do animals have souls?

As promised in our introduction to the question of whether animals have souls, following is a re-post of Dean Ohlman's thoughtful and balanced reflection from The Wonder of Creation.  "Do Animals Have Souls?" was originally shared following two posts ("Losing a Good, Good Dog" and "A Pet Grief Observed") which in part wrestled with the haunting uncertainty of whether we'll be reunited with the animals we've loved and lost in heaven.  Dean presents a very biblically grounded take on the question, with some perhaps surprising possibilities ...

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stained glass by Kathleen Krucoff

Continuing a theme of artists with a passion and gift for depicting animals, I'm grateful to the recently featured Tracey Clarke for exposing me to multi-media artist Kathleen Krucoff.  Kathleen graciously accepted an invitation to display some of her own work, and even wrote a personal reflection to accompany it:

Some of my early fascination with glass came from the stained glass windows in the churches of my hometown.  Every Sunday morning I would look at those windows that had such beautiful figures in glass, painted and depicting love and dedication to our Lord.  I never dreamed at that early age I could work with glass myself.  My artist statement really sums up my inspiration: "My art is inspired by nature, realized in glass and metal."

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