The Evangelical Christian Publishers Affiliation honored CSB Explorer Bible for Youngsters because the “Bible of the 12 months” at their annual Christian E-book Awards ceremony. This accolade marked the primary time in 18 years {that a} kids’s Bible has acquired this prestigious accolade.

Produced by Holman Bibles, a department of Lifeway Christian Sources, CSB Explorer Bible for Youngstersintertwines the content material of the Christian Customary Bible — the second bestselling Bible translation as of April 2023, in keeping with ECPA knowledge — with child-friendly designs and layouts.

The award-winning Bible was envisaged to facilitate kids’s interplay with Scripture in an attractive and significant method. The inventive format, full with vibrant full-color designs and a plethora of supportive visible aids corresponding to pictures and illustrations, was lauded by Andy McLean, a writer for Holman Bibles.

“We’re honored that the CSB Explorer Bible for Youngsters has been acknowledged and awarded Bible of the 12 months,” Christian Headlines quoted McLean as saying. “It affirms what we got down to accomplish — making a compelling method to assist youngsters interact with the historical past, tradition, and that means of the textual content of scripture.”

Additional enhancing its interactive factor, the Bible incorporates QR codes linked to on-line movies, dialogue matters and printable actions, thereby augmenting its utility for house research in addition to in class or church courses. Its introductions to the 66 books of the Bible elucidate the chronological context of God’s relationship with humanity, aiding kids to grasp biblical narratives.

The occasion, held earlier this month in Nashville, Tennessee, additionally acknowledged Lifeway Christian Sources with the Spanish Bible of the 12 months Award, for The Thematic Examine Bible (Biblia Temática de Estudio), awarded by the Spanish Evangelical Publishers Affiliation. This self-supporting nonprofit group, stationed in Center Tennessee, has distinguished itself as the most important supplier of Spanish-language Bibles recognized up to now.

Different winners on the ceremony included a diverse array of Christian literature. Mariam Ibraheem and Eugene Bach’s audiobook, Shackled: One Lady’s Dramatic Triumph Over Persecution, Gender Abuse, and a Dying Sentence took house the audio books prize, whereas J. Christopher Edwards’ Early New Testomony Apocrypha: Historic Literature for New Testomony Research gained within the Bible reference work part.

Within the class of Bible examine, Nancy Guthrie’s work, Blessed: Experiencing the Promise of the E-book of Revelation, revealed by Crossway, clinched the highest prize.

The biography and memoir class was gained by the ebook Seasons of Sorrow: The Ache of Loss and the Consolation of God by Tim Challies, revealed by Zondervan Reflective.

A tie occurred within the kids’s ebook class with two winners — The Largest Story Bible Storybook, by Kevin DeYoung with illustrations by Don Clark, from Crossway, and Our God is Larger Than That!, a collaboration between authors Michelle Medlock Adams and Eva Marie Everson, with artist Anna Jones bringing their phrases to life, revealed by Finish Recreation Press.

James Ok. A. Smith’s The best way to Inhabit Time: Understanding the Previous, Dealing with the Future, Residing Faithfully Now, revealed by Brazos Press/Baker Publishing Group, was the winner within the Christian Residing part.

The Devotion & Reward part accolade was bestowed upon Zondervan’s When You Do not Know What to Pray: 100 Important Prayers for Enduring Life’s Storms by Charles F. Stanley.

Within the religion and tradition class, Greg Johnson’s Nonetheless Time to Care: What We Can Be taught from the Church’s Failed Try and Treatment Homosexuality, revealed by Zondervan Reflective, earned the profitable title.

Mark Sayers’ A Non-Anxious Presence: How a Altering and Complicated World will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders, revealed by Moody Publishers, claimed the highest honor within the ministry assets class.

The brand new creator class awarded its first prize to Jennifer Tucker for her ebook, Breath as Prayer: Calm Your Nervousness, Focus Your Thoughts, and Renew Your Soul, revealed by Thomas Nelson Reward.

Lastly, within the younger individuals’s literature part, the profitable title was The best way to Pray: A Information for Younger Explorers by Pete Greig with Gemma Hunt, revealed by Hodder & Stoughton and NavPress.

The Christian E-book Award program, which culminates on the business’s Management Summit every Spring, celebrates excellent contributions to Christian literature throughout 12 classes.

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