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February 15
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All Month:
1st thru 29th
SLS
On-Line Book Fair (for Black History Month)
Speaking
from the following themes:
a. State of
African-American Literature
b.
Religion, Spirituality, Motivational Speakers - Non-Fiction
c.
Publishing Leaders and Star Makers.
23rd
Walden Books
Manassas
Mall
8300 Sudley
Road
Manassas,
VA 20110
703-368-8366
Booksigning:
11:30am to 1:30pm
Harvest
Christian Books & Music
Manassas
Mall
8300 Sudley
Road
Manassas,
VA 20110
703-490-4040
Booksigning:
2pm to 4pm
2nd Annual
Valentine's Ball
c/o Affairs
Remembered
Wingate by
Wyndam Hotel
20 Sanford
Drive
Fredericksburg,
VA 22406
(703)
623-9712
Booksigning
- 6pm to 10pm
24th
Jack and
Jill of America, Inc.
Loundon
County, VA Chapter
&
the Minority Student Achievement Advisory Council of Loundon Couhty
5th Annual
Black History Month Program
Stone Bridge
High School
43100 Hay
Road
Ashburn,
VA 20147
(703)
554-4231
Boosksigning
- 3:30pm to 5:30pm
Other
upcoming events
(1) Reading
Is What We Do Book Club invites you to:
Author
Appreciation
featuring
Margie Gosa Shivers
February
22, 2008
3:00pm to
1:00am
Marriott
Hotel
740 Town
Center Drive
Newport
News, VA 23606
757-303-4863
or
Ticket
prices are $45.00
(2)
National Conference
c/o Hearts
at Home
Normal, IL
(March 14 -
15)
A great
resource for moms who write about parenthood and marriage.
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About the Author
A native of
Richmond, Virginia, Kevin lives in Clarksville, Maryland, with his
wife, Gail, and three young sons. Johnson
founded Writing for the Lord Ministries in 2000
and authors the Give God the Glory!
series of books and devotionals. Kevin has earned 12
literary / media
awards since 2001 and all books are distributed throughout the United
States by two Christian book distributors:
a.
Black Christian Book Distributors, LLC, N. Richlands, TX, (817)
240-1256, www.BlackCBD.com
b.
STL Distribution of North America, Johnson City, TN,
1 8 MORE BOOKS, WWW.STL-DISTRIBUTION.COM.
He attests everyday that God
uses ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things!
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The Give
God the Glory! e-newsletter is researched,
prepared, written, and distributed by Writing for the Lord Ministries.
Copyright 2008 Kevin Wayne Johnson. All Rights Reserved.
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"Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do
all to the glory of God."
(1 Corinthians 10:31)
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February 18, 2008
Welcome to another edition of our bi-weekly
e-newsletter.
I am extremely
honored to serve you through this outreach tool and to regularly share
the gospel of Jesus Christ with you, your family and other loved ones.
Jesus called His followers to be "salt
and light." As salt, we are to act as a
preservative, penetrating the culture to help sustain what is good and
right.
As light, we are to counter the darkness and
bring forth truth and righteousness
to bear. Jesus said that we are salt and light, but He warned
against losing our
saltiness and hiding our light (Matthew 5:13-20).
Here are two safeguards to prevent
this from happening:
Salt
as a seasoning is useless unless it is in contact with food and mixed
into it.
Jesus calls us to "flavor" society in His name through close
involvement with people.
Light is
meant to
be visible. Secret believers need to come out of hiding and
be known
as disciples. Their profession of faith must become
self-evident
through their good works.
"Ye
are the salt of the
earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be
salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to
be trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the
world. A city
that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle,
and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light
unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine
before men,
that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in
heaven"
(Matthew
5:13-16).
SALT
Salt
is used to
preserve, season, cure, or save for future use. It changes
everything
that it touches! Hence, a salty Christian makes others
thirsty for
Jesus - the water of life. Salt can be thought of
as a fertilizer to
promote growth and development, it is used to purify, it is used to
correct to improve conditions in its surrounding, and it is used as a
laxative to clean up messes around it.
LIGHT
Light is defined
as something that makes things visible or affords
illumination.
Without the light of God's spirit, we will be in the dark about God's
Word. The scriptures characterize light in many different
forms, for
example:
"In
the beginning God
created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without
form, and
void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the
Spirit of
God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let
there be
light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it
was good:
and God divided the light from the darkness"
(Genesis
1:1-4).
Make a difference in the life of someone
today!
Enjoy God's Blessings!
Kevin Wayne Johnson
Founder & Author
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Publishing Industry News
(1)
CBA
launches Industry Blog. Today CBA launched the CBA
Industry Blog at www.cbaonline.org/blog.
Updated with posts from CBA staff as well as other professionals in the
industry, the blog contains important information relating to the
Christian Retail Channel. The CBA Industry Blog provides a forum and
acts as a resource for the industry to come together for fresh ideas,
trends, solutions, take-aways, and more. Check it out and visit often!
(2) ChristianTrade
offers info on Web site.
How important is the growth of Christian publishing worldwide? Answers
to this and other topics important to the international Christian trade
were discussed at the recent Marketsquare International convention in
Toronto, Canada. To read the answers presented, visit the
ChristianTrade Web site at www.ChristianTrade.com and click "Resources and
Downloads."
Top
Christian publishers from America and worldwide gathered at
Marketsquare International 2008 to present a wealth of knowledge and
information. Presenting publishers' papers are now available to
download for free online. No audio recordings were made of the
Marketsquare International sessions.
Visitors
can choose from papers on the following subjects: "Christian Publishing
International Initiatives," "The Future of Christian Publishing", and
"Developing Authors." Also available on the Web site are the following
papers: "Opening a Christian Bookstore", "ChristianTrade and the Global
South", and "Christian Publishing Trends from the Perspective of a
Developing World Publisher."
(3)
Berean
announces Simmons CEO.
Effective Mar. 2, Bill Simmons will become CEO of Berean Christian
Stores. Simmons was promoted to president and COO of Berean last
September. Les Dietzman, current CEO, will retain the title of Chairman
and will remain on the Berean board of directors.
Dietzman
expressed his support for Simmons saying, "I am very pleased with the
leadership Bill has shown. I love Berean and its people and I love our
industry, but it is time for new energy and new ideas. I am very
supportive of Bill and his vision for Berean and that is why I
recommended this change. I look forward to supporting and encouraging
Bill and the whole Berean team."
(4)
ChristianTrade:
third annual Marketsquare Europe, Professional Bookseller Institute.
ChristianTrade Assoc. Intl. announced its third annual Marketsquare
Europe, "where the Christian trade in Europe meets," will be held April
9-11 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
New
this year, the ChristianTrade Professional Bookseller Institute has
been established for European retailers who want to improve their
effectiveness. The comprehensive two-day course will run concurrently
with Marketsquare Europe and be led by Jack Scott, ChristianTrade
director of training and member development. Scott will also lead a
retail training workshop on legendary customer service for retailers
not attending the Institute. The convention will also feature sessions
on topics for publishers: The Future of Christian Publishing in Europe,
Creative Marketing Concepts, Developing Authors, and Publishing for a
Secular Society.
Along
with a trade show exhibit floor, Marketsquare Europe also features an
opening banquet, and the 2008 European Christian Book of the Year will
be chosen.
For
more information, visit www.ChristianTrade.com. For exhibiting, contact
Gary Foster at (419) 238-4082 or gfoster@ChristianTrade.com.
(5) Zondervan
author honored at White House.
Dr.
Ben Carson, author of Take the Risk (Zondervan), was part of a
celebration hosted by President and Mrs. Bush, along with the Ford's
Theatre, held at the White House yesterday evening. As a part of the
festivities, Dr. Carson was honored for his accomplishments and
presented with the Ford's Theatre Lincoln Medal, along with Supreme
Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
Take
the Risk released in January and touches on Dr. Carson's personal story
of living with risk and provides his insights into risk avoidance and
how it insulates us from achieving the full potential of our lives. The
book launch party took place Jan. 24 in Washington DC and was televised
on Book TV, C-Span2 on this past Sunday.
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2008 National Christian Author's Conference
& Book Expo
VA Beach, VA
This past weekend, 110+ worship leaders,
ministers of the gospel, pastors, authors, aspiring writers, and
brothers & sisters in the Body of Christ attended one of the
best
Christian writer's conferences that I have attended in five years in
Virginia Beach, Virginia. Led by Renee Bobb, CEO of R.B.I
Enterprise,
with an assist from Antonio Crawford, this well orchestrated conference
inspired me to share some of the highlights.
After
the opening prayer and general welcome, we were blessed with
a dramatic presentation by Gwyn Moses. There were six
workshops, one
panel discussion featuring four authors, one keynote address by Mr.
Donald Milam, Acquisitions Manager and VP at Destiny Image Publishers,
and four exhortations of the Word of God by four ministers with
comforting messages ranging from "Overcoming Life's Obstacles"
to " How to Submit Your Very Best Work as Unto the Lord."
Pastor Donald Morton, Perfecting Life Church, Wilmington, DE, delivered
the first workshop of the morning to get us fired up!
Overall,
this was an all-day session to educate, motivate,
inspire, and encourage both young and seasoned writers about the
awesome responsibility of being / becoming an effective "Christian
Communicator."
Together,
let's make God clear and visible to this lost and dying
world. We are here to serve.
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