The 2008 CHRISTIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR:
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2008 Christian Book of the Year Winner
The Word of Promise™ New Testament Audio Bible, NKJV
Carl Amari, Producer
Thomas Nelson, Inc., 9780718024246
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"MATTHEW: And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.
SOUNDS POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE, ROCKS SHATTERING, BUILDING RIPPING APART, PANICKED VOICES, PEOPLE RUNNING, SCREAMING . . . TEMPLE VEIL RIPPING SOUND
Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many. So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly,
CENTURION: Truly this was the Son of God!
SOUNDS WOMEN WEEPING" |
Category: Bibles
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Winner
Discover God Study Bible, NLT
Robert F. Barnes, David P. Barrett, Brenda Josee, Editors
Tyndale House Publishers, 9780842369183
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"All of our actions are driven by our view of God. Therefore, nothing in life could be more important than knowing who God really is." |
Category: Bible Reference & Study
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Winner
An Old Testament Theology
Bruce K. Waltke
Zondervan, 9780310218975
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"God is a person … who chooses both to communicate with people whom he creates in his image and to intervene in their lives, as appropriate, according to their faith and ethical behavior." |
Category: Children & Youth
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Winner
Teen Virtue: Confidential
Vicki Courtney
B&H Publishing, 9780805441925
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"Resist the urge to draw a road map for your life. If you live your life by a checklist, it allows God little room to direct your steps. Besides, God may not see eye-to-eye with everything on your checklist." |
Category: Christian Life
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Winner
When the Game is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box
John Ortberg
Zondervan, 9780310253501
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"Life, like a game, is moving toward a goal. ...There are rules to follow in life, and each of us will develop a strategy. …Arrange your life around what matters most. Starting today." |
Category: Fiction
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Winner
In Search of Eden
Linda Nichols
Bethany House Publishers/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780764201677
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"Dearest Eden, Today is your birthday. I don’t know if I will see you, or even if I’m a part of your life. …I pray I did the right thing’ …Thus wrote Miranda DeSpain on the anniversary of the day …her heart was torn in pieces." |
Category: Inspiration & Gift
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Winner
Step into the Bible
Ruth Graham
Zondervan, 9780310714101
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"…Because we want to do bad things more than we want to do good things, He gave us a set of rules. …But no one can keep them perfectly. Only one Person ever kept them and that was Jesus" |