To help Christian organizations develop mobile apps, Christian Apps Ministry is pleased to announce the release of Honor Him and Loving Her apps that leverage social media to enhance marriages. These two apps are now available on Apple AppStore.
Thomas Nelson announced today a milestone in interactive media: the bestselling Jesus Calling ® app has sold over 200,000 units! Ranked in the Top 10 bestselling apps for both the iPhone and iPad for two years running, the Jesus Calling app is one of the few bestselling apps that is not a game and priced at $9.99.
“The Jesus Calling app offers a new level of accessibility for this outstanding devotional content,” says Laura Minchew, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Specialty Products. “We hear that readers love the ease of sharing content daily through social media and the immediate gift-ability of the app.”
Offering an app based on Sarah Young’s award-winning devotional has proven popular with audiences of all ages. In 2004, Young’s prayer journal writings were compiled into a devotional written from the perspective of Jesus speaking directly to the reader. With more than 9 million copies sold, the 365-day devotional has consistently appeared on multiple bestseller lists.
The Jesus Calling line has been expanded to other products for both adults and children: devotionals Jesus Today, Jesus Lives, Dear Jesus; a Jesus Calling themed devotional Bible; and for children, the 365-day devotional Jesus Calling For Kids and the Jesus Calling Bible Storybook. The devotional has also inspired a multi-formatted product line that includes eBooks, apps, audio books, calendars, greeting cards and music.
Launched in 2011, the $9.99 app is available for purchase in the iTunes® Store for iPhone, iPad and Droid. Thomas Nelson is proud to offer these apps as a continued path toward convenient, user-friendly gift and inspirational interactive products, providing hope and encouragement to a whole new generation of readers on the go.
Thomas Nelson is a world leading publisher and provider of Christian content and has been providing readers with quality inspirational product for more than 200 years. As part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc., the publishing group provides multiple formats of award-winning Bibles, books, gift books, cookbooks, curriculum and digital content, with distribution of its products in more than 100 countries. Thomas Nelson, is headquartered in Nashville, TN. For additional information visit www.thomasnelson.com.
Sarah Young is quietly leading millions worldwide on a journey of intimacy with Christ. Her devotional books include the #1 bestseller Jesus Calling, the 2013 ECPA Christian Book of the Year Jesus Today, top sellers Jesus Calling for Kids, Jesus Calling Bible Storybook, and Jesus Lives. Sarah and her husband have been missionaries to a Japanese-speaking community in Perth, Australia and are moving back to the US.
(Source: Christian Newswire)
LightandFaith.com has announced it will officially launch on November 1, offering movies and TV shows for digital rental or purchase. LightandFaith.com is the first and only movie site completely dedicated to Christ-centered content in online digital formats. Users can purchase and download flicks, or pay a small rental fee to stream the title right in the web browser of a PC, Mac or smart device.
Today in America, many Christians feel disillusioned as they watch the faith they hold dear being used to further a worldly political agenda. It is as if our religion has been taken hostage: forcibly wedded to a particular political ideology or economic system, or stripped down to a couple of hot-button issues, like abortion and same-sex marriage, as though to oppose these were the sum of our faith.
Despite the numerous helps on the market and Internet, Christians still struggle with actually putting the spiritual discipline of fasting into practice. Now, Dr. Beyr Reyes offers a solution in Fast Answers: When You Need Answers Now (ShadeTree Publishing), a new book releasing today which sets up individuals for a successful fast by mapping out the basic mechanics.
Christianity Today’s Church Finance Today celebrates its 20th anniversary by reflecting on the most significant changes in church finance since it began and offering 20 percent off new subscriptions.
Managing church finances is more complex than ever due to the changes over the past 20 years. The October issue highlights nine of these changes that include rules about how to substantiate cash donations, automatic excess benefit transactions, and the new mandates introduced by Obamacare.
Church Finance Today is an award-winning publication. Church Finance Today received the Award of Merit for the Newsletter category from the Evangelical Press Association this year, and won the Award of Excellence in the same category in previous years.
An electronic archive of the past 20 years of Church Finance Today is now available to subscribers of www.ChurchLawAndTax.com. Two articles, “When Churches Give Christmas Gifts” and “Unrelated Business Income Tax on Rent for Church-Owned Property,” from these archives will be free to view on October 18 and 19 through the end of the month during the 31 in 31 promotion (http://www.churchlawandtax.com/31in31).
Find the complete overview of the nine key changes in church finance in the October 2013 issue of Church Finance Today. A subscription is currently available at a special 20th anniversary rate.
Christianity Today is a nonprofit, global media ministry that serves the church through digital and print publications, as well as practical and accessible web resources that together reach more than 2.5 million people every month.
(Source: Christian Newswire)
