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First Priority is a quarterly Internet journal published by the Luis Palau Evangelistic Association that calls church leaders and lay people to put evangelism at the top of their ministry priorities. The journal is a major part of the “Outreach” pages of iChristian.com, an independent Internet resource site of Christian books, videos and CDs. The premier Winter 2000 issue of First Priority included “The Church’s number one (forgotten) priority” by Luis Palau, an interview with Blinded by Might co-authors Cal Thomas and Ed Dobson, and an excerpt from How Now Shall We Live? by Charles Colson and Nancy Pearcey. – Evangelical Press News Service
Steven Curtis Chapman won six Dove Awards at the annual Gospel Music Association ceremony Apr. 20 in Nashville, Tenn. Chapman, who was nominated in 9 categories, won Gospel Artist of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year and two awards each for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year for Speechless and Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year for “Dive”. Chapman, 37, has won 44 Dove Awards – more than any other performer. Other winners this year include: Ginny Owens (New Artist of the Year), Jaci Velasquez (Female Vocalist of the Year), Sixpence None the Richer (Group of the Year), Michael W. Smith (Songwriter of the Year), and Brown Bannister (Producer of the Year). – EPNS
The 25th edition of Halley’s Bible Handbook is a revision of the original handbook featuring a new section of Bible study tips, updated archaeological facts and a rewritten section of Jewish and church history. The book, now comprised of 1134 pages, has new charts, photographs and maps and uses the New International Version of the Bible. Author Henry H. Halley (1874-1965) began handing out 16-page booklets of “Suggestions Concerning Bible Study” 75 years ago at his lectures. It was expanded to 144 pages and called Halley’s Pocket Bible Handbook. Halley then added archaeological data, a summary of church history, photographs and maps. In the 1950s, it was translated into several languages. By 1960, one million copies had been sold. Since then, about six million copies have been sold. – Zondervan News Service
Front-page coverage of religion news in the US has remained unchanged since the 1960s. Recently, Religion Newswriters Association compared several weeks’ reporting in 10 mainstream dailies from 1963-64 with similar coverage 35 years later. In 1999, these papers from Fresno, Houston, Las Vegas, Macon, Memphis, Richmond, St. Louis, Topeka, Cleveland and Wilmington, gave from 1-4% of front-page space to religion. Religion will only make front-page news if there are newsworthy (not public relations) events. – Sightings
The More-With-Less Cookbook is 25-years-old. To mark the occasion, Herald Press, publisher, plans to issue a 25th anniversary edition. Comments (such as special memories, occasions or anecdotes connected with the cookbook or with particular recipes in it) from readers and cooks who have used the book over the years will be included. The cookbook, which advocates living a simple lifestyle, has had 47 printings, and over 800,000 copies have been sold, generating about $872,700 in royalties for the work of Mennonite Central Committee over the years. Send comments to: More-with-Less Project Editor, 924 Chestnut St., Akron, PA 17501; e-mail: abstau@desupernet.net; or visit www.mph.org/mwl and fill out a form. – Mennonite Central Committee
www.NewLifeMinistries-NLM.org is the Web site of New Life Ministries, a cooperative initiative in outreach and evangelism of five anabaptist denominations. The site is built around the four emphases of New Life Ministries: resourcing, consulting, networking and training, and also includes information about New Life Ministries. New Life Ministries is a partnership of The Brethren Church, Christian Community, Church of the Brethren, General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church Canada and Shalom Foundation. – New Life Ministries
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