Outreach magazine has announced their annual Resources of the Year winners! A huge congratulations is due to a handful of Zondervan authors for the honor. Here they are in no particular order:
EVANGELISM
The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited
By Scot McKnight (Zondervan); Scot’s blog, Jesus Creed
CULTURE
Half the Church: Recapturing God’s Global Vision for Women
By Carolyn Custis James (Zondervan); Carolyn’s blog, The Whitby Forum
SMALL-GROUP CURRICULA
Muslims, Christians and Jesus (DVD-based study)
By Carl Medearis; CarlMedearis.com
CHILDREN’S OUTREACH
The Nature of God: Ocean Adventures Book and The Nature of God: Ocean Adventures Volumes 1, 2 and 3 DVDs
By Peter Schriemer (Zonderkidz); The Nature of God on FB
YOUTH OUTREACH
Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids
By Kara E. Powell and Chap Clark; Sticky Faith.org
This really is an honor for an author. Ask any writer you know and they’ll tell you that when their work is read, awarded, or otherwise noticed it means something really special to them. Books are like children to most writers: they require a lot of work, sacrifice, blood, sweat, and tears to “raise,” but in the end they are a source of great pride and joy. I encourage you to stop by these authors’ sites and congratulate them, or leave a comment of congratulations below and I’ll be sure to email them the link.
Busting with pride,
Andrew
I remember the first time my wife and I observed Lent. We were serving at a small, rural church in California and my youth leaders and even the teenagers thought we were crazy. ”Isn’t that a Catholic thing?” they would ask. To many people, that is what Lent is – a Catholic thing. Whether you observe Lent or not, 40 days is a significant number in Scripture, and the 40 days leading up to Easter are a good a time as any to give up something in order to make time for something else.
