One in The Risen Son
Canvas: 30” x 30”
Cost: $1,500
Date: August 15th, 2021
Artist Statement
“So then we pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another.” [Romans 14:19—NASB]
This Sunday morning, I drank some strong Cuban coffee (thank God for coffee!), and—based on the theme of unity—I quickly got a vision of The Phoenix Suns playing harmoniously, unselfishly, as they did throughout the 2020-21 season and into the Finals. After the service, a kind lover of art came up to me and commented on the painting…he saw the basketball as an actual sun. So…of course…now I HAD to do it!
I added rays of light to represent Jesus—'The Risen Sun’--who like the Phoenix rising from the ashes, also raised every single person to new life in Him. We don’t have to play perfectly, we can simply believe that The Phoenix Son Himself is always IN each of us, raising us from the ashes of fear and shame. We ALL get to be on the team! It’s His fire that excites and unites us as a team. Soon, we are passing, catching and shooting His light…like Chris Paul throwing an alley-oop pass to DeAndre Aiton…encouraging our teammates by declaring the simple truth--not that we are flawed--but that we are made perfect and united IN HIM. “GO PHOENIX SON!!!”