Presidents Day honors those who have held our nation’s highest office, and Christian retailers are celebrating the holiday by offering big discounts.

Family Christian offers a coupon for 40% off any one regularly priced item (with some exceptions), usable in-store or at FamilyChristian.com. The coupon is only valid Feb. 17.

Mid-sized employers have been granted another year before they will be legally required to offer health insurance to nearly all full-time employees. The Obama administration announced another delay in the employer mandate section of the Affordable Care Act—also known as Obamacare—pushing the requirement back to 2016 for companies with 50 to 99 full-time employees.

Larger companies—defined by the law as having 100 or more employees—also were granted a reprieve in the announcement. Though their implementation date remains Jan. 1, 2015—delayed by a more sweeping announcement in July from the law’s original 2014 deadline—large employers will only be required to offer insurance to 70% of full-time workers by that time, instead of the 95% originally mandated.

New small-group Bible study resources from pastor Rick Warren to help individuals and churches delve more deeply into the teachings of Jesus depicted in the upcoming Son of God film. B&H Publishing Group released the study materials Feb. 15.

Son of God: The Life of Jesus in You (B&H Publishing Group) is a DVD small-group Bible study featuring New York Times best-selling author Warren, who explains how participants can find their purpose in studying the life of Jesus. A member book accompanies the Leader Kit, and also will be available as an e-book in the near future.

Brandy Vallance won the 2014 Operation First Novel contest at the Writing for the Soul Conference, held Feb. 13-16. As the winner, Vallance received a $20,000 check, and her novel, The Covered Deep, will be published by Worthy Publishing.

Kirk Cameron’s Unstoppable (Provident Films/Provident Distribution) has held the top spot on SoundScan’s Christian Video chart for two consecutive weeks since its Jan. 28 release on DVD. The film is a joint production between Cameron and Liberty University.

In September 2013, Unstoppable’s theatrical release made headlines with gross ticket sales of more than $3.2 million in its two nights of screenings.

Consumers’ spending leveled off post-holiday in the beginning of the year due in part to severe winter weather in much of the country. January retail sales, excluding automobiles, gas stations and restaurants, were flat seasonally adjusted month-to-month, yet increased 3.0% unadjusted year-over-year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).

Book, music, sporting goods and hobby stores’ sales decreased 1.4% seasonally adjusted month-to-month and 1.5% unadjusted year-over-year.

Consumers’ spending leveled off post-holiday in the beginning of the year due in part to severe winter weather in much of the country. January retail sales, excluding automobiles, gas stations and restaurants, were flat seasonally adjusted month-to-month, yet increased 3.0% unadjusted year-over-year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).

Book, music, sporting goods and hobby stores’ sales decreased 1.4% seasonally adjusted month-to-month and 1.5% unadjusted year-over-year.