Unfinished business (Philippians 1:3-11)
Paul challenges us to consider what really matters.
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In 1882, Barcelona’s Catholic bishop laid the cornerstone for the historic Basilica of the Holy Family, best known by its Spanish name: Sagrada Familia. The next year, architect Antoni Gaudi took over the project. Still at the beginning of his brilliant career, Gaudi was determined to build a church unlike anything the world had ever seen. He threw out the original neo-Gothic blueprints and let his imagination run wild.
