https://averypowers.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Avery PowersenTue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/usefulresources/2023/12/05/bestsellers-of-2023/It’s that time of year again! We loved spending 2023 poring over God’s Word with you. To celebrate, here’s a list of your favorite books of the year (also known as our bestsellers). Take a look at each one below, and maybe pick out a few for your Christmas list! This beloved storybook was the first title released in the Tales that Tell the Truth series. It captivates children’s imaginations with the story of the first Christmas—and the promise that God made, and kept, to send a perfect and lovTue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/usefulresources/2023/12/05/bestsellers-of-2023/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/childrens-work/2023/09/09/behind-the-scenes-the-creators-of-gods-big-promise/We sat down with the author and the illustrator of God’s Big Promises Bible Storybook for an inside scoop into the creation of the book! Carl Laferton, author of the beloved and bestselling The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross, spent tireless hours crafting each of the 92 Bible stories found in the storybook. His goal is to teach little ones not only that the Bible is one big, cohesive story, but also that it tells the story of a trustworthy God who makes and keeps good promises. Inside the stSat, 09 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/childrens-work/2023/09/09/behind-the-scenes-the-creators-of-gods-big-promise/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/christian-living-articles/2023/04/13/eight-books-to-give-to-graduating-students/Eight Books to Give to Graduating Students Watching a child leave home for the first time is a painful challenge. You want them to find their footing in Jesus, especially in a culture that keeps on changing. To help, we’ve put together eight of our recommended books to give to graduating students. Read on to find the best one for the student in your life. 1. Wherever You Go, I Want You to Know (Keepsake Edition) The keepsake edition of Wherever You Go, I Want You to Know is specifically desiThu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/christian-living-articles/2023/04/13/eight-books-to-give-to-graduating-students/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/encouraging-articles/2023/03/10/our-recommended-reads-for-your-mental-health/Our Recommended Reads for Your Mental Health As Christians, it can be tempting to self-isolate in our mental-health struggles. We sometimes feel that we should have it all together so we can better serve our church family. But while it is important to cling to our joy in the Lord, it’s equally important to recognize and seek help in our struggles as we do so. If you, a loved one, or your church body is battling with mental-health struggles of any level of severity, we encourage you to seek supFri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/encouraging-articles/2023/03/10/our-recommended-reads-for-your-mental-health/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/christian-living-articles/2023/02/02/our-recommended-reads-for-lent/Very little can compare to time spent reflecting on the life, death, and resurrection of our Savior. That’s what has made Lent so special to believers all over the world since its formation in the fourth century. Starting February 22, we encourage you to join your brothers and sisters in Christ in a joyful meditation on the life of Jesus! However you celebrate Easter and the weeks leading up to it, here is our roundup of recommended reads for Lent. Many of us are so familiar with the Easter stThu, 02 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/christian-living-articles/2023/02/02/our-recommended-reads-for-lent/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/christian-living-articles/2023/01/13/small-group-bible-study-leader-weve-got-you-covere/If you lead or are a member of a Bible study group, you'll be familiar with some common difficulties. How do you explain difficult words and concepts? How do you lead a group towards the same objective? What are the best questions to ask? And crucially, how do you arrive at suitable applications from the passage for yourselves in good time to really think through what God's word is calling you to? When we started the Good Book Guide series, we wanted to come up with a Bible-study guide that helFri, 13 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/christian-living-articles/2023/01/13/small-group-bible-study-leader-weve-got-you-covere/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/christian-living-articles/2022/12/29/our-top-9ish-bestsellers-of-2022/Can you believe it’s almost 2023? We certainly can’t. Whether you spent 2022 reading The Big Wide Welcome with your Sunday School class, studying a God’s Word For You with a friend, or walking through a Hope Explored course at your church, we want to say thank you for partnering with us to dig deeper into God’s Word this year. But before we head into the new year, here’s a little celebration of this year’s bestsellers! Quickly after its release in November of last year, the first volume of AliThu, 29 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/christian-living-articles/2022/12/29/our-top-9ish-bestsellers-of-2022/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/christian-living-articles/2022/12/15/our-recommended-reads-for-your-new-years-resolutio/Our Recommended Reads for Your New Year’s Resolutions This is an exciting time of year. With the start of 2023 right around the corner, you’re likely thinking of some things you want to do differently in the new year. We’ve hand-selected a few books to help, whether you’d like to find more rest in Christ or start discipling your kids (or both!). Without further ado, here are 9(ish) books to jumpstart your 2023 resolutions. If You Want to Read the Bible Every Day Draw Near is for the ChristiaThu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/christian-living-articles/2022/12/15/our-recommended-reads-for-your-new-years-resolutio/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/christian-living-articles/2022/11/29/a-sneak-peek-at-our-2023-releases/2022 was full of beautiful kids books, biblically rigorous devotionals, and gentle books covering controversial subjects. We loved sharing Alistair Begg’s second volume of daily devotions, Sophie Killingley’s creative spiritual journal, and Glen Scrivener’s argument for the cultural impact of the gospel, to name a few! We pray our 2023 releases will draw you even deeper into God’s word. Read on for a sneak peek at some of our highlights. Look inside: The new Love Your Church series expands onTue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/christian-living-articles/2022/11/29/a-sneak-peek-at-our-2023-releases/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/christian-living-articles/2022/11/25/the-best-christian-childrens-books-to-read-at-chri/The Best Christian Children's Books to Read at Christmas Time Sharing bedtime stories is perhaps one of the most beloved family traditions, especially around the holidays. So what better way to introduce Jesus to your kids than with a Christmas bedtime story? We’ve put together a list of the best bedtime stories for your kids this Christmas, whether they love to read or not! Christmas Stories for the Very Little Ones in Your Life A Very Noisy Christmas is a fun and fresh retelling of the ChrFri, 25 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/christian-living-articles/2022/11/25/the-best-christian-childrens-books-to-read-at-chri/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/excerpts/2022/11/02/christian-quotes-to-reflect-on-this-thanksgiving/Christian Quotes To Reflect on This Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a beautiful time to reflect on the year with friends and family. With all the noise of our modern age, how can we truly slow down, remove our focus from our own worries and extend love to those around us? With the season of gratitude fast approaching, here are a few book quotes to encourage you to genuinely love your family, friends, community and Savior even more this year. What Cannot Be Lost by Melissa Zaldivar “We desperateWed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/excerpts/2022/11/02/christian-quotes-to-reflect-on-this-thanksgiving/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/christian-living-articles/2022/08/23/our-top-picks-for-back-to-school/Our Top Picks for Back to School Write It On Their Hearts by Chris and Melissa Swain Many of us want to disciple our children, but feel we don’t have the time or knowledge to do so. Chris and Melissa Swain created Write It On Their Hearts to help Christian parents use the time they already have to pour into their children, utilizing the six key elements Jesus used to lead his own disciples. Free resources, including monthly and yearly discipleship planners, discussion guides and lock screens,Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/christian-living-articles/2022/08/23/our-top-picks-for-back-to-school/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/christian-living-articles/2022/08/11/how-our-bible-study-on-mark-can-encourage-you-and-/How Our Bible Study on Mark Can Encourage You (And Your Church) Interpreting Scripture can be a challenge, especially in the wake of the past two years. How can we differentiate right from wrong in today’s hostile climate? How can we rest in Jesus when we’re experiencing burnout? The ten Bible-study sessions in Mark: Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus encourage us to turn our eyes fully on Jesus. You and your church can rest in the fact that Jesus’ authority is dependable. Read on for a few key insightThu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/christian-living-articles/2022/08/11/how-our-bible-study-on-mark-can-encourage-you-and-/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/excerpts/2022/04/28/31-christian-quotes-for-graduation/Leaving the nest can be scary and, well, confusing. With graduations right around the corner, students are in need of hope-filled advice for the years to come. To meet that need, we’ve compiled some of our books’ most encouraging and truth-filled Christian quotes for (soon-to-be) graduates. Quotes From Is This It? by Rachel Jones “If you are following Christ then, by God’s grace, you’ve already made the most important decision of your life. Compared to that one, the others are just details.”Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/excerpts/2022/04/28/31-christian-quotes-for-graduation/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/excerpts/2022/04/26/a-sneak-peek-into-our-newest-expository-bible-stud/Studying the Bible can seem intimidating. It includes 66 books covering an extended timescale, full of unfamiliar names and places, and large sections can feel like alien territory. But each book is full of good news. In Isaiah: Here Is Your God, the newest addition to the Good Book Guide collection, trusted Bible teacher Tim Chester takes you through the book of Isaiah in a digestible and accessible way. Read on for five elements that make Isaiah: Here Is Your God a useful resource for any BiTue, 26 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/excerpts/2022/04/26/a-sneak-peek-into-our-newest-expository-bible-stud/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/excerpts/2022/04/14/20-powerful-quotes-from-i-forgive-you/Extending forgiveness is a challenge. When you’ve carried the burden of unforgiveness for a length of time, it can be hard to know how to step towards forgiveness and reconciliation. In sharing her own experiences and the story of Joseph and his brothers, however, author Wendy Alsup explores what repentance, forgiveness, and reconciliation can look like, even in extremely difficult circumstances. Read on for 20 powerful quotes from Wendy Alsup’s I Forgive You that show us what it means to forgThu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/excerpts/2022/04/14/20-powerful-quotes-from-i-forgive-you/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/news-and-press/2022/04/12/new-reads-roundup-for-summer-2022/Summer is right around the corner! In preparation, enjoy this sneak peek at some of the books we’re releasing over the upcoming months. What to expect: This latest addition to the Tales that Tell the Truth series excites children with the truth about heaven and the new creation. Extra tips: Free coloring sheets and other activities are available for download. Head to our website for recipes and tips on throwing your very own Forever Party for kids! What to expect: These 30 devotions from JohnTue, 12 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/news-and-press/2022/04/12/new-reads-roundup-for-summer-2022/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/infographics/2022/03/24/three-ways-our-new-activity-book-gets-kids-into-th/Three Ways Our New Activity Book Gets Kids into the Bible You’ve heard of Disney World; now welcome to Bible World! This explorative activity book visualizes various Bible genres as a series of “lands” in a theme park with detailed, fun and colorful Where's Waldo-style illustrations. Read on for three ways that Welcome to BibleWorld gets kids into God's word! 1. Shows Jesus in All of the Bible As children explore these Bible "lands," they’ll discover for themselves the way Scripture has beenThu, 24 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/infographics/2022/03/24/three-ways-our-new-activity-book-gets-kids-into-th/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/marriage-family-articles/2022/03/15/introducing-sunday-school-lessons-to-accompany-our/The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross suite has a brand new addition! This collection of resources, based on the bestselling storybook, is a favorite for kids and their families—and it’s a great way of teaching children why the gospel is the best news ever. Read on for details of all our resources based on The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross. New to the Series: Sunday School Lessons for Kids of All Ages This six-session Sunday School curriculum takes kids on a journey through the Bible fromTue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/marriage-family-articles/2022/03/15/introducing-sunday-school-lessons-to-accompany-our/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/news-and-press/2022/01/06/a-sneak-peak-at-books-to-come-in-2022/A Sneak Peek at Books to Come in 2022 We had so much fun sharing our books from 2021 with you, and we’re especially excited to introduce a few upcoming titles in 2022! Read on for some of the new releases you can expect this year, and what we think you’ll love about each one. Look inside: Rich Wounds is composed of 30 short but profound reflections from David Mathis which will help you to look deeper at Jesus’ life, sacrificial death, and spectacular resurrection—enabling you to treasure anewThu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/news-and-press/2022/01/06/a-sneak-peak-at-books-to-come-in-2022/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/tips-articles/2021/12/16/resolutions-for-the-new-year/Resolutions for the New Year It may not be 2022 quite yet, but we’re already looking forward to leaving the old behind (looking at you, Omicron) and moving on to what’s ahead. If you’re looking to make New Year’s resolutions or just to start fresh in some areas of life in 2022, here are some of our favorite reads to help you make meaningful progress. Have you ever tried to break an old habit or start a new one, and found the task nearly impossible? In Unstuck, Dr. Timothy Lane outlines a 9-steThu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/tips-articles/2021/12/16/resolutions-for-the-new-year/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/tips-articles/2021/12/09/biblical-wisdom-for-getting-along-with-family-duri/Biblical Wisdom for Getting Along with Family During the Holidays Spending time with family can be, well, hard. Even if you have great relationships with the people you spend your holidays with, they may have expectations you can’t (or don’t want to) live up to. You may get picked on for being the youngest, or the oldest, or otherwise black sheep-ish. In Mark 6:3-4, the folks in Jesus’ hometown were offended by his teachings because they watched him grow up. Jesus experienced reunions like thThu, 09 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/tips-articles/2021/12/09/biblical-wisdom-for-getting-along-with-family-duri/https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/suffering-articles/2021/12/02/bible-verses-for-when-you-feel-isolated-during-the/Bible Verses For When You Feel Isolated During The Holidays Few situations are more frustrating than an argument with that family member during Christmas dinner. However, not everyone is in the position to have family tussles over turkey. You may have a strained relationship with certain family members because of ongoing conflict. There may be injustice and abuse, or simply absence. Does God See My Loneliness? Maybe someone you love isn’t here anymore. Or a relationship has ended. Maybe yourThu, 02 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/suffering-articles/2021/12/02/bible-verses-for-when-you-feel-isolated-during-the/https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/147320/uploads/47b9afcd-426b-43b2-8b1f-ee61c9d93fd1.pdfThe mission of Noonday Kitchen is to be a light in the world’s darkest moments. We do this by providing nutritious meals and groceries to communities fighting food insecurity and to individuals displaced during natural disasters.Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/147320/uploads/47b9afcd-426b-43b2-8b1f-ee61c9d93fd1.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/147320/uploads/0023fd33-71fd-4041-8d69-60ffe6320889.pdfOne by one, long figures cloaked in black swim in single file out of the blue lights. They drift out of what must be a deep, dark cave, the lights bobbing out of their way. “Those are jellyfish,” Barry whispers hoarsely, as if he can read Sav’s thoughts. “And sea horses.” He raises his eyebrows and grins. Sav supposes this fact is normally quite the showstopper. She nods and turns her gaze back on the dark procession. There must be hundreds of these giant cloaked figures. She can’t make out what they are, but each has what looks like a larger-than-life glowing tail curling out of the bottom of their cloaks, intermingling with the creature behind them or trailing up above their heads.Wed, 16 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/147320/uploads/0023fd33-71fd-4041-8d69-60ffe6320889.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/147320/uploads/3a170513-3121-4ad3-9420-c03333eb530b.pdfWithin the genres of fantasy literature and feminist theology, Hermione calls attention to minorities with her tendencies toward liberation theology and uses her privilege as a witch to give voice to the historically marginalized. She represents freedom for house-elves, outcasts, and woman across the globe, magical and muggle alike.Wed, 16 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/147320/uploads/3a170513-3121-4ad3-9420-c03333eb530b.pdfhttps://online.pubhtml5.com/twqv/qhtk/#p=28The artist community, one of Fayetteville's best-kept and fastest growing secrets, has no greater advocates than the Fayetteville Public Works Commission and the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County.Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://online.pubhtml5.com/twqv/qhtk/#p=28http://www.epageflip.net/i/1222245-march-17-2020/14?PWC sets up displays with on-the-job tools, like transporters and tripods, for the public to interact with. The company will also hand out free LED lightbulbs, which are more energy efficient than standard lightbulbs.Wed, 18 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000http://www.epageflip.net/i/1222245-march-17-2020/14?https://www.upandcomingweekly.com/local-news-briefs/6474-the-truth-about-hemp-and-cbd-and-their-future-in-north-carolinaCannabis. Marijuana. Hemp. Though related, these three pseudo-synonyms have important biological and functional differences. U.S. Marine Corps veteran Robert Elliot, owner of farmer for Broad River Hemp on Robeson St., sheds some light on this controversial topic: “When you talk about hemp and you talk about marijuana, (the difference) boils down to what we call in the horticulture world – in the plant science world — a cultivar.”Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0100https://www.upandcomingweekly.com/local-news-briefs/6474-the-truth-about-hemp-and-cbd-and-their-future-in-north-carolinahttps://www.epageflip.net/i/1152209-august-06-2019/24?Wed, 07 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0100https://www.epageflip.net/i/1152209-august-06-2019/24?