GRAMMY Award-winning band Jars of Clay is giving away “Fall Asleep,” a song from the Platinum-selling group’s new album, Inland (Gray Matters/Provident Distribution), through a NoiseTrade promotion to raise money for relief efforts in the Philippines. All of the proceeds from the single will be used to support the Red Cross in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, believed to be the strongest typhoon to make landfall in recorded history.

The official music video for “Fall Asleep,” which premiered on USAToday.com and is now being promoted in various video channels, was created in Manila, directed by Luis Tabuena and stars Filipina actress/supermodel Rhian Ramos.

HarperCollins reported a drop in sales for the fiscal quarter ending Sept. 30, though the publisher’s overall earnings increased.

Revenue decreased 7%, a $24 million drop, compared to the corresponding quarter in 2012, according to the quarterly report filed by parent company News Corp. The sales slump was “primarily due to softness in the Christian publishing marketplace.”

Christ Centered Life Store is collaborating with Fort Myers (Fla.) Cash Mob to host a cash mob for the store Tuesday, Nov. 19. The cash mob is a fairly recent phenomenon, having grown from the desire to show support for small, independent businesses.

“Our goal is to bring the community together to support these great local businesses”, said Kathy Kalvan, co-founder of the Fort Myers Cash Mob.

Joey Fann started holding Bible studies themed around the classic 1960s sitcom The Andy Griffith Show in the late 1990s, and the effects are still being felt today.  Fann’s 2001 book The Way Back to Mayberry: Lessons From a Simpler Time (B&H Books) helped propagate the movement that has inspired hundreds of churches to launch their own Mayberry-themed Bible studies and even sparked its own annual conference.

This year’s sold-out Life Lessons from Mayberry: It’s All There in Black & White conference at LifeWay Christian Resources’ Ridgecrest (N.C.) Conference Center was attended by more than 500 people from 18 states. Attendance has doubled in the three years it has been held at Ridgecrest.

Abingdon Press announced the signing of author Ben Stroup to its growing Christian Living division. Stroup’s new book, The Outlaw, the Magician, and the Hero, is slated for a February 2015 release.

“I'm excited about working with Abingdon Press because of the people,” said Stroup. “They have a long-standing commitment to developing authors and books, and expressed the same level of enthusiasm I have for this project and the people I want to reach.”

The Isaacs singer Jimmy Yeary won the Song of the Year award at the 47th Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards presented at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 6. The award, shared with co-writers Jessi Alexander and Connie Harrington, was given for writing the No. 1 Country song “I Drive Your Truck,” performed by Lee Brice.

“The story behind this song is so powerful and connects with everyday people's lives and the losses we all endure,” Yeary said. “This song speaks to everyone.”

Marietta, Ga.-based Glory Haus has announced the creation of its new “Grateful Heart” collection in partnership with Trista Sutter, the first bachelorette on ABC’s The Bachelorette. 

Together with Glory Haus, Sutter is creating a signature product line of wall art, picture frames, a journal, pillows and Sutter’s favorite, the Appreciation Jar. The collection is in production now and will be available for preorders with shipments beginning in December. New products, including Sutter’s jewelry line, will be introduced throughout December.