Barbour Publishing author Wanda E. Brunstetter has passed the 5 million mark in book sales. The New York Times best-selling author of Amish-themed novels introduces her next series, “Kentucky Brothers,” in April.   ?

Thom S. Rainer and son Jess W. Rainer focus on the 78 million people born between 1980 and 2000 in The Millennials: Connecting to America’s Largest Generation. Releasing from B&H Books, the January title reports on a 2009 study and discusses Millennial views on diversity, money and more.

Best-selling author and pastor John MacArthur discusses a striking word that Scripture uses to describe the believer in Slave: The Hidden Truth About Your Identity in Christ. MacArthur asserts that translators have covered up the word’s true meaning, substituting “servant” for “slave,” but he sees the word as key to the believer’s freedom. The Thomas Nelson title releases this month for $22.99 retail.

A New Kind of Big examines how churches of any size can partner to transform their communities. Chip Sweney—a Presbyterian Church in America pastor who serves as a leader of Perimeter Church’s Community Outreach in Atlanta—presents a model of collaboration in the Baker Books title, releasing this month from Baker Publishing Group.   ?

Candace Cameron Bure—best known for her child-acting role on Full House and as sister of Kirk Cameron—aims to motivate women to embrace a healthier lifestyle. Bure shares her experience with a food addiction and her now-healthy outlook on weight. Releasing this month, Reshaping It All (B&H Books) includes a 16-page black-and-white photo insert and retails for $14.99.   ?

Pastor Gregg Matte invites readers to shift their thinking about God’s will from an event to a process. In Finding God’s Will, he shows that God’s will is what happens when believers seek Him. The $19.99 Regal title releases this month.

David Jeremiah’s The Coming Economic Armageddon rose to the top of the New York Times Hardcover Advice list in its second week there. The FaithWords title discusses the financial warnings pointing toward Armageddon.   ?

Each Bible chapter is outlined, analyzed and summarized in What Does Every Bible Chapter Say by John Hunt. Drawing on a range of Bible scholars, evangelists and preachers, the AMG Publishers book releases this month and retails for $29.99.   ?

At October’s Desiring God 2010 National Conference, Crossway recognized best-selling author and pastor John Piper with the release of For the Fame of God’s Name. Presented by editors Sam Storms and Justin Taylor, the hardcover volume offers 27 essays on the themes for which Piper is most well known, including Christian hedonism and the sovereignty of God. It retails for $35.   ?

After clinical experience and thorough research at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Michael Barry discovered a strong connection between the immune system and forgiveness. Through the stories of five cancer patients told in The Forgiveness Project, he aims to help readers overcome the barriers to healing and peace. TheKregel Publications title releases this month and retails for $14.99.   ?

Discovery House Publishers offers readers of the popular devotional Our Daily Bread a collection of its readings in A Story Is Told: Inspiring Stories and Illustrations From Our Daily Bread by Dave Branon, editor. Arranged topically, the readings cover a wide range of categories. Releasing this month, it retails for $9.99.   ?

Sally Dyck, a United Methodist Church bishop, and her niece Sarah Ehrman, who works in the world of science, encourage Christians to care for the environment in A Hopeful Earth, a unique study that sees the two in dialogue. The Abingdon Press title releases this month and retails for $10.

Two Christian Living authors published by Zondervan have reached 100,000 copies sold with their recent titles. The Christian Atheist (March 2010) by Craig Groeschel, pastor at LifeChurch.tv, and The Me I Want to Be (December 2009) by John Ortberg, pastor at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, both reached the milestone since the books released less than a year ago

Mary Beth Chapman's Choosing to SEE: A Journey of Struggle and Hope has risen to No. 13 on the Sept. 17 New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction list, up three spots from its debut ranking. Chapman, the wife of recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman, co-authored the book with New York Times best-selling author Ellen Vaughn.

Jane Kirkpatrick's A Flickering Light (WaterBrook Press) has been awarded the 2010 WILLA Literary Award for Original Softcover Fiction. Presented by Women Writing the West, the award is chosen by professional librarians, historians and university-affiliated educators, and represents the best of 2009 published literature for women's stories set in the American West.

The executive board of Book Blogger Appreciation Week, held Sept. 13-17, announced that Francine Rivers' Her Mother's Hope (Tyndale House Publishers) was named "Best Spiritual/Religious/Inspirational Book" in voting by its registered book bloggers. Released in March, Her Mother's Hope is a New York Times best-seller and book one in the "Marta's Legacy" series.

Bryan Davis has been awarded the 2010 Clive Staples Award for Christian Speculative Fiction, a readers' choice award for the year's best Christian worldview science fiction/fantasy/allegory/futuristic/supernatural novels published in English by a royalty-paying press. The award was given to Davis for The Bones of Makaidos (Living Ink/AMG Publishers) in the young adult "Oracles of Fire" series.

Since its release in May 2008, Crazy Love has reached 1 million copies sold, publisher David C. Cook announced. The debut book by Francis Chan, Crazy Love has appeared on multiple best-seller lists, including USA Today and Publishers Weekly. Chan has donated all royalties for the book to charity.

Drawing on recent research and in-depth interviews with young people leaving the church, Generation Ex-Christian by Drew Dyck offers profiles of real-world, young ex-Christians. The book also identifies seven kinds of leavers and offers practical advice for how to connect with each type. The Moody Publishers book releases this month and retails for $13.99.

Host and executive producer of Moody Radio’s “Midday Connection” Anita Lustrea has heard many a heartbreaking story from women across the country, but she has also seen God’s healing power at work. Sharing her own story and those of other women, What Women Tell Me: Finding Freedom From the Secrets We Keep, out this month from Zondervan, retails for $14.99.

In When the Hurt Runs Deep: Healing and Hope for Life’s Desperate Moments, best-selling author and Bible teacher Kay Arthur encourages readers from the study of Scripture as well as her own experiences and insights gleaned in counseling others. The WaterBrook Press book releases this month and retails for $22.99.

Best-selling author and activist Tony Campolo offers a collection of stories from his life-long friendships and world travels in Stories That Feed Your Soul, published this month by Regal Books. Set around Rom. 8, the stories center on themes such as freedom from condemnation and living with hope. The hardcover book retails for $19.99.

Marriage counselor and No. 1 New York Times best-selling author Gary Chapman aims to help couples make their marriage last, in Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Got Married. Chapman explains how couples can develop a loving and mutual beneficial marriage in the Northfield Publishing/Moody Publishers book that releases this month and retails for $12.99.

Howard Books’ suspense novel Drift by Sharon Carter Rogers (April) has been named winner of the 2010 International Book Award for Religious Fiction. The supernatural mystery is Rogers’ third novel, after Sinner (RiverOak Publishing/David C. Cook), a 2007 National Best Books Award finalist, and Unpretty (Howard). Rogers’ name is a pseudonym for a former English teacher who now writes full time.

The Message: Solo New Testament Pink from NavPress is a leather-look devotional that uses an ancient approach to exploring the Scriptures, lectio divina, or “divine reading,” encouraging readers to “Read, Think, Pray and Live.” The devotional includes a topical index and 162 numbered devotions. It releases Sept. 13 and retails for $14.99.

Pastor and best-selling author Andy Stanley shows how God’s grace can transform a life in The Grace of God from Thomas Nelson. Releasing this month, the jacketed hardcover book retails for $21.99.

Adding to the Amish fiction category, Barbour Publishing releases Lydia’s Charm by best-selling author Wanda E. Brunstetter this month. Set in Ohio’s Amish country, the stand-alone novel retails for $14.99.

Believing that the simplicity of biblical discipleship has become lost in today’s postmodern church, international church planter Floyd McClung encourages readers to use Christ’s life as a pattern for living in Follow: A Simple and Profound Call to Live Like Jesus. The David C. Cook title releases this month.

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In The Reluctant Entertainer, you say that every woman can offer hospitality. So you don't have to be a Martha Stewart?

That's right. You don't have to be a Martha! We get too hung up that entertaining or hosting a dinner party has to look "the part"--gourmet, fancy, impressive. I think American women need to come back to the reality of what hospitality really is-it's the simplicity of making a person feel warm and welcome. People are hurting in America right now and we need each other, which may mean coming together for an easy meal.

How did you learn the value of hospitality?

I was fortunate to have parents who taught me as a little girl the value of hospitality. Because of that gift being handed down to me, I've been able to pass the torch on to my three kids, who are all now teenagers. But there's hope for the person who maybe didn't receive the same gift that I did. Find a role model, someone that you really respect and can learn from, and ask if she'd be willing to mentor you. It really works!