the Jews kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill Saul. But his followers took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.
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Did you say that Saul was a basket case?
In that case he probably forgot where he put all his food.
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