CHARLOTTE, NC– The Good Book Company is pleased to announce that three books have been named winners in end-of-year book awards by Christianity Today and The Gospel Coalition. Any Time, Any Place, Any Prayer was chosen as CT’s Children and Youth Book of the Year, and The God Contest and Finding My Father were named winners in their respective categories in TGC’s 2021 Book Awards.
Any Time, Any Place, Any Prayer (The Good Book Company, September 2021), written by Laura Wifler and illustrated by Catalina Echeverri, is a beautifully illustrated Bible storybook that teaches kids how to pray and excites them to want to pray. Award panelist Amy Gannett, writer, Bible teacher, and founder of Tiny Theologians, said, “This book is theologically sound and beautifully illustrated, and it will encourage children and adults alike to grow in a prayerful life.”
Finding My Father (The Good Book Company, October 2021) by Blair Linne won in the First-Time Author category of TGC’s Book Awards. The book is Blair’s personal and moving story, that reveals how we can learn to trust our heavenly Father, especially for those who feel their earthly father has let them down. The TGC judges commented that “this book speaks to the brokenness in all of our lives, encouraging us to trust in the healing and hope that only the gospel can secure.”
The God Contest (The Good Book Company, January 2021), written by Carl Laferton and illustrated by Catalina Echeverri, was named winner in the Children’s category. This book takes kids back to the story of Elijah on Mount Carmel, and then on to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, to give them confidence that the God of the Bible has proved himself to be the one true God. The judges called it “a refreshing reminder that if we serve the One True God, we are not alone!”
Titles that have received honorable mentions and awards in 2021 include:
- Mere Evangelism (The Good Book Company, September 2021) by Randy Newman received an Honorable Mention in Evangelism and Apologetics for The Gospel Coalition 2021 Book Awards.
- Being the Bad Guys (The Good Book Company, February 2021) by Stephen McAlpine won SparkLit’s 2021 Australian Christian Book of the Year, and received an Honorable Mention in Public Theology and Current Events in TGC’s Book Awards and an Honorable Mention in Accessible Theology for the World Magazine 2021 Book of Year.
- Truth On Fire (The Good Book Company, September 2021) by Adam Ramsey received an Honorable Mention in the First-Time Author category in TGC’s Book Awards.
- Brave by Faith (The Good Book Company, May 2021) by Alistair Begg received an Honorable Mention in Accessible Theology for the World Magazine 2021 Book of Year.
ABOUT THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY
Founded in 1991, The Good Book Company (TGBC) is an international Christian publisher. Their Bible studies, books, devotionals, videos, tracts, evangelistic courses, and training materials are used throughout the English-speaking world, and in translation in over 35 languages worldwide. Everyone at TGBC is passionate about the Lord Jesus, His word, His church, and His gospel of grace. They create and publish biblical, relevant, and accessible resources that will encourage Christians to keep going, keep growing, and keep sharing their faith.
