More than 15 years ago I was in my mid-thirties, single, living in San Francisco, working in real estate, and had just gone back to church after more than a decade outside of it. It was around this time that I picked up the book, “...

Years ago when I still lived in California I had a Dalmatian named Sparky. He was an older rescue dog with a stubborn streak. Sometimes during our walks when we crossed the busy boulevard near our home he would just plop right down in the middle...