A couple of people have asked me about the way we do releases at Energion Publications. The public image of a book release has the publisher getting in a stock of the books, shipping them out to various bookstores, and then, on the date selected, allowing these bookstores to make the books available. In that…
Thanksgiving and Christmas may be the two most family-oriented holidays in the year. And that means when someone is missing from the table, the holiday just does not seem “normal.” Whether the absence is from a death, divorce, military deployment, an inability to financially pay for a trip, or other simply complicated reasons, a chair…
The Christmas season is about encountering God in ways that transform our lives. The angels of Christmas remind us that inspiration can come to anyone at any time. The Christmas stories are global and universal. They are equally personal, intimately addressing the simple as well as the sophisticated and the poor as well as the…
It’s coming to a close, but we’re going to do something here between now and the end of the month. Energion author Shauna Hyde posted an excellent short note on Facebook, and we’re featuring it on our Energion Facebook page. If you go there and comment, you will become eligible for a free copy of…
Energion Publications announces a new author and the release of a new book on discipleship. Our new author is Rev. Riley Richardson, pastor of Gonzalez United Methodist Church. He has just co-authored a discipleship guide with Henry Neufeld, titled Disciples: Jesus With Us. This new book is designed as a “first steps” book for new…
I have been attending the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting which is being held this year in Atlanta. I look forward to attending every year, even though the American Academy of Religion had a Forrest Gump “stupid is as stupid does” moment a few years ago and broke away from the joint conference to…
