The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) (@ecpa) has announced the winners in 12 categories—Bible, Bible Reference, Bible Study, Audio, Christian Living, Faith & Culture, Biography & Memoir, Devotion & Gift, Young People’s Literature, Children, Ministry Resources, New Author—for the 2019 Christian Book Award® program.
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The only NIV Bible (@NIVBible) with a printed hand-painted cover design and art hidden in its page edges is now available as the NIV Artisan Collection Bible (Zondervan, 2019), featuring the work of artist Edna Marie Esparra.
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The printed covers showcase hand-painted flair depicting brightly-shaded floral designs. When the Bible is opened, art appears on the page edges. When the Bible is closed, the image vanishes into shimmery foil gilding.
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The text of the Bible is printed the exclusive Zondervan NIV Comfort Print® typeface; custom fonts that are easy and relaxing to read. Each page of the Bible has lightly ruled, wide margins for journaling, reflecting, taking notes, and creating personal art.
Bible Gateway interviewed Edna Marie Esparra, artist of the NIV Artisan Collection Bible.
God’s steadfast faithfulness is seen year after year—since time began—when the earth is renewed from its winter dormancy and springs forth with bluer skies and greener fields. This extraordinary season of renewal is also a powerful reminder of the glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ!
Meditate on God’s Word as you savor the colorful video below from The John 1010 Project.
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Shower, O heavens, from above, and let the skies rain down righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation may spring up, and let it cause righteousness to sprout up also; I the Lord have created it.
Isaiah 45:8
This is the twelfth lesson in bestselling author and speaker John Maxwell’s Leadership by the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, tell them to sign up to receive John’s free email devotional here.
By John C. Maxwell
Leaders pay a price to bring their dreams to fruition. That price often comes due sooner and costs more than they think, and it must be paid more than once. Every dream contains negative surprises that can be greatly discouraging. But just because things don’t go as planned, that’s no reason to give up. Chances are, you’ll face more “Give up?” moments than “Go on!” moments. Look at the surprises Joseph lived through and how he reacted:
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If you’ve ever wondered why there are so many different translations to the Bible, you may also have wondered: which translation should I be reading? It’s a tough question to answer. The Bible was originally written in Hebrew (the Old Testament) and Greek (the New Testament), with parts in Aramaic. Translating these languages into the hundreds of other extant languages, including English, in a way that captures the intent of its authors, is a mammoth task.
Here are four reasons why that is:
Photo: Open Doors. Funeral for a Sunday school teacher and 13-year-old boy killed in the Sri Lanka church suicide bombings.
On Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, coordinated terrorist suicide attacks targeted worshipers in Christian church services north of Sri Lanka’s capitol Colombo (West), in Negombo (West), and in Batticaloa (East), as Christians celebrated the resurrection of Jesus. Explosions also occurred at he Kingsbury Hotel and the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo, in the residential district Dematagoda, and in a hotel near the Dehiwala Zoo. At least 253 people were murdered and an estimated 500 are injured.
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By Ruth Soukup
Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
—Ecclesiastes 4:12
I promise you there are people out there in the world who are your people—ones with whom you will feel a strong connection, ones with whom you can be real and authentic, ones who will push you to be better and who won’t be afraid to hold you accountable when you need it. There are people waiting for someone just like you to brighten and enrich their lives in the same way they will be able to brighten and enrich yours.
But you will have to find them.
Renowned for its beautiful balance of scholarship and readability and vetted by Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, Evangelical, and Jewish scholars, the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) faithfully serves the church in personal spiritual formation, in the liturgy, and in the academy.
We’re grateful to Dr. Will Willimon (@WillimonTweets), professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry, Duke Divinity School, for partnering with the Zondervan NRSV Comfort Print® Bible campaign in helping people better engage the Bible.
Read about the LORD calling Samuel in 1 Samuel 3 (NRSV).
This is the fifty-ninth lesson in author and pastor Mel Lawrenz’ How to Live the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, they can get more info and sign up to receive these essays via email here.
Feature: A Book of Prayers for Kids.
We turn to the Psalms when we need comfort, strength, or just words that we can pray to God. Today we look at how to get the most out of the Psalms.
The Bible is not just a book. It is relationship in words. God’s word to men and women, boys and girls. A living action between the almighty Creator of the universe and his most cherished creation: humanity. We do not understand Scripture unless we hear in it the divine-human dialogue.
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