Aww…Some Monday – Sedona, AZ

During our recent trip to visit a granddaughter and see some spring training baseball, we took a two day side trip to Sedona, AZ. Sedona is about a two hour drive north of Phoenix. It is a bit of an art colony and surrounded by some spectacular landscape, commonly known as the Red Rocks. As an architect, one thing I wanted to see was the Chapel of the Holy Cross. It was built in 1965 and appears to grow out of the side of the rocks. The crucifix on the interior is stunning. Parking is limited and it can be a bit of a hike up the hill to access the structure, but the architecture and view are worth the effort.

Monday’s Music Moves Me

In the Christian faith this is Holy Week, so I am going to focus my music selections around the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The following are a few thoughts I posted in 2018 and I believe they are still relevant.

There are several types of people living in this world. There are those who have never heard of Christ, those who have heard the Good News of the Gospel and rejected it, those who have accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior and are currently living the abundant life of Scripture, and finally those who accepted Christ as savior but have wandered into a lifestyle that does not magnify God nor reflect the salvation of the soul that took place in their heart so long ago. Many of those who have rejected the Gospel and those who are living the prodigal life stay separated from God because they don’t feel they are good enough to be saved or return to their relationship with the Creator of the universe.

On one level, they are correct. The Bible says all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Scripture further states, there are none righteous, not a single one. That is the reason that Christ was born, lived a sinless life, went to the cross and rose on the third day. God said that he gave His only Son so that whosoever believes in Christ and repents of their sin will be saved and live eternally in a place prepared for God’s children.

God loves us enough to save us and He loves us enough to restore our relationship with Him when we have either wandered off of the path or deliberately run from Him in rebellion. You might have asked the question, “Who am I, that God should care for me?” The answer is, you are His creation, you are the love of His life and He wants you to spend eternity in His presence. There is no better time than Easter to evaluate our relationship with the Lord and re-center our focus on Him. Have a blessed week.