New Releases

The Perfect Gift
Kelly's Filmworks
EMI, November 2009
What if the world threw you a birthday party but you weren't invited? Discover how a spoiled schoolgirl, her overworked executive mother, and a disillusioned young minister receive an uplifting message about friendship, commitment, and the true meaning of Christmas from a mysterious "drifter" named Jess. The third film in The Perfect Stranger series! Dove-approved. Approx. 86 min.


Really Woolly Bedtime Prayers
Bonnie Rickner Jensen
Thomas Nelson, November 2009
Really woolly lambs and their fluffy friends encourage your little ones to spend time with their Good Shepherd before they close their sleepy eyes. Charming illustrations, engaging verse, and comforting Scripture introduce your children to the God who loves, listens, rescues, guides, teaches, forgives, understands, and blesses them. 40 pages, padded boardbook from Nelson.

New Releases

The True Saint Nicholas
William Bennett
Howard Books, October 2009

If you've ever been asked, "Who is Saint Nicholas?"... If you've ever wondered if he is just a commercial invention... If you've ever thought there is no such person... You may be surprised to know the true Saint Nicholas. You'll never again think of Santa Claus in quite the same way. An instant classic by one of America's most respected thinkers, The True Saint Nicholas is a book to be shared with family and friends every year to evoke the true spirit of Christmas.

Jeremy Camp Live CD
Jeremy Camp
Bec Recordings, November 2009

Energetic, passionate, and straightforward, this rocker with a preacher's heart speaks the truth through his thoughtful lyrics and resonant voice. Join the audience on this live album and open your heart to God's presence as you listen to "Give You Glory," "This Man," "Hallelujah/Never Let Go," and other best-of tunes. You're sure to feel your spirit soar!

Blueprints For City Friendships: The Anberlin Anthology 3-CD set
Anberlin
EMI, November 2009
This three disc set from Florida natives Anberlin captures the growth, emotion, energy, and explosive talent found on three of the group's major releases. Includes 2003's Blueprints for the Black Market, 2005's Never Take Friendship Personal, and the 2007 classic Cities- all in one convenient package.

New Releases

The Love Dare Day by Day: A Year of Devotions for Couples
Stephen & Alex Kendrick
B&H Publishing, November 2009
Topping the New York Times list and already selling three million copies, The Love Dare has established itself as more than a book; it’s an unstoppable marriage movement. And like the husband in Fireproof (the film where The Love Dare originated), readers know this 40-day challenge to understand and practice unconditional love with their spouse need not end when the book does.With that in mind, The Love Dare Day by Day encourages and challenges couples toward new steps in faith and love with 365 marital encouragements, reminders, and action points worth repeating year after year.Unconditional love is eagerly promised at weddings, but rarely practiced in real life. As a result, romantic hopes are often replaced with disappointment in the home. But it doesn’t have to stay that way. Whether your marriage is hanging by a thread or healthy and strong, The Love Dare Day by Day is a journey you need to take. It’s time to learn the keys to finding true intimacy. Features of this book include: 365 devotional readings on unique aspects of genuine love, 52 weekly dares to help you express love in your marriage, dozens of specific prayers to pray for yourself and your spouse, questions to get you thinking strategically about your relationship, more than 100 Go Deeper sections that enhance personal Bible study.

Love Finds a Home DVD
Starring: Patty Duke, Jordan Bridges, Haylie Duff, Sarah Jones
20th Century Fox, November 2009
The final chapter in the Love series! Belinda once again faces decisions about her life that are no less difficult than before. A very unexpected responsibility makes the choice even harder.





History Makers: Greatest Hits CD
Delirious?
EMI, November 2009
Tracks include: History Maker, Deeper, Raindown, Majesty (Here I Am), I Could Sing of Your Love Forever, Did You Feel the Mountains the Tremble, Shout to the North, Find Me in the River, My Soul Sings, Our God Reigns, Obsession, Lord You Have My Heart, My Glorious.


Fireflies and Songs CD
Sara Groves
Integrity Media, November 2009
Acoustic pop artist Sara Groves teams with legendary producer Charlie Peacock to explore the little things we sometimes miss in our marriages, families, friendships---and relationship with Jesus. Includes "Twice as Good," "This House," "Love," "Like a Lake," "Setting Up the Pins," "Something Else," "Eyes Wide Open," "Joy in Our Hearts," "Different Kind of Happy," and more.

New Releases

A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens & Stephen Skelton
Standard Publishing, October 2009
Celebrate the season with Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, Jacob Marley, and the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future—and discover how the greatest Christmas classic was based on the greastest story ever told. This special edition includes the complete text of A Christmas Carol along with notes and discussion questions written from a Christian perspective.


Something to Say Christmas Edition
Matthew West
EMI, October 2009
On his 2008 Sparrow Records album, SOMETHING TO SAY, Christian pop artist Matthew West offers up a collection of stirring, faith-minded tunes. Bolstered by crystal-clear production and catchy melodies, the amiable Chicago-based performer comes across as a Michael W. Smith for the 21st century, as best evinced on the bouncy title track and the emotive ballad "You Are Everything."


When Moms Pray Together
Fern Nichols
Focus on the Family, October 2009
Moms in Touch International is an organization that brings moms together to pray for their children and their children’s schools. As MITI prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary, Fern Nichols, the founder and president, has collected some of the most inspiring and encouraging stories of God’s work in answer to those prayers. When Moms Pray Together will inspire and equip mothers to pray more consistently and hopefully for their children while encouraging them through the stories from moms everywhere.


Have a New Husband by Friday
Kevin Leman
Revell, October 2009
Have a new husband by Friday? Is that even possible? Dr. Kevin Leman says it is. The New York Times bestselling author and self-help guru shows even the most frustrated wife how she can have a new husband by Friday. Leman reminds any wife that if what she's doing to get better behavior out of her husband isn't working now, it never will. So it's time for a change. That means it's time to change her own patterns of behavior. Here's how Leman suggests she handle it day to day: Monday: Secrets Revealed: Cracking the Male Code
Yes, you're different species, but you can work together in harmony. Tuesday: Creatures from Another Planet . . . or Creatures of Habit? To understand men, you have to track 'em to their den. Wednesday: Think about What You Want to Say, Then Divide It by Ten How to talk so your guy will really listen . . . and listen so your guy will really talk. Thursday: Think of Him as a Seal Waiting for a Three-Pound Fish Why making love to your man is a key to who he is and how satisfied he'll be, and what's in it for you. Friday: It Takes a Real Woman to Make a Man Feel like a Real Man How to open your man's heart, revolutionize your love life, and turn him into the knight you've always dreamed of.


Timeless Christmas
Denver & the Mile High Orchestra
Springhill, October 2009
Denver and the Mile High Orchestra is a horn driven pop band from Nashville, TN. With influences ranging from horn bands such as Chicago, Earth Wind and Fire, and Blood Sweat and Tears along with timeless songwriters like Billy Joel and Huey Lewis, Denver and the Mile High Orchestra seek to take the best of classic pop music and combine it with a more modern edge to provide listeners with a familiar, yet fresh sound. With a 7 piece horn section, 4 piece rhythm section and led by vocalist Denver Bierman, Denver and the Mile High Orchestra have been traveling all over the United States and the world since 1999, playing energy packed concerts to a fan base of all ages, ranging from 5 to 75. To date, they have released 7 records as well as a live DVD, with a new recording planned for 2008. Furthermore, you may have seen them on TV recently, as they were a top 3 finalist on Fox's "The Next Great American Band." Formed by a group of friends at Nashville's Belmont University in 1999, this exceptional group of musicians is comprised of three trumpet players, three saxophone players, two trombone players and a rhythm section. In the five years since their inception, the group has traveled around the globe, performing at churches, conferences, festivals--even at the Olympics--taking their electrifying horn driven sound to the masses. The big band sound of the 30's and 40's had long intrigued Denver, who had played the trumpet for 16 years , so he assembled a group of musicians--friends to reinvent the style for the modern age. "I grew up listening to hip-hop, rock and pop, to all those genres," says Denver, who is also the group's lead vocalist and music arranger. "So I wanted to take the best of today and the best of yesterday and mix `em up."

New Releases

Give This Christmas Away
Matthew West
Tyndale House Publishers, October 2009
“What if December looked different this year?” Featured on the new Veggie Tales Christmas DVD (Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving), the forthcoming single “Give This Christmas Away” is a duet between Matthew West and Amy Grant destined to become a holiday classic. Now, in this tie-in book, Matthew West shares 101 inspiring ways for you, your family, and your church to give this Christmas away. Mirroring Jesus’ message of love for the unloveable and compassion for the broken, this book will share practical ideas and inspiring stories of giving that will help you give the message of the ultimate Christmas gift this year—Jesus. Includes 101 Scriptures from the New Living Translation.


Family Force 5's Christmas Pageant
Family Force 5
Tooth & Nail, October 2009
The Family Force 5 Christmas Pageant will stand alone as one of the hottest Christmas Releases of the year. Pulling from a list of Christmas classics along with a new Family Force 5 original, this release will bring the Christmas cheer and will celebrate the season in a "family" way.




How Many Kings: Songs for Christmas
Downhere
Word Entertainment, October 2009
Following the great success of the first Christmas single "How Many Kings," Canadian modern worship outfit Downhere captures the spirit of the season with an elegant set of traditional favorites and spiritual Christmas carols. This thirteen song collection features the original and re-imagined versions of the hit title track plus "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," "Silent Night," "Five Golden Rings," and more.


Jesus Lives
Sarah Young
Thomas Nelson, October 2009
Do you recognize God's voice? Whether you're struggling through a valley or reaping a bounty of blessings, Jesus is alive and present in all your circumstances! Young's devotional provides 180 meditations that will exemplify the Lord's presence in your life, give you insight and wisdom, and bring to light the truth of Romans 8:11. 368 pages, padded hardcover from Nelson.



Apprenticeship with Jesus
Gary W. Moon
Baker Books, September 2009
Ask a crowd of Christians whether they believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior, and all hands will go up. Ask the same crowd whether they live like Jesus, and most of those same hands will come down. Why is this? Why is it so hard to bridge the gap between belief and real life? Respected author, professor, and psychologist Gary W. Moon thinks it has to do with our hyper-intellectual but non-experiential method of living the Christian life. In this winsome book Moon provides a thirty-day apprenticeship with Jesus, whereby readers will actively practice being with Jesus day in and day out. Each day's reading uses compelling stories and scripture to illustrate a point and closes with a suggested apprenticeship activity.


mY Generation
Josh James Riebock
Baker Books, October 2009
Y is the generation of tattoos, cell phones, social networking, and iPods. It is the generation of authenticity, social justice, racial diversity, and community. But it is also the generation of broken homes, school shootings, immense performance pressure, loneliness, self-indulgence, and insecurity. Christians have largely failed to bring restoration to this 70 million member group of young people. What are we missing? And what are the consequences if it doesn't change? Foregoing formulas, models, and snappy acronyms (which don't work), Josh James Riebock offers readers a journey deep into the soul of a generation that is slowly being transformed from within. Whether pastors, volunteers, church leaders, friends, or members of generation Y themselves, readers will value this honest and hopeful look at restoring a broken generation with the life-changing power of the Gospel.


NIV Waterproof Bible: New Testament, Psalms & Proverbs Sportsman's Edition
Bardin & Marsee Publishing, September 2009
Guaranteed 100% Waterproof Inside & Out! The NIV Waterproof Bible, New Testament Psalms & Proverbs, will give you the freedom and inspiration to take God's Word with you wherever life takes you. Combined with today's most read and trusted translation, the NIV, this Bible offers unsurpassed versatility and confidence to go anywhere. Perfect For: Hunters, Outdoorsmen, Anglers, Trappers.



Limelight
Melody Carlson
Multnomah Books, October 2009
A film star in Hollywood's golden age, Claudette Fiore is used to living with glitz, glitter, and glamour. But now the tables have turned. The victim of embezzlement, the 80-year-old has lost everything and moves back to her shabby childhood home in northern California. Can she face the ghosts of her past and find new purpose? 384 pages, softcover from Multnomah.




Shades of Blue
Karen Kingsbury
Zondervan, October 2009
Brad Cutler, twenty-eight, is a rising star at his New York ad agency, about to marry the girl of his dreams. Anyone would agree he has it all ? a great career, a beautiful and loving fiancee, and a fairy tale life ahead of him?when memories of a high school girlfriend begin to torment him. Lost innocence and one very difficult choice flood his conscience, and he is no longer sure what the future will bring except for this: He must find his old love and make amends. Haunted by the past and confused about the future, he turns to God seeking forgiveness and redemption.


The Tallest of the Smalls
Max Lucado
Thomas Nelson, October 2009
A delightful rhyming story about the Too-Smalls who live in the Stiltsville. Every evening at six, the Too-Smalls meet in the square where they hope they'll be picked to receive stilts to strut about above the stilt-less masses below. They come to see if they matter, it they're awesome, if they're pretty, if they're clever, or funny. Ollie, the smallest of too-smalls, pleas to be picked. He wants to be like the high-ups of Stiltsville who are proud of their stilts, the ultimate status. But once he gets stilts, oh how it hurts when he stumbles and tumbles and loses his stilts. That is... until he meets Jesus who chose low over hightelling him"Keep your feet on the ground. You matter already." This book for kids coordinates with Lucado's trade book, Fearless.