February 11, 2019 Edition

Lysa TerKeurst dominates February's Top 50 bestseller list

Lysa TerKeurst makes a strong showing in the ECPA Top 50 bestselling books list for February. Her latest release, “It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way” (Thomas Nelson), comes in at #2, while the Study Guide for the title is at #8. TerKeurst’s third book in the Top 10 is her 2016 release, “Uninvited,” followed by another 2018 release, “Embraced” at #15.  The #1 position is “Girl, Wash Your Face” by Rachel Hollis (Thomas Nelson), reflecting the book’s continual status as one of the top selling books in the general market. Hollis’ next release, “Girl, Stop Apologizing,” releases March 12 from HarperCollins Leadership.

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CT leadership to present at ECPA Leadership Summit on connecting the global church

The leadership of Christianity Today (CT) will present at the upcoming Leadership Summit on connecting the global church. Harold Smith (President/CEO), Mark Galli (Editor in Chief), and Harold Myra (former CEO) will CT’s legacy and 21st century vision for CT Global to connect the global church, including its efforts to create publishing strategies for better engagement with North America’s communities of color.

The ECPA Leadership Summit will be held April 30-May 1 in Chicago. The program will focus on all the ways the industry can expand mission and engagement beyond borders – geographically, culturally, ethnically, technologically, and more.  Other speakers include: Tina Constable (Crown Publishing), Kristen McLean (NPD Book), Jackie Hill Perry (artist), Gordon Smith (Institutional Intelligence) Chris Horst (Rooting for Rivals), Phil Ryken and Theon Hill (Wheaton College), and more.

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More at ECPALeadership.org

Kerri Rawson, daughter of confessed BTK serial killer joins Jesus Calling podcast

Kerri Rawson, daughter of the confessed BTK serial killer Dennis Rader, recently joined the Jesus Calling podcast to share what it was like to learn that her ordinary, loving father was actually a serial killer. Rawson also discusses how through her tremendous faith, she found the strength to forgive the man (her dad) who ruined eight families, including her own, and the courage to tell her story. Rawson’s book, “A Serial Killer’s Daughter: My Story of Faith, Love, and Overcoming” is available from Thomas Nelson.

Listen at jesuscalling.com/podcast.

Bible Gateway interviews authors of “I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening)”

More than ever, modern cultural conversation seems driven by conflict and anger. People sitting together in pews every Sunday have started to feel like strangers, loved ones at the dinner table like enemies. What is the biblical way to have a civilized dialogue? Bible Gateway interviewed Sarah Stewart Holland (@bluegrassred) and Beth Silvers (@nkybeth), two friends on opposite sides of the aisle who provide a practical guide to grace-filled conversation while challenging readers to put relationship before policy and understanding before argument in their book, “I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations” (Thomas Nelson, 2019).

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Bible Gateway interviews authors of “The Fool and the Heretic”

The topics of creation and evolution can be divisive in today’s church. How can followers of Jesus who worship together but differ in their views on these topics get along with each other? How can they demonstrate the practice of loving one another, friendship, and mutual respect despite arriving at opposite scientific conclusions? Bible Gateway interviewed Dr. Todd Charles Wood (@CoreacadInfo) and Dr. Darrel R. Falk about their book, “The Fool and the Heretic: How Two Scientists Moved Beyond Labels to a Christian Dialogue About Creation and Evolution” (Zondervan, 2019).

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