Man-made in Heaven
When we think of things that are "Man-made," we may think of great structures such as the Pyramids of Egypt. We may think of the Great Wall of China. More local to where I live is "Ballyhass Lakes." This is a man-made lake that was once quarry. When I was younger I was asked "What in Heaven is man-made?" I was stunned. I couldn't understand how anything in Heaven could be man-made. The answer, I was informed, was the nails in the hands and feet of Jesus and the other wounds he endured at his crucifixion. We know he still has the wounds thanks to John 20:24-29: [24] Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. [25] So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.” [26] Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, an...