The pair of hands holding the cross (shaded in brown) are meant to portray a soul accepting God’s Salvation. The cross symbolizes the one, true and only rescue from the despair of hell. The larger hand is intended to be that of Jesus Christ my Lord. His sacrifice enables sinners like us to cross the divide between hell and the glory of Heaven.
In Genesis, the Garden of Eden was a lush paradise filled with animals who peacefully coexisted. I always pictured Eden as an overgrown jungle teaming with life. After the first sin, access to Eden is removed – but the beauty of God’s creation is all…
All 4 gospels talk about Jesus’ arrest at Gethsemane, but John is the only one who describes what happens when Jesus tells them, “I am He.” I can just see one man in a simple robe staring down a group of heavily armed soldiers and,…
The image of Jesus waiting for you at the entrance to heaven is a powerful one. No matter how much we feel included in this world, we are not part of it. One day we will congregate in an everlasting worship in the glory of…
