December 2, 2019 Edition

ECPA taking reservations for Christian Collective at Frankfurt Book Fair 2020

ECPA members interested in having a booth with the ECPA Christian Collective at the 2020 Frankfurt Book Fair held October 14-18, should contact Cynthia at ECPA by January 27.

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ECPA presents Bronze Awards to two titles surpassing 100,000 in sales

ECPA recently awarded Bronze Awards to Barbour Publishing and Zondervan for the following titles that have exceeded 100,000 in sales:

• The Prayer Map for Women (Barbour Publishing, Inc.)
• 100 Days to Brave by Annie F. Downs (Zondervan)

The ECPA Bronze, Gold, Platinum and Diamond Sales Award program provides opportunity to recognize milestone achievements for sales of 100,000, 500,000, 1 million and 10 million.

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Bible Gateway interviews Dave Willis, author of “Raising Boys Who Respect Girls”

How can parents biblically and practically raise a generation of sons who are champions, encouragers, and respecters of women? What are the principles parents need to teach their sons so they will become men who break the pattern of thinking and acting that lead to the #metoo and #churchtoo atrocities? Bible Gateway interviewed Dave Willis (@DaveWillis), author of Raising Boys Who Respect Girls: Upending Locker Room Mentality, Blind Spots, and Unintended Sexism (Thomas Nelson, 2019).

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Bible Gateway interviews Brian J. Wright, author of “Inspired Questions”

Even as a boy, Jesus used inquiry to prompt people’s thinking: “After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions” (Luke 2:46). We turn to the Bible for answers, but it actually is also full of questions. Bible Gateway interviewed Brian J. Wright, author of Inspired Questions: A Year’s Journey Through the New Testament (Christian Focus, 2019).

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Author and pastor Nate Pyle featured on Jesus Calling podcast

Recently on the Jesus Calling podcast, author Nate Pyle discussed how life, specifically grief, can be more than we are capable of handling alone – and though we are not promised that God will spare us from pain, He will be right there with us, helping to bear the burden. Pyle’s book, More Than You Can Handle: When Life’s Overwhelming Pain Meets God’s Overcoming Grace, is available from Zondervan.

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