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FIRST HAND
BY Steven Curtis Chapman
it’s been a long time since a new artist
came along with their first project and
instantly became my favorite. The last
time was probably a few years ago with
Michael W. Smith and ’Project'’. Well
Smitty will just have to move over and
make room for Steven Curtis Chapman.
Chapman's new release, "First
Hand", is full of exciting and gutsy
music. I would compare his style and
vocal sound to that of Huey Lewis.
Having written songs for Amy
Grant, Sand! Patti, B.J. Thomas and
many others, it’s no wonder that the
quality of all of his songs is so
Impressive. The excitement and energy
never ceases from the very hot
"Footloose" type tune, "First Hand", to
the soft, gentle, yet convicting ballad,
"Do They Know".
My picks from this album are
"First Hand", "Weak Days”, the first
single released; "Hiding Place", a
tremendous, comforting ballad; "Run
Away", for all of you "Huey" fans; and
"Dying To Live", a very lyrically strong
song. But, any tune on here would make
a great single.
All in ail, Steven Curtis Chapman
is causing some serious eye-brow
lifting, and once you here the
contemporary sounds of “First Hand",
you’ll know why!
(unlililed)
BY Michael W. Smith
This 130 page, untitled work of the
present Goliath of Christian music has
not yet been released to the public. It
Is a book written by Smith to address
the problems of today's youth.
In it. Smith uses lyrics to some of his
most current and popular songs, along
with scripture to console, advise, and
lift up our teenagers.
In the preface, Smith explains that
the basic theme of his latest project,
"The Big Picture", is the young person
and the battles he faces day to day with
peer pressure, low self-esteem,
instability, and other obstacles that
can hinder a teenager's Christian walk.
Therefore, Smith takes songs from "The
Big Picture" and uses the lyrics, along
with scripture to answer actual letters
he has received from young people
seeking comfort an advice.
Although the book deals mainly with
problems facing teenagers, great
insights are given that may be helpful
to people of all ages.
Smith’s book is scheduled for release
in late September and will be available
at area Christian bookstores. I
recommend this book to all teenagers
and anyone who wants to get the "big
picture" of what todays young people
are facing.
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C.S. LEWIS SOCIETY MEETS
The Western North Carolina C.S. Lewis
Society is a group of people interested
in the writings of C.S. Lewis. Lewis,
perhaps the foremost Christian
apologist of the twentieth century, was
a professor of medieval literature and
laguage at both Oxford and Cambridge.
He became a Christian In his late
twenties and turned from his rather
adamant atheistic early manhood to
become a strong defender of the
Christian faith and world view.
For example, in Mere Christianity he
says that each individual must honestly
face the claims of Christ and not try to
put Him off by saying that He was only
I a great moral teacher and not the Son
[ of God: "A man who was merely a man
and said the sort of things Jesus said
would not be a great moral teacher. He
■would either be a lunatic— :n a level
vith :he man who says he is a poached
eao— or else he would be fhe .Devil of
-e'l ^ou ■rust make '/our rncics.
£T.‘''er this man was, and is, the Son of
3od: or else a madman or something
worse.".
_ewis wrote a wide variety of literary
works from the scholarly to the devo-
i'lonal; his best loved books include,
'The Screwtape Letters, the Ransom
space trilogy, and the ever popular
.children's series, The Chronicles of
SNarnia.
The first meeting of the WNC C.S.
Lewis Society of the new school year
will be on Monday evening. Sept. 28, at
8:00 p.m. in the first floor lounge of the
Belk Campus Center. Ron Wheeler, who
is completing a dissertation on Lewis
at the University of Tennessee, will be
the guest speaker and will lead the
group in a discussion of Perelandra. All
interested students and faculty are
invited to attend. Further information
is available from Dr. Don King, McLeod
207.
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