Featured in this main issue: Mark Batterson, Mike Fisher, Randy Frazee, Karen Kingsbury, Karen Davis Hill, Max Lucado, Glen Scorgie, DeForest B. Soaries, Chris Spielman, Tim Tebow, Nancy Tillman, Desmond Tutu, and Mike Yorkey.
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« In partnership with financial services company Sun Life Financial, DeForest B. Soaries has launched a public awareness and education campaign aimed at eradicating what he calls the "culture of debt." He’s kicking off the program, called dFree, with a challenge to eradicate $1 billion of the country’s consumer debts. Participants can log on to billiondollarpaydown.com to create and track their personal debt repayment goals and form support groups.… »
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« Zondervan has announced that two books, The Story for Children, a Storybook Bible by Max Lucado, Randy Frazee and Karen Davis Hill and the Dictionary of Christian Spirituality, edited by Glen G. Scorgie, won Christian Book Awards during a ceremony on Monday, April 30, during ECPA’s annual Executive Leadership Summit near Chicago.… »
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« Author Karen Kingsbury has reached the top of the April 15 New York Times Trade Fiction list for the first time—and character Bailey Flanigan from her latest best-selling series helped put her there. Loving, the final installment of the “Bailey Flanigan” series debuted on the list at #1, tracking sales for the week ending March 31.… »
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« Christian publishing house Zondervan has signed Nobel Peace Prize-winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu to collaborate with bestselling author and illustrator Nancy Tillman to produce a picture book telling the creation story from Tutu’s Children of God Storybook Bible. The Grand Rapids Christian publishing house will release Tutu’s book in 2014.… »
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« The Story has once again topped the weekly Bibles top five best-sellers. The list from Evangelical Christian Publishers Association tracks sales for the week ending April 21, according to Pubtrack Christian data.… »
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« When Tim Tebow was traded from the Denver Broncos to the New York Jets, media reports focused on two issues: first, how would the trade affect starting quarterback, Mark Sanchez? And second, how would the unapologetically evangelical Tebow do in New York City? More than one Christian writer has even referred to my hometown as "Babylon"…… »
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« In an interview a year ago following his rookie season with the Golden State Warriors, Jeremy Lin told me that his mom and dad, Shirley and Gie-Ming, warned him about the temptations found in the NBA. "They said, ‘Be smart. There are going to be girls throwing themselves at you, so be smart.’ Typical parent stuff," Jeremy said. "They also reminded me to make sure that I took care of my relationship with God first."… »
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« Nashville Predators forward Mike Fisher, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman John-Michael Liles and New York Islanders forward Matt Moulson are the finalists for the 2011-12 NHL Foundation Player Award, the National Hockey League announced today. The award recognizes an NHL player who applies the core values of hockey—commitment, perseverance and teamwork – to enrich the lives of people in his community.… »
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« Featured in this extra issue: Mike Berenstain, Darrell Bock, Mark Buchanan, Ben Carson, Francis Chan, Rachel Coker, Alton Gansky, Kate Gosselin, Billy Graham, cliff graham, Bear Grylls, David Jeremiah, Scot McKnight, Shauna Niequist, Haddon Robinson, Tim Shoemaker, Shane Stanford, Lois Tverberg, Kay Warren, and Rick Warren.… »
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