Join counselor and teacher Julie Sparkman as she explores Jesus’ gentle yet costly invitation to true rest
BIRMINGHAM: New Hope® Publishers announces the release of Unhitching from the Crazy Train: Finding Rest in a World You Can’t Control by Julie Sparkman. (New Hope/February 5, 2018/ISBN: 978-1-62591-536-8/$14.99). We all have a picture of how life should go. The dream job. Close friendships. Loving, grateful children. A perfect marriage. But more often than not, life doesn’t go according to our plan. So we corral and control—determined to make our picture come true. When our dream job just isn’t that fulfilling, when our friends disappoint us, when our perfect angels turn into teenager with minds of their own, when our marriage is far from perfect—what do we do with that? Revealing that most of the craziness of life stems from unrealistic expectations, counselor and author Julie Sparkman offers practical insight for how to let go of unintentional efforts to corral and control people and circumstances. Replace unrealistic expectations with God’s bigger picture, and experience a deep, soulful rest—rest that is dependent on the finished work of a Savior who will never leave us alone.
Learn more about Julie and Unhitching from the Crazy Train at NewHopePublishers.com/shop/
Advance Praise
“I’ve been blessed to see how Julie’s teaching can unhitch a church and family from the crazy train. And I’m so thankful that many more will be challenged and encouraged by this wonderful book.” —Collin Hansen, editorial director of The Gospel Coalition and author ofBlind Spots: Becoming a Courageous, Compassionate, and Commissioned Church
“In Unhitching from the Crazy Train, Julie Sparkman invites us to experience a meal of pure gospel with a garnishing of beautiful humor that causes us to lean in and laugh. The result is that we experience more of our Savior in everyday life and learn how to trust Him for the rest He promises as we walk with Him.” —Susan and Newt Crenshaw, president of Young Life
“Unhitching from the Crazy Train is an enlightening, encouraging resource for examining what we rely on and helping us place our trust in Christ. This book has helped me and many I know to jump off that crazy train . . . or to never hop on in the first place!” —Lauren Hansen, deacon of women’s ministry, Redeemer Community Church, Birmingham, AL
About the Author
Julie Sparkman brings fun and practical insights to serious topics such as applying the gospel to otherwise crazy everyday relationships. A full-time certified counselor by the American Association of Christian Counselors, she is the cofounder and executive director of Restore Ministries, a counseling service for men, women, children/teens, and college students. She is the author of Unhitching from the Crazy Train, which is based on a small group curriculum by the same name. She calls the greater Birmingham, Alabama, area home, where she has been instrumental in creating and training pastoral care teams.
To request a review copy of Unhitching from the Crazy Train, to schedule an interview with Julie, or for more information, please contact Meredith Dunn, Meredith@NewHopePublishers.com
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(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) February 2018 – When Jesus was asked about the main point of faith, his answer was seemingly simple: love God earnestly and love others the way you want to be loved. In his debut book, Experiments in Honesty: Meditations on Love, Fear, and the Honest to God Naked Truth (Worthy Publishing, March 6, 2018, $16.99, 9781683971351), Steve Daugherty dives deep into this command and what it truly means for those who follow Jesus.
(Carol Stream, Illinois, USA) Media Associates International (MAI) is pleased to announce the release of its new title, Profit & Purpose: A global publisher’s guide for financial sustainability by Ramon Rocha III, director of publisher development. This book provides key principles and practical strategies to equip Christian publishers in hard places of the world.
LifeWay has recently announced several changes to their retail store approach. Eric Geiger, LifeWay’s Chief Business Officer, explains:
WESTMONT, IL— James W. Sire, longtime editorial director at InterVarsity Press (IVP), prolific author, and groundbreaking apologist, passed away
Born at a ranch on the rim of the Nebraska Sandhills, Sire served as an officer in the Army, a professor of English literature, philosophy, and theology, and a lecturer at over two hundred universities in the United States, Canada, Eastern and Western Europe, and Asia. He received a PhD in English from the University of Missouri, an MA in English from Washington State University, and a BA in chemistry and English from the University of Nebraska.
Eugene, Oregon—February 8, 2018—Harvest House Publishers is pleased to announce it has moved its main operations to a new facility in northeast Eugene.
With company warehouse operations relocated from Eugene to a centralized distribution facility in Wisconsin, Harvest House had been searching for an ideal office location that is more in line with the specific needs of the company. After careful evaluation of the available options, the Chad Drive location was chosen.
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Hollywood, Calif. – “An inspiring, beautiful story about love” (Dave Morales, Fox TV Houston), SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME arrives on Blu-ray and DVD February 20, 2018 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film arrives on Digital February 6, 2018.
Ada, Mich. (February 9, 2018)—Your Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goals (Baker Books; ISBN 9780801075254;Hardcover; $24.99) by Michael Hyatt has landed on multiple Bestsellers lists since its release in January.
(Nashville, TN) February 9, 2018—Today, Thomas Nelson announced Denise George as its new vice president of marketing for the W Publishing Group. George will report to W Publishing vice president and publisher, Daisy Blackwell Hutton, and will work closely with Hutton to develop both short and long-term publishing and business strategies for the imprint.




