GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN (August 12, 2019)—Editorial Portavoz, founded in 1970 by Harold Kregel in Barcelona, Spain, received the award of Publisher of the Year during the SEPA Awards ceremony, hosted by the Spanish Evangelical Publishers Association, with the majority of the votes coming from distributors and retailers in Latin America and Spain.

The ceremony was held on Wednesday, August 7, in Miami, Florida, during Expolit 2019, the convention that brings together the industry of Spanish Christian products and services for ministries, churches, and individuals.

The book Mentiras que las mujeres creen y la verdad que las hace libres (Lies Women Believe and the Truth That Sets Them Free), by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, was selected as the Harold Kregel Book of the Year Award winner. This book exposes those areas of deception most commonly believed by Christian women and sheds light on how they can be set free to walk in God’s grace, forgiveness, and abundant life.

In the Art and Design category, Editorial Portavoz received the award for Best Ad for the advertising piece designed for Dios y el debate transgénero (God and the Transgender Debate) by Andrew T. Walker.

Two other outstanding awards received by the publishing house were Best Presence in Social Media and Best Website—the latter for the fourth consecutive year.

In the children’s category, the best-selling book in 2018 was Parábolas de vida (Parables of Life) by Liz Curtis Higgs published by Portavoz.

In the Sales Milestones category, Editorial Portavoz received the Platinum Award (more than 500,000 sold) for La gratitud y el perdón (Gratitude and Forgiveness) by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth and the Silver Award (more than 100,000 sold) for Mentiras que las jóvenes creen (Lies Young Women Believe) also by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth.

Tito Mantilla, Executive Director and Publisher of Editorial Portavoz, said: “This recognition from our industry reaffirms our commitment to develop and publish Bibles and books with biblical content and excellent editorial quality that have a positive impact on Spanish-speaking readers. Our sales, marketing, and customer service teams continue to perform extraordinary work to support our distributors and retailers in their mission to distribute our materials. I am very proud of the entire Portavoz team and very grateful to the industry for their vote of confidence.”

“These awards are wonderful commendations for our Spanish division Editorial Portavoz,” said Jerry Kregel, president of Kregel Inc. “They reflect the quality work of the entire team, all of whom are deeply committed to providing books that reflect biblical truth and encourage Spanish speakers around the world to grow in their faith. We’re grateful to know that the industry recognizes their gifts and efforts, and we are very excited about the continued growth and the expanded ministry impact of Editorial Portavoz.”

Editorial Portavoz’s mission is to provide quality products—with integrity and excellence—from a trustworthy, biblical perspective that encourages people in their spiritual lives and Christian service. Editorial Portavoz is a division of Kregel Inc., which also includes Kregel Publications.

SEPA, the Spanish Evangelical Publishers Association, was founded with the aim of promoting dialogue among publishers and organizing activities and events that promote the distribution of Spanish-language Christian resources.

Audiobook edition of Girl, Wash Your Face sells over one million copies

August 16, 2019 (NASHVILLE, TN) – As the audiobook format continues to see astronomical growth industry-wide, Thomas Nelson celebrated an audiobook milestone of their own: a million audiobook copies sold of Rachel Hollis’s New York Times bestselling title, Girl, Wash Your Face.

The audiobook edition of Girl, Wash Your Face was released on February 6, 2018 and saw continual growth through the first year of its release. Rachel Hollis’s energetic narration has captivated audiobook listeners by communicating the book’s both vulnerable honesty and unflinching humor.

“The enthusiasm for Girl, Wash Your Face continually inspires us here at HCCP,” says Tim Paulson, vice president and publisher of Nelson Books. “The sales of this book only prove that this book is meeting a need of so many people who are looking for the message that Rachel is able to offer them.”

With painful honesty and fearless humor, Rachel unpacks and examines the falsehoods that once left her feeling overwhelmed and unworthy and reveals the specific practical strategies that helped her move past them. In the process, she encourages, entertains, and even kicks a little butt, all to convince you to do whatever it takes to get real and become the joyous, confident woman you were meant to be.

Brad Hill, senior manager of audio sales, said, “Obviously, Girl, Wash Your Face has spoken to people in a unique way, and the audiobook only offers another level of connection, by letting the author tell you her story in her own voice. We are excited to continue finding new ways for the audiobook to reach an even wider audience.”

Across all formats, Girl, Wash Your Face has sold over three million copies worldwide.

Thomas Nelson, part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc., is a world-leading provider of Christian content and has been providing readers with quality inspirational product for more than 200 years. The publishing group provides multiple formats of award-winning Bibles, books, gift books, cookbooks, curriculum and digital content, with distribution of its products in more than 100 countries. Thomas Nelson is headquartered in Nashville, TN. For additional information, please visit www.thomasnelson.com.

Contact: Jolene Barto, Marketing Manager, Audio Sales, 615.902.2389, Jolene.Barto@HarperCollins.com

Pastor Matt Carter’s new book ‘The Long Walk Home’ takes a new look at age-old prodigal son story to reveal God’s radical love, forgiveness 

[NASHVILLE, TENN., August 16, 2019—] Though the prodigal son story is one of Jesus’ most well-known parables, pastor and author Matt Carter believes Christians need to take a fresh look at it to better comprehend God’s radical love and forgiveness for his children.

In his new book, “The Long Walk Home: Discovering the Fullness of Life in the Love of the Father” (September 17, 2019, B&H Publishing Group), Carter shows readers how Jesus addresses core questions that often lie below the surface for many Christians, such as: “Does God really love me despite my failures? Can God use me for good in this world despite all my sin and shortcomings? Do my doubts and questions about faith make God think less of me? Do I have a future in the family of God despite my past?”

“The Long Walk Home” takes readers on a journey through the prodigal son story, showing the many parallels to struggles Christians face such as believing the lie that there is a better life outside of God’s love and falling prey to the folly of sin. Carter writes vulnerably about how rediscovering God’s never-ending, radical love for his sons and daughters drastically impacted his faith and points readers to the truth that God is a Heavenly Father who will always welcome his children home with open arms, no matter how far his children have wandered.

“If you’re a Christian who has it all figured out, this book is not for you. If you’re a Christian who’s never really failed or fallen or struggled, there might be a better use for your time than reading these pages. But if like me, you love the Lord, but at times throughout your life you find yourself weary and broken, confused and questioning—maybe even hanging on by a thread—then this book is for you,” Carter said.

“I pray this book guides readers into the arms of a loving Dad—maybe not the dad they had but the one they always longed for—a Dad who is ready to welcome them home, wipe them clean and call them his beloved sons and daughters.”

Carter is Pastor of Preaching and Vision at The Austin Stone Community Church in Austin, Texas, which has grown from a team of 15 to over 8,000 since Carter planted it in 2002. He is the co-author of multiple books, including “Steal Away Home,” “The Real Win,” “Exalting Christ in John (Christ-Centered Commentary)” and several others.

B&H is supporting the launch of “The Long Walk Home” with a national advertising and publicity campaign. LifeWay Resources is also releasing an eight-session group study for both adults and students, “The Prodigal Son” (LifeWay Resources, December 2019).

For more information, visit LongWalkHomeBook.com 

Matt Carter serves as the Pastor of Preaching and Vision at the Austin Stone Community Church in Austin, Texas, which has grown from a core team of 15 to over 8,000 attending each Sunday since he planted it in 2002. Matt has co-authored multiple books including a commentary on the Gospel of John in The Christ Centered Exposition Commentary series. Matt also co-authored a novel of historical fiction, “Steal Away Home,” which tells the real life story of famed pastor Charles Spurgeon’s unlikely friendship with former slave-turned-missionary, Thomas Johnson. Matt holds an M.Div. from Southwestern Seminary and a Doctorate in Expositional Preaching from Southeastern Seminary. He and his wife Jennifer have been married for over 20 years, and they have three children, John Daniel, Annie and Samuel.

B&H Publishing Group, an imprint of LifeWay Christian Resources, is a team of mission minded people with a passion for taking God’s Word to the world. Because we believe Every Word Matters® we seek to provide intentional, Bible-centered content that positively impacts the hearts and minds of people, inspiring them to build a lifelong relationship with Jesus Christ. Among our print and digital releases for the trade, church and academic markets, titles include “The New York Times” No. 1 bestsellers “The Love Dare” and “The Vow,” No. 1 CBA bestseller “I Am a Church Member,” as well as the newly-revised Christian Standard Bible (CSB) version.

Charlotte, N.C., June 2019—“Isn’t it tragic that in a world so beautiful and diverse, a defining feature we all have in common is pain?” Author Jennifer Greenberg knows pain all too well, having suffered psychological, physical, and sexual abuse at the hands of her church-going father. At the age of 15, as she contemplated suicide with a razor to her arm, she heard the voice of God say to her, “I will never leave you or forsake you.” From that moment on, she knew she had a father in heaven who loved her. She knew she had a purpose in life on this earth.

In Not Forsaken: A Story of Life After Abuse: How Faith Brought One Woman From Victim to Survivor (The Good Book Company, Aug. 20, 2019), Greenberg shares how her faith brought her through the darkest of situations, time and time again, and how faith can enable survivors of all walks to navigate issues of guilt, forgiveness, love, and value.  She also encourages church leaders to take the necessary measures to protect the vulnerable amongst them.

“If you have suffered abuse, then, as members of a tragically large club no one wants to join, we share a pain that is strikingly consistent,” writes Greenberg. “We’ve drunk the same poison from different cups… No level of abuse is too minor to matter, and no survivor is too broken to feel God’s healing grace.”

With a foreword written by Dr. Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, Not Forsaken walks abuse survivors, as well as their friends and family, through the post-traumatic emotions and issues they might be experiencing, helping them to navigate the path to healing through a biblical, faith-based lens. Greenberg walks readers through the gospel, examines the character of Christ, and points survivors to a life of healing and hope in her courageous, compelling book.

“In my case, God used my pain to accomplish, in part, what is now being read. If this book helps one person heal—if it can stop one heart from breaking, ease one life of its aching, or soothe one pain—I consider my suffering a worthwhile endurance…. By the grace of Jesus, and for the sake of Jesus, I am at peace with my past, and rejoice in the hope that it brings hope to others.”

“Not Forsaken is a powerful and much needed book” adds James Burstow (President, The Good Book Company), “We pray that survivors will see a hope beyond their pain within its pages and that church leaders will be equipped to protect the vulnerable among their congregations.”

Find out more about the book: www.thegoodbook.com/not-forsaken

For media enquiries contact: Christina Bostick, christina@iconmediagroup.com, 615-487-8888

Devotional offers an exciting glimpse into the faith lives of some of NFL’s best

BIRMINGHAM: Iron Stream Media announces First Down Devotions: Inspiration from NFL’s Best (Iron Stream Books) / August 5, 2019/ ISBN: 978-1-56309-231-2/ $12.99).

First Down Devotions takes an inside look at popular National Football League players, coaches, and the people who help shape them to explore their successes both on and off the gridiron. Recounting personal stories about their walk with Jesus Christ, these superstars serve God and provide positive stories to share with friends, children, and sports fans. Through daily devotions, these players and coaches will inspire you once more, but this time it will be you on the field of life. Get ready to score a touchdown in your own spiritual life.

Foreword by Williams White and featured players include: Kurt Warner, Andy Dalton, Jim Kelly, Kirk Cousins, and many more.

Sample Chapters

Advance Praise

“Inside this book, Del Duduit brings out obstacles faced by some of the most recognizable names in the National Football League. And how did they get through their trials? The same way I do. We let Christ fight our battles.” —William White, retired NFL player

“Football fans will love First Down Devotions from Del Duduit. In addition to faith-filled testimony from some of our favorite players, Del offers practical, spiritually sound guidance for living effective Christian lives. A must-read.” —Bruce A. Stewart, award-winning author of Sing Me Something Happy.

About the Author
Del Duduit is an award-winning sportswriter and author. He has been published in Clubhouse Magazine, Sports Spectrum, and on ToddStarnes.com. He is a contributor for Athletes in Action, The Christian View, Bridges Magazine, and PM Magazine. He is the coeditor for Southern Ohio Christian Voice and blogs weekly at delduduit.com. He lives in Lucasville, Ohio, with his wife Angie.

Media Inquiries: Meredith Dunn, Meredith@IronStreamMedia.com 

NEW YORK, LONDON (August 7, 2019)—Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS, “Barnes & Noble”) announced today the successful closing of its acquisition by funds advised by Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited (“Elliott” or the “Offeror”).

Elliott’s acquisition of Barnes & Noble, the largest retail bookseller in the United States, follows its June 2018 acquisition of Waterstones, the largest retail bookseller in the United Kingdom.  Barnes & Noble serves 627 different communities across all 50 states, where it remains the #1 bookseller in the United States.  Elliott seeks to build upon this strong foundation as it addresses the significant challenges facing the bricks and mortar book retail space in the United States, applying a model that successfully turned around Waterstones over the past decade. Elliott will own both Barnes & Noble and Waterstones and, while each bookseller will operate independently, James Daunt will serve as CEO of both companies and relocate from London to New York.

James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble said, “This is a very good day for bookselling.  Barnes & Noble is the greatest of all bookstore names and will now benefit from the support of an owner committed to physical bookselling.  With investment and concentration on the core principles of good bookselling, the prospects for this extraordinary company are bright.  I look forward very much to working with the booksellers at Barnes & Noble, being already indebted to Len Riggio for his wisdom and grateful for the welcome and professionalism of the executive team during the acquisition process.”

Paul Best, Portfolio Manager and Head of European Private Equity at Elliott, added, “Our investment in Barnes & Noble, following our acquisition of Waterstones just over a year ago, demonstrates our commitment to bookselling and to real bookstores.  Barnes & Noble has an extraordinary heritage, one that we want to protect and grow.  We look forward to working with James Daunt and the Barnes & Noble management team in this exciting endeavor.”

The tender offer expired at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on August 6, 2019. A total of 60,370,427 shares of common stock of Barnes & Noble, representing approximately 82.15% of the outstanding Barnes & Noble shares, were validly tendered into and not validly withdrawn from the tender offer.  As of such expiration, all conditions to the tender offer have been satisfied.  As a result, all such Barnes & Noble shares have been irrevocably accepted by the Offeror for payment, which will be made on August 7, 2019.

Concurrently with the payment for the tendered shares on August 7, 2019, the Offeror merged with and into Barnes & Noble.  As a result of the tender offer and the merger, Barnes & Noble became a privately held, indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Elliott and Barnes & Noble’s common stock will cease trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Advisors
Evercore acted as financial advisor and Baker Botts L.L.P. acted as legal advisor to the Special Committee of Barnes & Noble and Guggenheim Securities LLC acted as financial advisor and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP acted as legal advisor to the Board of Directors of Barnes & Noble.  Credit Suisse Securities L.L.C. acted as financial advisor and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP acted as legal advisor to Elliott.

About Elliott 
Elliott Management Corporation manages two multi-strategy investment funds which combined have approximately $38.2 billion of assets under management.  Its flagship fund, Elliott Associates, L.P., was founded in 1977, making it one of the oldest funds of its kind under continuous management.  The Elliott funds’ investors include pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, funds-of-funds, and employees of the firm.  Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited is an affiliate of Elliott Management Corporation.

About Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest retail bookseller in the United States, and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products.  The Company operates 627 Barnes & Noble bookstores in 50 states, as well as the Nook Digital business and one of the Web’s premier e-commerce sites, BN.com (www.bn.com).  General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained by visiting the Company’s corporate website at www.barnesandnobleinc.com.

About Waterstones
Waterstones is the UK and Ireland’s leading high street bookseller with 293 bookshops, including Foyles, Hatchards, Hodges Figgis and branches in Ireland, Brussels and Amsterdam.  It is the only national specialist book retailer of scale in the UK, and operates also through the e-commerce site, Waterstones.com.

CONTACTS:
Mary Ellen Keating
Senior Vice President
Corporate Communications
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
(212) 633-3323
mkeating@bn.com

Andy Milevoj
Vice President
Corporate Finance and Investor Relations
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
+1 (212) 633-3489
amilevoj@bn.com

Elliott
London
Sarah Rajani CFA
Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited
+44 (0) 20 3009 1475
srajani@elliottadvisors.co.uk
New York

Stephen Spruiell
Elliott Management Corporation
+1 (212) 478 2017
sspruiell@elliottmgmt.com

Author and speaker Welby O’Brien offers help and hope to those struggling with PTSD, Divorce, and Loss

Nashville, TN – Respected expert on the subjects of PTSD, Divorce, and Loss, Welby O’Brien (https://welbyo.com/) is re-releasing three of her best-selling titles through Deep River Books. O’Brien draws from extensive research and her own life experience to inspire those who have encountered the same struggles, and from her knowledge on the subjects, she offers hope to those in need.

O’Brien’s first book, Formerly a Wife, was released over 20 years ago as she found herself in a reality she never expected to be hers – that of a divorced woman. In this book, O’Brien meets hurting people right where they are and helps them take the next step toward healing. Personal and practical, these words of wisdom are rich with scriptural support and encouragement.  Formerly a Wife was featured on The 700 Club and has been a recommended resource by DivorceCare, American Association of Christian Counselors, Stephen Ministries, and the Church Librarian Association.

In 2004, when O’Brien’s father passed away, she was given the opportunity to see loss and grief from a new perspective. The book Goodbye for Now serves as a guide for emotional and self-care, as well as a practical step-by-step help for readers as they navigate the deluge of tasks before and after the loss of a loved one. Goodbye for Now provides structure, guidance, and comfort amid the overwhelming chaos of grief. This vital guide has been enthusiastically endorsed by chaplains, ministry leaders, funeral home directors, talk show hosts, Dr. Tim Clinton (AACC), and Pat Robertson.

An authority on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, O’Brien’s book Love Our Vets: Restoring Hope for Families of Veterans with PTSD is for caregivers, families, loved ones, and veterans themselves who are struggling to survive the daunting wake of trauma. O’Brien penned this title after marrying a veteran who suffers as a result of his experiences in combat.  Welcomed by veteran organizations, NAMI, the VA, and other counselors, Love Our Vets’ deeply relevant subject matter has resulted in an online community serving families of those battling posttraumatic stress. This PTSD Family Support network includes a rapidly growing Facebook group of 40,000 followers, and an online resource and support network (www.loveourvets.org). More importantly, it has grown to encourage, educate, and inspire families and friends who are living with relentless challenges in the dark and lonely world of PTSD.

All three titles are available now through Deep River Books, on Amazon, and wherever books are sold.

https://welbyo.com/

For more information, review copies, or to schedule an interview: Lori Heiselman, FrontGate Media, 714-553-5181, Lori@FrontGateMedia.com

To download book covers and O’Brien’s photo, please see:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/l8t1qb7uboh9c5g/AADQlp6_N4AjODhgEB67I1S6a?dl=0

Media Contact: Lori Heiselman – 714-553-5181 – Lori@FrontGateMedia.com

Carol Steam, Ill. (August 8, 2018) — This fall, Tyndale House Publishers and its alliance partner NavPress are releasing new Bible and devotional products—practical tools to strengthen readers’ faith daily. This diverse collection features titles designed to foster a love of knowing God and exploring His word daily. Readers will gain wisdom, discover biblical truth, experience deeper relational fellowship and possess a love for Scripture. All titles are available through Tyndale.com.

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NLT Life Application Study Bible 3^rd Edition
Tyndale | ISBN 978-1-4964-3382-4 (hardcover) | October 1, 2019

Trusted & Treasured by Millions of Readers over 30 years, the Life Application Study Bible Is Today’s #1–Selling Study Bible.  Now it has been thoroughly updated and expanded, offering even more relevant insights for understanding and applying God’s Word to everyday life in today’s world.

Discover How You Can Apply the Bible to Your Life Today
With a fresh two-color interior design and meaningfully updated study notes and features, this Bible will help you understand God’s Word better than ever. It answers the real-life questions that you may have and provides you practical yet powerful ways to apply the Bible to your life every day.

Study the stories and teachings of the Bible with verse-by-verse commentary. Gain wisdom from people in the Bible by exploring their accomplishments and learning from their mistakes. Survey the big picture of each book through overviews, vital statistics, outlines, and timelines, and grasp difficult concepts using in-text maps, charts, and diagrams—all to help you do life God’s way, every day. 

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The One Year Pray for America Bible
Tyndale | ISBN 978-1-4964-4373-1 (softcover) | December 3, 2019

Pray for the pressing needs of the United States of America as you read through the whole Bible in just one year. The One Year Pray for America Bible provides the structure to help you read God’s life-changing Word in the clear and easy-to-read New Living Translation in just 15 minutes a day. It includes daily nonpartisan prayer prompts and inspirational prayers from famous Americans that help you intercede for your neighbors and your nation. This special edition of The One Year Bible equips you to apply your daily Bible reading as short prayers for leaders in every sphere of civic life. The One Year Pray for America Bible will help you apply the principles of God’s unchanging Word to effective prayer for our rapidly changing society. Allow God to change you and our country as you spend a year in the Word and on your knees.

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Help! My Bible Is Alive!
Nicole Unice | ISBN 978-1-64158-021-2 (softcover) | October 22, 2019

We want to experience God through the Bible . . . We really do!

But our good intentions fall flat when reading the Bible just doesn’t seem to make that happen. What should feel dynamic and important and alive often feels confusing and boring and irrelevant. But it doesn’t have to.

In Help! My Bible Is Alive!, pastor and Bible teacher Nicole Unice brings life back to reading the Bible by helping you personally encounter God through his Word.

Take this 30-day challenge and develop habits that will sustain a vibrant spiritual life where the Word of God is alive and active for you.

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The Faithful Way
Cynthia Heald | ISBN 978-1-64158-025-0 (hardcover) | November 5, 2019

In The Faithful Way, treasured Bible-study teacher Cynthia Heald challenges believers of all ages to remain faithful to guard their hearts and be on the alert against temptation. Our goal, no matter our age, should be to follow Christ well and finish strong. The Faithful Way is a 31-day devotional study that both cautions and comforts as Cynthia leads readers through the lessons God has taught her through His character, His Word, and His saints.

The Faithful Way will equip readers to face temptations, encourage them in an intentionally faithful life that brings honor to Christ, and enable them to say, “I have remained faithful.” 

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Love Language Minute for Couples
Gary Chapman | ISBN 978-1-4964-4030-3 (hardcover) | September 3, 2019

From the bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages comes a beautiful gift for every couple looking to deepen their relationship with one another—and with God.
Are you and your spouse speaking the same language? He sends you flowers when what you really want is time to talk. She gives you a hug when what you really need is a home-cooked meal. The problem isn’t love―it’s your love language. Adapted from The One Year Love Language Minute Devotional, this 100-day giftable devotional is perfect for the couples in your life—or for you and your spouse! As you learn how to express heartfelt love to your loved one, you’ll find yourselves deeper in love and growing closer to God—together—as a result.

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CALLED to Inspire
Marsha DuCille | ISBN 978-1-4964-3598-9 (hardcover) | October 8, 2019

Do you sense God prompting you to do something special with your life? Do you feel totally unprepared to answer His call? 
Get ready for your heart to be emboldened and your faith strengthened! In CALLED to Inspire, Marsha DuCille, founder and publisher of CALLED magazine, leads you through a 52-question devotional experience to help you discover a rich, victorious life guided by God. With each weekly devotion, you’ll find compelling answers to life’s most significant questions. Each reading is accompanied by a powerful prayer, a meaningful verse to hide in your heart, a declaration to defend and fortify your faith, and journaling space to record your thoughts.

Let CALLED to Inspire encourage you to step outside your comfort zone and give you the strength and confidence to hear God’s calling in your life. Cling to this companion week after week—and dare to render your answer.

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Mom Heart Moments: Daily Devotions for Lifegiving Motherhood
Sally Clarkson | ISBN 978-1-4964-3210-0 (softcover) | October 8, 2019

Beloved author Sally Clarkson shares her heart and wisdom for mothers—and offers hope for each day.
A mother who lives well in her God-ordained role is of great beauty and inestimable value to the future history of any generation. Her impact is irreplaceable and necessary to the spiritual formation of children who will be the adults of the next generation. Fun, comfort, humor, graciousness, spiritual passion, compassion for the lost, hospitality, chores, meals, training, life-giving words, hours and hours of listening and playing and praying and reading—all are parts of the mosaic of soul development.

Spend the year with Mom Heart Moments, the first devotional by beloved author Sally Clarkson, and discover how as a mother you can draw closer to the heart of God. In a world constantly vying for our attention, it can be easy to get caught up in the chaos. Each day of this beautiful devotional offers encouragement and direction to become the mother God has called you to be.

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Called 2 Love Devotions for Couples
David and Teresa Ferguson | ISBN 978-1-4964-4281-9 (softcover) | October 8, 2019

Whether you have been married a few months or a few years, it’s likely that your level of intimacy could be better. You know the problems stem from the ways you relate. But how can you change?

Called 2 Love Devotions for Couples will help you give and receive love in a whole new way. Through the proven principles in this devotional, you will find fresh strength and new inspiration to meet your spouse’s relational needs. David and Teresa Ferguson, cofounders of Intimate Life Ministries, are seasoned counselors who can guide you toward better relational health. You can—and you will—improve your marriage and grow spiritually as a couple.

Whether your marriage is shaky or solid, this devotional will give you health, hope, and healing for your relationship. Discover true spiritual and marital intimacy through the practical and biblical principles found in this popular couples’ devotional.

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100 Days of Kindness
Julie Fisk, Kendra Roehl, Kristin Demery| ISBN 978-1-4964-4078-5 (hardcover) | October 8, 2019

Discover the power of kindness to change your heart, inspire your family, and draw you closer to God.
Have you found yourself stagnant in your faith, wondering if there’s more to life than just the daily routine? Are you frustrated with your kids’ selfish attitudes (or even your own), yet are not sure how to make a lasting change?

Discover how practicing intentional kindness can change your family, your community, and your faith with 100 Days of Kindness. Over the next 100 days, receive encouragement and practical insight as you develop a habit of kindness that will help you find and give away the love of Jesus.

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The One Year Uncommon Life Daily Challenge
Tony Dungy and Nathan Whitaker | ISBN 978-1-4964-3909-3 (hardcover) | October 8, 2019

Strengthen the core of your life and faith on a year-long journey with beloved Super Bowl–winning former head coach Tony Dungy and coauthor Nathan Whitaker! This hardcover edition of the New York Times bestselling The One Year Uncommon Life Daily Challenge contains 365 reflections from Tony and Nathan on living an “uncommon life” of integrity, honoring your family and friends, creating a life of real significance and impact, and walking with the Lord. This year, step up to the challenge to spend time with God—and dare to be uncommon every day. A perfect gift for sports fans, coaches, athletes, and dads!

 

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The One Year Adventure with the God of Your Story
Brian Hardin | ISBN 978-1-63146-837-7 (hardcover) | October 8, 2019

The Bible is a beautiful and divinely inspired book. From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible tells the cohesive story of God’s unwillingness to be left out of the human story—your story. In this One Year devotional, join the founder and voice of the Daily Audio Bible, Brian Hardin, on a journey to read the Bible in its entirety.

Brian Hardin has been podcasting the Bible to hundreds of thousands for more than a decade, leading people through the whole Bible every year. Now he’s putting his love of the daily reading of Scripture onto the page. In this collection of 365 Bible readings, you’ll be surprised at how often the stories mirror your own heart and motives. And you’ll be delighted to understand that God is not distant and uninterested. Rather, He is deeply invested in the human story and deeply in love with what He has fashioned. God wants to know us and be known by us.

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The One Year Praying through the Bible for Your Kids
Nancy Guthrie | ISBN 978-1-4964-3376-3 (hardcover) | October 1, 2019

Daily encouragement for parents who realize that what they want most for their kids are things only God can give . . . so they pray.
As parents, we want to protect our children and help them move forward in life. Most importantly, we want them to take hold of and grow in Christ. And while the advice offered by parenting experts can be helpful, at some point we realize there are no simplistic formulas or sure-fire methods. We need wisdom from God’s Word for this all-important task.

In The One Year Praying through the Bible for Your Kids, trusted author Nancy Guthrie weaves together wisdom and insight from each day’s reading in The One Year Bible, providing encouragement through the triumphs and turbulence of parenting. Day by day you’ll find your dreams and desires for your children are becoming shaped more by Scripture than by the culture around you. Worry less, pray more, and help yourself to a daily dose of perspective, hope, and grace as you parent.

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The One Year Salt and Light Devotional
Chris Tiegreen | ISBN 978-1-4964-3005-2 (softcover) | October 8, 2019

This year, learn to bring the light and hope of Christ into your home, your community, and your world.
Scripture calls us to be the salt of the earth and lights in the world—preserving, flavoring, brightening, and warming the lives of those around us. But too often, it seems the world is getting more and more closed off to the hope and promise of faith. How do we bring the light of Christ to the world around us, showing His love to the people who need it the most?

In The One Year Salt and Light Devotional, beloved author Chris Tiegreen provides inspiration and practical insight on how we can offer glimpses of God everywhere we go as we live our faith in a way that begins deep inside and works its way out. Through each day’s reading, God will encourage you, move you, and use you in surprising ways to bless this world with His wisdom, power, and love.

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Building Radically Different Relationships

Champ Thornton helps middle schoolers use God’s word to untangle the twists and turns of life 

Greensboro, NC – As adults it’s hard to figure out how to live as Christians in a morally murky and increasingly hostile world, so how do we teach the next generation to develop relationships in the world in which we live? There are so many areas of life to navigate when growing up, but in his new book, Radically Different: A Student’s Guide to Community (New Growth Press/August 5, 2019), best-selling author Champ Thornton provides an insightful guide for middle schoolers and young teens who want to live radically even though life and relationships are complicated.

Radically Different equips middle schoolers to untangle the twists of life by presenting them with in-depth study of good, bad, and new—creation, fall, and redemption. By understanding these three concepts, students can discover their unique identity in Christ. Living through the lenses of good, bad, and new makes them radically human, radically biblical, and radically different.

“To get an accurate picture of life in this world, we must simultaneously view all of life through three lenses. The first lens provides the view that originally God made everything very good (Genesis 1). The next lens reveals this good world is now also bad, broken and tainted by sin (Genesis 3). The third clarifies Jesus came to make new everything that was broken by sin (Romans 8). Creation, Fall, Redemption—good, bad, new. If you leave out any of these lenses, you will neglect some aspect of reality God intends for us and our children to embrace,” Thornton writes.

Radically Different consists of thirteen lessons and is available in both a student’s and teacher’s guide. The teacher’s guide provides the outline and activities for the weekly group discussion of the material. The student’s guide (to be completed before the group discussion) provides three devotionals per week that can be completed in ten minutes each.

Radically Different doesn’t aim to be exhaustive or provide a topical dictionary of issues, but to help middle school students begin to think biblically about life and relationships. Each lesson explores how to navigate a different relationship such as parents, friends, siblings, difficult/annoying people, and individuals within the church.

“People often decry modern politics and say that the real problem is culture. They’ll say that culture lies upstream of politics. Consequently, the need is to change/transform the culture. But my contention is that what lies upstream of both politics and culture is the next generation,” shares Thornton. “This study aims to pass along a biblical worldview regarding relationships and community, in order to help the next generation see the world through Bible lenses, and change the world, one person at a time.”

“It’s not easy for Christian young people today who want to live in a way that’s pleasing to God. However, Champ Thornton has provided an invaluable resource to help middle school students be distinctive. Radically Different is a practical hands-on study offering solid insights and biblical guidance for relating to others,” praises Jim Daly, President of Focus on the Family.

Radically Different: A Student’s Guide to Community
(Student/Teacher Guide)
by Champ Thornton
August 5, 2019 / Retail Price: $13.99
Print ISBN (Student Guide) 978-1-948130-17-2
Print ISBN (Teacher Guide) 978-1-64507-032-0
Religion / Christian Education / Children & Youth

Champ Thornton is associate pastor at Ogletown Baptist Church in Newark, Delaware. He has pastored in South Carolina and served as director of SOMA, a ministry training school in Columbus, Ohio.  Before arriving in Newark, Thornton lived most of his life in the Carolinas. After seminary, he pastored at Grace Bible Church near Spartanburg, South Carolina.  He is host of “In the Word, On the Go,” a ten-minute podcast for families and is the author of several books, including The Radical Book for Kids, Why Do We Say Good Night?, Pass It On: A Proverbs Journal for the Next Generation, and his latest, Radically Different: A Student’s Guide to Community.  Thornton enjoys hanging out with his family and friends, drinking coffee, listening to music, doing genealogical research, and reading theology, biographies, and fiction. Thornton and his wife, Robben, have three children.  Visit www.champthornton.com to learn more. He can also be found on Twitter (@champthornton) and Instagram (@thorntonchamp).

New Growth Press publishes gospel-centered Christian books, small group, and children’s Bible resources for discipleship, biblical counseling, and missional ministry. For more information about other releases from New Growth Press, visit www.newgrowthpress.com.

For review copy and interview information, contact:  Audra Jennings – audra@newgrowthpress.com – 903-874-8363

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Suggested interview questions

• How do we teach our kids to live Christianly in this morally murky and increasingly hostile world?
• Who was Radically Different written for, and how is it intended to be used? Can you share more about the format?
• What does it mean to be radically different?
• Don’t middle schoolers want to be a part of the group? How do you convince them they want to be different?
• Walk us through the three lenses that we need to view the world through.
• What are the three questions you encourage readers to ask when they’re trying to figure out a situation in life?
• What are some of the relationships you talk about in the book?
• It’s easy to understand earthly relationships, but it can be difficult to grasp how we build a relationship with God. Is that why the first seven lessons focus on relating to God?
• What is the difference between a difficult and a broken relationship? Do we have to work on those relationships or can we try to eliminate those from our lives?
• Why was it important to have a chapter on relationships within the church?
• What is the most important lesson about relationships you hope students learn?
• This study comes with a companion Teacher Guide, do you have to use one to use the other?

“The Complicated Heart: Loving Even When It Hurts” releases September 17 from B&H Publishing Group

[NASHVILLE, TENN., August 9, 2019—] In the U.S. alone, nearly 14 million adults, or one in 13 adults, abuse alcohol or have an alcoholism problem. Nationally known author, speaker, podcast host and blogger Sarah Mae is often asked, “How did you forgive your alcoholic mother?”

For Sarah Mae, the answer is complicated and prompts additional questions, such as, “How do you forgive someone who carelessly brushed aside your pain, who caused such destruction and who doesn’t show remorse? How do you know when to stay and when to go?”

In her compelling new memoir, “The Complicated Heart: Loving Even When It Hurts”  (September 17, B&H Publishing Group), Sarah Mae tells her story between ages 14-36, beginning with moving in with her mother at the age of 14 and wrestling with those very questions. For readers who have struggled with any dysfunctional relationships in their own lives, Mae’s story reveals that light can always find a way in, and redemption and joy are possible in the midst of trauma and pain.

“‘The Complicated Heart’ is the story of how I learned to love and forgive my alcoholic mother, but really, it’s more than that; it’s about the truth that dysfunction doesn’t have to be your legacy; victory is always on the table,” Sarah Mae said.

“My hope for this book is that people will see themselves in the story, remember they aren’t alone in the ‘crazy’ and believe that miracles still happen and impossible prayers do get answered, even if they look different than we imagined. On a practical level, I want women to learn how to grieve what they should have had, how to set boundaries and how to find joy even in the midst of their unmet needs.”

In addition to Sarah’s side of the story, she also includes her mother’s journals and letters to give readers a glimpse into what goes on in the mind of the person who has hurt you.

Sarah Mae is the co-author with Sally Clarkson of the bestselling book, “Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe,” hosts “The Complicated Heart Podcast” and speaks to women all over the country.

B&H is supporting the launch of “The Complicated Heart” with a presale campaign, national media tour, 300-person launch team, content campaign and webinar. Sarah Mae’s podcast, “The Complicated Heart,” further explores topics in the book, “messy heart topics and the strategies we can use to seek healing in the pain and restoration in the ruins” and includes interviews with trauma experts, counselors and other mentors.

“We are honored to partner with Sarah to bring this life-changing resource to readers and see how God uses her story to impact lives,” said Jennifer Lyell, V.P. of Book Publishing and Merchandising. “We pray this resource shows readers how to, as Sarah Mae so wonderfully puts it, ‘forgive when the wound is still open, heal when circumstances don’t change and become a generational bondage-breaker for God’s glory.’”

For more information, visit thecomplicatedheart.com. 

Sarah Mae is a nationally known speaker, the host of “The Complicated Heart Podcast” and co-author of the bestselling book, “Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe.” She loves traveling all over the country, speaking at conferences and events and encouraging women to walk in freedom. She makes her home in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with her woodworker husband, three spunky kiddos and a naughty yellow lab named Memphis. Learn more at sarahmae.com and follow her on Facebook and Instagram at @sarahmaewrites.

B&H Publishing Group, an imprint of LifeWay Christian Resources, is a team of mission minded people with a passion for taking God’s Word to the world. Because we believe Every Word Matters® we seek to provide intentional, Bible-centered content that positively impacts the hearts and minds of people, inspiring them to build a lifelong relationship with Jesus Christ. Among our print and digital releases for the trade, church and academic markets, titles include “The New York Times” No. 1 bestsellers “The Love Dare” and “The Vow,” No. 1 CBA bestseller “I Am a Church Member,” as well as the newly-revised Christian Standard Bible (CSB) version.