Man’s best friend! Yet dog-proverbs, ‘dog-eat-dog, gone to the dogs, sick as a dog,’ always dwell on unsavory traits. To be called a ‘dog’ is never a compliment. So, Jesus’ words to a Gentile woman’s plea for her demon-possessed daughter shock us.  Join us as we examine Mark 7:24-30 and consider hallmarks of a dogged, tenacious, persevering saving faith.