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Judson Press, ABHMS announce 2017-2018 ‘ABC Reads’ selection
Published February 2, 2017VALLEY FORGE, PA (2/2/17)—“Welcoming Community: Diversity That Works” by the Rev. Douglas Avilesbernal has been named the “ABC Reads” book for 2017-2018. Sponsored by American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), ABC Reads highlights a Judson Press book every year or two that is appropriate for reading and discussion in small group settings as well as […]
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Devotional lends contemporary African-American perspective to Lenten tradition
Published February 1, 2017VALLEY FORGE, PA (2/1/17)—Inspired by the need for a practical, spiritual resource addressing the Christian calendar from an Afrocentric perspective, Glenn E. Porter Sr., M.Div., D.Min., wrote “Journey with Jesus through Lent.” This new Judson Press book takes readers on a faith pilgrimage for the sacred season. Based on the Gospel of Luke, this unique, […]
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New Judson Press devotional encourages couples to love, live, learn from each other
Published January 5, 2017VALLEY FORGE, PA (1/5/17)—A new devotional for couples, “My Beloved, My Friend: The Song of Songs for Couples,” by retired pastor and poet Brent D. Christianson, releases today. “My Beloved, My Friend” offers couples a refreshing look at love and marriage through the Old Testament book Song of Songs (or Song of Solomon). Designed to […]
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Excerpt from Judson Press book featured in exhibit at newly opened museum
Published November 10, 2016The staff at American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) publishing ministry—Judson Press—is both surprised and delighted to learn that a sentence from one of its published reference works features prominently in an exhibition at the newly opened National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C. And, that’s not all. The author himself—the Rev. […]
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New Judson Press titles offer good news in troubled times
Published August 2, 2016VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 8/1/16)—Responding to the nation’s ongoing summer of discontent, Judson Press has announced the early release on August 1 of two books to help pastors and congregations share the Gospel with power, relevance and hope. Be My Witness: The Great Commission for Preachers, by the Rev. Dr. Marvin A McMickle, offers a […]
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Judson Press book connects comic book superhero fans with God’s Word
Published May 16, 2016VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/16/16)—What does a comic book superhero have in common with the gospel of Jesus Christ? Readers will learn this and more in the new Judson Press title Holy Heroes: The Gospel According to DC & Marvel by pastor and author Scott Bayles. Likening the legends of superheroes to modern-day parables, Holy […]
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Judson Press releases devotional to inspire Christian writers, speakers
Published April 21, 2016VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/1/16)—Judson Press, the publishing arm of American Baptist Home Mission Societies, releases a devotional for Christian writers and speakers by five award-winning Christian authors. As the Ink Flows: Devotions to Inspire Christian Writers & Speakers integrates the craft of writing with the faith of people of the Word, in order to […]
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Judson Press contemporary Bible study on women in Scripture reveals new possibilities, perspectives
Published April 21, 2016VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/16/16)—Are the ancient women of the Bible relevant today? Yes. Stories of women in the Bible such as Rahab and Ruth, Hannah and Huldah are familiar to most, but what makes these stories significant and relevant today is the ability to take their experiences and apply them to our own situations […]
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Judson Press honored with three titles in Illumination Book Awards
Published April 21, 2016VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/27/16)—Judson Press has received three awards in the 2016 Illumination Book Awards. The books are judged with an emphasis on innovation and creative ways of expressing a Christian worldview. The Judson Press titles won two Silver Awards and one Bronze award. Illumination Book Award Silver Award Winners Sisters of Scripture: Mentors […]
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Youth put Mission Summit earnings toward mission trip
Published April 20, 2016When youth at First Baptist Church, Olathe, Kan., were contacted about earning an hourly rate to help Judson Press set up and tear down its bookstore at American Baptist Churches USA’s Mission Summit 2015 in Kansas City in June, they jumped at the opportunity—not to fill their own pockets but to help finance a planned […]
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