{"id":17655,"date":"2019-10-25T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T08:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arkministry.org\/?p=17655"},"modified":"2019-10-13T02:57:05","modified_gmt":"2019-10-13T02:57:05","slug":"welcome-to-the-ark-ministry-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arkministry.org\/blog\/our-ministry\/welcome-to-the-ark-ministry-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Ark Ministry Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"[spb_row element_name=&#8221;Row&#8221; wrap_type=&#8221;content-width&#8221; parallax_image_height=&#8221;content-height&#8221; parallax_image_movement=&#8221;fixed&#8221; parallax_image_speed=&#8221;0.5&#8243; bg_video_loop=&#8221;yes&#8221; parallax_video_height=&#8221;window-height&#8221; parallax_video_overlay=&#8221;none&#8221; row_overlay_opacity=&#8221;0&#8243; row_col_pos=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;] [spb_text_block animation=&#8221;none&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;0&#8243; simplified_controls=&#8221;yes&#8221; custom_css_percentage=&#8221;no&#8221; padding_vertical=&#8221;0&#8243; padding_horizontal=&#8221;0&#8243; margin_vertical=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_css=&#8221;margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;0&#8243; border_styling_global=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first&#8221;]\n<p>No matter where I go, there seems to be a common language that brings all cultures and races together. This particular language is not spoken so much by our mouths as by our hearts.<\/p>\n[\/spb_text_block] [spb_image image=&#8221;17656&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; frame=&#8221;noframe&#8221; caption_pos=&#8221;hover&#8221; remove_rounded=&#8221;yes&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;no&#8221; overflow_mode=&#8221;none&#8221; link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;no&#8221; intro_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;200&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_position=&#8221;last&#8221;][\/spb_image] [spb_text_block animation=&#8221;none&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;0&#8243; simplified_controls=&#8221;yes&#8221; custom_css_percentage=&#8221;no&#8221; padding_vertical=&#8221;0&#8243; padding_horizontal=&#8221;0&#8243; margin_vertical=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_css=&#8221;margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;0&#8243; border_styling_global=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;]\n<p>From childhood, they have been our friends, protectors, and, in many cases, a part of the family. I, like so many, can personally say I have benefited from the loyalty, companionship, and, in some cases ,therapy that these creatures bring.\u00a0 So many times when I have found little common ground on which to build conversation, the subject of animals or pets solves the problem. There is something very wonderful about people who love animals, and their common language, known as \u201canimal speak,\u201d bridges so many gaps.<\/p>\n[\/spb_text_block] [spb_text_block animation=&#8221;none&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;0&#8243; simplified_controls=&#8221;yes&#8221; custom_css_percentage=&#8221;no&#8221; padding_vertical=&#8221;0&#8243; padding_horizontal=&#8221;0&#8243; margin_vertical=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_css=&#8221;margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;0&#8243; border_styling_global=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;]\n<p>As a pastor, the story of the ark has great meaning. 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