January 11, 2021 Edition

ECPA releases January 2021 Christian Bestseller lists

Despite the immense challenges of 2020—or perhaps because of them—sales of Christian books ended the year on a high note. Remaining at the top of ECPA’s Top 50 bestselling books is Forgiving What You Can’t Forget by Lysa TerKeurst (Thomas Nelson), which showed even stronger sales in its second month of release.   ECPA has upgraded the bestsellers site and rebranded to READ GOOD BOOKS — a site that features Christian book bestsellers, award winners, and more.

View the month’s Christian bestseller lists

 

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ECPA will soon release the suite of lists reflecting the Bestselling Christian Books of 2020 and the 2020 Christmas Bestsellers.  Sign up to receive bestseller notifications.

Registration opens for Publishing in Color online conference

The Publishing in Color conference will be held online on April 19-23 and registration is now open.  The conference objective is to connect spiritual writers of color with Christian publishing editors, training, networking, and fellowship.

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Ronald L. Nickelson has retired as senior editor of the “Standard Lesson Commentary”

Ronald L. Nickelson, PhD, retired from his role as senior editor of the best-selling Standard Lesson Commentary (SLC) on December 31, 2020. He began his 20 years of service on that curriculum line at Standard Publishing (Cincinnati) in 2000. When the product line was sold in 2015, he continued under new owner David C Cook (Colorado Springs). During several of those 20 years he also served as a chaplain in the Air Force Reserve. He continues in a part-time freelance role on production of the SLC.

Iron Stream’s new release debuts at #1 on Amazon

Laura Kim Martin’s reviveDAILY released January 5, 2021, and hit #1 New Release in Christian Meditation Worship and Devotion on Amazon the same day. ReviveDAILY is the first year of a two-year daily devotional that guides you through reading the Bible.

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Bible Gateway interviews Hannah Brencher, author of “Fighting Forward”

What’s the next small step you can take to a better life? What reminder do you need to stay in the fight? How can you develop daily rhythms and sustainable faith in a culture of hustle? Do you have biblical hope for moving from anxiety and fear into action and victory? Bible Gateway interviewed Hannah Brencher (@hannahbrencher), author of “Fighting Forward: Your Nitty-Gritty Guide to Beating the Lies That Hold You Back” (Zondervan, 2021).

Read this interview.

Tara Royer Steele featured on Jesus Calling Podcast about moving on and starting anew

Pie shop owner Tara Royer Steele recently joined the Jesus Calling Podcast to share how she grew up in a tough family business, and her longing for attention led her into an abusive marriage. After feeling God pushing her towards something better, and assuring her that He would be enough for her, Tara found the courage to start over, ultimately leading to her dream life where she creates a haven for people to connect over tables. Royer’s devotional, “Eat. Pie. Love.” is available from BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC.

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Sam Acho on being our authentic selves: Jesus Calling Podcast

NFL linebacker and author Sam Acho recently joined the Jesus Calling Podcast to share how he grew up in a faith-based home, forming a relationship with God early on. But as he got more integrated in his career, Sam began to separate from his foundational values, and he suffered an identity crisis—looking happy on the outside, but not feeling it on the inside. It wasn’t until he went through a reckoning of sorts that he was able to accept a truth from God that Sam was worth getting to know, and when he started placing value on things that mattered, his life started to turn around. Acho’s book, “Let The World See You” is available from Thomas Nelson.

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