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He's Forgotten—communion Meditation  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 24, 2002

HE’S FORGOTTEN- COMMUNION MEDITATION She was crazy. Everyone knew it because she had the habit of talking to herself in public and it was known that she believed she even talked to Jesus - and Jesus talked back to her. A new preacher came to town and, hearing of the crazy woman, thought that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5:5

Tags: Books And Literature

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

40% Of American Adults Attend Church In A ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 25, 2002

“40% of American adults attend church in a typical weekend. (2000) From the mid-eighties to the mid-nineties, church attendance was on a roller coaster ride. In 1986, 42% of adults attended a church service during a typical week in January. Attendance rose steadily, reaching a peak of 49% in ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

My Dad Used To Have A Saying: "Some Folks Will ...  PRO

Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 25, 2002

My dad used to have a saying: “Some folks will tell a lie when ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

Christian Publishers Receive A Combined Total Of ...

Contributed by Sermoncentral on Apr 10, 2008

Christian Publishers receive a combined total of about 250,000 manuscripts per year. All Christian publishers combined (slightly over 300) publish approximately 12,000 new tittles per year. This indicates that about 5% of manuscripts get ...read more

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Scholastic Plans A U.s. Record 12 Million Copies ...

Contributed by Sermoncentral on Apr 10, 2008

Scholastic plans a U.S. record 12 million copies first printing of the 7th Harry Potter book to ...read more

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Christian Book Publishers Receive A Combined ...

Contributed by Sermoncentral on Apr 10, 2008

Christian Book Publishers receive a combined total of almost 250,000 manuscripts during a typical year with some of the 300 publishers receiving more than 10,000. On average about 5% of those submissions get published or approximately 12,000 titles a year. The average first printing of a book for a ...read more

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Religious Books Were Top Choice Among America's ...

Contributed by Sermoncentral on Apr 10, 2008

Religious books were top choice among America’s most avid readers in '06. An AP-Ipsos poll found that 66% of U.S. adults read a religious book (including the Bible), the most-read category, followed by popular fiction, histories, bio-graphies, and mysteries. One in four did not read any book during ...read more

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Audio Book Sales Are Estimated At $923 Million ...

Contributed by Sermoncentral on Apr 10, 2008

Audio Book Sales are estimated at $923 million for '06, a 6% jump from the previous year, reports the Audio Publishers Assoc. 69% of that was CD-format ...read more

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Religious Book Sales Rose 25.4% In August And ...

Contributed by Sermoncentral on Apr 14, 2008

Religious Book Sales rose 25.4% in August and 9.1% for the year to date, according to the Association of American Publishers. Overall U.S. book sales rose 9.8% for the ...read more

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Nelson Publishers Has 5 Titles On The 10/21 New ...

Contributed by Sermoncentral on Apr 14, 2008

Nelson Publishers has 5 titles on the 10/21 New York Times’ best-sellers lists, a first in the company’s history. Included are David Jeremiah’s Signs of Life, #10 and Deborah Norville’s Thank You Power, #13 on the Hardcover Advice list. Robin McGraw’s Inside My Heart is #12, and John and Stasi ...read more

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Karen Kingsbury, The Reigning Queen Of Christian ...

Contributed by Sermoncentral on Apr 14, 2008

Karen Kingsbury, the reigning queen of Christian fiction, started writing inspirational fiction in ’98 and now has 6 million books in print. While most novelists finish two manuscripts a year, Kingsbury hammers out 5, mostly in the 5 ...read more

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58% Of American Adults Will Never Read Another ...

Contributed by Sermoncentral on Apr 14, 2008

58% of American adults will never read another book after high ...read more

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Amazon.com Has Notified Some Print-On-Demand ...

Contributed by Sermoncentral on Apr 14, 2008

Amazon.com has notified some print-on-demand publishers that if they wish to continue selling books directly through their site, they must use Amazon-owned BookSurge to print their books. Amazon currently places orders through the POD publishers’ distributors. But soon, publishers will be required ...read more

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Numerous Christian Titles Made Publishers ...

Contributed by Sermoncentral on Apr 14, 2008

Numerous Christian Titles made Publishers Weekly’s 2007 list of top-selling books. 4 of the top 20 Hardcover Non-fiction books came from Christian publishers, including Become a Better You, Joel Osteen (Free Press); Quiet Strength, Tony Dungy (Tyndale); Reposition Yourself, T.D. Jakes (Atria ...read more

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The Audiobook Market Grew 6% Increase In '06, ...

Contributed by Sermoncentral on Apr 14, 2008

The Audiobook Market grew 6% increase in '06, with sales now estimated at $923 million, reports the Audio Publishers Association. Best-selling audiobook products were most likely to be unabridged, in CD format, book-based, fiction (69%), targeted at adults and sold through retail channels and to ...read more

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Quiet Strength, By Indianapolis Colts Head Coach ...

Contributed by Sermoncentral on Apr 15, 2008

Quiet Strength, by Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy, has sold more than one million copies. Written with Nathan Whitaker and published by Tyndale House, it is now one of the ...read more

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U.s. Supreme Court Has Declined To Hear A Case ...

Contributed by Sermoncentral on Apr 15, 2008

U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging the copyright protection given to so-called "orphan" works, or material for which the owner can't be found. Currently, books, movies and other material are entitled to copyright protection that lasts for the author's life and an additional ...read more

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The Original Swedish Text Was A Poem Entitled "O ...

Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008

The original Swedish text was a poem entitled “O Store Gud”, written in 1886 by a Swedish preacher Carl Boberg. Boberg’s inspiration for “How Great Thou Art” came from a visit to a beautiful country estate on the southeast coast of Sweden He got caught up in a midday thunderstorm with ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

Christian Book Publisher ...

Contributed by Sermoncentral on Feb 13, 2009

CHRISTIAN BOOK PUBLISHER STATS Christian Book Publishers receive a combined total of almost 250,000 manuscripts during a typical year with some of the 300 publishers receiving more than 10,000. On average about 5% of those submissions get published or approximately 12,000 titles a year. The ...read more

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The 19th Annual Christianity Today Book Of The ...

Contributed by Sermoncentral on Feb 13, 2009

The 19th annual Christianity Today Book of the Year Awards went to: The Jesus Legend by Paul Rhodes Eddy and Gregory A. Boyd Resounding Truth by Jeremy S. Begbie Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament by G.K. Beale and D.A. Carson Caring for Mother by Virginia Stem ...read more

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