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New this week:
Watch for the NLT Study Bible releasing from Tyndale House Publishers next week. This new study Bible is unlike any you have ever seen! With more study notes and special features, it helps readers delve deeper into God's Word. The NLT Study Bible offers plentiful charts, maps, diagrams, and word studies, along with a comprehensive timeline of biblical events. The Bible also comes with a code that allows the readers access to a fully searchable online version of the NLT Study Bible, including the complete text, the study notes, and other special features. Check out a preview at www.NLTStudyBible.com. You can also read more about and preview some of the study notes at this informative blog. The NLT Study Bible releases Sept. 15.
Ted Dekker returns with another thrilling novel.
His new book, Sinner, portrays what he feels are growing threats to our freedoms of speech and religion in America. He discusses the book in this interview.
Why would a football coach write a children's book?
Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy takes on a new challenge by penning the children’s book, You Can Do It! In this interview he discusses parenting, his new book, and how his future may or may not include football.
Fiction Writing Contest
Unpublished Christian fiction writers, get your manuscripts ready. Zondervan, a world leader in Christian communications, today announced All About the Story, a writing competition for first-time novelists. The winner will receive a $10,000 publishing contract with Zondervan, and all finalists will have their works recognized during the Christian Book EXPO in Dallas in March 2009.
The contest is open to any unpublished writer who has attended a past Mount Hermon Writer's conference or who is registered for the 2009 conference. All first-round entries must be received before November 5th, 2008. For additional information, and contest rules, visit Zondervan.
Lessons for the Biblically Illiterate
A new book helps readers become acquainted with God—one story at a time. The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible is a one-year devotional book that is practical and easy to understand.
A generation ago, great stories like David and Goliath, Daniel in the lion’s den, and Balaam’s talking donkey were once mentioned in stories and songs—both religious and popular. Everyone was at least somewhat familiar with them. But that isn’t the case anymore. Even within the church, our knowledge and basic understanding of the biblical narrative—and, consequently, the foundational tenets of our faith—is steadily eroding.
Authors Ken Boa and John Alan Turner hope to change that. Over the course of a year, the authors will guide readers through one story each week examining the historical context of the story as well as how it shapes our beliefs, values, and actions. Learn more from Regal Books.
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