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Gary moon receives book of the year award richmont. The 2014 awards were given in seven categories, including bibles, fiction, children, inspiration, bible reference, nonfiction and new author. Ecpa presented the top shelf book cover awards among the industrys design elite during. Ecpa congratulates the following 2017 program winners click on the title to view a closeup of the cover and additional information about each book. The christian book award program winners and christian book of the year were announced at the ecpa awards banquet on april 28, 2014 at the focus on the family headquarters in colorado springs, co. Presented annually to the finest in christian publishing since 1978, the christian book award program honors titles in eleven categories. The industrys highest book honor, the 2014 christian book of the year, will be bestowed upon one title from all nominees, according to overall impact in the marketplace. Since 1969, the american journal of nursing ajn has published an annual list of the best in nursing publishing. It was created by an outstanding team of 95 leading bible scholars and teachers from 9 countries, nearly 20 denominations, and 50 seminaries, colleges, and universities. The prayer box crown point community public library. Revised ivp black dictionary wins prestigious ecpa award. Redeeming gods gift of food by rachel marie stone, christian living, 2014. Every day of december, open the enclosed booklet and read your daily love letter from the greatest story ever told, right from our beginning in genesis to our kings coming under bethlehems star.
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Revised ivp black dictionary wins prestigious ecpa award intervarsity press is pleased to announce that the second edition of the dictionary of jesus and the gospels was awarded book of the year in the category of bible reference for the 2014 ecpa christian book awards. Each category announced five finalists, with six announced in bible reference due to a. Christian book expo 2017 christian book award program. The program focuses on the following design merits. The evangelical christian publishers association ecpa has announced the winners of its 2017 christian book awards and the christian book of the year went to tim tebow for shaken, a new york times bestseller published by waterbrook, an imprint of the crown publishing group. Christian book award winners for 2014 christian book expo. Since 1978 the ecpa has recognized quality and encouraged excellence by presenting each year the ecpa christian book award formerly known as gold medallion.
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Ecpa congratulates the following 2008 program winners. For over 40 years, ecpa has conducted christian book award programs to honor the literary excellence and impact of the content their members produce to make the christian message more widely known. The 2014 awards were given in seven categories, including bibles, fiction. Harvest of gold won the prestigious 2014 christy award in the historical romance category. The evangelical christian publishers association presents the ecpa top shelf award to promote and recognize outstanding book cover design in the christian. Listed in the january issue of the journal, the ajn book of the year program is a prestigious competition that garners the attention of its readers nurses in clinical settings, faculty and researchers as well as. Each category announced five finalists, with six announced in bible reference due to a tie. The evangelical christian publishers association ecpa today announced 36 finalists in seven categories for the 2014 christian book award program, honoring christian publishings best book and bible releases of the year. Ecpa presented the top shelf book cover awards among the industrys design elite during a pubu session at wheaton college on october 21.
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