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Above the Line

New York Times Bestselling Author

Take One Karen Kingsbury

New from Karen Kingsbury, featuring cameo appearances from the Baxter family.

March 2009 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-26616-7 USD $29.99/CAD $32.49 Audio CD, Unabridged ISBN: 978-0-310-28847-3 FICTION / Chris­tian / General Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Pages: 352 Carton Qty: Book, 28;

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Filmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison have left the mission fields of Indonesia for the mission field of Hollywood with a dream bigger than both of them.

Now they have done the impossible — raised enough money to independently produce a feature film with a message they hope will change the world. They have attached top talent to the picture, and are set to begin filming in Bloomington, Indiana, where Keith’s daughter is a college freshman, when everything begins to unravel. With millions of dollars of investors’ money on the line, Chase and Keith make a desperate attempt to keep the film from falling apart. Along the way, trouble threatens key relationships for the producers and makes them question everything they’re trying to do. Soon the realization dawns on them that they are in over their heads, a ­couple of Davids in a world of Hollywood Goliaths.

Is it possible to keep things above the line, to beat the odds and make a movie unlike anything done before, or will they lose everything in the process?

Karen Kingsbury is America’s favorite inspirational novelist with over ten million books in print. Her Life-Changing FictionTM has produced multiple bestsellers, including Between Sundays, Even Now, One Tuesday Morning, Beyond Tuesday Morning, and Ever After, which was named the 2007 Chris­ tian Book of the Year. An award-winning author and newly published songwriter, Karen has had several movies optioned for production and her Christmas novel, Gideon’s Gift, is under production as a major motion picture release. Karen lives in Washington state with her husband, Don, and their six children, three of whom were adopted from Haiti.

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Every Now and Then 978-0-310-28944-9 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover Between Sundays 978-0-310-28678-3 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover Ever After 978-0-310-24756-2 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover Even Now 978-0-310-24753-1 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover

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9/11 Series

One Tuesday Morning / Beyond Tuesday Morning Compilation Even Now / Ever After Compilation

Two Books in One — Limited Editions

Karen Kingsbury

One Tuesday Morning / Beyond Tuesday Morning Compilation Based on the tragedy of the Twin Towers . . . two powerful novels of heroism, loss, and redemption by New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury.

Even Now / Ever After Compilation Sometimes hope for the future is found in the ashes of yesterday. With hallmark tenderness and power, Karen Kingsbury weaves a tapestry of lives, losses, love, and faith — and the miracle of resurrection.

Karen Kingsbury is America’s favorite inspirational novelist with over ten million books in print. Her Life-Changing FictionTM has produced multiple bestsellers, including Between Sundays, Even Now, One Tuesday Morning, Beyond Tuesday Morning, and Ever After, which was named the 2007 Chris­ tian Book of the Year. An award-winning author and newly published songwriter, Karen has had several movies optioned for production and her Christmas novel, Gideon’s Gift, is under production as a major motion picture release. Karen lives in Washington state with her husband, Don, and their six children, three of whom were adopted from Haiti.

Available Now One Tuesday Morning / Beyond Tuesday Morning Compilation US $14.99/CAN $15.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-60651-2 Even Now / Ever After Compilation US $14.99/CAN $15.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-61023-6

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One Tuesday Morning 978-0-310-24752-4 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover Beyond Tuesday Morning 978-0-310-25771-4 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover Even Now 978-0-310-24753-1 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover Ever After 978-0-310-24756-2 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover

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Double Minds Terri Blackstock

#1 Bestselling Suspense Author

The latest from Terri Blackstock — compelling suspense with a riveting plot.

February 2009 USD $16.99/CAD $17.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-25063-0 USD $29.99/CAD $32.49 Audio CD, Unabridged ISBN: 978-0-310-28812-1 FICTION / Chris­tian / Suspense Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Pages: 352 Carton Qty: Book, 28;

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As talented singer/songwriter Parker James struggles to make her mark on the Nashville music scene, she finds the competition can be fierce — even deadly.

When a young woman is murdered at the recording studio where Parker works, Parker is drawn into a mystery where nothing is as it seems. Unraveling the truth puts her own life at risk when she uncovers high-level industry corruption and is terrorized by a menacing stalker. As the danger escalates, Parker begins to question her dreams, her future, and even her faith. Does stardom even matter anymore?

Double Minds is a compelling suspense novel that unfolds in the middle of the Chris­tian music industry in Nashville. Terri Blackstock, known for her Up All Night FictionTM, grabs readers at page one and keeps them riveted until the final plot twist is untangled.

This well-turned mystery is Blackstock’s first standalone title in several years, and it was worth waiting for.

Terri Blackstock (www.terriblackstock.com), known for her Up All Night FictionTM, has sold six million books worldwide. She is the bestselling, award-winning author of Last Light, Night Light, True Light, and Dawn’s Light of the Restoration series, as well as the Sun Coast Chronicles, Second Chances, Newpointe 911, and Cape Refuge series.

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Last Light 978-0-31-025767-7 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover Night Light 978-0-310-25768-4 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover True Light 978-0-310-25769-1 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover Dawn’s Light 978-0-310-25770-7 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover

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Hynd Has Over 4 Million Books in Print

The Russian Trilogy

Midnight in Madrid Noel Hynd

A proven bestselling author, Noel Hynd does it again with book two in The Russian Trilogy.

When a mysterious relic is stolen from a Madrid museum, ­people are dying to discover its secrets.

Literally.

U.S. Treasury agent Alexandra LaDuca returns from Conspiracy in Kiev to track down the stolen artwork, a small carving called The Pietà of Malta. It seems to be a simple assignment, but nothing about this job is simple, as the mysteries and legends surrounding the relic become increasingly complex with claims of supernatural power.

As aggressive, relentless, and stubborn as ever, Alex crisscrosses Europe through a web of intrigue, danger, and betrayal, joined by a polished, mysterious new partner. With echoes of classic detective and suspense fiction from The Maltese Falcon to The Da Vinci Code, Midnight in Madrid takes the reader on a nonstop spellbinding chase through a modern world of terrorists, art thieves, and cold-blooded killers.

Noel Hynd has more than four million books in print throughout the world, including The Enemy Within and Revenge. His most recent novel, Conspiracy in Kiev, is the first in The Russian Trilogy starring Alexandra LaDuca. Hynd lives in Culver City, California.

April 2009 USD $16.99/CAD $17.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-27872-6 FICTION / Chris­tian / Suspense Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Pages: 384 Carton Qty: 28 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Conspiracy in Kiev 978-0-310-27871-9 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover

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Bestselling Suspense Author

Deceived James Scott Bell

Seasoned suspense author James Scott Bell writes fiction that appeals to men and women alike!

Two bodies in an isolated canyon on the edge of L.A. One with saddlebags filled with diamonds.

That’s how it begins for Liz Towne, a stunning blonde with a devout husband who has given up a prime job for reasons Liz cannot understand — for “Mac” MacDonald, a Gulf War vet who’s done time in prison and is just now finding his way back to normal life — and for Roxanne “Rocky” Towne, Liz’s sister-inlaw, who suspects things she cannot prove. All three are thrown together after a tragedy in Pack Canyon.

After stumbling upon the stolen diamonds, Liz is faced with an escalating set of choices: Truth or lies?

Love or money? Saint or sinner? Liz thinks she knows who she is and what she wants, but when the web gets terribly tangled, is her game of deception a clever lie or a deadly trap?

A new suspense thriller from James Scott Bell, bestselling author of The Whole Truth.

March 2009 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-26904-5 FICTION / Chris­tian / Suspense Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Pages: 352 Carton Qty: 28 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

James Scott Bell, a former trial lawyer, is the bestselling author of The Whole Truth, No Legal Grounds, Presumed Guilty, Breach of Promise, Deadlock, and Sins of the Fathers. A winner of the Christy Award for excellence in Chris­tian fiction, he lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Cindy. Visit his website at www. jamescottbell.com.

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The Whole Truth 978-0-310-26903-8 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover No Legal Grounds 978-0-310-26902-1 USD $13.99/CAD $14.99 Softcover Presumed Guilty 978-0-310-25331-0 USD $12.99/CAD $13.99 Softcover

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Historical Fiction

When Love Blooms Robin Lee Hatcher

Sure to become a classic in historical fiction.

Seasoned author Robin Lee Hatcher masters romance in the old American West.

Emily Harris wants to make a difference in the world, and she seeks to do so in the rugged Idaho high country. But she’s got to deal with Gavin Blake, without a doubt the most unreasonable, unfriendly man she’s ever met. Emily swears she won’t let him scare her off. She’ll force him to admit he is wrong about her. Will she discover that changing the heart of just one man might be the greatest destiny of all?

Bestselling author Robin Lee Hatcher writes about the true heroes and heroines of the American West, the everyday ­people who came and lived and loved and died without fanfare. When Love Blooms takes her readers to Idaho, a place particularly close to her heart.

In this heartwarming romance, Hatcher takes Emily from the “ease” of city life in the capital of the territory to the rugged high country to meet her destiny.

Robin Lee Hatcher (www.robinleehatcher.com) is the author of over fifty novels, including Wagered Heart, Return to Me, and Catching Katie, named one of the Best Books of 2004 by Library Journal. Winner of the Christy Award for Excellence in Chris­tian Fiction, two RITA Awards for Best Inspirational Romance, and the RWA Lifetime Achievement Award, Robin lives in Idaho.

January 2009 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-25928-2 FICTION / Chris­tian / Historical Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Pages: 352 Carton Qty: 28 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Wagered Heart 978-0-310-25926-8 USD $12.99/CAD $13.99 Softcover Return to Me 978-0-310-25804-9 USD $12.99/CAD $13.99 Softcover

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Defiance Texas Trilogy

Daisy Chain

Literary Mystery Novel

A Novel Mary E. DeMuth

Mary DeMuth crafts quality literary fiction that deals with real-life issues candidly and with honesty. She engages the reader from page one.

The abrupt disappearance of young Daisy Chance from a small Texas town in 1973 spins three lives out of control — Jed, whose guilt over not protecting his friend Daisy strangles him; Emory Chance, who blames her own choices for her daughter’s demise; and Ouisie Pepper, who is haunted by dreams of Daisy while pierced by the shattered pieces of a family in crisis.

In this first book in the Defiance, Texas Trilogy, fourteen-year-old Jed Pepper has a sickening secret: he’s convinced it’s his fault his best friend Daisy went missing. Jed’s pain sends him on a quest for answers to mysteries woven through the fabric of his own life and the lives of the families of Defiance, Texas. When he finally confronts the terrible truths he’s been denying all his life, Jed must choose between rebellion and love, anger and freedom.

Daisy Chain is an achingly beautiful Southern coming-of-age story crafted by a bright new literary talent.

It offers a haunting yet hopeful backdrop for human depravity and beauty, for terrible secrets and God’s surprising redemption.

January 2009 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-27836-8 FICTION / Chris­tian / General Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Pages: 352 Carton Qty: 28 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Mary DeMuth loves to write about turning trials to triumph.

Her debut novel, Watching the Tree Limbs was a Christy Award finalist. Both it and its sequel, Wishing on Dandelions, were finalists for the American Chris­tian Fiction Writers Book of the Year. Mary’s nonfiction books include Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God, Building the Chris­tian Family You Never Had, and Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture. Mary recently moved back to Texas with her husband Patrick and their three children, after spending two and a half years planting a church in southern France. www.marydemuth.com

“DeMuth writes with poignancy and grace, transporting readers [into the story]. . . . Her characters are expertly drawn and encompass the confusion and quirks of good ­people who don’t know how to handle what life has given them.”

– Publishers Weekly for Watching the Tree Limbs

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Getaway Girls Collection

Turning the Paige Laura Jensen Walker

Humorous, fun, fresh, and entertaining fiction speaks to today’s woman.

At 35, Paige Kelley is feeling very “in between.” She’s still working her temp job after two years, still not dating three years after her divorce, and still melting at every chubby-cheeked toddler she sees while her biological clock ticks ever louder. Paige even moves back home to help her ailing, high-maintenance mother. It’s not exactly the life she’d dreamed of!

When her Getaway Girls book club members urge Paige to break free and get on with her life, she’s afraid. How will her mother react? How can Paige honor her widowed mother and still pursue her own life? The answers come from a surprising source. A trip to Scotland and a potential new love interest help launch an exciting new chapter in her life, and lead Paige to discover that God’s plan for her promises to be more than she ever imagined.

This latest release in the Getaway Girls collection delivers a smart, funny, and warm account of one woman’s challenge to reconcile who she is — a dutiful Chris­tian daughter — with the woman she longs to be.

March 2009 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-27698-2 FICTION / Chris­tian / General Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Pages: 352 Carton Qty: 28 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Laura Jensen Walker is an award-winning writer and popular national speaker. Her previous novels include Miss Invisible, Dreaming in Black & White, and Reconstructing Natalie, chosen as the first-ever Novel of the Year for Women of Faith® conferences. A former reporter with a degree in journalism, she is also the author of several nonfiction humor books. Laura lives in Northern California with her Renaissanceman husband, Michael, and their piano-playing dog, Gracie.

Visit her website at www.laurajensenwalker.com

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Daring Chloe 978-0-310-27696-8 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover

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New From Michael Snyder!

Return Policy Michael Snyder

Snyder’s quirky style follows in the footsteps of bestselling authors Douglas Coupland and Nick Hornby.

In his second book, novelist Michael Snyder introduces us to three very unusual and distinct voices all torn by tragedy: Willy Finneran, washed-up genre novelist with an espresso maker that just won’t die and a habit of avoiding conflict , even if it means putting the truth on a sliding scale.

Ozena Webb, single mother and Javatek’s top customer ser­vice representative. She spends every evening playing board games with her twelve-year-old son who is mentally crippled from an early childhood accident.

Shaq, a small and scraggy homeless man with trauma-induced blank spots on his memory, trying to piece together the story of his life while assisting Father Joe at the Mercy Mission.

As their stories intersect, the narrative vacillates between hope and naïveté, comic relief and postmodern ennui. Startling in its authenticity, this unforgettable novel reveals that no matter how far one has strayed from hope, there is always a way to return.

March 2009 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-27728-6 FICTION / Chris­tian / General Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Pages: 368 Carton Qty: 28 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

Michael Snyder lives in Spring Hill, Tennessee, with his lovely wife and four children. He studied music in college and played guitar professionally for many years. His first novel, My Name Is Russell Fink, released in 2008, and hopefully the world is a slightly better place as a result.

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My Name Is Russell Fink 978-0-310-27727-9 USD $12.99/CAD $13.99 Softcover

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Value Line Fiction

Affordable fiction in a convenient filled display.

October 2008 US $6.99/CAN $7.49 FICTION / Chris­tian / General FICTION / Chris­tian / Romance FICTION / Chris­tian / Suspense Trim: 5-5/16 x 8 (203 x 130 mm) Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Ghost ships, secrets, unexpected love, explosive action, fresh starts, and chocolate. This collection has something for everyone — all at a great price.

A young widow is determined to make a new life for herself and her two children. A seasoned ATF agent investigates a devastating explosion. A “twist of fate” brings a privileged young woman to the wild mountains of Appalachia.

Retired sub commander J. D. Stanton encounters a mysterious ship with a murderous passenger. And a 30-something diarist obsesses about life and chocolate. These twelve novels represent storytelling at its best — fiction that draws us in, intrigues and entertains us, and ultimately gives us something to think about.

Penny Culliford, Alton Gansky, Elizabeth White, Robin Lee Hatcher, and Jane Peart each take a decidedly different tack, but arrive at many of the same conclusions about the mysteries of faith and why we struggle to find our way when there is an intricate and beautiful plan already in place.

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PAGES

CARTON QTY

Theodora’s Baby, Value 978-0-310-29224-1

320

48

Theodora’s Diary, Value 978-0-310-29220-3

288

56

Theodora’s Wedding, Value 978-0-310-29223-4

304

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Fair Game, Value 978-0-310-29227-2

368

44

Fireworks, Value 978-0-310-29226-5

336

48

Loving Libby, Value 978-0-310-29225-8

304

52

The Pattern, Value 978-0-310-29214-2

256

60

The Pledge,Value 978-0-310-29215-9

256

60

The Promise, Value 978-0-310-29216-6

240

64

Out of Time, Value 978-0-310-29218-0

352

44

A Ship Possessed, Value 978-0-310-29217-3

336

48

Vanished, Value 978-0-310-29219-7

368

44

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Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer

A Great Gift Idea!

A beautiful gift book format that is ideal for giftgiving occasions.

Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer presents the bestknown prayer among Chris­tians as the ultimate prayer model.

From Martin Luther’s reflection on why the prayer opens with “Our Father . . .” to the acknowledgment of God’s “ . . . power and glory forever,” readers move phrase-by-phrase through this inspiring prayer reading what others have said about the love, reverence, gratitude, and awe that God wants at the heart of all prayer. Insights and thoughts culled from a variety of respected writers enhance our understanding of the prayer, and carefully chosen passages of Scripture help confirm and underscore the relevance of each phrase — and the prayer as a whole — in our daily lives.

Presented in a friendly format that’s easy to read, Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer makes a beautiful gift that will appeal to everyone who wants to deepen their knowledge of this wonderfully moving model for prayer.

February 2009 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Hardcover, Padded ISBN: 978-0-310-28106-1 RELIGION / Chris­tian Life / Inspirational Trim: 5 x 7 (178 x 127 mm) Pages: 128 Carton Qty: 40 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Sticks and Stones Using Your Words as a Positive Force Ace Collins

New from Ace Collins, America’s storyteller.

Of the roughly thirty-thousand words you will speak today, imagine if just a handful of them could save a life. . . . . . or heal a broken heart . . . or inspire a vision that would shape the course of history.

Today is your opportunity to speak — or write — words of incalculable potential for good. With simple action points and colorful stories, this inspiring book will help you weed out sticks-and-stones negativism and unleash the surpassing, life-giving, destiny-shaping power of positive words.

What does it take for your words to make a difference? Perhaps a simple thank-you letter. Maybe an encouraging email. Or a simple hello, a thoughtful phone call, a note written on the back of a family photograph . . . the possibilities are endless. Sticks and Stones shows you the power and importance of your words, and how to use the right words to have a positive impact beyond anything you can imagine.

March 2009 USD $16.99/CAD $17.99 Hardcover, Jacketed ISBN: 978-0-310-28253-2 RELIGION / Chris­tian Life / Inspirational Trim: 5 x 7-1/8 (181 x 127 mm) Pages: 160 Carton Qty: 56 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Ace Collins is the writer of more than sixty books, including several bestsellers: Stories behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas, Stories behind the Great Traditions of Christmas, The Cathedrals, and Lassie: A Dog’s Life. Based in Texas, he continues to publish several new titles each year. He has appeared on scores of television shows, including CBS This Morning, NBC Nightly News, Good Morning America, and Entertainment Tonight, along with appearances on CNN and MSNBC

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Stories Behind Women of Extraordinary Faith 978-0-310-26316-6 USD $15.99/CAD $16.99 Hardcover, Jacketed Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas 978-0-310-24880-4 USD $15.99/CAD $16.99 Hardcover, Jacketed Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas 978-0-310-23926-0 USD $15.99/CAD $16.99 Hardcover, Jacketed

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Spilt Milk

Devotional for Busy Moms

Devotions for Moms Linda Vujnov

Devotional for moms by a mom. Humorous and understanding, this devotional offers a few moments of quality time to the harried and busy mom.

In a mother’s land of milk and honey, the milk is often spilt and the honey is usually smeared all over the face of the baby in his high chair. Linda Vujnov has been there and knows exactly what it feels like. As she recounts the continuing adventures of parenting her four children — Maddy, Zack, Ty, and Carson — she offers a quirky, down-to-earth perspective on life for mothers who need to be reminded that God’s grace is always there, even when things don’t work out exactly as you had originally planned.

Spilt Milk is a collection of brief, hilarious stories mixed with biblically based applications that will encourage busy mothers in their spiritual journey.

Each chapter includes a corresponding Scripture verse intended to support the lesson learned from the experience. Written by a Gen-X mom, these stories remind us that, even in the midst of the questions, the craziness, the wonder of raising kids, and the joy of being a wife, God is right there alongside us to help us cope with life’s little messes and mix-ups.

April 2009 USD $10.99/CAD $11.85 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-28511-3 RELIGION / Chris­tian Life / Devotional Trim: 5 x 7-1/8 (181 x 127 mm) Pages: 176 Carton Qty: 68 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

Linda Vujnov has been in the field of education for nearly twenty years. She has taught full-time at the elementary school level and currently works as a university supervisor for both Concordia and Vanguard Universities, where she oversees student teachers at the elementary and secondary levels. She served as the interim junior high pastor at Saddleback Church and as a volunteer in the high school ministry. She also speaks to MOPS groups in Orange County, California.

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The Best Is Yet to Come

Devotional for Women 55+

A Day-by-Day Adventure Fran Fernandez

Perfect for Mother’s Day! An inviting devotional for women in the second half of life looking to embrace the blessings and adventures life has yet in store.

April 2009 USD $16.99/CAD $17.99 Hardcover, Jacketed ISBN: 978-0-310-28753-7 RELIGION / Chris­tian Life / Devotional Trim: 5 x 7-1/8 (181 x 127 mm) Pages: 256 Carton Qty: 40 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

The Best Is Yet to Come is an encouraging and motivating devotional for women who have been so caught up in the hectic pace of life that they have forgotten their own greatness and potential as women of God. Offering sixty devotional meditations with targeted Scripture, focused prayer, and practical application, this devotional guide was written for women by a woman — a minister, mother, and grandmother, who knows that a woman’s fulfillment is found in a deeper relationship with God. Author Fran Fernandez says, “Today’s Chris­tian woman is hungering for more of God and the abundant life he promised. To reach and maintain this goal of intimacy with the Lord, daily, she has to stop to refuel at the source — God and his word. Only in this secret place hidden in the arms of her beloved, her ear pressed against his heart, can a woman be complete.”

Written with baby-boomer women in mind, the timeless principles apply to any Chris­tian woman, no matter what her age or background. The Best Is Yet to Come shows women that God is calling them to ever greater works, and that a truly dedicated woman of faith is never limited to what has been, because she worships the God of unlimited love and possibility.

Fran Fernandez is a pastor/speaker/teacher/writer who lives with her husband of 45 years on Long Island.

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Inspiration for Graduates

Guidance for Graduates Thoughts on Seeking God’s Will and Direction L. B. Cowman, Edited by Jim Reimann

Jim Reimann brings this classic devotional to life with new, updated content. A perfect gift for any graduate.

Thirty devotions have been compiled from L. B. Cowman’s classic, Streams in the Desert, and recently updated by Jim Reimann, to inspire new graduates and challenge them to reflect on God’s will for their lives.

Editor Jim Reimann introduces a new generation of readers to one of the bestselling devotionals of all time. Reflections, Scripture, and poetic insights combine to deliver the powerful and timely message that God is always with us. Each entry speaks directly to new graduates, offering God’s assurance of his unfailing love, regardless of the challenges and decisions they face.

Guidance for Graduates makes a wonderful gift for high school or college graduates, or for any young adult approaching life-changing events. Each selection will inspire Chris­tians to examine how they walk with the Lord and will help everyone understand how faithfully God walks with each of us.

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L. B. Cowman worked as a pioneer missionary with her husband in Japan and China from 1901 to 1917. During the next twenty-five years, Mrs. Cowman inspired several nationwide Scripture distribution campaigns and wrote seven more books.

Finally, on Easter Sunday in 1960, at the age of ninety, Mrs. Cowman met face-to-face the God she had served so faithfully for nearly a century.

Jim Reimann has more than five million books in print in twelve languages, including the updated editions of Streams in the Desert and My Utmost for His Highest. He is a former retail executive and past chairman of the Chris­tian Booksellers Association. As an ordained minister, Bible teacher, author, and expert on Israel, he hosts teaching tours of Israel and other Bible lands, which he offers through his website www.JimReimann.com.

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A Lifetime of Wisdom Filled with God’s Priceless Rubies

New From Joni.

Her Best Book Yet.

Joni Eareckson Tada

This book gives readers biblical wisdom from the personal vantage point of a person who has spent her life in the mystery of a believer’s physical disability, learning to receive the Heavenly Father’s gift of suffering . . . and healing.

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“Thank you, God, for this chair!”

Not the words you’d expect from a woman who has spent 40 years as a quadriplegic following a tragic diving accident at age 17. But it is the perspective of a woman who has suffered heartbreaking losses . . . and incomparable gains. Chief among those gains have been the insights she’s gained into the wisdom and nature of God — learned and refined through seasons of difficulty and trial.

In one sense, that wisdom did cost Joni all she had: her hopes, her dreams, her independence, her health, her freedom, and her mobility. In the early years, it seemed a price much too high to pay. But through four decades, Joni moved from enduring her circumstances to finding God’s joy in them. And now she has written a book that shares the heavenly wisdom and perspective she’s learned.

There have been many books written about tragedy and struggle, of pain and bitterness, but in this book, Joni chooses to dwell not on what she has lost but on what she has found.

Joni Eareckson Tada is the founder of Joni and Friends, an organization accelerating Chris­tian outreach in the disability community that numbers 610 million ­people worldwide.

This organization operates out of the new Joni and Friends International Disability Center located in Agoura, California.

Joni is not only an international disability advocate, but an artist and the author of numerous bestselling books, including Pearls of Great Price, Diamonds in the Dust, More Precious than Silver, the Platinum award-winning Joni, Heaven: Your Real Home, When God Weeps, and The God I Love.

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Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus

A Truly Unique Book

How the Jewishness of Jesus Can Transform Your Faith Ann Spangler and Lois Tverberg

By exploring the land, culture, customs, and prayers of first century Judaism, leaders will learn how the Jewishness of Jesus can transform their faith.

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Chris­tians today have a growing fascination with the Jewish background of Chris­tian­ity. Many ­people want to understand the land, the culture, and the ­people so they can experience in greater depth the richness of their own Chris­tian faith.

The popularity of Ray Vander Laan’s videos and tours, titles like Velvet Elvis and the NOOMA series

by Rob Bell, and Praying the Names of God by Ann Spangler attest to the strong and rising interest among Chris­tians in “all things Jewish.”

Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus takes readers on a fascinating tour into the heart of the first century, looking at the prayers, feasts, history, culture, and customs that surrounded Jesus and those who followed him, offering inspirational insights that can transform one’s faith.

Sidebars peppered throughout the text explain unfamiliar terms like Mishnah, Torah, and Talmud, and chapters conclude with brief sections, entitled “At the Feet of the Rabbi,” designed to help readers apply these insights on Jesus’ Jewishness to their own lives in ways that will both respect and enrich their Chris­ tian faith.

Ann Spangler is an award-winning writer and the author of many bestselling books, including Praying the Names of God, Praying the Names of Jesus, and Women of the Bible (coauthored with Jean Syswerda). Her most recent book is The Tender Words of God. Her fascination with and love of Scripture has resulted in books that have opened the Bible to a wide range of readers.

Lois Tverberg, PhD, is the cofounder of the En-Gedi Resource Center, an educational ministry with a goal of deepening Chris­tian understanding of the Bible by teaching about its Jewish context. The author of Listening to the Language of the Bible: Hearing It through Jesus’ Ears and a companion Bible study, she’s shared her delight in digging deeper into the Scriptures with readers in over fifty countries.

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New from Bestselling Author

The First Drop of Rain Leslie Parrott

Readers will see the use of rain in the midst of the wasteland as a unique metaphor for the presence of God.

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Have you ever felt plucked out and suddenly dropped by the hand of God into the wasteland? Have you felt desolate, dry, and fragile? No sign of God, no sound of water?

Here is the personal and passionate, “Me too!” that fans of Leslie Parrott have been waiting for.

For “Seattleite” Parrott, rain isn’t a date-canceling, mood-altering nuisance. Rather, that first drop of rain and the following drizzle or downpour is a persistent, positive, mystical fact of life that both confirms the presence of God and underscores his (seeming) absences.

Through original poetry, vividly drawn vignettes, and honest reflection, Parrott mixes images of rain and “wasteland” to explore the daily juxtaposition of deluge and desert we all encounter. A conversation about grief and death takes place in lush gardens teeming with life. A prayer, delivered and answered at a dying friend’s bedside, leads to bittersweet understanding.

And personal confidences (“My flaws and fears are so real, they demand my full attention.”) strike a chord in all of us who struggle earnestly, if sometimes defiantly, to see God’s purpose in everything.

Dr. Leslie Parrott is a marriage and family therapist and codirector with her husband, Dr. Les Parrott, of the Center for Relationship Development at Seattle Pacific University. She is the author of You Matter More Than You Think and coauthor with her husband of several bestselling books, including the Gold Medallion Award-winner, Saving Your Marriage before It Starts. Leslie lives in Seattle with her husband and their two sons. www.RealRelationships.com

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Rest Living in Sabbath Simplicity

Includes Study Guide. Great for Small Groups.

Keri Wyatt Kent

This biblically based, practical book offers a way to create rhythm between work and rest. When readers find this rhythm, they will have renewed energy, grace, and joy.

Keri Wyatt Kent invites readers to rediscover the ancient practice of Sabbath in this practical and accessible book. Kent’s experiences as a retreat leader and a journalist collide as she offers true, interview-based stories along with scripturally based advice and guidance on how to live in a rhythm of work and rest she calls “Sabbath simplicity.” Based on what Jesus taught about Sabbath and how he practiced it, Kent explores six aspects of Sabbath as Chris­tian spiritual practice: resting, reconnecting, revising, pausing, playing, and praying. These are the antidote to our restlessness, isolation, and our hurried lives, workaholism, and selfabsorption. Living a non-legalistic, sanely paced, Godfocused life leads us to freedom and grace, joy and connection. A group study guide is included, making this book an excellent choice for small groups.

Keri Wyatt Kent is the author of several books, including Breathe: Creating Space for God in a Hectic Life (Revell) and Listen: Finding God in the Story of Your Life (Jossey-Bass). She is a sought-after retreat leader and speaker as well. Learn more about her ministry at www.keriwyattkent.com.

January 2009 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-28597-7 RELIGION / Chris­tian Life / Spiritual Growth Trim: 5-3/8 x 8 (203 x 137 mm) Pages: 224 Carton Qty: 44 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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New 20-Pack Format

Finding the Real Jesus 20-Pack A Guide for Curious Chris­tians and Skeptical Seekers Lee Strobel

Same format as the bestselling Case for Christmas and Case for Easter.

For centuries, the Chris­tian church has taught that Jesus is the divine Son of God, crucified for sinners and raised from the dead.

In recent years, however, that picture of Jesus has come under widely publicized attack from sources ranging from critical scholars to Internet pundits to popular historians and others. The new portraits of Jesus seem persuasive. You can’t help but wonder. . .

• Did Chris­tian­ity merely copy its beliefs from earlier mythology?

• Did the church suppress alternative Gospels?

• Did Jesus never die on the cross nor rise from the dead?

• Is the New Testament hopelessly riddled with errors?

Who was Jesus — really?

Consulting leading experts, New York Times bestselling author Lee Strobel helps you separate truth from media hype, sound scholarship from bias, and fact from speculation. Sold in 20-packs for use in evangelism, Finding the Real Jesus offers both spiritual seekers and Chris­tians credible, informed answers on who Jesus is not — and who he is.

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Lee Strobel (www.LeeStrobel.com), with a journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a Master of Studies in Law degree from Yale Law School, was the award-winning legal editor of the Chicago Tribune and a spiritual skeptic until 1981. His books include four Gold Medallion winners and the 2005 Chris­tian Book of the Year (coauthored with Garry Poole).

He and his wife live in California.

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Now in Softcover

The Case for the Real Jesus A Journalist Investigates Current Attacks on the Identity of Christ Lee Strobel

New York Times bestselling author Lee Strobel delivers on what he does best with his customary investigative journalist style.

February 2009 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-29201-2 RELIGION / Chris­tian Life / Personal Growth Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Pages: 320 Carton Qty: 32 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

Has modern scholarship debunked the traditional Christ? Has the church suppressed the truth about Jesus to advance its own agenda? What if the real Jesus is far different from the atoning Savior worshipped through the centuries?

In The Case for the Real Jesus, former award-winning legal editor Lee Strobel explores such hot-button questions as: • Did the church suppress ancient non-biblical documents that paint a more accurate picture of Jesus than the four Gospels?

• Did the church distort the truth about Jesus by tampering with early New Testament texts?

• Do new insights and explanations finally disprove the resurrection?

• Have fresh arguments disqualified Jesus from being the Messiah?

• Did Chris­tian­ity steal its core ideas from earlier mythology?

Evaluate the arguments and evidence being advanced by prominent atheists, liberal theologians, Muslim scholars, and others. Sift through expert testimony. Then reach your own verdict in The Case for the Real Jesus.

Lee Strobel (www.LeeStrobel.com), with a journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a Master of Studies in Law degree from Yale Law School, was the award-winning legal editor of the Chicago Tribune and a spiritual skeptic until 1981. His books include four Gold Medallion winners and the 2005 Chris­tian Book of the Year (coauthored with Garry Poole).

He and his wife live in California.

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Debut Author

finding the Groove

Finding

Composing a Jazz-Shaped Faith Robert Gelinas

Finding the Groove looks to unify faith in the midst of diversity.

You don’t have to be a jazz musician, or even a jazz connoisseur, for Finding the Groove to speak to you.

If you love God and his Word and if you’ve longed to follow Christ outside the slick corporate structures that some American churches follow, this book is for you. Discovering a freer, truer expression of Chris­tian­ ity, this will be music to your ears, your heart, and your mind.

Using brilliant metaphors from the world of jazz, Robert Gelinas reveals breathtaking possibilities for the body of Christ. What might a “jazz-shaped faith” look like — and how could it help us fulfill the message of the gospel in a way no method, movement, or structured program ever could? How can understanding the beauty of jazz help you better understand Jesus, his vision for those who follow him, and his heartbeat for a world that is badly out of sync?

But this book isn’t about music. It is about a passionate, biblical, fully-integrated way of looking at life and salvation that will free you to find your own unique groove in the kingdom of God.

April 2009 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-28252-5

Robert Gelinas holds a BA in biblical studies from Colorado Chris­tian University and an MA in world Chris­tian­ity from Denver Seminary. He and his wife, Barbara, live in Denver with their six children. www.jazztheologian.typepad.com

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Halftime® Moving from Success to Significance

Updated and Expanded Bestseller

Bob Buford

Over 600,000 copies sold of the original edition. Now updated and expanded.

February 2009 USD $21.99/CAD $23.75 Hardcover, Jacketed ISBN: 978-0-310-28424-6 USD $21.99/CAD $23.75 Audio CD, Unabridged ISBN: 978-0-310-28958-6 RELIGION / Chris­tian Life / Personal Growth Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Carton Qty: Book, 36; Audio, 30 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Midlife is no longer a crisis, but a growing awareness. The achievements that energized your success no longer seem as rewarding. You find yourself thinking, there’s got to be more. You’re ready to move from success to significance.

Welcome to halftime: your personal timeout in the game of life. Time to pause and take inventory of what really matters to you in order to chart an even more meaningful and satisfying second half.

“My passion is to inspire business and professional leaders to embrace God’s calling and move from success to significance,” writes Bob Buford. Proven in the lives of thousands of men and women worldwide, the values, wisdom, and hands-on applications in Halftime are timeless.

Features of this newly updated edition include a foreword by the bestselling author of Good to Great, Jim Collins; new questions for reflection or discussion; brand new “halftime” stories of men and women enjoying a second half of significance; specific halftime assignments to guide readers into their secondhalf mission; and a special update from the author on how the halftime movement is growing nationally.

Bob Buford (www.ACTIVEenergy.net) is an entrepreneur who in the first half of his life grew a successful cable television company. In his second half, Buford founded Leadership Network, an organization that seeks to accelerate the emergence of effective churches by identifying, connecting, and resourcing innovative church leaders (www.leadnet.org); and Halftime, an organization designed to inspire business and professional leaders to embrace God’s calling and move from success to significance (www.Halftime.org).

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Personal Coaching for Your Halftime Journey ®

Builds on Success of Halftime

Bob Buford

Will sell successfully. This is the “must have” to accompany the updated edition of Halftime and provides the coaching and advice needed to apply the principles.

February 2009 USD $12.99/CAD $13.99 Hardcover, Printed ISBN: 978-0-310-28423-9 RELIGION / Chris­tian Life / Personal Growth Trim: 5 x 7-1/8 (181 x 127 mm) Pages: 176 Carton Qty: 52 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Since the publication of Bob Buford’s awardwinning bestseller, Halftime, over a decade ago, more than half a million men and women have made the halftime journey from success to significance. If you are contemplating that journey yourself or have already gotten started, Personal Coaching for Your Halftime Journey is for you.

Think of this book as a one-on-one session with Bob Buford. Each chapter addresses a specific, unique issue men and women face in this exciting transition from simply going to work to living their wildest dreams.

From the laboratory of his own halftime experience and his years of coaching others through it, he will guide you through the questions and uncertainties that accompany the halftime adventure. He will also share some of the challenges that have come up in the two decades of living his own halftime venture.

Written in the same engaging style that made Halftime such a success among busy professionals, this is the perfect book for an airline flight. No one should make the halftime journey alone, and what better companion than Bob Buford himself? Enjoy his wise guidance on the things that matter most as you move from gaining success to building a legacy. Your most rewarding years lie ahead of you. Welcome to the journey.

Bob Buford (www.ACTIVEenergy.net) is an entrepreneur who in the first half of his life grew a successful cable television company. In his second half, Buford founded Leadership Network, an organization that seeks to accelerate the emergence of effective churches by identifying, connecting, and resourcing innovative church leaders (www.leadnet.org); and Halftime, an organization designed to inspire business and professional leaders to embrace God’s calling and move from success to significance (www.Halftime.org).

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Now in

The Beautiful Fight Surrendering to the Transforming Presence of God Every Day of Your Life Gary Thomas

Now in softcover.

Gary Thomas issues a passionate manifesto of faith fully alive. The Beautiful Fight calls us beyond mere sin-avoidance to a robust holiness that radiates Christ through every aspect of our being. To see with Christ’s eyes, feel with Christ’s heart, and serve with Christ’s hands — this is what Chris­tian­ity is truly about.

Spring 2009 US $14.99/CAN $15.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-29200-5 RELIGION / Chris­tian Life / Spiritual Growth Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Pages: 272 Carton Qty: 36 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

Gary Thomas is an award-winning author whose books have been translated into eleven languages and include the bestselling Sacred Marriage, Sacred Pathways, and the Gold Medallion-winning Authentic Faith. He holds a masters degree from Regent College and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon, where he serves on the adjunct faculty. Gary has spoken across the United States, in six different countries, and on numerous national television and radio programs, including Focus on the Family and Family Life Today.

A Chicken’s Guide to Talking Turkey with Your Kids about Sex Dr. Kevin Leman and Kathy Flores Bell

Now in softcover, a resource for parents seeking advice on discussing sex with children ages 8-14.

Family commentator and humorist Dr. Kevin Leman and human sexuality expert Kathy Flores Bell team up to write a book for parents on teaching their pubescent children (ages 8 to 14) about sex.

April 2009 US $12.99/CAN $13.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-28350-8 RELIGION / Chris­tian Life / Family Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Pages: 224 Carton Qty: 44 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Dr. Kevin Leman is the founder of MatchWise.com and the bestselling author of twenty-five books on marriage and family.

Dr. Leman is a frequent guest on numerous radio and television shows such as The View, Oprah, Today, CNN, and Focus on the Family with Dr. James Dobson.

Kathy Bell is the cofounder of Carondelet Health Network’s Youth Sexuality Program, one of the nation’s largest hospitalbased chastity educational programs with an abstinence focus.

She is a national speaker on teen pregnancy and sexuality issues and has been featured on both television and national radio.

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Pathway to Purpose

Pathway to Purpose for Women

New, Fresh Look to this Bestseller

Connecting Your To-Do List, Your Passions, and God’s Purposes for Your Life Katie Brazelton

Now in softcover. A new fresh look to this bestseller.

What is the connection between today’s to-do list and God’s ultimate mission for our lives? This howto guide, filled with true personal stories, provides stepping stones through the challenges of not only discovering your universal purposes but also discerning your unique purposes in this life. With discussion guide.

January 2009 US $14.99/CAN $15.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-29249-4 RELIGION / Chris­tian Life / Women’s Issues Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Pages: 256 Carton Qty: 40 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

Katie Brazelton, PhD, MDiv, MA, is the author of Character Makeover, Praying for Purpose for Women and Conversations on Purpose for Women. The founder of Life Purpose Coaching Centers International, she lives in Southern California, near her grown children, daughter-in-law, and grandson.

S.H.A.P.E. Finding and Fulfilling Your Unique Purpose for Life Erik Rees

Now in softcover.

Illustrated with real-life stories, this inspiring and deeply insightful book guides you through a series of challenges that will help you uncover your God-given S.H.A.P.E. — your unique blend of Spiritual Gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, and Experiences — and apply it in ways that bring confidence, freedom, clarity, and significance.

January 2009 US $14.99/CAN $15.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-29248-7 RELIGION / Chris­tian Life / Spiritual Growth Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Pages: 256 Carton Qty: 40 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

Erik Rees is pastor of the Ministry and S.H.A.P.E. Discovery teams at Saddleback Church. He also dedicates time to equipping pastors from all around the world on how to do the same within their church. Erik is the author of S.H.A.P.E. and Congratulations . . . You’re Gifted! and his greatest joy in life is spending time with his wife and three children. You can find out more about Erik and S.H.A.P.E. at www.erikrees.com.

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In the World, Not of It

The Fine Line Re-Envisioning the Gap between Christ and Culture Kary Oberbrunner

A seasoned pastor, Kary Oberbrunner investigates the practical side of life as a Chris­tian in today’s society.

Jesus prayed a bold prayer to his Father hours before going to the cross. He pleaded that his followers would be “in the world, but not of it.” Although this short phrase sounds simple enough, it’s laced with tension.

At certain times throughout history, Chris­tians avoided this tension, and the church and the world suffered because of it.

Other times, Chris­tians ventured into the unknown — celebrating the tension instead of suppressing it.

Every generation must answer the most basic ethical question of the Chris­tian faith, “What does it mean to be in the world, but not of it?” Answering correctly yields relevance, something the world deeply desires, but rarely sees. The Fine Line re-envisions what it means to integrate Chris­tian­ity with culture.

We all have questions. It just depends upon whether or not we’re honest enough to admit it. Author Kary Oberbrunner is your tour guide through the tension and into life on the fine line.

January 2009 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-28545-8

Kary Oberbrunner is the founder of Redeem the Day Ministries and author of Called and The Journey toward Relevance. He earned his MDiv in counseling and his DMin in transformational leadership and serves as the Pastor of Discipleship and Leadership Development at Grace Church in Powell, Ohio. He and his soul-mate, Kelly, are blessed parents of Keegan and Isabel. Contact him at www.KaryOberbrunner. com.

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The Sacredness of Questioning Everything

Critically Acclaimed Author

David Dark

Critically acclaimed and culturally savvy author David Dark writes about the sacred obligation we have to question our tightly held opinions and beliefs.

COVER NOT FINAL

January 2009 USD $15.99/CAD $16.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-28618-9 RELIGION / Chris­tian Life / Spiritual Growth Trim: 5-1/2 x 8 (203 x 135 mm) Pages: 256 Carton Qty: 52 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

The freedom to question — asking and being asked — is an indispensable and sacred practice that is absolutely vital to the health of our communities.

According to author David Dark, when religion won’t tolerate questions, objections, or differences of opinion, and when it only brings to the table threats of excommunication, violence, and hellfire, it does not allow ­people to discover for themselves what they truly believe.

The God of the Bible not only encourages questions; the God of the Bible demands them. If that were not so, we wouldn’t live in a world of such rich, God-given complexity in which wide-eyed wonder is part and parcel of the human condition. Dark contends that it’s okay to question life, the Bible, faith, the media, emotions, language, government — everything. God has nothing to hide. And neither should ­people of faith.

The Sacredness of Questioning Everything offers a wide-ranging, insightful, and often entertaining discussion that draws on a variety of sources, including religious texts and popular culture. It is a book that readers will likely cherish — and recommend — for years to come.

David Dark is the critically acclaimed author of Everyday Apocalypse and The Gospel According to America and is an educator who is currently pursuing his PhD in theology at Vanderbilt University. He has had articles published in Paste, Oxford American, Books and Culture, and Chris­tian Century, among others. A frequent speaker, Dark has also appeared on C-SPAN’s Book-TV and in an award-winning documentary, Marketing the Message. He lives with his singer-songwriter wife, Sarah Mason, and their three children in Nashville.

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­ eople on a P Pilgrimage Together

Mirror to the Church Resurrecting Faith after Genocide in Rwanda Emmanuel Katongole with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

Written by an African Catholic Bishop and releasing on the 15th anniversary of the genocide, Mirror to the Church is the story of the church in Rwanda, but is also a mirror to Western Chris­tians.

We learn who we are as we walk together in the way of Jesus. So I want to invite you on a pilgrimage.

Rwanda is often held up as a model of evangelization in Africa. Yet in 1994, beginning on the Thursday of Easter week, Chris­tians killed other Chris­tians, often in the same churches where they had worshiped together. The most Chris­tianized country in Africa became the site of its worst genocide. With a mother who was a Hutu and a father who was a Tutsi, author Emmanuel Katongole is uniquely qualified to point out that the tragedy in Rwanda is also a mirror reflecting the deep brokenness of the church in the West.

Rwanda brings us to a cry of lament on our knees where together we learn that we must interrupt these patterns of brokenness But Rwanda also brings us to a place of hope. Indeed, the only hope for our world after Rwanda’s genocide is a new kind of Chris­tian identity for the global body of Christ — a ­people on pilgrimage together, a mixed group, bearing witness to a new identity made possible by the gospel.

February 2009 USD $15.99/CAD $16.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-28489-5 RELIGION / Chris­tian Church / General Trim: 5-1/2 x 8 (203 x 135 mm) Pages: 176 Carton Qty: 76 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

Emmanuel M. Katongole is associate research professor of theology and world Chris­tian­ity in the Divinity School at Duke University and editor of African Theology Today. He is a Catholic priest of the Kampala Archdiocese, Uganda.

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, the author of several books, lives with his wife, Leah, and other friends at the Rutba House, a Chris­tian community of hospitality, peacemaking, and discipleship in Durham, North Carolina.

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inspired by the film

As We Forgive Stories of Reconciliation from Rwanda Catherine Claire

These powerful stories of Rwandan reconciliation will speak to those who seek national healing, as well as healing on a personal level, as the author explores what it means to forgive and be forgiven.

Could there be a common roadmap to reconciliation? Could there be a shared future after unthinkable evil? If forgiveness is possible after the slaughter of nearly a million ­people in 100 days in Rwanda, then perhaps there is hope for the comparably smaller issues that plague our relationships, our communities, and our nation.

Inspired by the film of the same name and based on personal interviews and thorough research, As We Forgive returns to the boundary lines of genocide’s wounds. The book traces the route of reconciliation in the lives of Rwandans — victims, widows, orphans, and perpetrators — whose past and future intersect.

We find in these stories how suffering, memory, and identity set up roadblocks to forgiveness, while mediation, truth-telling, restitution, and interdependence create bridges to healing. The result is a narrative that breathes with humanity and is as haunting as it is hopeful.

As We Forgive is a heart-wrenching, hard-hitting book sure to be talked about for years to come.

February 2009 USD $15.99/CAD $16.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-28730-8 RELIGION / Chris­tian Life / General Trim: 5-1/2 x 8 (203 x 135 mm) Pages: 272 Carton Qty: 48 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

Catherine Claire is a senior writer and assistant editor at Prison Fellowship Ministry, a non-profit organization that advocates restorative justice. With a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in theological studies, Claire hopes to give voice to Rwandans who are involved in one of the most closely watched experiments in forgiveness in our world today.

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NOOMA® a new format for spiritual direction

021 | She 022 | Tomato Rob bell

The newest addition to the bestselling and award-winning NOOMA short films!

021 | She ISBN 978-0-310-27889-4 USD $12.99/CAD $13.99 September 2008 DVD 021 | She - discussion guide 5-pack ISBN 978-0-310-28642-4 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79 September 2008 022 | Tomato ISBN 978-0-310-27891-7 USD $12.99/CAD $13.99 December 2008 DVD 022 | Tomato - discussion guide 5-pack ISBN 978-0-310-28643-1 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79 December 2008 RELIGION / Christian Life / Spiritual Growth Carton Qty: 30 Selling Territory (subject to change): World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Yates & Yates, LLP

FEATURES Each NOOMA provides subtitles in the following languages: • Arabic* • Dutch* • English • French • German • Italian* • Japanese* • Korean • Mandarin • Portuguese • Spanish • Russian* *Only available on 019 and 020

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Jesus lived with the awareness that God is doing something, right here, right now, and anybody can be a part of it. He encouraged his listeners to search, to question, to wrestle with the implications of what he was saying and doing. He inspired, challenged, provoked, comforted, and invited people to be open to God’s work in this world. Wherever he went, whatever he did, Jesus started discussions about what matters most, because for Jesus, God is always inviting us to open our eyes and join in. NOOMA is a series of short films that explore our world from the perspective of Jesus. NOOMA is an invitation to search, question, and join the discussion.

NOOMA 021 | She We often focus on the masculine character of God. But when we omit the feminine, are we missing a very fundamental part of his nature? Maybe understanding a bit more about the feminine would help us to have a more complete image of God. NOOMA 022 | Tomato Most of us grew up believing that our worth, our value, our acceptance comes from how good we are. How smart, how competent, how fast and better and skilled. But Jesus invites us to die to all of that so that we can really live.

ROB BELL, a leading pastor and breakthrough communicator in the Christian community, is featured in the first series of NOOMAs.

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015 You ISBN 978-0-310-26934-2 016 Store ISBN 978-0-310-26936-6 017 Today ISBN 978-0-310-26938-0 018 Name ISBN 978-0-310-26940-3 019 Open ISBN 978-0-310-26943-4 020 Shells ISBN 978-0-310-26945-8 discussion guide 5-pack 001 Rain ISBN 978-0-310-28619-6 002 Flame ISBN 978-0-310-28620-2 003 Trees ISBN 978-0-310-28622-6 004 Sunday ISBN 978-0-310-28623-3 005 Noise ISBN 978-0-310-28624-0 006 Kickball ISBN 978-0-310-28625-7 007 Luggage ISBN 978-0-310-28626-4

008 Dust ISBN 978-0-310-28627-1 009 Bullhorn ISBN 978-0-310-28628-8 010 Lump ISBN 978-0-310-28629-5 011 Rhythm ISBN 978-0-310-28631-8 012 Matthew ISBN 978-0-310-28632-5 013 Rich ISBN 978-0-310-28633-2 014 Breathe ISBN 978-0-310-28634-9 015 You ISBN 978-0-310-28635-6 016 Store ISBN 978-0-310-28636-3 017 Today ISBN 978-0-310-28637-0 018 Name ISBN 978-0-310-28638-7 019 Open ISBN 978-0-310-28639-4 020 Shells ISBN 978-0-310-28640-0

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Twisting the Truth learning to discern in a culture of deception

New from North Point Ministries

Andy Stanley

Five-session small group DVD curriculum from Andy Stanley’s North Point Church.

January 2009 US $24.99/CAN $29.99 DVD ISBN: 978-0-310-28764-3 Participant’s Guide US $9.99/CAN $10.79 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-28766-7 RELIGION / Chris­tian Education / Adult Trim: 6 x 9 (229 x 152 mm) Pages: 96 Carton Qty: DVD, 30; Participant’s Guide, 92 Selling Territory: NA UK Rights: NA Translation Rights: NA

Unraveling the Lies That Twist Our Lives In five insight-packed sessions, Andy Stanley exposes four destructive and all-too-prevalent lies about authority, pain, sex, and sin. They’re deceptions powerful enough to ruin our relationships, our lives, even our eternities — but only if we let them. Including a small group DVD and participant’s guides, Twisting the Truth untwists the lies that can drag us down.

With his gift for straight, to-the-heart communication, Andy Stanley helps us exchange falsehoods for truths that can turn our lives completely around.

The five sessions include: 1. All Is Not as It Seems 2. Says Who? 3. Facing Forward 4. It’s Only Physical 5. It’s No Mistake This DVD includes a 32-page leader’s guide and is designed to be used with the Twisting the Truth Participant’s Guide, which is available separately.

A new alliance to enhance breakthroughs in faith and life.

Andy Stanley is a pastor, communicator, author and the founder of North Point Ministries, Inc. (NPM) in Alpharetta, Georgia. Since its inception in 1995, NPM has grown from one campus to three in the Atlanta area, and has helped plant fourteen strategic partner churches throughout the United States.

Each Sunday, over 20,000 adults attend worship ser­vices at one of NPM’s three campuses: North Point Community Church, Buckhead Church, and Browns Bridge Community Church.

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Starting Point Curriculum Kit

Andy Stanley North Point Ministries

Andy Stanley

A Revolutionary Small Group Resource Starting Point creates an accepting, conversational environment for ­people to learn about the broad arch of God’s story and its importance for understanding the Chris­tian faith. Perfect for small groups, the curriculum was designed to meet the needs of non-believers, new believers, and those who have been away from church for a while. However, many churches have taken their entire congregations through Starting Point.

Starting Point includes three fully integrated resources: •Starting Point Conversation Guide • custom-designed Bible • step-by-step Leader Notes.

Carefully refined to enhance community, the Conversation Guide consists of ten interactive sessions that include a five-disk audio series by Andy Stanley and Louie Giglio.

The Starting Point Curriculum Kit equips ministry leaders with the three Starting Point resources listed above, plus a leader training DVD and a CD containing exhaustive marketing, training, and administrative resources.

Introducing a Dynamic New Partnership. . .

January 2009 USD $99.99/CAD $107.99 Curriculum Kit ISBN: 978-0-310-28617-2 Participant’s Guide USD $19.99/CAD $21.50 ISBN: 978-0-310-28676-9 RELIGION / Chris­tian Education / Adult Trim: 8 x 8(203 x 203mm) Pages: 128 Carton Qty: 10 Selling Territory: NA UK Rights: NA Translation Rights: NA

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North Point Community Church. Named the third most innovative church in America by Outreach Magazine in 2007, North Point has grown to three campuses with over 20,000 adult attendees each week.

North Point’s mission: “To lead ­people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ by creating environments where ­people are encouraged and equipped to pursue intimacy with God, community with insiders, and influence with outsiders.”

Zondervan proudly announces an exciting new partnership with North Point Ministries. One of today’s most influential and innovative ministries joins forces with the foremost leader in Chris­tian communications to equip churches worldwide with high-impact resources for leaders, small groups, and individuals.

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Focus on the Family

New Packaging and DVD Format

Faith Lessons Volumes Three and Four Ray Vander Laan with Stephen and Amanda Sorenson

Bestselling Ray VanderLaan series Faith Lessons has new updated packaging with Discovery Guide.

January 2009 Participant’s Guide US $9.99/CAN $10.79 Softcover Faith Lessons on the Life and Ministry of the Messiah Discovery Guide Revised and Expanded Volume 3 ISBN: 978-0-310-27964-8 Faith Lessons on the Death and Resurrection of the Messiah Discovery Guide Revised and Expanded Volume 4 ISBN: 978-0-310-27968-6 Trim: 6 x 9 (229 x 152 mm) Pages: 224 US $39.99/CAN $42.99

DVD

Faith Lessons on the Life and Ministry of the Messiah Volume 3 DVD ISBN: 978-0-310-27962-4 Faith Lessons on the Death and Resurrection of the Messiah Volume 4 DVD ISBN: 978-0-310-27965-5 RELIGION / Chris­tian Education / Adult Carton Qty: Guide, 44; DVD, 30 Selling Territory: US & Canada UK Rights: Focus on the Family Translation Rights: Focus on the Family

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Pack your bags. We’re going on a journey. A quest to uncover Scripture and its meaning across history. Filmed on location in Israel and throughout the Middle East, the Faith Lessons DVD series is an adventure in biblical learning. You will discover why Jesus turned the world upside down with his compelling call to follow him.

Teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan brings together history, culture, and geography to illuminate the Gospels.

Eight DVD lessons supported by an interactive Discovery Guide will let you, your family, or your small group walk with Jesus through the days of his ministry on this earth.

The insights you gain will transform your reading of the Gospels and inspire a deeper faith commitment.

Faith Lessons on the Life and Ministry of the Messiah focuses on the birth of Jesus, his life, and his short but powerful ministry — a ministry that has shaped empires and changed the course of history.

Faith Lessons on the Death and Resurrection of the Messiah focuses on the last week of Jesus’ life, his death and resurrection, and the Holy Spirit’s visit on Pentecost.

Ray Vander Laan is the founder of That the World May Know Ministries. When he is not teaching and doing research in Israel, he teaches in West Michigan at both the high school and seminary levels.

Stephen and Amanda Sorenson have written and edited numerous books. They operate Sorenson Communications in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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Faith Lessons on the Promised Land Volume 1 DVD 978-0-310-27955-6 US $39.99/CAN $42.99

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Faith Lessons on the Promised Land Revised and Expanded Volume 1 Discovery Guide 978-0-310-27957-0 US $9.99/CAN $10.79 Softcover Faith Lessons on the Prophets and Kings of Israel Volume 2 DVD 978-0-310-27958-7 US $39.99/CAN $42.99 DVD Faith Lessons on the Prophets and Kings of Israel Discovery Guide Revised and Expanded Volume 2 978-0-310-27961-7 US $9.99/CAN $10.79 Softcover

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The Case for Faith A Six-Session Investigation of the Toughest Objections to Chris­tian­ity

Lee Strobel in DVD format

The Case for Faith Participant’s Guide Lee Strobel and Garry Poole

Bestselling author Lee Strobel personally teaches small groups the powerful insights from his book The Case for Faith.

January 2009 USD $24.99/ CAD $26.99 DVD-ROM ISBN: 978-0-310-24116-4 Participant’s Guide USD $9.99/ CAD $10.79 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-24114-0 RELIGION / Chris­tian Education / Adult Trim: 6 x 9 (229 x 152 mm) Carton Qty: Curriculum, 30;

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Doubt is familiar territory for Lee Strobel, the former atheist and award-winning author of books for skeptics and Chris­tians. But he believes that faith and reason go hand in hand, and that Chris­tian­ity is a defensible religion.

In this six-session video curriculum, Strobel uses his journalistic approach to explore the most common emotional obstacles to faith in Christ. These include the natural inclination to wrestle with faith and doubt, the troubling presence of evil and suffering in the world, and the exclusivity of the Chris­tian gospel.

They also include this compelling question: Can I doubt and be a Chris­tian?

Through compelling video of personal stories and experts addressing these topics, combined with reflection and interaction, Chris­tians and spiritual seekers will learn how to overcome these obstacles, deepen their spiritual convictions, and find new confidence that Chris­tian­ity is a reasonable faith.

Lee Strobel (www.LeeStrobel.com), with a journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a Master of Studies in Law degree from Yale Law School, was the award-winning legal editor of the Chicago Tribune and a spiritual skeptic until 1981. His books include four Gold Medallion winners and the 2005 Chris­tian Book of the Year (coauthored with Garry Poole).

He and his wife live in California.

Garry Poole authored (with Lee Strobel) the best-selling Experiencing the Passion of Jesus, and Discussing the DaVinci Code. He also developed the seeker small-group strategy at Willow Creek Community Church, where he has been a key evangelism leader for a dozen years.

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The Case for Faith 978-0-310-22015-2 USD $21.99/CAD $23.75 Hardcover, Jacketed The Case for Faith 978-0-310-24787-6 USD $29.99/ CAD $32.49

Audio CD, Unabridged

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Revised Edition The Expositor’s Bible Commentary

Daniel – Malachi Tremper Longman III and David E. Garland, General Editors

The Expositor’s Bible Commentary is the gold standard exegetical and expository commentary — and it’s now revised and updated.

January 2009 USD $44.99/CAD $42.99 Hardcover, Printed ISBN: 978-0-310-26893-2 RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament Trim: 7-3/8 x 9-1/8 (232 x 187 mm) Pages: 912 Carton Qty: 8 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

Continuing a Gold Medallion Award-winning legacy, this completely revised edition of The Expositor’s Bible Commentary series puts world-class biblical scholarship in your hands. Based on the original twelve-volume set that has become a staple in college and seminary libraries and pastors’ studies worldwide, this new thirteen-volume edition marshals the most current evangelical scholarship and resources.

The thoroughly revised features consist of: • Comprehensive introductions • Short and precise bibliographies • Detailed outlines • Insightful expositions of passages and verses • Overviews of sections of Scripture to illuminate the big picture • Occasional reflections to give more detail on important issues • Notes on textual questions and special problems, placed close to the texts in question • Transliterations and translations of Hebrew and Greek words, enabling readers to understand even the more technical notes • A balanced and respectful approach toward marked differences of opinion Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is the Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies and the chair of the religious studies department at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California where he lives with his wife, Alice.

David Garland (PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is William B. Hinson Professor of Chris­tian Scriptures and associate dean for academic affairs at George W. Truett Seminary, Baylor University. He and his wife, Diana, reside in Waco, Texas.

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Genesis – Leviticus 978-0-310-23082-3 USD $39.99/CAD $42.99 Hardcover, Printed Proverbs – Isaiah 978-0-310-23498-2 USD $44.99/CAD $48.49 Hardcover, Printed Romans – Galatians 978-0-310-23501-9 USD $39.99/CAD $42.99 Hardcover, Printed Psalms 978-0-310-23497-5 USD $39.99/CAD $42.99 Hardcover, Printed

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Willow Creek Association

New Community Bible Study Series SERIES TAGLINE Bill Hybels and John Ortberg with Kevin and Sherry Harney

New additions to the bestselling book based Bible study series from Willow Creek.

January 2009 US $7.99/CAN $8.59 Softcover 1 and 2 Sam­uel ISBN: 978-0-310-28049-1 2 Co­rin­thi­ans ISBN: 978-0-310-28054-5 Daniel ISBN: 978-0-310-28053-8 The Lord’s Prayer ISBN: 978-0-310-28057-6 Luke ISBN: 978-0-310-28056-9 Nehemiah ISBN: 978-0-310-28055-2 Psalms 1 ISBN: 978-0-310-28052-1 Psalms 2 ISBN: 978-0-310-28048-4 RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Bible Study Guides Trim: 6 x 9 (229 x 152 mm) Pages: 96 Carton Qty: 92 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Written by the dynamic leaders of church ministry across the country, this series explores life-changing topics from a biblical perspective. New Community guides don’t force small groups to choose between Bible study and building community. Just the opposite. Each study delves deeply into Scripture in a way that strengthens relationships.

Challenging questions encourage group members to reflect not only on Scripture but also on their own lives — individually and as a part of God’s family.

And unlike most Bible studies, the New Community series helps study groups convert biblical principles into practical teamwork — helping at the soup kitchen, bringing a meal to someone, writing an encouraging letter, and living the faith in a world filled with doubt. Each study includes prayer, insight, intimacy, and action to help group members line up their lives and relationship more closely with the Bible’s model for the church.

Bill Hybels is the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois. Willow Creek’s innovative ministries have made it one of the most attended churches in North America. Hybels has authored over 20 books, including numerous Bible studies in the Walking with God and InterActions series, Courageous Leadership, and Axiom.

John Ortberg is a pastor at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, California. He is the bestselling author of When the Game is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box; God Is Closer Than You Think; and If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat. He and his wife, Nancy, have three children.

Kevin and Sherry Harney are the authors or coauthors of more than thirty small group study Guides. Kevin is the Teaching Pastor and Evangelism Champion at Faith Church in Dyer, Indiana and Central Wesleyan Church in Holland, MI. Sherry has worked on church staff ministries for over two decades and speaks and teaches at conferences on a regular basis. The Harneys live in West Michigan.

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James 978-0-310-22767-0 US $6.99/CAN $7.49 Softcover Acts 978-0-310-22770-0 US $6.99/CAN $7.49 Softcover Philippians 978-0-310-23314-5 US $6.99/CAN $7.49 Softcover 1 Peter 978-0-310-22773-1 US $6.99/CAN $7.49 Softcover

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The Names of God 52 Bible Studies for Individuals and Groups Ann Spangler

Proven author of bestselling books. Unique Bible study on a relevant, top-of-mind subject.

January 2009 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-28376-8 RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General Trim: 7-3/8 x 9-1/4 (235 x 187 mm) Pages: 224 Carton Qty: 26 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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What’s in a name?

The Names of God offers a unique approach to Bible study by presenting a 52-week study focusing on the names and titles of God and of Jesus, designed to help readers experience the Lord in fresh and deeper ways.

By studying such rich and varied names as Adonai, El Shaddai, Abba, Yeshua, Lamb of God, and Prince of Peace, readers will encounter a God who is utterly holy, powerful, surprising, merciful, and loving.

Each week’s study includes: • Background information to help readers understand the name • A key Scripture passage in which the name was first or most significantly revealed • A series of questions for individual or group study • A list of Bible passages for further reflection Based on the books Praying the Names of God and Praying the Names of Jesus but containing additional questions for reflection and study, this unique Bible study is designed to help individuals and groups explore the most important of God’s names and titles as they are revealed in the Bible. Also included is a helpful pronunciation guide to the Names of God in Hebrew and Greek.

Ann Spangler, an award-winning writer whose fascination with the Bible has resulted in books that have opened the Bible to a wide range of readers, is the author or coauthor of several bestselling books. Her books have been featured in Guideposts and Crossings Book Clubs. She heads her own literary agency and lives with her two daughters in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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Church on the Couch Does the Church Need Therapy?

Elaine Martens Hamilton

Churches have the potential for helping ­people overcome heartache, but often fail in this task.

Church on the Couch helps the church reclaim this gift and calling.

Though most church leaders crave authenticity in their congregations, most also know it is an elusive goal. ­People by nature are self-protective. And although the gospel message that we are all sinners saved by grace ought to make ­people more real, the truth is many of our churches are plagued by members who feel compelled to hide or mask their personal and spiritual challenges. This inauthenticity hinders spiritual and emotional health and maturity. So what’s a church leader to do?

The key, says Elaine Hamilton, is to go beyond talking about doing things differently. We have to act and live differently. It begins with leaders; the ­people will follow. We need to tell the truth about who we really are, and then provide forums for others to do the same. Church on the Couch helps you take practical steps toward changing the culture of your church.

As the masks come off and the fear of vulnerability is removed, the healing and growth will begin.

January 2009 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-28391-1

Elaine Hamilton is a licensed marriage and family therapist at Family Consultation Ser­vice in San Diego, California. She is a speaker at a number of women’s and marriage retreats and has previously worked in youth ministry. She is the author of Come With Me: An invitation to Break Down the Wall between You and God (coauthored with Kathy Escobar) and Leave the Mud and Learn to Soar: A Workbook for Women Who Want to Get Unstuck in Their Relationship with God and Others.

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Mad Church Disease

Overcome Ministry Burnout

Overcoming the Burnout Epidemic Anne Jackson

Mad Church Disease is a landmark book which helps church leaders prevent, avoid, and recover from the epidemic of burn-out.

February 2009 USD $16.99/CAD $17.99 Hardcover, Printed ISBN: 978-0-310-28755-1 RELIGION / Chris­tian Ministry / General Trim: 5-5/16 x 8 (203 x 130 mm) Pages: 192 Carton Qty: 40 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

Growing up the daughter of a pastor, Anne Jackson experienced firsthand the conflict, stress, and struggle church leaders often face. She vowed her life in ministry would be different.

Yet, years later, as a church leader, she was hospitalized because stress began wreaking havoc on her body. After being released from the hospital, an associate pastor asked her, “Does working at this church interfere with your communion with Christ?” The question was paramount in turning her life around.

Thinking she wasn’t alone, Anne developed a website that allowed church leaders to share their struggles. Within a few days, she was flooded with over a thousand responses from ­people pouring out their stories of burnout.

Using anecdotal parallels between Mad Cow Disease and leadership trends in the church, she writes not only to help us realize what church leaders are facing, but also to provide practical and positive treatment plans.

Mad Church Disease is a lively, informative, and potentially life-saving resource for anyone in ministry — vocational or volunteer — who would like to understand, prevent, or treat the epidemic of burnout in church culture.

Anne Jackson is currently on staff at LifeChurch.tv in Edmond, Oklahoma. Her articles have appeared in Relevant Magazine, Prodigal Son Magazine, and elsewhere. She is an active blogger at FlowerDust.net which is ranked in the top 18,000 of world-wide blogs and the top 10 Dallas blogs. She speaks widely and hosts the MadChurchDisease.com site.

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Incarnate Leadership Five Leadership Lessons from the life of Jesus Bill Robinson

Bill Robinson, president of Whitworth College, offers a breakthrough book on leadership based on the counter cultural lessons modeled by Jesus.

February 2009 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Hardcover, Printed ISBN: 978-0-310-29113-8 RELIGION / Chris­tian Church / Growth Trim: 5 x 7-1/8 (181 x 127 mm) Pages: 112 Carton Qty: 64 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Bill Robinson helps Chris­tian leaders understand how to provide effective leadership by highlighting five qualities that characterized the leadership style of Jesus. He presents convincing arguments that when leaders emulate these qualities, they will inspire and empower the ­people they have been called to lead. Reflection, discussion, and assessment questions make this ideal for group use.

Conversational in tone and seasoned with real-life stories from his own successes and failures as a leader, Robinson helps Chris­tian leaders wrestle with four questions that emerge from John’s introduction of Jesus, “and the word became flesh and dwelt among us. . . .”

• Jesus dwelt with those he led, how can I be closer to those I lead?

• Jesus disciples beheld him, how can I be more transparent with those I lead?

• The glory of Jesus was a reflection of his father, am I seeking my own glory?

• Jesus led with grace and truth, how can I lead with grace and truth?

Incarnate Leadership is indispensable reading for anyone in a position of leadership – whether in a church setting, corporation, school board, or home.

The book is packaged as a short one-evening read, similar to other popular business books.

Bill Robinson is president of Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. He holds degrees from the University of Northern Iowa, Wheaton Graduate School and a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh. He also studied at Moody Bible Institute and Princeton Theological Seminary. His books include Leading ­People from the Middle. He has distinguished himself as a teacher, speaker, and community leader.

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The Power of MultiSensory Preaching and Teaching Increase Attention, Comprehension, and Retention Rick Blackwood

A cutting-edge preaching book that equips speakers with tools to engage hearers and to increase their attention, comprehension, and retention.

Most preaching and teaching in the church engages only one of the senses — hearing. In The Power of Multisensory Preaching and Teaching, Rick Blackwood shows how recognizing and engaging the multiple senses of the congregation can lead to greater impact.

Blackwood presents both biblical evidence and scientific research showing that the more senses we stimulate in teaching and preaching, the greater the levels of learner attention, comprehension, and retention.

Blackwood addresses both the “why” and the “how” of multisensory communication. Regardless of one’s current skill level, this practical book can help anyone add multi-sensory elements to messages in order to take communication to the next level — more compelling, clear, and memorable. As a result of reading this book readers can be more effective as a communicator and teacher. The book includes tools, examples, and worksheets.

January 2009 USD $19.99/CAD $21.50 Hardcover, Jacketed ISBN: 978-0-310-28097-2

Rick Blackwood serves as the senior pastor of Christ Fellowship in Miami, Florida, a large and growing multicultural congregation comprised of more than seventy nationalities.

Christ Fellowship has been listed in the 100 Fastest Growing Churches in America and among the 50 Most influential Churches in America. Prior to his ministry in Miami, Rick served churches in North Carolina. Rick lives with his wife and two children in Miami.

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What Pastors Wish Church Members Knew Helping ­People Understand and Appreciate Their Leaders Denise George

Pastors are often misunderstood. This research based book helps churches and members to understand the hurts and heartaches of their pastors.

Every day pastors face a nearly impossible task!

Even happy, healthy pastors struggle with pressures, pains, and fears unique to their calling. If pastors were given an opportunity to speak honestly, openly, and anonymously about themselves, their families, and their churches, what would they say?

What Pastors Wish Church Members Knew provides that opportunity. Based on anonymous and honest interviews and surveys, a national cross-section of hundreds of pastors speak out about their personal life, faith, health, spouses, children, finances, greatest joys, frustrations, disappointments, greatest fears, and dreams. And you’ll learn how you can better help and encourage your pastor. This is insightful and encouraging reading for anyone who cares about church leaders and the future of the church. This is a companion to the book What Women Wish Pastors Knew.

February 2009 USD $16.99/CAD $17.99 Hardcover, Jacketed ISBN: 978-0-310-28395-9 RELIGION / Chris­tian Church / Leadership Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Pages: 208 Carton Qty: 36 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

Denise George is the author of over 1,200 magazine articles and numerous books, including the Secrets of Soul Gardening women’s Bible study series and What Women Wish Pastors Knew. She speaks internationally at seminaries, colleges, churches, and retreats. She and her husband, Dr. Timothy George, founding dean of Beeson Divinity School at Samford University, live in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Includes CD-ROM

1001 Quotations That Connect Timeless Wisdom for Preaching, Teaching, and Writing Craig Brian Larson and Brian Lowery, General Editors

Preachers need memorable quotes; Craig Brian Larson and Brian Lowery provide over one thousand to choose from.

Many times ­people wrack their brains for succinct, “preachable” quotations to drop into sermons or teaching materials. Now they can relax! 1001 Quotations that Connect features inspiring observations from a wide spectrum of influential ­people of the past two millennia, taken from the vast collection of Chris­tian­ ity Today. This volume — which contains the reflections of early church fathers, missionaries, poets, and celebrities — is a gold mine for preachers, teachers, and writers.

The quotations are arranged under eight descriptive categories, including Ancient Words, Rattling Words, and Keen Words. They are helpfully listed by source, then according to key topics, making retrieval of just the right quote a snap. The book also includes a CD-ROM from which text files of all the quotations can easily be pasted into word processing documents.

Whether one is driving home the point of a sermon or simply wants a book of memorable quotes for reflective reading this unparalleled collection is a “must have” resource!

February 2009 USD $25.99/CAD $27.99 Softcover with CD-ROM ISBN: 978-0-310-28036-1 RELIGION / Chris­tian Ministry / Pastoral Resources Trim: 6 x 9 (229 x 152 mm) Pages: 400 Carton Qty: 24 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

Brian Lowery is associate editor of PreachingToday.com.

He has served as discipleship minister of Madison Park Chris­ tian Church in Quincy, Illinois, and preaching minister of Popular Creek Community Church in Bartlett, Illinois.

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Craig Brian Larson is contributing editor for Leadership journal and editor for PreachingToday.com. He also pastors a church in Chicago. His books include Contemporary Illustrations for Preachers, Teachers, and Writers; Preaching that Connects; and The Art and Craft of Biblical Preaching. He and his family live in the Chicago suburbs.

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Busted Exposing Popular Myths about Chris­tian­ity Fred von Kamecke

­ eople want the truth. Busted breaks through P the myths associated with Chris­tian­ity in a light hearted but effective way.

• You can’t trust the Bible; it’s been translated too many times.

• Jesus never claimed to be the Messiah or God. • Science has proven that miracles don’t happen (so the Bible is a fairytale).

• All religions basically teach the same thing (so all paths lead to God).

March 2009 USD $16.99/CAD $17.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-28320-1 RELIGION / Chris­tian Theology / Apologetics Trim: 5-5/16 x 8 (203 x 130 mm) Pages: 208 Carton Qty: 48 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

Have you heard these? ­People say a lot of things about the Bible, God, Jesus, and Chris­tian­ity that are simply not true.

Like the guys on the popular cable show Mythbusters, it’s time we put these commonly held myths to the test. Following a brief summary of a recurring myth or misconception about the Chris­tian faith, Fred explains why the myth is false and provides biblical and historical evidence in his response. He masterfully weaves together serious discussion with a touch of humor in his responses, all the while keeping the focus on the Scriptures. He avoids negative comments about the ­people who hold views which differ from his own, but the views themselves are fair game.

So grab a cup of coffee and find a cozy corner. Let’s do a little myth busting of our own.

Fred von Kamecke is associate pastor of group life at The Chapel in Grayslake, Illinois. In addition to his involvement in the church community, Kamecke serves as an adjunct professor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and as assistant professor at North Park Seminary in the area of New Testament studies.

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Bestselling Leadership Series

The Leadership Network Innovation Series

Deliberate Simplicity How the Church Does More by Doing Less David Browning

Simpler is better. Pastors and Churches want simplicity to gain clarity. Deliberate Simplicity by David Browning is the must-have book in this new movement.

February 2009 USD $16.99/CAD $17.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-28567-0 RELIGION / Chris­tian Church / Growth Trim: 5-5/16 x 8 (203 x 130 mm) Pages: 208 Carton Qty: 48 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Less is more. And more is better. This is the new equation for church development, a new equation with eternal results.

Rejecting the “bigger is better” model of the complex, corporate megachurch, church innovator Dave Browning embraced deliberate simplicity. The result was Christ the King Community Church, International (CTK), an expanding multisite community church that Outreach magazine named among America’s Fastest Growing Churches and America’s Most Innovative Churches. Members of the CTK network in a number of cities, countries, and continents are empowered for maximum impact by Browning’s “less is more” approach. In Deliberate Simplicity, Browning discusses the six elements of this streamlined model: • Minimality: Keep it simple • Intentionality: Keep it missional • Reality: Keep it real • Multility: Keep it cellular • Velocity: Keep it moving • Scalability: Keep it expanding As part of the Leadership Network Innovation Series, Deliberate Simplicity is a guide for church leaders seeking new strategies for more effective ministry.

Dave Browning is the founding pastor of Christ the King Community Church, International (CTK), a nondenominational church with locations in twelve states and seven countries. Dave lives in Burlington, Washington, with his wife and three children. Christ the King is one of the twenty-five most innovative churches in America on a recent Outreach magazine ranking.

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The Leadership Network Innovation Series

The Monkey and the Fish Liquid Leadership for a Third-Culture Church Dave Gibbons

Dave Gibbons describes a Third Culture Church and a Third Culture leader and looks at our new global village and the liquid leadership model needed to facilitate it.

February 2009 USD $16.99/CAD $17.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-27602-9 RELIGION / Chris­tian Church / Leadership Trim: 5-5/16 x 8 (203 x 130 mm) Pages: 224 Carton Qty: 44 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Our world is marked by unprecedented degrees of multiculturalism, ethnic diversity, social shifts, international collaboration, and technology-driven changes. The changes are profound, especially when you consider the unchecked decline in the influence, size, and social standing of the church. There is an undercurrent of anxiety in the evangelical world, and a hunger for something new. And we’re sensing the urgency of it.

We need fresh, creative counterintuitive ways of doing ministry and and leading the church effectively into the 21st century. We need to adapt. Fast. Both in our practices and our thinking.

The aim of this book is simple: When we understand the powerful forces at work in the world today, we’ll learn how something called The Third Culture can yield perhaps the most critical missing ingredient in the church today — adaptability — and help the church remain fluid, adaptable, and influential.

A Third Culture Church and a Third Culture Leader looks at our new global village and the church’s role in that village in a revolutionary way. It’s a way to reconnect with the historical roots of what Jesus envisioned the church could be — a ­people known for a brand of love, unity, goodness, and extravagant spirit that defies all conventions.

This book is part of the successful Leadership Network Innovation Series.

Dave Gibbons is the founding pastor of NewSong Church, a multi-generational, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-continental, multi-site church in inner-city Los Angeles, North Orange County, Irvine, and Bangkok. An in-demand speaker and strategic consultant around the world, Dave is founder and CEO of Xealot, a nonprofit venture focused on transforming marginalized communities globally through strategic leadership development and special projects.

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The Leadership Network Innovation Series

servolution starting a church revolution through serving Dino Rizzo

Dino Rizzo presents the power of serving and offers “servolution” as the way to change the world.

Dino Rizzo pursued his passion to love and care for hurting ­people in his community and discovered nothing short of a revolution: a radical unleashing of God’s love by following Jesus’ example through creative acts of ser­vice.

This drive to serve led Rizzo to establish the innovative Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Now a community with eight locations — two in southern Africa and another in the Amazon — Healing Place now reaches thousands of ­people in need each week. Through Rizzo’s relentless pursuit of ways to bless the hurting in Jesus’ name come some wild stories — good and bad — that demonstrate practical strategies for lavishing the love of God on all members of society.

Relentlessly pursuing ways to bless the hurting in Jesus’ name produced the memorable experiences recounted in this book. Be encouraged by the testimony of how a simple passion to serve sets God’s spirit free to bless your ministry. Each chapter includes practical suggestions and resources for use in any church.

April 2009 USD $16.99/CAD $17.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-28763-6 RELIGION / Chris­tian Church / Growth Trim: 5-5/16 x 8 (203 x 130 mm) Pages: 208 Carton Qty: 52 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

Dino Rizzo is the lead pastor of Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A multi-site congregation founded by Rizzo and his wife, DeLynn, Healing Place now has over six thousand attendees in several countries. Dino also co-founded The Association of Related Churches, which has planted 63 churches across the country, and Go Global Missions, a group designed to develop missionaries and connect missions organizations together. He and DeLynn have three incredible children and live in Baton Rouge.

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Courageous Leadership Bill Hybels

Best selling leadership classic from Bill Hybels is now available in softcover, for a new generation of leaders.

January 2009 USD $16.99/CAD $17.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-29157-2 RELIGION / Chris­tian Church / Growth Trim: 6 x 9 (229 x 152 mm) Pages: 256 Carton Qty: 36 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Are you willing to do whatever it takes to lead your church effectively so God’s message of hope can change the world? Then this book is for you.

Courageous Leadership is Bill Hybels’ magnum opus, a book far too important to be written before its time. Only now, after nearly thirty years leading his own church from a handful of ­people with a burning vision into a globe-spanning kingdom force — only after almost three decades of victories and setbacks, of praying hard and risking big — is Hybels ready at last to share the lessons he has learned, and continues to learn, about Chris­tian leadership.

Too much is at stake for you not to maximize your spiritual gift of leadership, insists Hybels. In this passionate, powerful book, he unpacks the tools, tasks, and challenges of your calling. You’ll discover the power of vision and how to turn it into action.

You’ll gain frontline insights for developing a kingdom dream team, discovering your leadership style, developing other leaders, making decisions, walking with God, embracing change, staying your God-given course, and much, much more. Drawing on his own richly varied life experiences, Hybels fleshes out vital principles with riveting firsthand stories.

Bill Hybels is the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois. Willow Creek’s innovative ministries have made it one of the most attended churches in North America. Hybels has authored over 20 books, including Holy Discontent and Axiom.

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Seismic Shifts The Little Changes That Make a Big Difference in Your Life Kevin G. Harney

Seismic Shifts now available in softcover edition; perfect for small group study and church campaign.

It’s easy to talk about changing your life.

Here’s how to actually do it.

If you long to experience transformation in the most significant areas of life, this book will become your road map. Seismic Shifts is about change — positive, quality change that can help you • Experience deep and lasting joy • Engage in a growing and dynamic relationship with God • Feel healthy, rested, and peaceful • Build intimate relationships marked by honest communication • Attain financial security and contentment • Enjoy sharing your faith naturally and consistently By making small adjustments in just the right places, you can set off a chain reaction that will redefine the landscape of your life. Dreams really do come true when you learn how to take little steps that make a big difference.

Small changes can yield huge transformations in the most important areas of your life. My friend Kevin Harney shows you how in his inspiring and practical book.

January 2009 USD $12.99/CAD $13.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-29158-9 RELIGION / Chris­tian Life / General Trim: 6 x 9 (229 x 152 mm) Pages: 288 Carton Qty: 32 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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— Lee Strobel, author, The Case for Christ and The Case for a Creator

Kevin G. Harney is the Teaching Pastor and Evangelism Champion at Faith Church in Dyer, Indiana and Central Wesleyan Church in Holland, MI. He is also on the teaching team of the campus ministry at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. He is author of several books, including Leadership from the Inside Out, Finding a Church You Can Love, and Loving the Church You’ve Found.

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A Survey of the Old Testament Andrew E. Hill and John H. Walton

With over 100,000 copies in print, this established textbook has been thoroughly revised and is now available in full-color for greater clarity.

The purpose of studying the Old Testament is to understand God and his redemptive work more fully. However, this goal is complicated by the fact that it was transmitted through a very different language and culture from our own. A Survey of the Old Testament provides an indispensable guide for undergraduate students and other readers by exploring the literary, historical, and theological issues behind the Old Testament and its various books.

For each Old Testament book, the Survey addresses background information, purpose, message, structure, and major themes. Chapters introducing each major section of the Old Testament are included, as are chapters dealing with issues of interpretation, geography, archaeology, history, formation of the Old Testament canon, and the Old Testament’s relationship to the New Testament. The text is enhanced throughout by maps, photos, timelines, and charts. This full-color third edition of a widely acclaimed textbook has been expanded and redesigned in both text and graphical elements, making it even more beneficial.

March 2009 USD $49.99/CAD $53.99 Hardcover, Printed ISBN: 978-0-310-28095-8 RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament Trim: 7-3/8 x 9-1/4 (235 x 187 mm) Pages: 777 Carton Qty: 8 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Andrew E. Hill is professor of Old Testament studies at Wheaton College in Illinois. He is the author of Malachi in the Anchor Bible commentary series and his articles have appeared in such scholarly publications as Hebrew Annual Review, Journal of Biblical Literature, and Vetus Testamentum.

John H. Walton teaches Old Testament at Wheaton College Graduate School. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Chronological and Background Charts of the Old Testament; Ancient Israelite Literature in Its Cultural Context; and Covenant: God’s Purpose, God’s Plan.

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The God I Don’t Understand Reflections on Tough Questions of Faith Christopher J. H. Wright

An honest and unique look at the real problems of the Chris­tian faith by an award-winning author and the successor of John Stott at Langham Partnership International.

January 2009 USD $18.99/CAD $17.99 Hardcover, Jacketed ISBN: 978-0-310-27546-6 RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Pages: 208 Carton Qty: 36 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

If we are honest, we have to admit that there are many things we don’t understand about God. We do not have final answers to the deep problems of life, and those who say they do are probably living in some degree of delusion. There are areas of mystery in our Chris­tian faith that lie beyond the keenest scholarship or even the most profound spiritual exercises.

For many ­people, these problems raise so many questions and uncertainties that faith itself becomes a struggle, and the very person and character of God are called into question.

Chris Wright encourages us to face up to the limitations of our understanding and to acknowledge the pain and grief they can often cause. But at the same time, he wants us to be able to say, like the psalmist in Psalm 73: “But that’s all right. God is ultimately in charge and I can trust him to put things right.

Meanwhile, I will stay near to my God, make him my refuge, and go on telling of his deeds.”

Chris believes there are positive reasons for not having all our questions answered and that we still have a sure foundation for faith and hope in the things we can understand better when we think more clearly.

Dr. Chris Wright is International Director of the Langham Partnership International. He also serves as chair of the Lausanne Committee’s Theology Working Group and chair of the Theological Resource Panel of TEAR Fund. He has written several books, including God’s ­People in God’s Land and The Mission of God. Chris and his wife, Liz, have four adult children and three grandchildren.

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Hippo Books

African Chris­tian Ethics Samuel Waje Kunhiyop

A compelling, first-hand introduction, this resource will be especially welcomed by professors, missionaries, pastors, and other church leaders with an interest in African Chris­tian­ity.

October 2008 USD $19.99/CAD $21.50 Softcover ISBN: 9789966805362 RELIGION / Chris­tian Theology / Ethics Trim: 6 x 9 (229 x 152 mm) Pages: 256 Carton Qty: 40 Selling Territory: World Excluding Africa UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: ABC Editorial Board, ACA

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This is an introduction to African chris­tian ethics for Chris­tian colleges and Bible schools. The book is divided into two parts. The first part deals with the theory of ethics, while the second discusses practical issues.

The issues are grouped into the following six sections: • Socio-Political Issues • Financial Issues • Marriage Issues • Sexual Issues • Medical Issues • Religious Issues Each section begins with a brief general introduction, followed by the chapters dealing with specific issues in that area. Then each chapter begins with an introduction, discusses traditional African thinking on the issue, presents an analysis of relevant biblical material, and concludes with some recommendations.

There are questions at the end of each chapter for discussion or personal reflection, often asking students to reflect on how the discussion in the chapter applies to their ministry situation.

Dr. Samuel Kunhiyop is provost and professor at the Jos ECWA (Evangelicial Church of West Africa) Theological Seminary in Nigeria.

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Counterpoints: Exploring Theology

Three Views on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament Stanley N. Gundry, Series Editor; Kenneth Berding and Jonathan Lunde, General Editors

The newest title in the Counterpoints series.

November 2008 USD $16.99/CAD $17.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-27333-2 RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics Trim: 5-5/16 x 8 (203 x 130 mm) Pages: 224 Carton Qty: Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Three prominent scholars — Darrell L. Bock, Walter C. Kaiser, and Peter Enns — detail their positions on a significant topic, chiefly how the Old Testament relates to the New Testament. This includes substantial discussion of instances in which the New Testament authors discern the fulfillment of an Old Testament prophecy. Put simply, this book wrestles with the relationship of the human author’s intention to the Divine Author’s intention.

Each contributor addresses such important issues as 1. Methodology: To what extent do the New Testament authors share in the interpretive environment, assumptions, and methods of other authors of the second temple period?

2. Context: Are the New Testament authors drawing upon the broader contexts of the passages they are using or are they using them atomistically?

3. Modeling: Should we model our exegesis after that of the apostles?

Finally, each contributor comments on the same three biblical examples giving readers three opportunities to compare the respective approaches “in action.”

Stanley N. Gundry is senior vice president and editor-inchief of the book group at Zondervan. With more than thirtyfive years of teaching, pastoring, and publishing experience, he is the author or coauthor of numerous books and a contributor to numerous periodicals.

Kenneth Berding is associate professor of New Testament at Talbot School of Theology of Biola University. He is the author of Polycarp and Paul and What are Spiritual Gifts.

Jonathan Lunde is associate professor of biblical studies and theology at Talbot School of Theology of Biola University.

He has contributed articles to The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels and The New Dictionary of Biblical Theology.

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Inside the Mind of Youth Pastors A Church Leader’s Guide to Staffing and Leading Youth Pastors Mark Riddle

Teaches church leaders how to work with youth pastors to build healthy youth ministries.

The first step a healthy church should take in ministering to youth is ministering to the needs of the youth pastor. Inside the Mind of Youth Pastors: A Church Leader’s Guide to Staffing and Leading Youth Pastors will teach church leaders what healthy youth ministry looks like, how to choose a youth pastor, and how to develop and nurture a relationship with youth pastors to help them be successful in their role.

Includes a discussion guide that church leaders and youth pastors can use to communicate about the goals of the church for youth ministry.

Mark Riddle has been working with students for over 15 years in a variety of settings. Recently he’s begun consulting with churches on rethinking youth ministry. He’s positioned himself to write this book. From the experiences in consulting, to his own experience as a youth pastor, Mark has written a tremendous amount for public viewing and critique on this subject. He’s had conversations with youth pastors, senior pastors, and church leaders on every aspect of church systems and systems thinking. Mark lives in Oklahoma with his wife, Pam, and their three children.

January 2009 USD $16.99/CAD $17.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-28365-2 RELIGION / Chris­tian Church / Leadership Trim: 6 x 9 (229 x 152 mm) Pages: 176 Carton Qty: 52 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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How to Volunteer Like a Pro An Amateur’s Guide for Working with Teenagers Jim Hancock

The essential how-to for youth ministry volunteers, with everything they need to succeed.

Being a volunteer youth worker can be exciting, intimidating, fulfilling, and challenging. Until now, there was no “manual” on how to be a volunteer in a youth ministry. Usually ­people just showed up in the youth room and were thrown to the wolves, with little instruction or encouragement from the person in charge. After spending more than twenty years as a paid youth worker, Jim Hancock left the church and became a volunteer in a student ministry. That experience taught him things he may never have learned as a youth ministry professional, and now he wants to empower others who are passionate about being a volunteer youth worker.

Jim Hancock invested two decades as a church-based youth worker. Now he spends his days in Leucadia, California, writing and creating digital movies and learning designs for youth workers, parents, and adolescents. He1s the author of Raising Adults, The Justice Mission, as well as many other resources, and coauthor of The Youth Worker1s Guide to Helping Teens in Crisis.

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January 2009 USD $12.99/CAD $13.99 Hardcover, Printed ISBN: 978-0-310-28776-6

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Moving Forward by Looking Back Embracing 1st – Century Practices in Youth Ministry Craig Steiner

Practical ideas to help build transformational ministries based on principles from the early church.

In order for a student ministry to truly be transformational, God has to be the one transforming lives.

But youth ministries often develop programs and ask God to step in and bless them, rather than building their ministries on the principles and priorities God lay out in the early church to begin with. Based on principles found in the book of Acts, this book helps youth workers — rookies and veterans, professionals and volunteers — look back at how the early church transformed lives, and look forward to how those principles can be applied to student ministries today, with practical ideas that make this book an invaluable resource for any youth ministry.

Craig Steiner is the pastor of student ministries at Harvest Bible Chapel in suburban Chicago. He’s been married for ten years to Camille and they have three kids — Jonathan, Micah and Hannah. He enjoys cheering on the Cubs and Packers, doing projects that require the use of power tools, sipping on a quality coffee while reading a good book, and family time. He is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

January 2009 USD $16.99/CAD $17.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-28250-1 RELIGION / Chris­tian Ministry / Youth Trim: 6 x 9 (229 x 152 mm) Pages: 272 Carton Qty: 36 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Models, Mentors, and Messages Blueprints of Urban Ministry Dr. René Rochester

Following the model of Jesus’ life will empower youth in the urban mission field.

What can a postmodern, hip-hop generation learn from an agrarian Jewish culture? In Models, Mentors, and Messages the developmental stages of Jesus’ life provide a perfect model to help rejuvenate the urban mission field. This book specifically focuses on how Jesus’ family, his heavenly Father, the Jewish community, and neighboring nations all shaped his holy destiny. By studying Jesus’ youth, youth workers will discover how to model for urban youth how they can live out God’s call in their communities.

Dr. René has been a high school teacher, coach, athletic director, and Bible teacher. After 8 years in the school system (both public and private) she went on to receive her masters in education degree and in 1999 was the first African-American to earn a doctor of education from the University of Texas at Austin in health education. Dr. Rochester serves as the CEO of the nonprofit organization Urban SET Inc. She’s also the designer of the government patent PHAT STAR MODEL. Dr. Rochester is a sought-after communicator in both churches and organizations across the country.

January 2009 USD $16.99/CAD $17.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-28467-3 RELIGION / Chris­tian Ministry / Youth Trim: 6 x 9 (229 x 152 mm) Pages: 224 Carton Qty: 44 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Help! I’m a Frustated Youth Worker!

A Practical Guide to Avoiding Burnout in Your Ministry Steven L. Case

Will offer encouragement and support to youth workers who feel alone in their ministry struggles.

Nobody said youth ministry would be easy. Any youth worker, in any church, in any city will undoubtedly experience more than their fair share of frustration. Joining the bestselling Help! series of books, Help! I’m a Frustrated Youth Worker! is a comfort and encouragement for any youth worker who feels isolated, criticized, questioned, or overwhelmed.

Addressing everything from complaining parents and dealing with tragedy, to deciding when to leave a bad situation and how to handle frustrations, youth workers will find helpful tips to deal with the challenges of youth ministry and soul-renewing ideas to help continue on despite the struggles.

Steven Case has been in youth ministry for more than 18 years. He has written several books for Youth Specialties including The Book of Uncommon Prayer, Everything Counts, and Road Rules. A celebrated workshop leader, Steven speaks at seminars around the country. He lives in Florida with his wife, Becky, and his own teens, Aprille and Eric.

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January 2009 USD $10.79/CAD $11.85 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-27888-7 RELIGION / Chris­tian Ministry / Youth Trim: 5-1/2 x 8 (203 x 135 mm) Pages: 144 Carton Qty: 68 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Toons that Teach 978-0-310-25992-3

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Quick Questions

When I. . .

500 Sentence-Finishers to Get Your Students Talking Brian Schulenburg

Gives youth workers ways to get insight into their teens’ lives through conversation.

The latest in the bestselling Quick Questions series, When I . . . gives youth workers 500 finish-the-sentence statements that will get students talking. Perfect for ice-breakers, road trips, small group discussions, or just about any other ministry setting, this is a useful resource for anyone in youth ministry, whether paid or volunteer, rookie or veteran. When I . . . will open up opportunities for discussions and conversations that will draw students and leaders closer together and will lead to new insights into what’s happening in the hearts and minds of students.

Brian Schulenburg is a youth ministry veteran. He presently serves as the senior high pastor at Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. He is a much sought-after youth communicator and speaks regularly for churches, schools, and parent groups on a variety of subjects. He’s the author of Choose Your Top 3 and What’s the Deal with . . . Brian is married to Cyndi, and has four children: Breanna, Christopher, Jeremy, and Zachary.

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High School Talksheets 50 Ready-to-Use Discussions on the Life of Christ

Middle School Talksheets 50 Ready-to-Use Discussions on the Life of Christ Terry Linhart

A useful tool for youth workers to take students deeper into Scripture.

The latest additions to the bestselling TalkSheets series, High School TalkSheets: 50 Ready-to-Use Discussions on the Life of Christ and Middle School Talksheets: 50 Ready-to-Use Discussions on the Life of Christ give youth workers easy-to-use discussion starters and the tools to lead students into meaningful dialogue about Jesus.

Covering everything from the prediction of his birth to his ascension, students will delve into each aspect of Jesus’ life while looking at it through the lens of their own world and applying it to their own lives. TalkSheets makes the Bible relevant and engaging for students, while offering helpful hints and optional activities to help youth ministry teams effectively facilitate great conversations — without a lot of prep work.

January 2009 USD $16.99/CAD $17.99 Softcover

Terry Linhart is a veteran youth worker who teaches at Bethel College in Indiana, where he also serves as the dean of the School of Religion and Philosophy. He’s written numerous articles on student leadership, short-term missions, research, and multi-cultural education, and is the coauthor of Contagious Faith (2000, Group). Terry and his wife, Kelly, have three children, Lauren, Jayson, and Sean.

High School Talksheets ISBN: 978-0-310-28552-6 Middle School Talksheets ISBN: 978-0-310-28553-3 RELIGION / Chris­tian Ministry / Youth Trim: 7-3/8 x 9-1/8 (232 x 187 mm) Pages: 112 Carton Qty: 56 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Good Sex Curriculum 2.0 A Whole-Person Approach to Teenage Sexuality and God Jim Hancock and Kara Eckmann Powell

Enables youth workers to help students understand how their sexuality fits into God’s plan for their lives The era of the annual youth ministry “Sex Talk” talk is over (or certainly should be). Sexuality is a part of everyday life for adolescents, whether it’s their own sexuality or the sexuality portrayed in the media. The need for ongoing dialogue and learning about sexuality and how it connects with faith is greater than ever. The new edition of Good Sex: A Whole-Person Approach to Teenage Sexuality and God allows youth workers and parents to involve students in understanding, enjoying, and taking responsibility for their sexuality — all without lecturing, intimidating, or moralizing.

January 2009 Good Sex Curriculum Kit 2.0 USD $49.99/CAD $53.99 Curriculum, Youth Carton Qty: 12 ISBN: 978-0-310-28268-6

Good Sex Leader’s Guide 2.0 USD $17.99/CAD $19.49

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Jim Hancock invested two decades as a church-based youth worker. Now he spends his days in Leucadia, California, writing and creating digital movies and learning designs for youth workers, parents, and adolescents. He1s the author of Raising Adults, The Justice Mission, as well as many other resources, and coauthor of The Youth Worker’s Guide to Helping Teens in Crisis.

Dr. Kara E. Powell serves as a faculty member and the executive director of the Center for Youth and Family Ministry at Fuller Theological Seminary. Kara’s been involved in youth ministry for more than 15 years, and she currently volunteers at her church in Pasadena. She’s the author and coauthor of several Youth Specialties books, including, Deep Ministry in a Shallow World, Help! I’m a Woman in Youth Ministry, Mirror, Mirror, Good Sex Curriculum Guide, and many more. Kara lives in Pasadena, California, with her husband, Dave, and their children, Nathan, Krista, and Jessica.

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You Teach

You Teach Volume 4 Videos, Study Guides, and Message Outlines Eddie James and Tommy Woodard, the Skit Guys

Convenient teaching package for youth workers with entertaining, meaningful videos to tie into lessons.

Youth workers no longer need to spend hours planning their lessons. The Skit Guys have done all the work for them! In this DVD series from the Skit Guys, youth workers get more than just funny videos. Along with each clip, they’ll find everything they need to incorporate it into a lesson or message. Perfect for youth groups, small groups, and Sunday school, these study guides, talk outlines, and discussion questions will have students engaged (and make life a little easier on youth workers and their leaders!). You Teach Volume 4 includes: • Legend of the Skeva house • Making Lemonade • Jury Duty • What the #@^-!!

• Too Deep, Too Soon: Anger Turning Ugly • Checkers • Running the Race Includes a BONUS video that can be used in a main church ser­vice — for the whole congregation.

April 2009 USD $39.99/CAD $42.99 DVD-ROM ISBN: 978-0-310-28087-3

The Skit Guys are Eddie James and Tommy Woodard, two high school friends who love to communicate God’s Word in dynamic and captivating ways through the use of drama, teaching, and comedy. They have been involved in various ministries and impacting lives for more than a decade. The duo has written numerous dramas, plays, and humorous skits that cover a wide variety of topics.

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They’re the authors of Skits That Teach and Instant Skits, along with their own Skit Guys resources. Eddie James has also coauthored three volumes of Videos That Teach, with Doug Fields.

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Trigger

Trigger Volume 3 Passenger Productions

Creative video vignettes and discussion guides to help youth workers engage students in meaningful dialogue.

Get your youth group/small group/class/church talking. You’ll be inspired, challenged, changed. Each story is open enough for you to enter in and tell your own story or ask your own questions. Whether you want to discuss the details of the shorter story or explore the questions of the bigger pictures — well, that’s your decision.

January 2009 USD $24.99/CAD $26.99 DVD-ROM ISBN: 978-0-310-28074-3 RELIGION / Chris­tian Ministry / Youth Carton Qty: 30 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

Passenger Productions is a full-ser­vice production company from the windswept plains of South Dakota. It is the desire of Passenger Productions to engage, inspire, and challenge community, culture, and the church through the visual arts.

36 Parables

36 Parables: Cyan The Parables of New Wine in Old Wine Skins, the Rich Fool, and the Two Sons

An ideal resource for connecting with students in a visual culture.

January 2009 USD $19.99/CAD $21.50 DVD ISBN: 978-0-310-28077-4 RELIGION / Chris­tian Ministry / Youth Carton Qty: 30 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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For Nearly 2,000 years, the parables of Christ have instructed and inspired. Now, three of these powerful stories are retold for today’s audiences on each DVD in the 36 Parables series. Each DVD in the series contains short films depicting three beloved parables in modern situations. Presented in Letterbox format with surround sound, the films are thought provoking teaching tools that capture the heart and mind.

Stewart H. Redwine and John Schimke began 36 Parables shortly after finishing undergraduate studies at Azusa Pacific University. Stewart works as a director of photography, lives in Prairie Village, Kansas, and has gone on assignment in China, Africa, and Europe. John works as a director, lives in Pasadena, California, and has directed four AIDS documentaries for Rick and Kay Warren. Stewart and John work together as a creative team on many projects and are passionate about illuminating understanding through retelling 36 of Jesus’ parables.

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I AM Standing Up True Confessions of a Total Freak of Nature Luke Lang

Laugh-out-loud book that helps teenagers see that they have a purpose even when they don’t fit in.

For any teenager who has ever felt like a misfit, an outsider, an underachiever, a screw-up, or a freak, this book is filled with encouragement. Luke Lang, author, artist, and self-proclaimed “freak of nature” helps readers see that they are not alone as he shares his own embarrassing (and entertaining) stories of failure and disappointment along with stories about the misfits and outcasts who play major roles in the Bible. Students will find that there is hope — that God didn’t make a mistake when he made them. They’ll be reminded that they were created on purpose, and for a purpose.

Luke Lang is married to Diana and they have a three-year old daughter, Delanie, and two very spoiled beagles. He’s been in youth ministry for over 20 years and just recently moved to Durham, North Carolina. Luke’s a cartoonist, a frequent camp and retreat speaker, a collector of Pez dispensers, a big fan of music and movies, and loves Mexican food. More of a tour guide than theologian, he loves to help ­people encounter Christ by showing them where/how he’s encountered Christ.

January 2009 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-28325-6 JUVENILE NONFICTION / Religion / Chris­tian­ ity / Chris­tian Life Trim: 5-1/2 x 8 (203 x 135 mm) Pages: 144 Carton Qty: 68 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Leave a Footprint - Change the Whole World Tim Baker

Helps teens discover their identity and purpose, so they can leave their mark on the world.

Students are struggling to find their place on Planet Earth. They seek advice, only to have their searching hearts met with silly questions, discouragement and guilt. They spend so much time asking the “What does God want me to do?” question, when they ought to be asking, “Who am I?”, “What am I like?”, “Where do I fit?” and “Where can I best serve?” Leave a Footprint – Change the World leads students in a search through their souls, ultimately encouraging them to step into the world and leave their mark — to make a difference by living out the life God has called them to live.

Tim Baker is the author of 15 books, including the Gold Medallion Award-winning, Extreme Faith, and several awardnominated student books. He’s written for many ministry publications including Group magazine, YouthWorker journal, The Journal of Student Ministries, and YouthWalk magazine.

Tim lives in Longview, Texas, with his wife, Jacqui, and their three kids.

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You Are Not Alone Shirley Perich

Helps teens see that their emotional struggles are not unusual and their true identity is in God. Everyone has thought at one point or another that they must be the only one who feels small, unforgivable, worried, tempted, or weak. For teens, who are bombarded with messages about how they should look, act, think, and feel, the pressure to fit in and meet society’s standards can feel overwhelming. They want to be accepted and loved — sometimes at any cost. In this book, students find they are not the only ones with these feelings as they read about ­people in the Bible with the same struggles, and they’ll discover that their true identity is found in the God who created them.

Shirley Perich most recently helped out in her church’s college group. She’s joint owner with husband of an advertising agency in Ann Arbor Michigan, Perich + Partners, Ltd.

February 2009 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-28532-8 JUVENILE NONFICTION / Religion / Chris­tian­ ity / Chris­tian Life Trim: 5-1/2 x 8 (203 x 135 mm) Pages: 144 Carton Qty: 68 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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The Long Haul Following Jesus into College and Beyond Jeff Baxter

Will help students build a foundation to become spiritually mature adults.

When students turn 18, the world expects them to be fully fledged adults; yet without a solid faith foundation in a constantly changing society, they risk being pulled in a direction they shouldn’t go. When everything from cars to coffee is made to order, the youth worker’s challenge is to enable students to also “customize” their faith life in a way that they can become spiritually mature adults. The Long Haul tackles the questions students need to answer to prepare for the rest of their lives.

Jeff Baxter (DMin, Fuller Theological Seminary) has a passion to see the next generation know, love and serve Jesus Christ wholeheartedly. He has over 11 years of youth, young adult, and family ministry experience. He currently serves as the pastor of singles and student ministries at Foothills Bible Church. He and his beautiful wife, Laurie, live in Littleton, Colorado, with their two children, Lillian and Levi.

March 2009 USD $16.99/CAD $17.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-28263-1 JUVENILE NONFICTION / Religion / Chris­tian­ity / Chris­tian Life Trim: 5-1/2 x 8 (203 x 135 mm) Pages: 176 Carton Qty: 56 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Carter House Girls

Lost in Las Vegas Book 5 Melody Carlson

YA Chris­tian fiction from bestselling young adult author Melody Carlson Mix six teenaged girls and one ’60s fashion icon (retired, of course) in an old Victorian-era boarding home. Add boys and dating, a little high-school angst, and throw in a Kate Spade bag or two . . . and you’ve got The Carter House Girls, Melody Carlson’s new chick lit series for young adults!

In a whirlwind, DJ accepts “lonely” Taylor’s invitation to join her mom’s tour in Las Vegas during Christmas break. DJ soon discovers that the unsupervised Taylor is focused on one thing only — partying with a capital “P.” She’s invited Eliza, too, and DJ is quickly overwhelmed by the behavior of the wild duo.

Desperate, she calls on Casey for help and prays for a miracle to help Taylor before she self-destructs.

Melody Carlson has written more than 200 books for teens, women and children. Before publishing, Melody traveled around the world; volunteered in teen ministry; taught preschool; raised two sons; worked briefly in interior design and later in international adoption. “I think real life experiences inspire the best fiction,” she says. Her wide variety of books seems to prove this theory.

ALSO AVAILABLE IN THIS SERIES February 2009 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79 Softcover Age 13-16 ISBN: 978-0-310-71492-7 TEEN FICTION Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Pages: 208 Carton Qty: 48 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Mixed Bags (Book 1) 978-0-310-71488-0

USD $9.99/CAD $10.79

Softcover

Stealing Bradford (Book 2) 978-0-310-71489-7 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79

Softcover

Homecoming Queen (Book 3) 978-0-310-71490-3 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79

Softcover

Viva Vermont! (Book 4) 978-0-310-71491-0 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79

Softcover

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A Sweet Seasons Novel

The Spring of Candy Apples Book 4 Debbie Viguié

A Chris­tian alternative to the highly popular secular chick lit.

They’re fun! They’re quirky! They’re Sweet Seasons — unlike any other girls’ books you’ve ever read. You could call them alternative, God-honoring chick lit. Join Candace Thompson on a sweet, lighthearted, and honest romp through the friendships, romances, family, school, faith, and values that make a girl’s life as full as it can be.

A promotion to The Zone’s candy counter means Candace gets to create gooey treats all day long. It’s the end of her senior year and life seems to get stickier too. Candace is a finalist for The Zone’s college scholarship (Florida anyone?); things with Kurt are getting really weird, and she’s jittery from all the questions about her future. Not unlike the challenge of making candy apples at work, Candace struggles to resist getting stuck in the pressures created by other ­people and to find and believe in what is truly at her core.

February 2009 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79 Softcover Age 13-16 ISBN: 978-0-310-71753-9 TEEN FICTION Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Pages: 208 Carton Qty: 48 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

Debbie Viguié is the author of several books including Scarlet Moon and Midnight Pearls which was recognized as an ALA 2005 Popular Paperback for Young Adults. Debbie has been writing for most of her life and holds a degree in creative writing from U.C. Davis. Debbie loves theme parks and has worked at both Knott’s Berry Farm and Disneyland in California. When Debbie is not busy writing she enjoys traveling with her husband Scott. Debbie grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and now lives in Hawaii. Visit Debbie online at www.debbieviguie. com.

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The Summer of Cotton Candy (Book 1) 978-0-310-71558-0 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79

Softcover

The Fall of Candy Corn (Book 2) 978-0-310-71559-7 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79

Softcover

The Winter of Candy Canes (Book 3) 978-0-310-71752-2 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79

Softcover

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The Time Thriller Trilogy

Out of Time Book 2 Paul McCusker

Written by the award-winner author and director of Focus on the Family Radio Theatre

February 2009 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79 Softcover Age 13-16 ISBN: 978-0-310-71437-8 TEEN FICTION Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Pages: 192 Carton Qty: 48 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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The Time Thriller Trilogy delivers gripping, fastpaced suspense that intrigues and captivates through hours, seconds, and centuries. A long history of strange disappearances and unexplainable occurrences leave clues that the town of Fawlt Line may actually sit on a time fault — a portal to alternate times and unexpected time travels — a twist of fate that puts all of Fawlt Line’s citizens in serious danger. Will they find the faith to hold on to the town and time where they belong?

The second book of the trilogy begins with an unavoidable collision. Now the victim — a giant of a man — lies on a hospital bed, surrounded by hospital staff and a host of ­people asking questions.

Who is this stranger? Where did he acquire his medieval garments and fantastic sword? What is the strange language he utters?

Through the aid of Elizabeth Forde’s dad, who speaks fluent Latin, the man’s story emerges. It is the account of either a madman or a liar — unless, that is, the stranger is who he claims to be: Arthur, King of England.

Impossible? Perhaps. But lately in the town of Fawlt Line, the impossible has a way of proving true.

And once again God proves His faithfulness to his ­people.

Paul McCusker is the author of The Mill House, Epiphany, The Faded Flower and several Adventures in Odyssey programs. Winner of the Peabody Award for his radio drama on the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer for Focus on the Family, he lives in Colorado Springs with his wife and two children.

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Ripple Effect (Book 1) 978-0-310-71436-1

USD $9.99/CAD $10.79

Softcover

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Each Clear Bible comes with 4 colorful, cover inserts.

Clear Bible, Pink Sparkle Inserts

Clear Bible, Clear Inserts

Clear Bible, Green Inserts

NIV Clear Bible

New innovative binding

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Your Choice. Your Style. Customization Made Easy!

A brand new and innovative binding for kids of all ages.

This compact Bible encourages kids of all ages to express their faith and personality with customizable covers. This brand-new, see-through cover is available in pink sparkle, clear, and green. To keep the Bible new and exciting like no other Bible can, each edition comes with four colorful, trendy cover inserts. Upon release additional insert designs will be available on our website.

The Bible features the full text of the bestselling New International Version — today’s most read, most trusted translation, with words of Christ in red.

March 2009 USD $19.99/ CAD $21.50

Step One

1. Choose your Clear Bible. Pink Sparkle, Clear, or Green.

Step two

2. Remove the inserts included with your Bible and choose your favorite.

Step three

Clear Bible, Pink Sparkle ISBN: 978-0-310-94059-3 Clear Bible, Clear ISBN: 978-0-310-94060-9 Clear Bible, Green ISBN: 978-0-310-93992-4 BIBLES / New International Version / Text Trim: 4-1/16 x 6-1/4 (159 x 103 mm) Page Count: 992 Carton Qty: 40 Selling Territory: World X UK, EUR UK Rights: Hodder & Stoughton Translation Rights: Zondervan (notes); IBS (scripture)

3. Insert your favorite design.

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Armor of God Bible

An innovative Bible product designed specifically for boys ages 6-9 at an affordable price.

Based on the famous “Armor of God” passage from Ephesians 6:10-21, this themed backpack Bible includes 12 full-color, illustrated tip-in pages that will help boys ages 6-9 understand what each piece of armor stands for when it comes to faith.

With an overall epic, heroic theme, boys will walk in the footsteps of a Roman soldier from Bible times as he puts on each piece of the armor of God. Features include: • 12 color tip-in pages highlighting the pieces of the armor of God and their significance • Innovative Italian Duo-Tone™ design.

• Bestselling NIV translation.

February 2009 USD $19.99/CAD $21.50 Italian Duo-Tone™ Age 6-9 ISBN: 978-0-310-71728-7 BIBLES / New International Version / Children Trim: 4-1/16 x 6-1/4 (159 x 103 mm) Pages: 992 Carton Qty: 45 Selling Territory: World X UK, EUR UK Rights: Hodder & Stoughton Translation Rights: Zondervan (notes); IBS (scripture)

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The first Bible to feature VeggieTales®!

Big Idea Books® / VeggieTales®

VeggieTales Bible

A full-text NIV Bible featuring the popular VeggieTales characters and values.

The VeggieTales® Bible invites children to experience God’s Word, perhaps for the first time, using the backdrop of familiar VeggieTales® characters who remind them that “God made you special and he loves you very much!”

Features include: • 32 full-color pages retelling eight favorite Bible Stories in pictures • A “Veggie Values” Bible feature where Bob and Larry show kids where to find themes such as forgiveness, trusting in God, being helpful, and more • The complete New International Version, the most-read, most-trusted Bible translation ALSO AVAILABLE IN THIS SERIES ISBN

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VeggieTales® Bible Storybook 978-0-310-71008-0 USD $12.99/CAD $13.99

Hardcover, Printed

February 2009 USD $24.99/CAD $26.99 Hardcover, Printed Age 4-7 ISBN: 978-0-310-71828-4 BIBLES / New International Version / Children Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Pages: 1344 Carton Qty: 16 Selling Territory: World, Excluding UK/EU UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan (notes); IBS (scripture)

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• Merchandising Kit – ISBN-13: 978-0-310-71825-3 • Direct mail with offer for free downloadable curriculum to Chris­tian schools, homeschoolers, and children’s ministry leaders • National print and banner ad campaign in targeted publications • Radio campaign featuring Bob and Larry in key markets • E-Mail Blast to previous purchasers of the VeggieTales Bible Storybook • Cross promote Bible via flyer blown into the VeggieTales Bible Storybook • Feature at the Public Library Association Convention, MOPS Convention, and Children’s Pastors Conventions

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Adventure Bible Storybook Catherine DeVries

The newest edition to the top-selling Adventure Bible series — this all new storybook Bible brings over 50 adventure stories alive for kids ages 4-7 while communicating the key themes of the Bible.

This storybook Bible for kids ages 4-7 will start them on a journey of discovering the Bible and growing with God as they grow up with the Adventure Bible.

At every twist and turn, the Adventure Bible Storybook is filled with — what else — ADVENTURE! Parents and loved ones can be assured that children who read it will learn the main stories and themes from the Bible, all within a fun, exciting theme of discovery, imagination, and suspense — everything you’d expect from a fantastic adventure.

This storybook includes some lesser known stories that are particularly adventurous, such as Paul’s shipwreck on the island of Malta, and when the Israelites went to spy on the ­people of Canaan.

Catherine DeVries is a product development director at Zondervan. Her writing has appeared in various Zondervan Bibles, as well as trade and consumer periodicals. Catherine lives with her husband and three children in Michigan.

March 2009 USD $16.99/CAD $17.99 Hardcover, Printed Age 4-7 ISBN: 978-0-310-71637-2

Jim Madsen has been illustrating for the past 15 years. He has worked on more than 50 books including the recently updated NIV Adventure Bible and the NIrV Adventure Bible for Early Readers.

Jim lives in Utah with his wife and three children. He enjoys the outdoors, golf, and riding Harley Davidson motorcycles.

KIDS / READ TO ME / BIBLESTORY Trim: 7 x 8-1/4 (210 x 178 mm) Pages: 288 Carton Qty: 14 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

MARKETING

• In-Line Shelftalker Kit ISBN 978-0-0310-71821-5 • Cross promote via blow-in flyer in Adventure Bible packaging • Sampler – see sales rep to order ISBN 978-0-310-71822-2 • Consumer print campaign • Internet Promotions • Direct mail campaign to Chris­tian schools and children’s church leaders • Promote at consumer and homeschooler conventions • National Publicity Campaign

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The Beginner’s Bible®

The Very First Christmas The Very First Easter

Great Holiday gifts for only USD $1.99

Great gifts for Easter and Christmas from the bestselling children’s storybook Bible: The Beginner’s Bible®.

From The Beginner’s Bible®, the bestselling story Bible with over 5 million sold! Introduce children to the story of the very first Christmas and the very first Easter. In vibrant colors, the story of Jesus’ birth, death, and glorious rebirth come to life. Each title ships in a 24-pack counter display.

The Very First Christmas introduces children to one of the most wonderful stories of all time, the birth of Jesus. Children will learn the events leading up to Jesus’ birth and his miraculous arrival. By the end of the story, children will understand why we celebrate this special day.

The Very First Easter introduces children to the story of Jesus’ death and the resurrection. This value format is perfect for Easter baskets!

ALSO AVAILABLE IN THIS SERIES October 2008

ISBN-13

PRICE FORMAT

The Very First Christmas USD $47.76/CAD $51.60 Saddle Stitch, 24-pack counter display Age 2-5 ISBN: 978-0-310-71816-1

The Beginner’s Bible® 978-0-310-70962-6

USD $16.99/CAD $17.99

The Beginner’s Bible® — The Beginner’s Bible® for Toddlers 978-0-310-71408-8 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79 Hardcover, Printed

Hardcover, Printed

KIDS / SEASONAL / CHRISTMAS

February 2009

The Very First Easter USD $47.76/CAD $51.60 Saddle Stitch, 24-pack counter display Age 2-5 ISBN: 978-0-310-71817-8 KIDS / SEASONAL / EASTER Trim: 6-1/4 x 7-1/2 (191 x 159 mm) Pages: 32 Carton Qty: 4 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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The Beginner’s Bible®

All Aboard with Noah!

Catherine DeVries

Popular lift-the-flap format for young children who love The Beginner’s Bible The newest edition to the bestselling The Beginner’s Bible® line, this lift-the-flap edition will keep children busy for hours. Packed with 50 flaps full of variety, interaction, and fun, preschoolers will love learning about colors, matching up animals, exploring sounds, and more. Most of all, preschoolers will be reminded of God’s love for Noah, for the animals, and for them!

ALSO AVAILABLE IN THIS SERIES ISBN FORMAT The Beginner’s Bible® 978-0-310-70962-6 Hardcover, Printed

February 2009 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79 Board Book, Lift-the-Flap Age 3 & Up ISBN: 978-0-310-71726-3

PRICE USD $16.99/CAD $21.99

The Beginner’s Bible® for Toddlers 978-0-310-71408-8 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79 Hardcover, Printed The Beginner’s Bible® Book of Devotions My Time with God 978-0-310-71481-1 USD $12.99/CAD $16.49 Hardcover, Printed

KIDS / READ TO ME / SPECIAL FORMAT Trim: 11-1/2 x 9-1/2 (241 x 292 mm) Pages: 12 Carton Qty: 32 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

MARKETING

• Ads in MomSense (MOPS Magazine) and ParentLife Magazine • Updates to TheBeginnersBible.com • Promotions on Zonderkidz.com with giveaways • Coloring sheets posted to ZonderkidzTools. com

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The Beginner’s Bible®

My Sing-Along Bible

A new product to support the bestselling The Beginner’s Bible® brand that will help young children learn Bible stories through story and song.

Filled with eight Bible stories and accompanying classic Chris­tian songs, children will learn God’s Word by listening and singing. Featuring the bestselling The Beginner’s Bible® artwork, this book includes songs like Jesus Loves Me, Zacchaeus, and This Little Light of Mine. A slide-out CD in a built-in holder in the cover includes timeless songs children will love.

ALSO AVAILABLE IN THIS SERIES ISBN

PRICE FORMAT

The Beginner’s Bible® 978-0-310-70962-6

USD $16.99/CAD $21.99

Hardcover, Printed

The Beginner’s Bible® for Toddlers 978-0-310-71408-8 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79

Hardcover, Printed

February 2009 USD $12.99/CAD $13.99 Hardcover, Printed with CD Age 2-5 ISBN: 978-0-310-71727-0 KIDS / Read to Me / Activity Trim: 8-5/16 x 11-1/2 (292 x 211 mm) Pages: 16 Carton Qty: 28 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

MARKETING

• Ads in MomSense (MOPS magazine) and ParentLife Magazine • Updates to TheBeginnersBible.com and Zonderkidztools.com along with sample downloadable songs • Direct marketing campaign to church leaders and Chris­tian educators

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My First I Can Read!™ / The Beginner’s Bible®

Queen Esther Helps God’s ­People Formerly titled Esther and the King

Easy to read books that introduce children to the joy of reading.

Early readers will learn about how brave Esther saved her ­people. As part of the I Can Read® series for My First level readers, this book leads children to explore God’s Word. The timeless story of Esther, a young Jewish girl who becomes Queen, serves as an example of how God has a purpose for each of us.

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Noah and the Ark 978-0-310-71458-3

USD $3.99/CAD $4.29

Softcover

Jonah and the Big Fish 978-0-310-71459-0

USD $3.99/CAD $4.29

Softcover

Daniel and the Lions 978-0-310-71551-1

USD $3.99/CAD $4.29

Softcover

Jesus and His Friends 978-0-310-71461-3

USD $3.99/CAD $4.29

Softcover

Adam and Eve in the Garden 978-0-310-71552-8 USD $3.99/CAD $4.29

Softcover

Jesus Saves the World 978-0-310-71553-5

USD $3.99/CAD $4.29

Softcover

David and the Giant 978-0-310-71550-4

USD $3.99/CAD $4.29

Softcover

October 2008 USD $3.99/CAD $4.29 Softcover Age 4-7 ISBN: 978-0-310-71815-4 KIDS / LEARNING TO READ / GENERAL Trim: 6 x 9 (229 x 152 mm) Pages: 32 Carton Qty: 120 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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God Is with Me through the Day God Is with Me through the Night Julie Cantrell

Engaging laptime books that give assurance to children that God is always with them.

God Is with Me Through the Day Brave cats and playful dolphins inspire little hearts to have big faith. Children are safe, brave, and loved because God is always there — all through the day.

God Is with Me Through the Night Peeking pandas and loving puppies inspire timid hearts to have big faith. Even in the dark, God keeps children safe, brave, and loved. He is always there — all through the night.

These picture books feature engaging photographs of animals that are perfect for keeping the interest of toddlers. Each book ends with an easy-to-remember Bible verse that teaches children about God’s love.

Julie Cantrell was born in Louisiana, where she grew up running barefoot over fire ant beds, swimming with alligators, and eating crawfish. Today, she lives with her husband and two spirited children in Mississippi, hallowed ground for many famous authors.

March 2009 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79 Hardcover, Printed Age 4-7 God Is with Me Through the Day ISBN: 978-0-310-71562-7 God Is with Me Through the Night ISBN: 978-0-310-71563-4 KIDS / LEARNING TO READ / GENERAL Trim: 9 x 9 (229 x 229 mm) Pages: 32 Carton Qty: 40 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

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Tales from the Back Pew Mike Thaler

From the Author of the Black Lagoon series

A hysterical new series from the same writer and illustrator team of the popular Black Lagoon series.

February 2009 US $4.99/CAD $5.39 Softcover Age 6-9 Preacher Creature Strikes on Sunday ISBN: 978-0-310-71589-4 Mission Trip Impossible ISBN: 978-0-310-71590-0 Easter Egg Haunt ISBN: 978-0-310-71591-7 Church Summer Cramp ISBN: 978-0-310-71592-4 KIDS / LEARNING TO READ / PICTURE Trim: 8 x 8 (203 x 203 mm) Pages: 32 Carton Qty: 120 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

MARKETING

• Choice of FILLED Floor Display OR FILLED acrylic display (see sales rep) 48 mixed units $239.52 US Retail Value Floor Display ISBN 978-0-310-71823-9 Acrylic Display ISBN 978-0-310-71824-6 • Mike Thaler website promotions • E-mail blasts to fan base • Direct mail to Chris­tian educators and librarians • Promotions through American Library Association and Public Library Association • Consumer print campaign • National Publicity Campaign.

With hilarious stories and nutty pictures, the Tales from the Back Pew series offers kid’s a unique view of church.

Enjoy plenty of giggles with your child — and learn fun, important truths about God, church, and the Bible.

Preacher Creature Strikes on Sunday “Mom is taking me to church this Sunday. I’ve heard a lot about church. You have to stand up, sit down, and kneel a hundred times. It’s called being in the ser­vice — I’m too young to be drafted!”

Mission Trip Impossible “Hot jungles, poisonous snakes, and no TV — this is a mission trip I want to be missin’.”

Easter Egg Haunt “It’s Easter. Will the Easter bunny be ten feet tall? Will it really lay eggs? I hope they’re not scrambled!”

Church Summer Cramp “Mom’s sending me to church summer cramp — I mean, camp. The woods are full of poison ivy, and you eat a mosquito burrito in a mess hall. Yuck!”

With unique humor, Mike Thaler turns common church activities into fun and valuable time. He keeps kids laughing while introducing them to the love of God and encouraging them in their faith.

Mike Thaler is known as the Riddle King of America, he is the author of the popular Black Lagoon picture books and the Heaven and Mirth series. Mike has published over 180 books. He lives in Portland, Oregon, and travels nationally speaking in schools, libraries, and churches.

Jared Lee is an accomplished illustrator with experience working for the likes of L.L. Bean, Procter and Gamble, Hasbro, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, and the U.S. Postal Ser­vice. He received a BFA degree from the John Herron Art Institute. He currently resides in Lebanon, OH.

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This Is the Day! A Celebration of God’s Creation Nancy White Carlstrom

From the acclaimed author Nancy White Carlstrom, writer of the Jesse Bear books.

“Tiptoe out into the morning world and skip through the dew diamonds. Give thanks and hum your praise with the buzzing bees.”

This is the day the Lord has made. Each day of the week brings new surprises — reasons to celebrate God’s creation. All the creatures raise their voices to rejoice and delight in God’s world. Lyrical text and stunning illustrations dance along with the creatures that prompt children to listen, touch, be surprised, laugh, and celebrate the wonder of their Creator and the beauty of creation.

February 2009 USD $15.99/CAD $16.99 Hardcover, Jacketed Age 4-7 ISBN: 978-0-310-71428-6 KIDS / LEARNING TO READ / PICTURE Trim: 10-3/4 x 9 (229 x 273 mm) Pages: 32 Carton Qty: 32 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

Nancy White Carlstrom started writing when she was seven years old and has been writing ever since. She says, “I write when I am happy and when I am sad, and especially when I celebrate God’s creation.

When you read This Is the Day, I hope it will cause you to look at your world and be surprised by wonder every day of the week.”

Richard Cowdrey’s favorite things to draw and paint are the things that reflect the awesomeness of God and His creation. From vast landscapes to the littlest bug on a leaf, he marvels at the beauty in the details.

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Along Came You Karona Drummond

A captivating story of a parent’s love for her child with imaginative illustrations “Before you, my home was decorated in style.

After you, my home is decorated in love.”

So begins this tender recital of love from parent to child that tells the story of the changes that take place when a little one joins the family. What happens when the pleasures of a tidy, carefully decorated home are traded for the excitement of high chairs and noisy toys?

When quiet evenings and precisely planned schedules are exchanged for busy days and crazy nights? What happens when the desire to experience joy yourself is replaced with the desire that another might experience joy?

April 2009 USD $15.99/CAD $16.99 Hardcover, Jacketed Age 4-7 ISBN: 978-0-310-71508-5 KIDS / LEARNING TO READ / PICTURE Trim: 10-3/4 x 9 (229 x 273 mm) Pages: 32 Carton Qty: 32 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

Karona Drummond is a certified elementary school teacher. She has taught preschoolers for over 15 years. She spent several years at Texas Woman’s University Child Development Center and several years at the University of North Texas Child Development Laboratory.

Estelle Corke’s publications include “The Running Years,” which was chosen for the “Hats Off To Dads” section of the Tejas Storytelling Festival. Her writing includes stories for preschoolers and elementary-aged children and inspirational poetry for adults.

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Bestselling CBA Author

The Bug Parables

Freddie’s Fast-Cash Getaway The Parable of the Prodigal Son Bill Myers

A fun and zany look at Bible parables for kids from bestselling author Bill Myers The Bug Parables series brings Jesus’ teachings to life. Children will love the colorful illustrations and humorous, touching stories. And parents will love how little ones learn the principles of God’s Word at an early age.

“The family worm farm just isn’t for Fred.

Life’s glitz and its glamour are what fill his head.”

Big city life is packed with fun and excitement for Freddie the ant — as long as Dad’s money holds out.

But when it disappears, so do Fred’s friends. Alone, hungry, and ashamed, Fred heads back home — where Dad waits for him with a wonderful surprise.

Bill Myers (www.billmyers.com) fell in love with writing zany stories for kids when he co-created the McGee and Me video series. And don’t even get him started about his My Life as . . . book series. He says, “I love hearing kids giggle while they’re learning the truths of God.”

March 2009 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79 Hardcover, Printed Age 4-7 ISBN: 978-0-310-71218-3 KIDS / LEARNING TO READ / PICTURE Trim: 9 x 9 (229 x 229 mm) Pages: 32 Carton Qty: 40 Selling Territory: World UK Rights: Zondervan Translation Rights: Zondervan

Andy J. Smith thought about careers as a Walrus Wrangler, Intergalactic Spy, and Ghost Hunter but they didn’t pan out.

So Andy thought he’d try drawing silly pictures for a living. It turned out to be a great choice! Before getting into illustration, Andy worked on several animated cartoons. He has illustrated several graphic novels and now has added picture book illustrations to his portfolio. He promises there will be many more books!

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Stink Bug Saves the Day! 978-0-310-71219-0 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79

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The House That Went Ker — Splat!

978-0-310-71220-6 USD $9.99/CAD $10.79

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• Promos on Bill Myers’ website and e-mail blasts to fan base • Promotions through American Library Association and Public Library Association • Direct marketing campaign to schools and libraries • Ads for kids/parents in Club House Jr. magazine

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Full Color Illustrations

Boxen Childhood Chronicles Before Narnia® Written and illustrated in full color by C. S. Lewis and W. H. Lewis

Includes never-before-published writings by C. S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia!

For everyone who has been captivated by the magic of Narnia, Boxen opens the door into another fantasy land created by one of the most extraordinary minds of our age. Half a century before the publication of The Chronicles of Narnia, eight-year-old C. S. Lewis and his brother Warnie shaped the world of Boxen in short stories and drawings. Now for the first time, all of the Boxen stories—some never before seen—come together in this charmingly illustrated full-color collection. Talking animals and a new magical land spring to life in this must-have edition for C. S. Lewis fans.

Clive Staples Lewis, known as Jack to his friends, was born in 1898. Lewis’s fascination with fairy tales, myths, and ancient legends, ­coupled with inspiration drawn from his childhood, led him to write The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, one of the best-loved books of all time. Six further books followed to become the immensely popular Chronicles of Narnia.

Major Warren Hamilton Lewis was the older brother of C. S. Lewis. Known as Warnie, he was a soldier, historian and one of the founding members of the Inklings, the informal Oxford literary society whose members also included J. R. R. Tolkien.

September 2008 USD $32.00/CAD $35.00 Hardcover Age 10 & Up ISBN: 978-0-06-169833-0 JUVENILE FICTION / General Trim: 7-1/2 x 9-7/8 (251 x 191 mm) Pages: 240 Selling Territory: North America CBA UK Rights: HarperCollins, UK Translation Rights: HarperCollins, UK

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NIV Life Application® Study Bible

NOW IN A HANDY PERSONAL SIZE EDITION!

The bestselling NIV Life Application Study Bible is now available in a personal size, as well as other new, attractive, and durable bindings.

October 2008 Regular Size USD $69.99/CAD $75.49

Trim: 6-1/4 x 9-1/4 (235 x 159 mm) Pages: 2528 Carton Qty: 12

Italian Duo-Tone™, Caramel/Dark Caramel ISBN: 978-0-310-94119-4 Italian Duo-Tone™, Chocolate/Turquoise ISBN: 978-0-310-94124-8 March 2009 Large Print European Leather, Chocolate/Tan USD $84.99/CAD $91.79 ISBN: 978-0-310-94140-8 Trim: 6-5/8 x 9-1/4 (235 x 168 mm) Pages: 3008 Carton Qty: 8

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The NIV Life Application Study Bible is, at long last, now available in a personal-size edition. This new edition has all of the features of the NIV Life Application Study Bible that you’ve come to know, love, and recommend to your friends over the years. Not one of the interior features has changed. But its size makes it the perfect carry-along Bible to take in your car, briefcase, or sports bag. What’s more, its lower price makes it the perfect gift for friends and family.

Available in fresh bindings in a range of materials, this new personal-size edition is sure to become a favorite for those purchasing birthday and holiday gifts.

We’ve also expanded our other full-size NIV Life Application Study Bible title offerings with brand new bindings. Take a look at the care and the craftsmanship of our designs, and you’ll definitely see a difference.

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NIV / The Message® / REMIXtm Parallel Study Bible

This Bible allows readers to instantly compare today’s most read, most trusted modern translation and Eugene Peterson’s bestselling paraphrase.

The NIV / The Message® / REMIX™ Parallel Study Bible combines three powerful study resources into one bound book. First, there’s the complete text of the New International Version, the most read, most trusted translation in the English language today.

Next, there’s the penetrating insights and story-like flow of The Message, today’s most popular paraphrase.

Finally, 10,000 notes from the pages of the Zondervan NIV Study Bible are combined with these two texts to create a wonderful study tool for individuals who want to dig deep into God’s Word.

January 2009 NIV / The Message® / REMIX™ Parallel Study Bible USD $69.99/CAD $75.49 Bonded Leather, Black ISBN: 978-0-310-93974-0 USD $44.99/CAD $48.49 Hardcover, Jacketed ISBN: 978-0-310-93945-0 NIV / The Message® / REMIX™ Parallel Personal Size USD $59.99/CAD $63.99 Italian Duo-Tone™, Dark Caramel/Black Cherry ISBN: 978-0-310-93984-9 Italian Duo-Tone™, Orchid/Raspberry ISBN: 978-0-310-93985-6 BIBLES / Multiple Translations / Study Personal Size Trim: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 135 mm) Regular Size Trim: 6-1/4 x 9-1/4 (235 x 159 mm) Pages: 2560 Carton Qty: 12 Selling Territory: World x UK, EUR UK Rights: Hodder & Stoughton Translation Rights: Zondervan (notes); IBS (Scripture)

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Manual: The Bible for Men

MOST READ, MOST TRUSTED TRANSLATION

This NIV Bible speaks candidly and honestly to men about what it means to walk with valor in a culture that works against God’s will and ways. It provides articles, profiles, and notes that offer practical spiritual insights for discovering a life of passion and purpose. Features were previously published in Strive: The Bible for Men.

April 2009 USD $36.99/CAD $39.95 Hardcover, Jacketed Printed ISBN: 978-0-310-94099-9 USD $26.99/CAD $28.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-94101-9 USD $59.99/CAD $63.99 Italian Duo-Tone™, Chocolate/Dark Caramel ISBN: 978-0-310-94102-6 BIBLES / New International Version / General Trim: 6-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 165 mm) Pages: 1632 Carton Qty: 12 Selling Territory: World x UK, EUR UK Rights: Hodder & Stoughton Translation Rights: Zondervan (notes); IBS (Scripture)

Features: • 100 “Myth” articles — A common, accepted myth from the world is followed by the first-person story of a man who struggled with the lie and how it affected his life. The article concludes with principles from God’s Word that debunk the myth.

• 50 factoid profiles about select men of the Bible — Must know, interesting facts about men of the Bible, written in a creative, edgy style. Each profile highlights how God used this man despite his failings.

• 200 “Downshift” notes — Penetrating questions for personal reflection or small-group study. The questions are tied to Scripture and send the reader to the index for information on each topic.

• 200 “Knowing God” call-outs — Short notes highlight an attribute of God as shown or taught in Scripture and teach that knowing the character of God can help men redeem the way they live.

• 300 “At Issue” notes — Short teaching notes on life topics such as money, sex, or pride that are linked topically.

• Book introductions — Magazine-style book introductions that hook the reader with headlines and entice him to read the book.

• Topical index — A clear, complete, thorough topical index that unifies all the features and makes this Bible very accessible.

• Back matter articles — Practical articles help men further their study.

• A unique, two-color interior design sets this Bible apart.

• Single-column Bible text for ease of reading.

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True Identity: The Bible for Women (NIV)

MOST READ, MOST TRUSTED TRANSLATION

True Identity approaches issues women may be facing in an honest way. It connects the life-changing truth of God’s Word to everyday life and focuses on the overarching theme of identity, emphasizing each person’s uniqueness in God’s eyes.

April 2009 USD $36.99/CAD $39.95 Hardcover, Jacketed Printed ISBN: 978-0-310-93891-0 USD $24.99/CAD $26.99 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-310-93897-2 USD $59.99/CAD $63.99 Italian Duo-Tone™, Violet/Melon Green ISBN: 978-0-310-93944-3 BIBLES / New International Version / General Trim: 6-1/2 x 8-1/2 (216 x 165 mm) Pages: 1824 Carton Qty: 12 Selling Territory: World x UK, EUR UK Rights: Hodder & Stoughton Translation Rights: Zondervan (notes); IBS (Scripture)

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No matter what your stage in life, you’re probably facing a challenge or a change. You’re starting a new job or a new relationship. You’re deciding whether to move or to go back to school or whether you want another child. Or maybe you’re just trying to figure out how to get 25 hours’ worth of things done in a 24-hour day. Whatever you’re facing, you probably share your struggles with a friend. Now imagine your friend has incredible wisdom and is available any time of the day or night! That’s what this Bible is about: becoming who you are in Christ through your relationship with him.

Features: • 100 “Myth” articles — States a common accepted myth from the world in the form of a headline, followed by the first-person story of a woman who struggled with the lie and how that affected her life. A stats box reveals how common this issue is among women. The article concludes with principles from God’s Word that debunk the myth.

• 30 “Ask Me Anything” profiles of the women of the Bible — Profiles in an interview format where the biblical woman speaks to modern readers about the life issue she faced.

• 200 “Conversations” notes — Penetrating questions to reflect on alone or with a friend or mentor.

• 200 “He Is” callouts — Highlights an attribute of God as shown or taught in Scripture and teaches how that affects a woman’s identity.

• 300 “At Issues” notes — Short teaching notes on life topics such as money, sex, or pride.

• 66 book introductions • Topical index • Back matter articles — Practical articles, such as mentoring, developing a consistent quiet time, Bible reading plans, memorizing Scripture, etc.

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The NoteWorthy Collection™

NIV New Testament

PERFECT FOR TAKING NOTES

An easy add-on sale to any consumer purchasing an NIV Bible or any consumer looking for a small New Testament with space to write notes.

January 2009 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Bonded Leather, Navy ISBN: 978-0-310-93970-2

Have you ever crammed notes in the tiny margins of your Bible only to go back later and not be able to read what you wrote? Are you reluctant to write in your Bible because there simply isn’t enough space to record everything you want to? With the NoteWorthy NIV New Testament, you’ll never experience these challenges again.

The NoteWorthy NIV New Testament is designed specifically for Bible readers who need and want more space to journal and take notes as they read and study God’s Word. Its revolutionary new format provides ample note-taking space — an entire blank page for every page of Scripture.

The Noteworthy NIV New Testament is designed in the spirit of the classic pocket-size note pads used by great authors and artists such as Hemingway and van Gogh. In addition to its elegant leather cover, it includes an accordion pocket inside for loose notes, church bulletins, or Bible study handouts, and a durable elastic band keeps everything neatly and securely in place. Best used with ballpoint pen or pencil.

Bonded Leather, Brown ISBN: 978-0-310-93971-9 Bonded Leather, Black ISBN: 978-0-310-93969-6 BIBLES / New International Version / New Testament & Portion Trim: 3-1/8 x 6-5/8 (168 x 79 mm) Pages: 768 Carton Qty: 56 Selling Territory: World x UK, EUR UK Rights: Hodder & Stoughton Translation Rights: Zondervan (notes); IBS (Scripture)

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Zondervan NIV Study Bible for Windows — Pradis® 6.0 New International Version / Updated Edition

The new study Bible for your PC. There’s a reason the Zondervan NIV Study Bible occupies more pastors’ studies, more scholars’ libraries, more seminary students’ desktops, and more Chris­tians’ hearts across the globe than any other study Bible. It’s like having an entire resource library in one convenient package.

And now it includes for 2008 a 25 percent revision to the over 20,000 in-text study notes and a library of study resources at your fingertips. This edition also includes a comprehensive topical index for more indepth study.

This intuitive software, powered by Pradis® 6.0, transforms biblical study into a quick, comprehensive, and genuinely enriching activity. Search the text for a word, phrase, or particular passage, and Pradis will find it. Unlimited space for note taking is available as well.

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USD $19.99/CAD $21.50 CD-ROM ISBN: 978-0-310-30549-1 BIBLES / New International Version / General Carton Qty: 10 Selling Territory: World x UK, EUR UK Rights: Hodder & Stoughton Translation Rights: Zondervan (format); IBS (Scripture)

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Zondervan NIV Study Bible for Windows Mobile™ and Palm™ New International Version / Updated Edition

The NIV for your handheld device.

Zondervan NIV Study Bible for Windows Mobile™ and Palm™ transforms your biblical study into a mobile, comprehensive, and enriching experience.

Search the NIV text for a word, phrase, or particular passage and get results immediately.

The Zondervan NIV Study Bible is the #1 bestselling study Bible in the bestselling NIV translation. And now it includes for 2008 a 25 percent revision to the over 20,000 in-text study notes and a library of study resources at your fingertips. This edition also includes a comprehensive topical index for more in-depth study.

This package also includes a one-year subscription to iPocketBible.com, which provides Web-based access to the Zondervan NIV Study Bible for iPhone, iPod Touch, and other Web-enabled devices with Javascript and CSS capability. This subscription requires a connection to the Internet either through the cellular network or WiFi. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

September 2008 USD $29.99/CAD $32.49 CD-ROM ISBN: 978-0-310-30550-7 BIBLES / New International Version / General Carton Qty: 10 Selling Territory: World x UK, EUR UK Rights: Hodder & Stoughton Translation Rights: Zondervan (notes); IBS (Scripture)

Windows Mobile The PocketBible program runs on any Windows Mobile device and requires approximately 1 MB of memory for the program and 10 MB for the Zondervan NIV Study Bible. The program should be installed in main memory but the Zondervan NIV Study Bible may be installed either in main memory or on a storage card.

Palm OS The MyBible program requires a Palm OS 5.0 or later with 16 MB or more of internal memory. It requires approximately 600 KB internal memory for the program and 10 MB for the Zondervan NIV Study Bible. The program must be installed in main memory but the Zondervan NIV Study Bible may be installed either in main memory or on a storage card.

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NIV Thinline Limited Editions

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New Limited Edition NIV Bibles for Teens

With almost 3 million copies sold, the Teen Study Bible continues to be a teen’s #1 source for discovering the foundational truths of the Bible. These compact editions have printed page edges.

Available March 2009

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Scripture Card Organizer

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Made from durable microfiber and loaded with features, this new organizer offers many options to store your favorite Bible and accessories.

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Nautical Microfiber

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Nautical Patent Leather-Look™

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Inspiration Canvas, Value Editions

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These beautiful and affordable covers feature a screen printed image and inspirational verse.

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March 2009 USD $12.99/CAD $13.99 Rejoice Pink, Large UPC: 025986822101 New Creation Aqua, Large UPC: 025986823733 BOOK & BIBLE ACCESSORY / CASE & COVER / GENERAL Trim: 6-5/8 x 9-7/16 (240 x 168 mm) Carton Qty: 24 Selling Territory: World

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book and Bible Slipcovers

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Anyone who wants a new look for their favorite book or Bible will appreciate this cover.

February 2009 USD $12.99/CAD $13.99 Cranberry/Cream, Large UPC: 025986823757

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My First Church Bag

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March 2009 USD $14.99/CAD $15.99 Book & Bible Cover Age 6-9 UPC: 025986822651

A fun and contemporary book and Bible bag for young girls to carry their desired items to church.

Features: • Canvas fabric with contrasting floral print • Attached coin purse • Interior and exterior pockets • Silkscreened message of “Jesus Loves Me”

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1001 Quotations That Connect* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Cantrell, Julie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

36 Parables / 36 Parables: Cyan* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Carlson, Melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Above the Line* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Carlstrom, Nancy White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Adventure Bible Storybook* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Carter House Girls / Lost in Las Vegas* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

African Chris­tian Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Case for Faith, The* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Along Came You* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Case for the Real Jesus, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

American Quilt Series, The / Pattern, Value, The . . . . . . . 10-11

Case, Steven L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

American Quilt Series, The / Pledge, Value, The . . . . . . . 10-11

Chicken’s Guide to Talking Turkey with Your Kids About Sex, A* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

American Quilt Series, The / Promise, Value, The . . . . . . 10-11 Armor of God Bible* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 As We Forgive* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Baker, Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Baxter, Jeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Beautiful Fight, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Beginner’s Bible®, The / All Aboard with Noah!* . . . . . . . . . . 82 Beginner’s Bible®, The / My Sing-Along Bible* . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Beginner’s Bible®, The / Very First Christmas, The . . . . . . . 81 Beginner’s Bible®, The / Very First Easter, The . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Bell, James Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Bell, Kathy Flores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Bell, Rob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-33 Best Is Yet to Come, The* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Big Idea Books® / VeggieTales® Bible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Blackstock, Terri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Blackwood, Rick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Claire, Catherine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Collins, Ace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Courageous Leadership* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Cowman, L. B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Culliford, Penny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 Daisy Chain* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Dark, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Deceived* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 DeMuth, Mary E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 DeVries, Catherine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 82 Double Minds* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Drummond, Karona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Even Now / Ever After Compilation Limited Edition* . . . . . . 2 Expositor’s Bible Commentary, The / Daniel – Malachi . . . . 39 Fair Game, Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11

Book and Bible Cover / Book and Bible Slipcover . . . . . . . 109

Faith Lessons on the Death and Resurrection of the Messiah Volume 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-37

Book and Bible Cover / Inspiration New Creation Canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Faith Lessons on the Life & Ministry of the Messiah Volume 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-37

Book and Bible Cover / Inspiration Rejoice Canvas . . . . . 108

Fernandez, Fran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Book and Bible Cover / Metropolitan Microfiber . . . . . . . 104

Finding the Groove* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Book and Bible Cover / My First Church Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Finding the Real Jesus 20-Pack* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Book and Bible Cover / Nautical Microfiber . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Fine Line, The* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Book and Bible Cover / Nautical Patent Leather-Look™ . . . 107

Fireworks, Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11

Book and Bible Cover / NIrV New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs Purse* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

First Drop of Rain, The* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Book and Bible Cover / Scripture Card Organizer . . . . . . 105 Book and Bible Cover / Urban Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Brazelton, Katie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Browning, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Buford, Bob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25 Bug Parables, The / Freddie’s Big City Blues* . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Church on the Couch* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Busted* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Gansky, Alton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 Garland, David E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Gelinas, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 George, Denise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Gibbons, Dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 God I Don’t Understand, The* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 God Is with Me through the Day* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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God Is with Me through the Night* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Linhart, Terry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Good Sex 2.0: What (Almost) Nobody Will Tell You about Sex* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Longman III, Tremper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Guidance for Graduates* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Halftime* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Hamilton, Elaine Martens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Hancock, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 66 Harney, Kevin and Sherry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-41 Harney, Kevin G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Hatcher, Robin Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 10-11 Help! I’m a Frustated Youth Worker!* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 High School Talksheets* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Hill, Andrew E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 How to Volunteer Like a Pro* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Hybels, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-41, 53 Hynd, Noel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Loving Libby, Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 Lowery, Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Mad Church Disease* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Manual: The Bible for Men* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 McCusker, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Mirror to the Church* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Models, Mentors, and Messages* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Moving Forward by Looking Back* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Myers, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Names of God, The* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Narnia® / Childhood Chronicles Before Narnia: Boxen . . . . 91 New Community Bible Study Series* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-41 NIV / The Message® / REMIX™ Parallel Study Bible* . . . . . 94 NIV Bloom Collection Bible Limited Edition . . . . . . . . 100-103

I Can Read!™ / The Beginner’s Bible® / Queen Esther Helps God’s ­People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

NIV Clear Bible* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76-77

Incarnate Leader, The* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

NIV Compact Thinline Limited Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-103

Inside the Mind of Youth Pastors* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

NIV Life Application® Study Bible* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92-93

invert / I AM Standing Up* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

NIV Teen Study Bible Compact Boy Limited Edition* . . 100-103

invert / Leave a Footprint - Change the Whole World* . . . . 70

NIV Thinline Limited Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-103

invert / Long Haul, The* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

NOOMA® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-33

invert / You Are Not Alone* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

NoteWorthy Collection™, The / NIV New Testament* . . . . 97

J. D. Stanton Mysteries / Out of Time, Value . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11

Oberbrunner, Kary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

J. D. Stanton Mysteries / Ship Possessed, Value, A . . . . . 10-11

One Tuesday Morning / Beyond Tuesday Morning Compilation Limited Edition* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

J. D. Stanton Mysteries / Vanished, Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 Jackson, Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 James, Eddie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Junior High & Middle School Talksheets* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Katongole, Emmanuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Kent, Keri Wyatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Kingsbury, Karen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Lang, Luke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Larson, Craig Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Leadership Network Innovation Series, The / Deliberate Simplicity* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Leadership Network Innovation Series, The / Monkey and the Fish, The* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Leadership Network Innovation Series, The / Starting a Revolution through Serving* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Leman, Dr. Kevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Lewis, C. S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Lifetime of Wisdom, A* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Ortberg, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-41 Parrott, Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Passenger Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Pathway to Purpose for Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Peart, Jane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 Perich, Shirley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Personal Coaching for Your Halftime Journey* . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Poole, Garry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Powell, Kara Eckmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Power of Multi-Sensory Preaching and Teaching, The* . . . . 46 Quick Questions / When I . . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Rees, Erik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Reimann, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Rest* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Return Policy* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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Riddle, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Theodora’s Wedding, Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11

Rizzo, Dino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

This Is the Day!* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Robinson, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Thomas, Gary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Rochester, Dr. Rene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Three Views on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Russian Trilogy, The / Midnight in Madrid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 S.H.A.P.E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Sacredness of Questioning Everything, The* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Schulenburg, Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Seismic Shifts* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Snyder, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Spangler, Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 42 Spilt Milk* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Stanley, Andy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35 Starting Point Curriculum Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Steiner, Craig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Sticks and Stones* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Strobel, Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22, 38 Survey of the Old Testament, A* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Sweet Seasons Novel, A / Spring of Candy Apples, The* . . 74 Tada, Joni Eareckson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Tales from the Back Pew / Church Summer Cramp* . . . 86-87 Tales from the Back Pew / Easter Egg Haunt* . . . . . . . . . 86-87 Tales from the Back Pew / Mission Trip Impossible* . . . .86-87 Tales from the Back Pew / Preacher Creature Strikes on Sunday* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86-87 Thaler, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86-87 Theodora’s Baby, Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 Theodora’s Diary, Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11

Time Thriller Trilogy, The / Out of Time* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Trigger Volume 3* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 True Identity: The Bible for Women (NIV)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Turning the Paige* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Tverberg, Lois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Twisting the Truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Vander Laan, Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-37 Viguié, Debbie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 von Kamecke, Fred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Vujnov, Linda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Walker, Laura Jensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Walton, John H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 What Pastors Wish Church Members Knew* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 When Love Blooms* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 White, Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 Wilson-Hartgrove, Jonathan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Woodard, Tommy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Wright, Christopher J. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 You Teach Volume 4* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Zondervan NIV Study Bible for Windows 6.0* . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Zondervan NIV Study Bible for Windows Mobile™ and Palm™* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 *Indicates titles available for translation, some restrictions may apply. Contact jean.graham@zondervan.com for information.

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