Together with acclaimed Christian fiction novelist Kathryn Cushman, Walsh has developed a fictional trilogy about one woman’s growing awareness of the presence of angels. The romantic series will highlight the protagonist’s transforming encounter with God’s truth and grace.

Recently named the #1 Christian Fiction Publisher for the first half of 2009,* Thomas Nelson is focusing its efforts on continuing to grow its fiction roster and publish books that appeal to readers through a fresh approach to spirituality and how Scripture impacts human lives.

“Given the current climate of interest in stories featuring interaction between human beings and the supernatural, we believe the time is right for a fiction series about encounters with angels—a series grounded in Scripture and co-authored by two incredibly talented authors,” said Allen Arnold, Sr. Vice President and Publisher of Fiction.

The first novel in the series is slated for publication in August 2010.

“I find myself at the beginning of a whole new adventure as I take my first step into the world of fiction,” said Walsh. “God placed a desire in my heart some time ago to study the ministry of angels in the lives of believers and in God’s plan of redemption. It has been a life-changing quest. I am very excited to be working with the award-winning fiction team at Thomas Nelson whose passion and clear vision have given wings to this dream.”

Walsh is the author of bestselling and award-winning titles like The Heartache No One Sees, Get off Your Knees & Pray, the Gigi, God’s Little Princess series, and her latest, Let Go: Live Free of the Burdens All Women Know.  The 2009 Women of Faith tour will bring her exposure in 30 cities. She co-hosted television’s “The 700 Club” and her own talk show “Heart to Heart with Sheila Walsh” on the Family Channel. Walsh is currently earning her Masters in Theology.

Cushman’s novels—A Promise to Remember and Waiting for Daybreak (Bethany House, 2007 and 2008)—are commercial successes that have been described as “writing in the style of Karen Kingsbury and Jodi Picoult.” Her third novel, Leaving Yesterday, will release in October 2009.

Contact: Katie Bond, Publicist

*According to PubTrack Quarterly Category Analysis Reports for January – June, 2009, published by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association.

GRAMMY WINNER STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN, GRAMMY NOMINEE & “AMERICAN IDOL” FINALIST MANDISA, LISA WHELCHEL FROM TV’S “FACTS OF LIFE” & POWERFUL LINE-UP SPEAK, PERFORM & ENCOURAGE

With families across the nation struggling, facing economic hard times and dealing with over 2.6 Million job losses in 2008 and record home foreclosures which skyrocketed 81% in 2008 (1 in every 54 housing units in the U.S.), women are under more pressure than ever before. With the weight of the world on their shoulders they are being stretched to make ends meet to keep a roof over their families’ heads as they juggle jobs and children.   In these challenging times, they are turning to the Nation’s Largest Live Event for Women, which has attracted more than 4 Million women from across the country and which focuses on providing women with hope and inspiration.

Women of Faith’s 2009 Tour A GRAND NEW DAY will head to 28 cities across the U.S. At each event, thousands of women will gather in arenas for a much-needed opportunity to bond, connect and be inspired as a diverse array of musical artists, authors, and performers take the stage in a weekend designed to offer them renewed strength and hope as they forge ahead.

The Women of Faith event will bring together thousands of women in the nation’s largest scale female bonding and friendship experience connecting women from all walks of life in a deep and meaningful way – focused on helping them thrive in the face of the real, shared challenges they confront every day.

Independent studies by Harvard Medical School and UCLA both confirm that women who have more female friends in whom they can confide are less likely to develop health problems as they age, take less time to recover from trauma, and lower their risk of early death.  According to Harvard Medical School, not having close friends (or confidantes), could be as detrimental to a woman’s health as smoking or obesity. Numerous experts recommend female bonding as a stress reducer – essential in this Recession when women are facing high levels of stress at work and at home. A recent UCLA study revealed that when women engage in female bonding, they release oxytocin - a hormone that counteracts stress and produces a calming effect.

The women who mentor and lead the events as speakers also embody the deep female connections forged at the events as many have been friends and colleagues for 14 years on the Women of Faith tour criss-crossing the nation together for over a decade and supporting each other through life’s ups and downs. The friendships of a few speakers span nearly three decades.

The 2009 A GRAND NEW DAY event will feature a diverse line-up of musical artists, speakers and special guests, including  GRAMMY Winner Steven Curtis Chapman, GRAMMY Nominee & “American Idol” break-out finalist Mandisa, Lisa Whelchel from TV’s popular show “Facts of Life,” Marcus Buckingham, author of landmark best-sellers, acclaimed music artist Sandi Patty, and Nicole C. Mullen, music artist and 8-time Dove award winner.

Throughout the 2-day event, women join together to experience music, comedy, drama and inspirational stories that leave a powerful, lasting mark on the lives of the women who participate. Women of Faith has been going strong since 1996 and has a proven track record as the Nation’s Largest Women’s Conference.
Registrations sell quickly and well in advance of the event. They are available and can be ordered on www.womenoffaith.com or by calling 888-49-FAITH.

Who:         Women of Faith
Where:     28 Cities Across the U.S.
When:     March through December, 2009

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Holly Taylor
310-854-8115
hetaylor@rogersandcowan.com

Denise Lepow
310-854-8115
dlepow@rogersandcowan.com

(Nashville, Tenn.) Thomas Nelson, Inc. announced today that thirteen of its products or campaigns have been chosen to be finalists for Christian Retailing’s 2009 Retailer’s Choice Awards. Products or campaigns nominated for the 2009 Retailer’s Choice Awards must include clear Christian content, message, or worldview. Retailers judge nominations on the impact they have had on staff and customers, including their ability to speak to people’s hearts and evoke emotion, open people’s minds to new ways of thinking, and encourage and affirm Christlike living.

The winner in each category will be announced on Monday, July 13, during the International Christian Retail Show in Denver, Colorado. Winners will appear in the August 10 issue of Christian Retailing. The Thomas Nelson finalists are:

The Word of Promise Next Generation, New Testament - Audio
Chronological Study Bible - Bibles (Devotional/Study)
Baby’s First Bible - Bibles (General)
The Voice, New Testament - Bibles (General)

Sweet Dreams Princess by Sheila Walsh - Children’s Non-Fiction

What in the World Is Going On? by David Jeremiah - Church and Culture

Fireproof by Eric Wilson - Fiction (General)

Sinner: A Paradise Novel by Ted Dekker - Fiction (Mystery and Suspence)

Walking with God by John Eldredge - Personal Growth/Prayer

A Baby Changes Everything by Tim Nichols, K.K. Wiseman, and Craig Wiseman - Gift Books

Looking Up When Life is Looking Down by Beth Moore - Gift Books

Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore - Backlist

Chronological Study Bible Campaign - Marketing/Promotion Campaign

Thomas Nelson is a leading provider of Bibles, products, and live events emphasizing Christian, inspirational and family value themes.  For more information, visit our website www.thomasnelson.com.

Contact:    Lindsey Nobles
Director of Corporate Communications
tel:    (615) 902-1109
fax:  (615) 902-1110
cell:  (615) 476-5984
e-mail:  lnobles@thomasnelson.com

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 1, 2009—Fierce.  Blunt.  Confrontational.  These are hardly words that most people would use to describe Jesus.  But the meek and mild, politically correct version of Jesus often depicted by Christians and non-Christians alike is an inaccurate portrayal of who Jesus really was, says best-selling author and pastor John MacArthur in his new book, The Jesus You Can’t Ignore: What You Must Learn from the Bold Confrontations of Christ (Thomas Nelson, July 2009, ISBN: 978-1-4002-0206-5, $22.99).

In The Jesus You Can’t Ignore, MacArthur surveys the entire public ministry of Christ, reintroducing readers to His passionate mission to make the Gospel clear and bring people into the Kingdom of God—even when it caused offence to those promoting inaccurate doctrine.  Jesus fiercely and unapologetically defended truth against the insidious hypocrites of His day.

MacArthur maintains that the popular milquetoast image of Jesus has contributed to a watered-down version of the Gospel, and that values such as diversity, tolerance, congeniality, academic freedom and the desire for a civil conversation have eclipsed biblical truth in today’s evangelical hierarchy of virtues.  “No idea is more politically incorrect among new-style evangelicals than the old traditional notion that the truth is still truth…and it’s worth fighting for—including the essential propositions of Christian doctrine,” says MacArthur.

While MacArthur is bold in exposing the inaccuracies of the Jesus typically portrayed by culture, he reminds us that Jesus ultimately came to offer us freedom and redemption from sin.  Readers will gain valuable insight into a redefined picture of Jesus and his revolutionary message, building confidence in their renewed understanding of God’s Son.  This book will equip them to more effectively impact their families, their neighborhoods and their churches by confronting lies and defending the truth.

John MacArthur, author of numerous best-selling books that have touched the lives of millions, is pastor-teacher at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, Calif.  He also serves as president of The Master’s College and Seminary and as president of Grace to You, the ministry that produces the internationally syndicated “Grace to You” radio program.

(Nashville, Tenn.) What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s the age-old question asked of countless children. And while aspirations of becoming firefighters, ballerinas, or astronauts often change as children mature, even more of those dreams seem to sadly fade away into nothing at all—giving way to the toils and humdrum of everyday life. New York Times best selling author and leadership expert John Maxwell offers readers a one-of-a–kind tool for determining if their dreams are actually within reach.

In his latest book, Put Your Dream to the Test, 10 Questions to Help You See it and Seize It (Thomas Nelson Publishers, ISBN:978-0-7852-1412-0, March 2009, $25.99), Maxwell challenges readers to take up the relentless pursuit of their dream by offering concrete, realistic strategies for achieving success and realizing one’s dreams. Setting this book apart from all other career guides is a quick, focused quiz to assist readers in ascertaining the likelihood they will be successful in achieving their specific goals.

Maxwell offers a fresh approach to making one’s dreams a reality. First, he defines a dream as “an inspiring picture of the future that energizes your mind, will, and emotions, empowering you to do everything you can to achieve it.” He cites numerous reasons that one may abandon or resist pursuing a dream. Perhaps past failures are standing in their way. Maybe settling for average has become a habit. Or it could be a simple lack of confidence or imagination that keeps us from achieving true success. Whatever the cause, Maxwell contends that the same question drives every person with a dream: Can I achieve it?

Within the pages of Put Your Dream to the Test, Maxwell leads readers through a simple, yet profound series of questions to aid them in sharpening the focus of their dreams, determining if they are prepared to pursue their dreams, and then creating a game plan for successfully fulfilling them.

10 Questions to help you see your dream and seize your dream:
1.    Is my dream really my dream?
2.    Do I clearly see my dream?
3.    Am I depending on factors within my control to achieve my dream?
4.    Does my dream compel me to follow it?
5.    Do I have a strategy to reach my dream?
6.    Have I included the people I need to realize my dream?
7.    Am I willing to pay the price for my dream?
8.    Am I moving closer to my dream?
9.    Does working toward my dream bring satisfaction?
10.  Does my dream benefit others?

John C. Maxwell is an internationally recognized leadership expert, speaker, and author who has sold over 16 million books. His organizations have trained more than 2 million leaders worldwide. Dr. Maxwell is the founder of EQUIP and INJOY Stewardship Services. Every year he speaks to Fortune 500 companies, international government leaders, and audiences as diverse as the United States Military Academy at West Point, the National Football League, and ambassadors at the United Nations. A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week best-selling author, Maxwell was named the World’s Top Leadership Guru by Leadershipgurus.net. He was also one of only 25 authors and artists named to Amazon.com’s 10th Anniversary Hall of Fame. Three of his books, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Developing the Leader Within You, and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader have each sold over a million copies.

Contact:
Heather Adams
Director of Publicity
tel:    (615) 902-2224
cell:    (404) 423-8411
email: hadams@thomasnelson.com 

(Nashville, Tenn.) She is a powerful speaker, touring to more than 25 cities each year with the Women of Faith Conference. She is an award-winning author, a successful music artist, and a devoted mother and wife. Yet, even Sheila Walsh—a successful woman by anyone’s standards—suffers the same burdens that so many women share. Through her own trials, she has discovered new depths of God’s goodness for a woman’s most common problems, and she now shares them with the world.

In her new book, Let Go: Live Free of the Burdens All Women Know, (Thomas Nelson, February 2009, ISBN: 978-0-8499-0135-5, $19.99) Walsh utilizes carefully selected biblical insights and poignant personal stories to join her readers on a journey of discovery—learning together how to release themselves from the heavy yoke of life, to see God in every moment, and to fully allow Him to be in control.

All women at some point in life find themselves weighted down with a heartache that is not theirs to bear alone. Whether it be a difficult relationship, a painful past, financial trouble, or a recurring bad habit, women often find themselves suffering from feelings of loneliness, shame or hopelessness as they turn to face their issue alone. Walsh offers lessons of encouragement supported by the Bible and illustrated clearly through personal anecdotes. She empowers women to break free from their bonds of shame and allow God’s grace and peace to wash over them. Through all of these lessons, her point is simple and clear: Just let go.

Sheila Walsh, a successful speaker, is the award-winning author the of Gigi, God’s Little Princess series, The Heartache No One Sees, and Get Off Your Knees & Pray. Sheila lives in Frisco, Texas, with her husband, Barry, and son, Christian.

MEDIA NOTE: For more information about Let Go, or to arrange an interview, contact Rob Forrester, rob@forrestermcgowan.com, at (404) 452-3377 or Laura McGowan, laura@forrestermcgowan.com, at (847) 328-8009.

(Nashville, TN) The team, under the leadership of Laura Minchew and Dan Lynch, has recently been recognized for several major awards including seven Mom’s Choice Awards, three Family Choice Awards, one Moonbeam Children’s Book Award, and has two ECPA Christian Book Awards finalists as well as two finalists in the Audies.  

Seven Thomas Nelson children’s books were recently named recipients of the highly sought after 2009 Mom’s Choice Awards®, a premier award recognizing and honoring excellence in family-friendly products. An esteemed panel of judges including Dr. Twila C. Liggett (founder of Reading Rainbow), Julie Aigner-Clark (creator of Baby Einstein), parents, children, authors, and experts from many fields chose these 6 books as worthy of the coveted Mom’s Choice Awards® Gold Seal: Passport Into the WildRomp, Stomp, Waddle Home! and by Jack Hanna, My Little Girl by Tim McGraw and Tom Douglas, The Moon Shines Down by Margaret Wise Brown, I Love You More Than Rainbows by Susan E. Crites, and Nana’s Bible Stories by Roberta Simpson. Isle of Swords by Wayne Thomas Batson was chosen to receive the Silver Seal.

Three of these MCA winners were also honored with the 2008 Family Choice Award given by the Family Magazine Group honoring the best family products on the market today.  Out of over 15,000 entries Passport Into the Wild, My Little Girl and Moon Shines Down were chosen as favorites in the book category.

The Christian Book Awards are selected by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) based on excellence in content, literary quality, design, and significance of contribution. These two titles nominated are now finalists in the Children & Youth category are Guys Like Girls Who… by Chad Eastham and Secrets Young Women Keep by Dr. Jill Hubbard and Ginny McCabe.

The Audies®, sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA), is the premier awards program in the United States recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment. The Word of Promise®: Next Generation-New Testament, featuring many young Hollywood stars and narrated by Sean Astin is a finalist in two categories: Inspirational/Faith-Based Non-Fiction and Multi-Voiced Performance.    

In the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards, Isle of Fire by Wayne Thomas Batson was selected as the 2008 Silver Medal for Young Adult Fiction. Presented by Jenkins Group and Independent Publisher Online, the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards are designed to bring increased recognition to exemplary children’s books and their creators, and to support childhood literacy and life-long reading.

(Nashville, Tenn.) Busy women, wives and mothers often put themselves last on their very long to-do lists. Nurturing by nature, women work hard to make sure their loved ones’ needs and happiness come first. But now is the time for women of all ages to get serious about taking care of themselves. That is the mantra of #1 New York Times bestselling author Robin McGraw, and the stirring call to action in her newest book, What’s Age Got To Do With It? Living Your Healthiest and Happiest Life (January 2009, Thomas Nelson, Inc., ISBN13: 9781400202140, $24.99).

Opening her life up to readers, McGraw lets women know that the number of birthday candles they may be blowing out doesn’t matter. What does matter is their attitude toward life and making the best and smartest choices they can make for themselves. Her advice about how to do exactly that is in this new book, separated into 9 sections – from skincare to style, nutrition to hormones that address the most important ways women can become their healthiest, happiest and most energetic selves. “One reason I’m passionate about this is because I know that in order to be the best wife, mother, daughter, sister, employee, or anything else you want to be, you have to first take care of yourself.

By taking care of your health, you give an amazing gift to those who love and care about you. That’s why I say to you if you love your children – take care of their mother first. If you love your husband, take care of his wife first. If you love your parents, take care of your daughter first,” McGraw says.

In What’s Age Got To Do With It?, Robin McGraw shares her best and most practical secrets for taking the first steps toward better health, nutrition, fitness, skincare, and style, including the importance of faith in the process. Health and happiness are not a result of how much money you make, how much extra time you have, or where you live. Want to save money on a gym membership? Robin explains at-home exercises that can help you to a better body.

Think there aren’t enough hours in the day to exercise? Break up the recommended 30 minutes of daily exercise into 3 ten-minute increments for great results. Think it’s impossible to eat that nightly bowl of ice cream and still lose weight? Robin will share her secrets to eating well (and often) while maintaining your optimal weight. No room for spa treatments in the family budget? A great skincare recipe can be as close as your own kitchen cabinet.

Along with these practical tips, Robin calls on a panel of renowned specialists who augment her personal advice with their professional expertise in each of the areas that matter most. Including everything from sample menu ideas and workout tips to Robin’s daily skin care routine, What’s Age Got to Do With It? not only offers readers the benefit of what she has learned through her own life experience, but they also receive sound professional guidance.

Within chapters that read like a conversation with a close girlfriend, McGraw shares the stories of pivotal moments in her life that taught her crucial lessons—her mother’s sudden death at the young age of 58, a poignant heart-to-heart with her sister the day Robin married Dr. Phil, and a one-size-fits-all menopausal diagnosis from a busy, insensitive doctor. Each of these moments in McGraw’s life mark significant revelations that she made about the importance of taking care of herself and the way that realization has, in turn, allowed her to be the healthiest and happiest 55 years young wife, mother, sister, daughter, and friend.

“I have made it one of my life’s missions to achieve and maintain the best state of health I possibly can. It has become a passion, hobby and commitment that has often involved hours a day scouring the internet, reading books, and interviewing experts to learn everything I can about women’s health. My goal has always been to find every tool possible to influence the pace with which I age and discover the best way to do it with grace. But that day my mother died, I didn’t just promise to do this for myself, I promised to do it for other women too. I wanted to share what I was learning and help them understand that taking care of yourself and becoming an active manager of the body which God has given you isn’t selfish – it’s essential. And that is what this book is about.”

Contact:
Heather Adams
Director of Publicity
tel: (615) 902-2224
cell: (404) 423-8411
email: hadams@thomasnelson.com

MAYNARD, Mass. and LOS ANGELES – October 21, 2008 – Monster®, the leading global online careers and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST), today announced its sponsorship of best-selling author Marcus Buckingham’s The Truth About You national book tour.  With a shared philosophy on the importance of work and life satisfaction, Monster and Buckingham deliver a strong message on the correlation between career decisions and life improvement.

Buckingham, one of the world’s leading experts in career success, speaks predominately to a Gen-Y audience in his fifth book, The Truth About You, Your Secret to Success (Thomas Nelson Publishers, $29.99), which challenges readers to put their strengths and passions to work.  Through his book and university tour, Buckingham hopes to offer college students and the American workforce the ultimate edge in work and life. as he reveals that there is a science to success that can be achieved by those who fine-tune their work to focus on their personal strengths.

Throughout October and November, Monster will sponsor Buckingham as he continues his tour across 13 American cities, showing people how they can achieve true satisfaction and lasting success by pursuing careers in areas where they have a passionate interest. Monster and Buckingham are the perfect complement to each other as The Truth About You helps people shift the way they think about their work life while Monster helps people find opportunities that cater to their strengths and have the potential to provide the most job satisfaction.

“We are thrilled to sponsor The Truth About You tour as the book’s ‘living in your strengths’ empowerment message perfectly aligns with our efforts to help job seekers find the balance between work and life,” said Ted Gilvar, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Marketing Officer, Monster. “We are committed to the promise of inspiring people to improve their lives and in The Truth About You, Marcus Buckingham challenges his readers to do just that – seek careers that match their strengths and interests.”

“I’m delighted to have Monster’s sponsorship of The Truth About You book tour,” said Marcus Buckingham.  The highly innovative team at Monster understands, as I do, that fewer than two out of ten people are ever able to enjoy a high level of satisfaction in their career. The goals of this book and this tour are to help audiences discover those key elements that will bring them the optimal professional satisfaction—and one step closer to learning the secret to their own success.”

Monster will be sponsoring Buckingham at the following leading university campuses throughout the fall.  For more information about Marcus Buckingham or to purchase tickets to see him talk live about The Truth About You, visit: http://www.marcusbuckingham.com/site/ttay/tour.php.

Remaining Tour Dates:
October 22, 2008
Dayton, OH
University of Dayton / University of Dayton Arena

October 24, 2008
Ithaca, NY
Cornell University/The Johnson School, Kennedy Hall, David L. Call Alumni Auditorium

October 29, 2008
Memphis, TN
Rhodes College / Bryan Campus Life Center, McCallum Ballroom

November 3, 2008
Nashville, TN
Belmont University / Curb Center

November 5, 2008
Stillwater, OK
Oklahoma State University /
Wes Watkins Center

November 7, 2008
Azusa, CA
Azusa Pacific University / Upper Turner Campus Center

November 10, 2008
Seattle, WA
Town Hall Seattle

About Monster Worldwide
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST), parent company of Monster, the premier global online employment solution for more than a decade, strives to inspire people to improve their lives. With a local presence in key markets in North America, Europe, and Asia, Monster works for everyone by connecting employers with quality job seekers at all levels and by providing personalized career advice to consumers globally. Through online media sites and services, Monster delivers vast, highly targeted audiences to advertisers. Monster Worldwide is a member of the S&P 500 index and the NASDAQ 100. To learn more about Monster’s industry-leading products and services, visit www.monster.com.

About Marcus Buckingham
Best-selling author, consultant and speaker, Marcus Buckingham is widely considered one of the world’s leading authorities on employee productivity and the practices of leading and managing. Buckingham addresses more than 250,000 people around the globe each year and is routinely lauded by such corporations as Toyota, Coca-Cola, Master Foods, Wells Fargo, Microsoft and Disney as an invaluable resource in informing, challenging, mentoring and inspiring people to find their strengths and obtain and sustain long-lasting personal success. In his role as author, independent consultant and speaker, Marcus Buckingham has been the subject of in-depth profiles in The New York Times, Fortune, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal. The Truth About You: Your Secret to Success follows Marcus Buckingham’s four best-selling books First, Break All the Rules (coauthored with Curt Coffman, Simon & Schuster, 1999); Now, Discover Your Strengths (coauthored with Donald O. Clifton, The Free Press, 2001); The One Thing You Need to Know (The Free Press, 2005); Go Put Your Strengths To Work (The Free Press, 2007).

About Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Founded in 1798 in Edinburgh, Scotland, Thomas Nelson is today the world’s largest inspirational publisher and one of the largest trade publishers in the U.S., releasing hundreds of new books every year in categories as broad as business, current events, history, biography, health and nutrition, spiritual growth, practical living, lifestyle, Bibles, reference, children’s books, and fiction. Thomas Nelson is home to some of the biggest names in publishing, including Max Lucado, William J. Bennett, John Maxwell, Dave Ramsey, Robin McGraw, John MacArthur, Ted Dekker, Marcus Buckingham, John Eldredge, and Donald Miller, many of whom appear regularly on multiple national best seller lists. Committed to international growth, it has offices in China, Brazil, and Mexico, as well as a Spanish language group. For more information, visit our Web site www.thomasnelson.com.

Contacts:
Steve Sylven
Monster
(978) 201-6198
steve.sylven@monster.com

Annie Godwin
Ketchum for Monster
(646) 935-4168
annie.godwin@ketchum.com

Heather D. Adams
Director of Publicity, Thomas Nelson
(615) 902-2224
hadams@thomasnelson.com

Stanley’s Newest Book, In Step With God: Understanding His Ways and Plans for Your Life, Says Knowing & Trusting God’s Character is the Key to Making Decisions

(Nashville, Tenn.) What is God like?  If He wants His best for my life, why do I experience such difficult circumstances sometimes?  Is it really possible to know Him?  In his new book, In Step With God: Understanding His Ways and Plans for Your Life (Thomas Nelson, Inc., October 2008), New York Times best-selling author and pastor Charles Stanley encourages Christians—both new and seasoned in their faith—that knowing and trusting the character of God is the only way to have peace in every circumstance.

“The more we know God, the more our lives change,” says Stanley.  “Many have said, ‘If only I knew what He wanted me to do, I would do it.’  Others have tried desperately to make sense out of tragic or challenging circumstances only to come away feeling more alone.  God will reveal Himself to us, but before He does, we must come to a point where we surrender to Him.  This means that we desire to know Him more than we desire to have our own way.”

Throughout In Step With God Stanley reminds us of simple truths and characteristics of God, ultimately pointing readers back to the Bible as he draws comparison to the lessons learned by Old Testament figures like Moses, Jeremiah, Joseph and others.   These include:

• We don’t have to fear the future.  God is in control and keeps His Word (Chapter Three: God Keeps His Promises).
• God works in our lives to fulfill his promises (Chapter Four: The Things God Uses to Reveal Himself to Us).
• God shows up at exactly the right time in the right way (Chapter Six: God’s Surprise Visits).
• There is always a purpose in our suffering (Chapter Eight: God Uses Our Suffering).

Dr. Charles Stanley is pastor of the 17,000-member First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and is president and founder of In Touch Ministries.  He has twice been elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention and is known internationally from his radio and television program “In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley.”  His many best-selling books include Landmines in the Path of the Believer, When the Enemy Strikes, Finding Peace, Seeking His Face, Success God’s Way, Enter His Gates, The Source of My Strength, and How to Listen to God.

In Step With God (Thomas Nelson, Inc., ISBN: 1-4002-0091-1) is scheduled for release October 2008. Hardcover: $19.99.

Contact Information:
Heather Adams
P.O. Box 141000
Nashville, TN 37214
ph: 615.902.2224
fax: 615.902.2850
e: hadams@thomasnelson.com