"God would be so flattered." That was my 9-year-old's rationale for naming our new puppy "God." Granted, this dog will one day be 125 lbs. and very omnipresent. Still, I didn't think it was appropriate to name him after Him, even if God would take it as a compliment. It does make you wonder, though, what God thinks of all the country songs about Him. Is He flattered? And will we ever know if He likes the trend?

George Strait's new single, "I Saw God Today," debuted this week at No. 19 on the country charts. That's high, even for Strait. Is that the work of God? Or the brilliant songwriters? Brooks & Dunn's "God Must Be Busy" is holding steady in the Top 20, too. Maybe there is indeed a special place on the charts for songs about Him. Even songs that just casually mention God seem to perform well, such as Tim McGraw's "If You're Reading This," with this line: "I'm up here with God and we're both watching over you." Add to that songs like Shania Twain's "God Bless the Child," Phil Vassar's "This is God," Josh Turner's "Me & God," Emerson Drive's "Only God," JoDee Messina's "Even God Must Get the Blues," and Vince Gill's "Hey God," and you have enough singles to fill a seriously heavenly playlist.

Not every song about Him climbs the charts, though, so God may be a little pickier than we think. Maybe He does play favorites. When Keith Urban released "But for the Grace of God" in 2001, it shot straight to the top. But "God Made Woman," in which he attempts to know how God felt when creating a woman ("he must've been proud/he must've been crying or laughing out loud"), was never released. Did God have a hand in that?

Someone like Keith Whitley must know by now whether or not God is flattered by all this. I'm sure they've had this very conversation. But since we can't talk to Whitley, we'll just have to pray that God's cool with the songs that cast him in a good light. So far, no one's been brave enough to sing a song that makes Him look bad. And even if they did, I'm guessing He'd never let it chart.