Bible League International announces the very first publication of its kind, The Prison Bible, which will be available January of 2014. With over 10.1 million people in prison around the world, The Prison Bible is designed to address one of the most unreached populations in an innovative, yet simple way.

The President and CEO of Bethany Christian Services, Bill Blacquiere, is calling for greater support from federal and state governments to protect adopted children from the potential atrocities of “re-homing.” Re-homing is the practice of unregulated placement of children, often done over the Internet, when an adopted child is placed by their adoptive family into another family without proper oversight.

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)

The Pentecostal Theological Seminary will host Jo Anne Lyon, General Superintendent of the Wesleyan Church during a special service to be held in Cross Chapel on Thursday, November 14, 2013 at 11 a.m.

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.

On Tuesday, October 29, religious, civic, and political leaders re-dedicated a monument of the Ten Commandments on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC that had been toppled by vandals last month. The 30-minute ceremony was held at the location of the monument which stands in the front of the Honorable William J. Ostrowski House, the headquarters of Faith and Action (sponsor of the monument), 109 2nd Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002, opposite the private east entrance to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Worldwide Mom’s Day of Prayer (MDOP) founder Kathy Colman announced today (October 15) the organization is launching an aggressive campaign to schedule Moms Day of Prayer events in every state in the U.S. and every country around the world on Saturday, January 18, 2014.

Church of God USA Missions continues to prepare for the upcoming nationwide evangelistic event, “My Hope America” scheduled for the week of November 7, 2013.

Alliance Defending Freedom sent a letter Monday to the Bordentown Regional School District in Bordentown, N.J., after administrators decided to ban religious Christmas music during winter concert performances at elementary schools within the district. The letter explains the ban is both unnecessary and unconstitutional.