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Gracewear jewelry aims to appeal to ‘today's modern Christian woman’ Print Email
Written by Christine D. Johnson   
Tuesday, 15 October 2013 06:12 PM America/New_York

Gracewear-RhodiumEarringsSisters Mary Strong Blackburn and Wendy Strong Lupas saw a gap in the market for inspirational, yet stylish jewelry that women could wear to share their faith—a gap they now help fill with their company, Gracewear Collection.

Founded in 2009 as an online retailer, Gracewear grew, and the sisters started their own boutique in 2011 in Cashiers, N.C., a mountain community that is a “summer destination” for many, Lupas said. Today, Gracewear products can now be found in more than 400 retail stores.

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‘The Harbinger’ follow-up DVD flies off shelves on release day Print Email
Written by Gina Meeks   
Tuesday, 15 October 2013 05:52 PM America/New_York

HarbingerDecoded-webThe Harbinger has sold more than 1 million copies and spent 89 consecutive weeks on the New York Times best-seller list and more than 60 weeks on USA Today’s top 150 books list. Today's release of the companion DVD has met similarly high demand.

The Harbinger Decoded DVD, which sold out the first 40,000 copies its opening day, offers more information about Jonathan Cahn’s The Harbinger, published by Charisma House’s FrontLine imprint in January 2012.

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Gardenfire ‘modern and trendy’ wall art lines expanding Print Email
Written by Christine D. Johnson   
Tuesday, 15 October 2013 04:43 PM America/New_York

Gardenfire-WallArt-webGardenfire is known for its trendy T-shirt designs, but now has seen success with its new wall art.

“Wall art has been the best thing we have done in a long time,” said owner and designer Jayme Brandt. “We have opened up accounts that previously were not interested in us due to limited product lines we develop or that they do not carry T-shirts.”

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Nazareth Secret expands candle offerings in North America Print Email
Written by Christine D. Johnson   
Tuesday, 15 October 2013 03:14 PM America/New_York

NazarethSecret-TaperCandles-webNazareth Secret, a family-owned-and-operated company with a growing line of products from Israel, has introduced its handcrafted candles to North American retailers.

Available to ship now, Nazareth Secret’s candles are made by craftsmen in the Galilee mountains near the city of Nazareth. The candles are hand-dipped, according to tradition, in vibrant colors and exude a clear, bright flame. Candles are offered in gift-boxed tapers of two ($6.99) and single gift-boxed pillars ($8.99), and Nazareth Secret allows stores to select their own color combinations.

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LifeWay Christian Stores to host Kids & Ducks Day Print Email
Written by Jeremy Burns   
Tuesday, 15 October 2013 02:26 PM America/New_York

TheDuckCommanderFamily-webLifeWay Christian Stores will be celebrating Kids & Ducks Day in the chain’s stores Saturday, Oct. 19. The event will offer discounts, giveaways and kid-friendly activities centered around Duck Dynasty-related products, VeggieTales and more.

The main celebration will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and will include a kids-only Uncle Si dress-alike contest as well as giveaways, including beards on a stick, Si greeting cards, Si cups and puzzles from the children’s book Audrey Bunny (B&H Kids). The first 50 customers after 1 p.m. will receive an Uncle Si poster, and customers throughout the day can enter to win a life-size Uncle Si standee.

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Dee Henderson’s ‘Unspoken’ tops weekly ECPA Fiction best-seller list Print Email
Written by Jeremy Burns   
Tuesday, 15 October 2013 10:57 AM America/New_York

UnspokenUnspoken, the latest novel by New York Times best-selling author Dee Henderson, debuted at No. 1 on the ECPA Fiction best-seller list for the week ending Oct. 5.

The top 20 ECPA General best-sellers were: 1. Not a Fan, Kyle Idleman (Zondervan); 2. Jesus Calling, Sarah Young, hardcover (Thomas Nelson); 3. Jesus Calling, Young, large print deluxe (Thomas Nelson); 4. Hidden in Christ, James Bryan Smith (Formatio); 5. Four Blood Moons, John Hagee (Worthy Publishing); 6. One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voskamp (Zondervan); 7. Si-cology1, Si Robertson, Mark Schlabach (Howard Books); 8. Jesus Calling, Young, women’s edition (Thomas Nelson); 9. Unspoken, Henderson (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 10. You’ll Get Through This, Max Lucado (Thomas Nelson); 11. Emotions, Charles F. Stanley (Howard Books); 12. Love Does, Bob Goff (Thomas Nelson); 13. KJV Standard Lesson Commentary 2013-2014, softcover (Standard Publishing); 14. The 5 Love Languages, Gary Chapman (Northfield Publishing); 15. Jesus Calling, Young, deluxe (Thomas Nelson); 16. The Harbinger, Jonathan Cahn (FrontLine); 17. Battlefield of the Mind, Joyce Meyer (FaithWords); 18. Happy, Happy, Happy, Phil Robertson, Mark Schlabach; 19. Jesus Today, Young (Thomas Nelson); and 20. The Focus on the Family Guide to Talking With Your Kids About Sex, J. Thomas Fitch, M.D., David Davis (Revell/Baker Publishing Group).

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Capitol CMG artists sweep AMA nominations Print Email
Written by Jeremy Burns   
Monday, 14 October 2013 05:03 PM America/New_York

AmericanMusicAwards-webCapitol CMG Label Group artists TobyMac, Chris Tomlin and Matthew West each received an American Music Award nomination for Favorite ArtistContemporary Inspirational last week.

This marks the fifth AMA nomination for TobyMac, who also won the category in 2012. It is the first nod for Tomlin and West.

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