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Our Daily Bread Publishing shines with bestselling, award-winning resources and leading new releases  

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – July 2024 – Our Daily Bread Publishing, the publishing division of the global nondenominational nonprofit Our Daily Bread Ministries, which distributes content in 58 languages in more than 190 countries, shines with bestselling, award-winning, and leading new book releases in 2024.

“Readers are seeking high-quality resources with strong felt needs, and it’s a priority for our team to meet those desires for our gracious supporters,” said Chriscynethia Floyd, publisher of Our Daily Bread Publishing. “We’re beyond grateful for our readers who have made our award-winning books and bestselling collections possible, and they will continue to benefit as we stay the course with publishing valuable, trustworthy products that help create a strong Bible-engagement experience.”

2024 Award Winners and Finalists

Selah Award Winners

  • Bible Studies Category: Embracing Joy by Jean Wilund
  • Children’s Literature Category: Our Daily Bread for Kids: 365 Devotions from Genesis to Revelation by Crystal Bowman and Teri McKinley

ECPA Christian Book Award® Finalists

  • Bible Studies Category: A Walking Tour of the Gospels by John A. Beck
  • Children Category: Our Daily Bread for Kids: 365 Devotions from Genesis to Revelation by Crystal Bowman and Teri McKinley

Upcoming Prominent 2024 Releases

God Hears Her: 365 Devotions for Women by Women (on sale Oct. 1) is one of five new releases in the bestselling God Hears Her line and is launching live at MOMCON 2024. The additional releases include Guilt-Free Quiet Times, God Sees Her 40-Day Devotional Journal, God Hears Her Undated Weekly Planner, and God Loves Her for Girls. God Hears Her – a community of women encouraging one another and leaning on God through Scripture, story, and conversation – has distributed nearly 1M resources and will rebrand this fall with a newly designed website, publicity, and social and paid media campaigns.

The Whole Man: 40 Spiritual Reflections from Black Men on the Head, Heart, Hands, and Soul (on sale Sept. 3) by Rasool Berry, Dr. Maliek Blade, and Jerome Gay Jr. is part of the VOICES Collection, which is dedicated to creating content for communities of color and has grown with 18 resources since launching in 2018.

Life-Minded: 8 Practices for Belonging to God and Each Other (on sale Aug. 6) by Brady Boyd, senior pastor of New Life Church, a multisite megachurch in Colorado Springs, calls Christians to unite and love each other well through actionable steps. A 9-session companion Bible study with video access will also be available for deeper application.

Our Daily Bread Publishing (ODBP) relaunched in January of 2020, but was originally known as Discovery House Publishers, and is home to the bestselling titles My Utmost for His Highest, God Hears Her, and Stand Strong. ODBP publishes resources by popular inspirational authors such as Oswald Chambers, Charles Spurgeon, Bill Crowder, Jan Spivey Gilchrist, Daniel Ryan Day, Elisa Morgan, and many more. The mission of ODBP is to publish books that feed the soul with the Word of God and to ensure readers can see themselves in God’s story.

Founded in 1938, Our Daily Bread Ministries (ODBM) has grown from a trusted faith-based global radio program to a worldwide distributor of Bible resources including podcasts, books, the beloved Our Daily Bread devotional, and much more. Reaching millions, ODBM makes the life-changing wisdom of the Bible understandable and accessible to all.

Our Daily Bread Ministries is a global donor-supported organization dedicated to fueling a lifelong love for the Bible. Our 700 employees currently serve in more than 30 offices around the world to distribute content in 58 languages and in more than 190 countries. Often known for our daily devotional, the ministry produces short-form Bible content across print, video, audio, and digital platforms to inspire a worldwide Bible-engagement movement. Since 1938, our mission has remained the same: to make the life-changing wisdom of the Bible understandable and accessible to all. Learn more at odb.org.

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