Good Morning Friends,  Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling fresco portrays God reaching to touch Adam with his finger as an act of creation itself and indeed the giving of life. Then there is the image of Thomas touching Jesus's wounds in the painting, The Incredulity of Saint Thomas, by Caravaggio. Countless modern paintings depict angels touching people. The … Continue reading How Would The Opening Up of Heaven Touch You? →

 Good Morning Friends,  Paul gives three reasons for boasting only in the cross of Jesus Christ. He claims the cross has the power to free believers from the world's bondage. It has the power to do what the flesh cannot do. And it has the power to bring salvation from the evil of the world. … Continue reading Why Should We Boast About This Instrument Of Torture Used To Kill Jesus? →

Are You Willing To Love A Sinner Into A Relationship of Promise?    Good Morning Friends,  The setting for the passage from Matthew is the call of Matthew and a dinner with sinners. The passage from Genesis today has the passing of one generation to another as the setting but it is really about the … Continue reading Are You Willing To Love A Sinner Into A Relationship of Promise? →

   Good Morning Friends,  Well I am back from a road trip… car camping vacation to help family up north and to hike the gorges east of the Mississippi and the battle fields of the Revolutionary War. And here it is the 4th of July Independence Day Holiday and I am writing a devotional based … Continue reading Why Do We Ask For Less Than God Is Willing To Provide? →