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Trackback Thursday on “The New Media Frontier”

New Media as a Mission Field

If you’re reading this, you are probably already actively involved in the new media frontier. Recent studies show that over twelve million Americans are blogging, of which only 2% claim “religion, spirituality, or faith” as their main topic. There is a great mission field in cyberspace right now. Before blindly jumping in, however, Christians need to weigh the possibilities against the consequences, and then proceed with practical discernment and grace.

In The New Media Frontier, Roger Overton and John Mark Reynolds (along with an impressive list of other new media experts) explore specific areas in which God’s people can creatively expand their reach to a lost world. They stress the urgency for Christian involvement, unearth the dangers, and advise readers on how to use media to advance and demonstrate Christianity on the web.

Here’s a reminder of how the contest part of Trackback Thursday works: Simply link to the blog post from your blog, leave a comment on Crossway’s Facebook Page, or re-tweet Trackback Thursday on Twitter @Crosswaybooks. Winners picked on Friday morning.

September 3, 2009 | Posted in: Digital,Missions | Author: Crossway Staff @ 6:29 am | 1 Comment »

Posted in Digital, Missions | 1 Comment »

Shopping for Time Available for Free on Kindle

Each month, in partnership with Amazon.com, we make one Crossway book available for free for the Kindle e-book reader (or iPhone or iPod touch).

For September, we’ve selected Shopping for Time. Here’s a description:

Overwhelmed. Miserable. Exhausted. These are often the words women use to describe their high-demand lifestyles. How are women who are always on the go expected to cope with the demands of work, family, and ministry? Carolyn Mahaney and her three daughters, Nicole Whitacre, Kristin Chesemore, and Janelle Bradshaw, draw biblical principles from God’s Word to give women practical advice on how to fulfill and excel in their daily responsibilities.

Check out what Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Noël Piper, and Mary K. Mohler had to say about Shopping for Time: How to Do it All and Not Be Overwhelmed. And if you use a Kindle, we invite you to download it today.

September 2, 2009 | Posted in: Books,Digital,Women, Wives, Mothers | Author: Crossway Staff @ 10:29 am | (3) Comments »

Posted in Books, Digital, Women, Wives, Mothers | 3 Comments »

Pick the Cover for “What Does God Want of Us Anyway?” by Mark Dever

We’re pleased to announce Mark Dever’s upcoming book, What Does God Want of Us Anyway?: A Quick Overview of the Whole Bible (March 2010). Here’s a brief description:

This overview of the Bible provides readers with an aerial view of the landscape of Scripture, examining the central messages of the Bible revealed in the promises of God. Originally delivered as sermons by pastor Mark Dever at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington DC, these three studies will be available in one hardcover volume as part of the IXMarks series. Dever encourages readers to take a step back and look at the Bible from a broader perspective. Just as new features of an object are noticed when viewed from a distance, so too the themes of the Bible become more apparent when we look at the Bible as a whole.

Dever explores the narrative of God’s Word to answer the question, “What does God wants of us anyway?” Readers looking for a panoramic view of Scripture will be reminded of the faithful, persistent love of God and find themselves drawn into a broader, but deeper, understanding of the Maker and Keeper of promises.

We look forward to the release of What Does God Want of Us Anyway? in May 2010. In the meantime, we’d like to get your input on the cover, so please vote and tell us what you think.