Round the Sphere Again: Gone to the Dogs

Forbidden Foods
I used to give my dogs grapes for treats until I learned that grapes are poisonous to them. You’d have to feed a big dog a lot of grapes to do real harm, but still, it’s not a good idea to let them eat them, even though they love them.

Here is a list of eight things, including grapes, that your pets shouldn’t eat (Real Simple). Surprisingly, lilies don’t make the list, even though a nibble or two on a lily plant can kill a cat.

Capital Conventions
for dog breeds (Grammar Girl). It seems easy enough: Neither word in golden retriever is capitalized, but German in German shepherd is.

Update, August 16: Heimlich Help
Dogs can choke, too, you know (The Art of Manliness).

It’s bound to happen sometime. Your pooch swallows a bone and starts choking. Lucky for you the Heimlich maneuver works on dogs, and you can take action to save your best friend.

For detailed instructions, see the linked article. HT: Kingdom People.

A Catechism for Girls and Boys

Part II: Questions about The Ten Commandments

43. Q. What does the first commandment teach us?
        A. To worship God only. 

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Sunday's Hymn: Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart

Rejoice ye pure in heart;
Rejoice, give thanks, and sing;
Your glorious banner wave on high,
The cross of Christ your King.

Refrain

Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice,
Give thanks and sing.

Bright youth and snow crowned age,
Strong men and maidens meek,
Raise high your free, exultant song,
God’s wondrous praises speak.

Yes onward, onward still
With hymn, and chant and song,
Through gate, and porch and columned aisle,
The hallowed pathways throng.

With all the angel choirs,
With all the saints of earth,
Pour out the strains of joy and bliss,
True rapture, noblest mirth.

Your clear hosannas raise;
And alleluias loud;
Whilst answering echoes upward float,
Like wreaths of incense cloud.

With voice as full and strong
As ocean’s surging praise,
Send forth the hymns our fathers loved,
The psalms of ancient days.

Yes, on through life’s long path,
Still chanting as ye go;
From youth to age, by night and day,
In gladness and in woe.

Still lift your standard high,
Still march in firm array,
As warriors through the darkness toil,
Till dawns the golden day.

At last the march shall end;
The wearied ones shall rest;
The pilgrims find their heavenly home,
Jerusalem the blessed.

Then on, ye pure in heart!
Rejoice, give thanks and sing!
Your glorious banner wave on high,
The cross of Christ your King.

Praise Him who reigns on high,
The Lord whom we adore,
The Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
One God forevermore.

—Ed­ward H. Plump­tre

Other hymns, worship songs, sermons etc. posted today:

• I Could Not Do Without Thee at Whatever Things
• Great God, How Infinite Art Thou! at Hiraeth
• Still, My Soul Be Still at Rosemary at Home
• My God and Father, Day by Day at Fieldstone Cottage
• Rejoice, Ye Saints, in Every State at Tried With Fire
• Lord’s Day 33, 2011 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Voices From the Past - August 14, 2011 at The Upward Call
• Update: Your weekly dose of Spurgeon at Pyromaniacs: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. It’s the devil who changes with the times.

Have you posted a hymn (or sermon, sermon notes, prayer, etc.) today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by contacting me using the contact form linked above, and I’ll add your post to the list.