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Camy Tang Wins 2008 American Christian Fiction Writer's Award

Camy Tang, author of the popular Sushi Series, won the 2008 American Christian Fiction Writers’ award for best book in the debut author category for her novel Sushi for One?. Tang’s accomplishment was honored at the annual ACFW award ceremony on September 20, 2008 in Minneapolis, Minn. Tang's unique style of “romance with a kick of wasabi” diversifies Christian fiction and expands the boundaries of chick-lit. In a 2007 review of Sushi For One? in Publishers Weekly called the book a “sassy narrative” and said it was “refreshing to have Tang's voice in Christian fiction....” Read More

NIV Holy Bible Testimonials

The New International Version (NIV) of the Bible marks three decades this year. Today, the NIV is recognized as the world’s most read and most trusted English Bible translation. Over the last 30 years, 300 million NIV Bibles have been sold, touching countless lives, including Carla’s.

“I am a drug addict and an alcoholic. I did not live on the streets but in a beautiful home with expensive cars, a swimming pool, and my attractive family. It all looked great on the outside but what was happening on the inside was not. Housewives use drugs too, and soon enough, I found myself in jail. While incarcerated, I received a beautiful NIV Bible as a gift. After reading this Bible, I now have hope - for today Jesus Christ lives and he lives in me. Philippians 4:13 says I can do everything through him who gives me strength. I prayed for strength and now I know God has a great plan for my life and I am excited about living for Him. I want to obey, serve and please Him and raise my daughter to love Jesus Christ. Now I know that God wants nothing but good for me - to bless me, to care for me in my times of trial and in the future. I wanted to let you know that you’ve touched many lives on this unit including my own. Thank you and God is smiling on you. I’ll keep you in my prayers.”

Love in Christ,
Carla

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Most Read, Most Trusted.
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Craig Groeschel's IT Blog Tour, Stop 5

Question: What is the one take-away from IT? If readers only grasped one thing from IT, what would you hope it would be?

Craig: Probably the most important take-away thought from the book, IT, is this:

If you want your ministry to have IT, you, as the leader, need to have IT.

For the Zondervan blog readers, I pray that you don’t allow ministry to kill the passion you have for Christ and His people. I beg you not to substitute ministry for your relationship with God! That’s exactly what I did—and lost IT—that unique work of God that flows through His surrendered servants. If you’ve ever had IT and lost IT, the great news is you can get IT back again. Expose yourself to something that breaks your heart, stirs your passion, and ignites a righteous anger!

Fall in love with Jesus like you just met him for the first time! Fast! Pray! Search for God! Don’t stop until He overwhelms you with his grace and restores your relationship with your First Love.!

Listen to "it"

A couple of weeks ago, Craig Groeschel spoke about IT to his church, LifeChurch.tv.  Click here to download.

Don't forget about Craig Groeschel's Blog Tour, starting September 15!

Join the "it" Facebook Group!

Join the IT facebook group!  In this group you can interact with other pastors who are talking and discussing IT.  Download samples, get updated on news and upcoming events about IT, and see what others are saying about IT.  Join the group today and invite your friends to do the same (a facebook account is required).

Don't forget about Craig Groeschel's Blog Tour, starting September 15!

Take the "IT-ness" Test

"Every church leader I know is looking for that illusive it. Craig Groeschel has not only found it, he’s letting the rest of us in on what he has learned about it. This is a great book with extraordinarily helpful content. I’m getting it for our entire leadership team." — Andy Stanley

Click here to take the IT-ness test and register to win 10 free copies of IT!

Don't forget about Craig's Blog Tour, starting September 15!

More about IT | Craig Groeschel

Craig Groeschel, founder of LifeChurch.tv (Edmond, OK), witnessed a powerful presence from God that he calls IT at work in many churches. What is this transformational force? How can you and your ministry get—and keep—IT? Combining in-your-face honesty with off-the-wall humor, this lively book tells how any believer can obtain IT.

Cool video about IT 

Video of Craig Groeschel talking about IT 

Video of Craig Groeschel at Leadership Summit 08

Don't forget about Craig's Blog Tour, starting September 15!

Announcing Craig Groeschel's Blog Tour

Craig Groeschel, author of IT, is going on a book blog tour this September! The blog tour features 10 blogs over two weeks.

Blog tour schedule:
September 15 – Swerve (Craig Groeschel & Bobby Gruenewald)
September 16 – Scott Hodge
September 17 – Catalyst blog and On the Journey (Brad Lomenick)
September 18 – Velocity (Dave Ferguson)
September 19 –Zondervan blog
September 22 – Monday Morning Insight (Todd Rhoades)
September 23 – Innovative Ministry Leader (Sean Lewis)
September 24 – Tony Morgan Live
September 25 – Leading Smart (Tim Stevens)
September 26 – FlowerDust (Anne Jackson)

While the tour kicks off next week on the Swerve blog, you do not have to wait to find out more information about IT, interact with IT, and have a chance to win IT.

Each day this week here on the Zondervan blog, we'll be posting something about IT — videos about IT, messages about IT, ways to win IT, and ways to interact with others about IT. Today, try to solve the puzzle below and post your time in the comments section (NOTE: If you played this game back in April, try to beat your time from then. Check other times by looking at this post: http://zondervan.typepad.com/zondervan/2008/04/ecpa-game-moe-1.html).

Visit www.zondervan.com/it for more information.

NOTE: You may have to sit through a 10-second ad before playing the game, below.  Don't click on the ad.  Wait for the ad to run until you see the headline "Discover the picture!" Then click Play.  Instructions on playing the game: Click on a block to move it.  Line up the blocks in the number order you'll see in the lower right-hand corner.

Make a game | Share | Free games | Pictogame

New Biography of Sarah Palin Coming Soon

A new biography, titled Sarah Palin: A New Kind of Leader by Joe Hilley (Zondervan 2008), will explore themes from her career in politics, her life as a hockey mom, and her strongly held Christian faith, explaining how they influence her new style of leadership and align with our changing economy in the information age. The book is scheduled for release nationwide on October 10, 2008.... Read More

Chuck Colson’s Story about How The Faith Made an Eternal Difference

Watch Chuck Colson tell the story about how his new book The Faith made an eternal difference in the life of a person he had been witnessing to for years.

“Every pastor should read The Faith and every pastor should preach through this book with their congregation—it’s that good.”  —Bill Hybels

To learn more about The Faith, download the FREE study guide, and more, CLICK HERE.

To learn more about The Faith church campaigns, download FREE resources, get significant quantity discounts, and register for your church’s campaign, CLICK HERE.