Major Christian organizations, led by Oasis International, are joining together to launch the Africa Study Bible (ASB), the first study Bible developed by Africans for Africans. The new study Bible was born out of a six-year, cross-continental effort.

To support the effort, Oasis is partnering with Tyndale House Publishers to create the study Bible. Other participants include Cru/Jesus Film, Saddleback Church, Willow Creek and Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit, International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, Scripture Union, American Bible Society, Compassion, Africa Leadership, TransWorld Radio, Moody Radio, The Center for Early African Christianity, Publications pour la Jeunesse Africane, MMD Global, The Livingstone Corp., InSight Books, Urban Ministries Inc. and the Association of Evangelicals in Africa.

Emily Ley, creative director of the Emily Ley lifestyle brand and founder of The Simplified Planner, will publish her first book, Grace, Not Perfection: Embracing Simplicity, Celebrating Joy, with Thomas Nelson this fall. The October release will draw on Ley's popular blog, social media feeds and daily planner to inspire women to simplify, prioritize and allow the grace of God into their lives.

“We are delighted to add Emily to our author roster and share her approach of embracing the perfectly imperfect,” said Laura Minchew, senior vice president and publisher of children’s books, gift books and new media at Thomas Nelson. “Countless women have already caught on to the concept of holding themselves ‘to a standard of grace, not perfection,’ as Emily says, and we think that this will be one of our standout books releasing this fall.”

A variety of products from gift and home décor manufacturer Glory Haus were showcased Thursday, March 10, on the Deals and Steals Happy Home Goods segment on ABC's Good Morning America.

The products featured during the national segment included selections from a new line of inspirational wood-framed boards and pillow designs handmade at Daughters of Hope, the company’s fair trade freedom factory in India that provides employment, training and hope to impoverished women.

Focus Features' The Young Messiah grossed nearly $3.3 million over the weekend, landing seventh in theater box office receipts, according to boxofficemojo.com. The film opened March 11 in more than 1,700 theaters.

Worthy Publishing has sold more than 340,000 copies of Dr. David Jeremiah’s The Jeremiah Study Bible: NKJV since its 2013 release. In light of the success of the New King James edition, Worthy plans to offer a New International Version (NIV) edition in November.

“More people read the NIV than any other version of the Bible,” said Dr. David Jeremiah, a New York Times best-selling author and founder of Turning Point. “If you want to put the Bible in the hands of as many people as possible, you have to go where they are. The NIV is a good translation. It’s one I read often.”

Steven Furtick’s new Multnomah book, (Un)Qualified: How God Uses Broken People to Do Big Things, has landed on several major best-seller lists in its debut week of sales.

WaterBrook and Multnomah, imprints of Crown at Penguin Random House LLC, are taking steps to update their brand identities. The imprints are no longer presented as the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group but are now being developed into two distinct imprint identities. Following a shift in company strategy, each imprint will now serve unique audiences within the church and publish in specific categories. WaterBrook Press will be called WaterBrook, and Multnomah Books will be referred to as Multnomah. 

The imprints also have relaunched their website with a mobile-friendly format, simplified navigation and fresh design. The updated look and enhanced content at waterbrookmultnomah.com will allow visitors to more easily interact with WaterBrook and Multnomah online and discover comprehensive information on each book title, including links to purchase from a variety of Christian and general market retailers.