Power Thoughts: 12 Strategies to Win the Battle of the Mind (FaithWords), releasing Sept. 14, presents lessons and insights Meyer has gathered in the years in between, including details of scientific research that underscores how much thoughts can impact physical and mental health.

For the 15th consecutive year, CPH hosted Operation F.U.N. (For a United Neighborhood) Aug. 4. During the event, Concordia provided 750 children with a backpack full of school supplies, a hot meal and fun activities.

Chan, whose Crazy Love calls for radical devotion to Jesus, has embodied the message by donating all royalties from the book as well as all of his products to charity since by initial release, Cook officials said.

The incoming chairman of CBA has urged industry members to look both ways as they plan for the future.

George Thomsen says that retailers and suppliers need to remember the past while they try to find new ways to work together in the days ahead.

"We need to revisit our past and remember why it was we got into this industry/ministry," Thomsen said in an extended interview with Christian Retailing ahead of his taking over as the retailers trade group chairman next month.

Announcing a $27 million reduction in its budget earlier this month, the Colorado Springs, Colo.-based organization said that the move was "necessitated by twin economic challenges."