Bøger af Chuck Holmes

Worship is an act, as in taking communion or falling to one's knees in prayer. It's an attitude, as when we are filled by singing or hearing a hymn. It is a recognition of both the greatness of God above us and the closeness of God to us. However, worship goes further than that, attempting to recover at least some part of our oneness with God that we lost at the gates of Eden. In Essential Worship, we consider three things that separate us from God and four steps we can take to draw closer.I believe that through our best worship, when our worship is neither an act nor an attitude but is at our very essence, we can come very close to doing that.

Stories of people struggling to live right in this world.

Chuck Holmes deals with everything from the so-called "good old days," to politics to just how good that Samaritan really was in "More Than Just Cellular." The 60-plus essays see a number of the world's facets, but-in a way-all from the same point of view: that we need to take lessons from those who teach us to be more compassionate and avoid those who want to separate us. In the essays Holmes uses his experiences as a lifelong Southerner, in advertising, as a political consultant, as a Sunday School teacher, and as a husband, father, and grandfather to inform his views.

As Stumpy Fowler sets out to work on one fine May morning in 1956, he's blissfully unaware of what's unfolding around him. At his house, events are being set into motion that will turn his world--the small-town of River Falls, a place strictly segregated into black and white sections--upside down.Because Bessie Williams, his wife's "help" and the leader of the Bethel A.M.E. Church choir has decided that this is the year her choir will enter The Sing.An annual singing competition "open to all," The Sing is the one thing River Falls is known for ... and no black choir has ever competed. Bessie's determined to change that, but integration will have dire consequences. This is the South. Racism and the Klan are active and thriving in River Falls, and they'll do anything to keep The Sing as white as it's always been.It causes Stumpy to ask questions that he never thought of, arrive at answers he'd never considered, and learn new things about his friends ... things he'd really rather not know. Stumpy doesn't really care for change, but suddenly, he's drowning in it.