God made the animals and He also made man but there was a difference. We are told specifically that God breathed in to man "The Breathe of Life". God, from the beginning of man, gave man an inner spirit, a soul that God did not impart to the animals.
Andy Duran is a pastor with the United Church of God. He and his wife, Amber, serve the congregations in New England. They are blessed with two sons, Ezra and Ezekiel.