WHEATON, Ill.—Crossway is excited to announce that two books—Songs of Suffering: 25 Hymns and Devotions for Weary Souls by Joni Eareckson Tada, and No Shortcut to Success: A Manifesto for Modern Missions by Matt Rhodes—have been named winners in their respective categories for the Gospel Coalition’s 2022 Book Awards.
Songs of Suffering: 25 Hymns and Devotions for Weary Souls (Crossway, August 2022) by Joni Eareckson Tada was the winner in the Bible Study and Devotional Literature category. This beautiful collection of hymns and devotions guides readers through painful seasons with heartfelt praises to God. “With healing Scripture, timeless hymns, and wisdom gleaned from years of pain, Tada in this moving devotional invites readers to find hope and solidarity in the Savior who suffers and sings,” observes TGC.
No Shortcut to Success: A Manifesto for Modern Missions (Crossway, February 2022) by Matt Rhodes was awarded in the Missions and the Global Church category. This book implores Christians to stop chasing silver-bullet strategies and short-term missions, and instead embrace theologically robust and historically demonstrated methods of evangelism and discipleship. TGC comments, “Rhodes’s gracious challenge provides a path forward to pursue patience and professionalism in the missionary task, making this book worthy of a wide readership.”
Justin Taylor, Crossway’s executive vice president of book publishing, writes, “Every year I look forward to the TGC Book Awards because their vision of life and ministry and theology accords so well with ours. So it was gratifying and encouraging this year to see two Crossway titles recognized as books of the year for their categories and four of our recently published books given awards of distinction. May the Lord use these honors and recognitions to help more people discover the transformative teaching and sound doctrine of these six books!”
Crossway titles that received honorable mentions include:
- Cultural Counterfeits: Confronting 5 Empty Promises of Our Age and How We Were Made For So Much More (Crossway, March 2022) by Jen Oshman in the Public Theology and Current Events category
- Workers for Your Joy: The Call of Christ on Christian Leaders (Crossway, September 2022) by David Mathis in the Ministry category
- Reaching Your Muslim Neighbor with the Gospel (Crossway, November 2022) by A. S. Ibrahim in the Evangelism and Apologetics category
- The Biggest Story Bible Storybook (Crossway, March 2022) by Kevin DeYoung in the Bible Study and Devotional Literature category
The Gospel Coalition, founded in 2005, reviews nearly 300 books per year on their website and in their academic journal, Themelios. Awards are given to titles that are gospel-centered, faithful to Scripture, spiritually discerning, and unifying and renewing for the church.
Founded in 1938, Crossway is a not-for-profit global Christian publishing ministry that publishes gospel-centered, Bible-based content to honor our Savior and serve his church. Crossway seeks to help people understand the all-encompassing implications of the gospel and the truth of God’s word—for all of life, for all eternity, and for the glory of God alone. Crossway is the global publisher of the ESV® (English Standard Version®) Bible, more than 1,000 Christian books, and an extensive list of gospel literature. For additional information, visit crossway.org.
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