‘THE ROCK’ OPENS IN MESA
Today in Mesa, AZ, the Grand Opening of Alice Cooper’s latest Solid Rock Teen Centers will take place @ 5:30pm. Alice will perform with the Solid Rock Band; many other teens will also be performing as well. Food trucks and a ribbon-cutting ceremony will also be part of the fun.
What a tremendous feat for Alice & Sheryl Cooper, along with the hardworking staff and teens at the Solid Rock Teen Center, to continue pressing forward and providing opportunities for so many teenagers in Arizona communities. Even with the current COVID-19 scenario, the vision for The Rock continues to endure and prosper.
“What if there wasn’t Art?…Music?…Literature?…Dance? What would we be? We would be Machines. Dumb animals. What if we couldn’t express ourselves? Would we go insane? I think we would…God gave us creativity and a chance to express ourselves” – Alice Cooper
Stop and think about those remarks. We often believe there are multiple outlets for expression, opinion, and commentary in today’s society. But are they healthy forms of communication? Are we learning how to properly deal with our emotions, our spirituality, or with one another?
Teaching, mentoring, and sharing experiences are paramount aspects of life. They are part of the human condition – part of God’s Creation. So it’s inspiring and fascinating to see a group of people willing to help young folks “find themselves and then (help them) nurture what they find.”
God’s Word offers us expressions from many different authors, all writing about their experiences – authors passing along their encounters with God through literature, poems, and songs. The most familiar ones are found in the books of Psalms, Proverbs, and Songs of Solomon.
Scripture also goes on to describe dancing and music as well. For example, Miriam, Moses’s sister, led the women of Israel in dance before the Lord (Exodus 15:20), and David danced and sang before the Lord on many occasions (Psalm 150:3-5, 1 Chronicles 16:4-7, Samuel 6:1-23). These are only a few examples; many more celebrations included music and dance.
The ability to express and create comes from creation. Our Father created us in His likeness and image (Genesis 1:27), and He is the Grand Artist of all things – sculpting and molding us out of miry clay in His timing (Jeremiah 18:3, Ecclesiastes 3:11).
In conclusion, creation, beauty, and Art are common denominators. They connect us. We must continue teaching, nurturing, and mentoring each other and future generations to be what He has created us to be – vessels of His Love. What better way to show the world His Love than through the expressions of Art?
If able, meet up with the folks in Mesa tonight for the GRAND OPENING of something special. You can text the word “MESA” to 480.351.1765 for more info about the event.
If you want to get involved, think about giving back to Alice and his mission (check out the info below to learn more), not to mention the next generation of Rockers, Dancers, Dreamers, and Thinkers. The blessings we receive by giving back are often more incredible than those we receive from others (Acts 20:35).
That’s it for this week. Be well and catch you next Friday!
Until then, keep Walkin’ in Faith and Rockin’ with Alice!
For more information about Alice’s Solid Rock Foundation, you can click the links below and learn more about them:
Solid Rock is a Christian, 501(c)(3), Arizona nonprofit corporation. The Board of Directors is made up of Christian men and women dedicated to SRF’s purpose.
Started by Alice Cooper and friend Chuck Savale along with an eight member board of directors, incorporated November of 1995.
Solid Rock’s primary goal is to honor Christ by helping to meet the spiritual, economical, physical, and social needs of teenagers and children within our community.
To honor Christ by providing a facility geared toward teenagers that will help them to negotiate through the turbulent adolescent years. The relationally trained Christian staff, of men and women, and the different venues will create an atmosphere which will make it a place where they “hang out”. “The Rock,” the name of the building, will be designed to be a flexible needs structure centered around music. Programs will focus around a multi-use concert hall, coffee house (kitchen/snack bar for concert & other events), indoor basketball/floor hockey court, rock climbing walls, sound room and recording studio, computer/reading/study rooms, game room.
Their goal is to make an everlasting difference in the lives of the teenagers and children they are dedicated to helping.
If you’d like to help support Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock, please visit their site.
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If you would like to accept Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, please pray the following prayer:
"God, I believe in you and your son Jesus Christ. I believe that Jesus died on the cross and rose from the grave to save me. Today, I invite Jesus into my heart to stay. I make you Lord over my life. Make me new. Wash me, Lord, and cleanse me. In Jesus Name, Amen"
If you have just prayed that prayer, we want to celebrate your new victory with you. Please contact us at prayers@oceanfloorministries.com so we can welcome you into the kingdom. We don't want you to have to walk alone and we have some resources we would like the opportunity to share with you.
NOTE: We’d also like to share the following resources used by “Fridays With Alice.” Without these books and sites, this would be a much more complicated endeavor. So be sure to check them out if interested.
Click the images to learn more about these resources:
Gone Fishing! (Spring Break 2023)
Gone Fishing! “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” – Matthew 11:28-30
Steven (Welcome To My Nightmare, 1975)
Welcome To My Nightmare, released in 1975, was Coop’s first solo LP. The fourth track on side two of the LP is “Steven.” From the silence, an array of soft, bright notes is played and plucked from the piano and an ensemble of strings. Although dream-like and surreal, the introduction has an eerie vibe – like a horror film’s score or musical theme…
Generation Landslide (Billion Dollar Babies, 1973)
‘Billion Dollar Babies’, the sixth studio album, was released in 1973. This week’s focus is the song “Generation Landslide.” Alice Cooper, still a band, found major success with this album hitting #1 on the album charts in both the U.S. and the United Kingdom. Bob Ezrin was once again hired to produce the record and was also used for some of the keyboard tracks on the album as well…
Official Alice Cooper Sites:
