Thanks to all of you who participated in our Chuck Norris Birthday contest! There were a lot of great entries, but we could only choose five winners.

And the winners of the Chuck Norris Birthday contest are…

Elizabeth Doogan (on Facebook): “Today is a day that, 70 years ago, changed the world. On this day the world’s most deadly weapon was created: the roundhouse kick.”

Anthony Trendl: “No one throws Chuck Norris a party. He throws it…far.”

Steve: “When the birthday candles on Chuck Norris’ cake saw him coming, they blew themselves out.”

Craig: “Chuck Norris didn’t turn 70…he twisted it until it cried ‘Uncle.”‘

Kevin Rojas: “The last time Chuck Norris blew out some candles, we called it climate change.”

Congratulations! You’ll be receiving a SIGNED copy of The Official Chuck Norris Fact Book. You’ll be receiving an email requesting your mailing address. Thanks for sharing your Chuck Norris birthday facts with us and for wishing Chuck a happy 70th birthday!

 

Chuck Norris is  celebrating his 70^th Birthday today!
 

So we’re giving away copies of The Official Chuck Norris Fact Book to celebrate.

 There are two ways to win a copy of Chuck’s book:

- Share your best Chuck Norris birthday fact in the comments of this blog or on our Tyndale Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Carol-Stream-IL/Tyndale-House-Publishers/35919771991?ref=ts).
- Create your own birthday greeting video for Chuck Norris and post the link to the video in the blog comments.

We will choose five of the most creative birthday facts or videos to receive a copy of The Official Chuck Norris Fact Book. Please keep your videos and birthday facts family-friendly! Any inappropriate content will disqualify your entry.

The contest ends at 4:00 PM CT today. Good luck, and happy birthday to Chuck!

It’s week two of the What’s In the Bible? Blog Tour! Keep checking this post throughout the week for links to more blogs where you can win copies of In the Beginning and Let My People Go!

http://ashabutterflys.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-in-bible-review-and-giveaway.html

http://calumhenderson.com/kids-youth/whats-in-the-bible-answers-tricky-questions/

http://www.noordinarymomentsblog.com/2010/03/whats-in-bible-review-giveaway.html

http://seizethebookblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/dvd-review-whats-in-bible-by-phil.html

http://ouroutofsynclife.blogspot.com/2010/03/win-free-dvd-of-whats-in-bible.html

http://kennedyandzach.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-in-bible-new-dvd-series-just.html

http://blessedkid.blogspot.com/2010/03/dvd-review-whats-in-bible.html

http://ldgermany.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-in-bible-free-giveaway.html

http://iambelievinggod.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/phil-vischers-new-dvd-series-teaches-biblical-truth/

http://readornotread.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-in-bible.html

http://bookiewoogie.blogspot.com/2010/03/video-review-giveaway-whats-in-bible.html

http://jandkharrison.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-in-bible-review.html

http://foodforthoughtwithasideoflaughter.blogspot.com/2010/03/dvd-review-whats-in-bible.html

http://finamoon.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-in-bible-by-phil-vischer-review.html

http://passionatechildrensservant.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-in-bible-review.html

http://koreamom.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-in-bible-review-and-giveaway.html

http://www.momsbalancingact.com/2010/03/whats-in-bible-dvd-review-and-giveaway.html

http://trinitykids.myblogspace.ca/?p=31

http://berlysue.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-in-bible-by-phil-vischer-my.html

http://www.fundamentallyreformed.com/2010/03/11/whats-in-the-bible-dvds-by-phil-vischer/

The What’s In the Bible? Blog Tour is underway! Each week in March, 20 more bloggers will be posting their reviews of Phil Vischer’s new What’s In the Bible? DVD series. The best part? You can enter to win one of the DVDs on these blogs!

So head over to these blogs, read their reviews, and enter their contests! I’ll add links as more blog reviews come in.

http://eliashib.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/whats-in-the-bible/

http://www.jennifersikora.com/2010/03/whats-in-bible-review-and-giveaway.html

http://jettiesramblings.blogspot.com/2010/02/whats-in-bible-by-phil-vischer.html

http://sunflowerfaith.com/2010/03/01/whats-in-the-bible-dvd-review-andyes-a-giveaway/

http://afewshortcuts.com/2010/02/bible-review-giveaway/

http://thelifeandtimesofwanda.blogspot.com/2010/02/whats-in-bible-blog-tour.html

http://veggietalesshop.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/whats-in-phil-vischers-new-project-whats-in-the-bible/

http://redlilycafe.blogspot.com/2010/03/blog-tour-whats-in-bible-blog-tour-and.html

http://www.mammainthescene.com/?p=1010

http://mochawithlinda.blogspot.com/2010/03/new-dvds-and-giveaways.html

http://tiredneedsleep.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-in-bible-blog-tour-review-and.html

http://quilldancer.com/2010/03/02/a-great-video-a-great-giveaway/

http://unassuming-grace.blogspot.com/2010/03/movie-review-whats-in-bible-with-buck.html

http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/momof7kids/769257/

http://www.homeschoolmarmreviews.com/2010/03/whats-in-bible-review-and-dvd-giveaway.html

http://takeck.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-in-bible-book-dvd-review.html

http://chingchangchoi.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-in-bible-by-phil-vischer.html

http://www.mamiofmultiples.com/2010/03/review-giveaway-whats-in-bible-helping.html

http://daveanasbookcase.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-in-bible.html

http://whatyoureadingnow.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-in-bible-dvd-series-by-phil.html

Be sure to visit www.whatsinthebible.com for more information on the series or head to your local Christian bookstore to get your copies of the first two DVDs today!

**WINNERS ANNOUNCED**
We had a lot of great entries in our conversation heart contest today. Thanks to all who participated! The talented Adam Sabados chose the winners for today’s contest. Here are the winning conversation hearts:

Tammy: I <3 U!
Renee Johnson : I Agape U.
Lucy: I see you

Winners should have received an email from me letting you know which book you won. Congratulations!

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we’re going to host a special Valentine’s Day giveaway! If you win, unfortunately you won’t get your book until after Valentine’s Day, but hopefully the resources we provide will encourage and challenge you as you live a life of love every day of your life. 

Here are the prizes for today’s winners (one book per winner): 

 Blessing Your Husband by Debra Evans 

 

Cupidity by Hayley & Michael DiMarco 

The Busy Couple’s Guide to Sharing the Work & the Joy by Kathy Peel

How to Win:
You know those little conversation hearts?

If you were to come up with a new saying to put on a conversation heart, what would it be? The three most creative responses will win one of the three books above. Just leave your response in the comments below along with your email address so we can contact you if you win.

The contest ends at 4:00 PM CT. Good luck!

*Update: The blog tour is full. Thanks to all of you who signed up to participate! You’ll be receiving an email with further instructions soon.*

We are very excited about the release of What’s In the Bible?, a new DVD series from Phil Vischer, the creator of VeggieTales. Phil is passionate about being able to teach kids more than just Christian values; he wants to help them discover that the Bible is more than just the stories of Jonah and David by teaching them what is actually in the Bible and how all the stories fit together.

Kids today consume a staggering five hours of media each day, and may spend about one hour a week in church. Seven out of ten American adults believe kids receive inadequate spiritual instruction. For conservative Christians, the number rises to nine out of ten. It’s no wonder the Church is so biblically illiterate:

• 64% of Americans said they did not read the Bible because they are too busy.
• In a report on America’s religious illiteracy, USA Today reported that 50% of high school seniors think Sodom and Gomorrah were married.
• A 2000 study showed that 60% of evangelical Christians believed that Jesus was born in Jerusalem rather than Bethlehem.
• Only half of American adults can name even one of the four Gospels

Phil’s series, What’s In the Bible?, is part of the solution to the problem of biblical illiteracy. This 13-part DVD series will take you through the entire Bible—Genesis through Revelation—in a format that provides the best of biblical education for kids. The first two DVDs, In the Beginning and Let my People Go, will take you and your kids through Genesis and Exodus through hilarious new characters, catchy songs, and engaging animation.

We are recruiting 100 bloggers to be a part of our What’s In the Bible Blog Tour! To sign up, request In the Beginning from the Tyndale Blog Network. Participants will be required to post a blog review of the series on their personal blog in March and on ChristianBook.com or CBD.com.

The first 100 bloggers to request the DVD will receive:

• A preview copy of In the Beginning and Let My People Go to review
• Links to the What’s In the Bible video trailer, coloring pages, and character images to include in a blog review
• A certificate for a free copy of each DVD to give away on your blog

 If you sign up to join the tour, you will be contacted about an assigned week in March to post your review. Please contact Christy Wong at christywong@tyndale.com with any additional questions.

Carol Stream, Ill.—Tyndale House Publishers today announced that it will launch its entirely revamped corporate Web site (www.tyndale.com) on Monday, February 1, 2010. With the virtual explosion of social networking communities available to consumers, Tyndale understood that a relatively static Web site featuring primarily one-way communication was not fully meeting the needs of its visitors. To satisfy the demand for a corporate Web site that would place a larger focus on harnessing external discussions and provide an ear for the voices of its customers, Tyndale felt it should enter into an interactive, multiple-platform dialogue. Development for the overhauled Web site began in June 2009 with the primary purpose of implementing an improved user experience.

“Tyndale’s role as a publisher has evolved from pushing content in a one-way conversation to a two-way conversation with our valued consumers,� said Debbie Johnson, Senior Advertising and Promotions Manager. “We’ve embraced the growing popularity of social media by cultivating a vibrant community that allows our authors, readers, and employees the ability to actively interact with each other.�

Many of Tyndale’s customers, authors, and retailers feature their own blogs, Web sites, social networking profiles, and other mediums that share interactions relating to Tyndale products. By continuing to present information without listening or reacting to these voices in a central forum, Tyndale was missing opportunities to showcase existing conversations. The new www.tyndale.com hopes to engage its consumers at a much more personal level.

Several of the new features of www.tyndale.com include:

• Easier Navigation—The new Tyndale site takes a large departure from the look of the current site. Changes were made that allow much more content to be held on a page, while retaining a high level of organization.
• Multimedia Content—It features video interviews, book trailers, audio podcasts, and a variety of other rich media content that Tyndale Web site users will have the ability to share on their Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook pages; via e-mail; and through a variety of other social networking outlets.
• Product Reviews—It allows Tyndale to listen to its customers by encouraging product comments, hosting online book discussions, and highlighting book reviews from Tyndale’s existing community of bloggers.
• Find Your Favorite Author on Twitter, Facebook, and Personal Blogs—By showcasing content from blog sites, Facebook pages, and Twitter feeds, Tyndale’s new Web site makes the communication tools of each consumer’s favorite author readily available.
• Share Your Tyndale Story—It allows consumers the opportunity to share stories of lives that have been changed by Tyndale products.
• Author Interview Calendar—It features an author interview calendar so that consumers may be notified when their favorite authors will be on national or local television or radio broadcasts.
• Spanish Translation—Much of the text on the new site will also be available in Spanish.

 

Tyndale House Publishers was founded in 1962 by Dr. Kenneth N. Taylor as a means of publishing Living Letters and eventually The Living Bible. It is now one of the premier publishing houses in the industry. Tyndale products include numerous fiction and nonfiction New York Times best sellers. Tyndale House is substantially owned by Tyndale House Foundation. As a result, the company’s profits help underwrite the Foundation’s mission, which is to spread the Good News of Christ around the world. Tyndale also publishes The Holy Bible, New Living Translation (NLT). Tyndale House Publishers is located in Carol Stream, Illinois.

WHAT: The debate between Darwin and design is coming to Tampa, Florida with a major one-night event, featuring some of the leading voices challenging Darwinian evolution.

Discovery Institute senior fellow and national radio personality Michael Medved will lead a discussion about the evidence for intelligent design and the challenges it proposes to modern evolutionary theory.

The C.S. Lewis Society is hosting the event, which is open to the general public. Tickets are $6 for students and $12 for adults. For more information and advanced ticket sales, call 727.376.6911 ext. 336 or visit www.bayword.com. Tickets can also be purchased online at http://signatureinthecell.eventbrite.com/.

WHO: Michael Medved will be joined by Signature in the Cell author Stephen C. Meyer; leading Darwin skeptic and author of The Deniable Darwin David Berlinski; and scientist, scholar and writer, Thomas Woodward, author of Darwin Strikes Back.

WHEN: The event takes place Thursday, January 28, 2010 from 7:00-9:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: The A La Carte Pavilion
4050 Dana Shores Drive
Tampa, FL 33634

Media contact:
Christy Wong, Publicist
Tyndale House Publishers
christywong@tyndale.com
630.784.5389

Do you have a favorite Tyndale Christian romance novel? We’d like to hear about it!

Tell us what your favorite Tyndale Christian romance novel is and why by posting in the comments section of this blog, or if you don’t have a blog account we’ve provided a form at the bottom of this post.

Have more than one favorite? Post about as many books as you’d like and we’ll include them all!

We will post your story on the Tyndale website, and five of you will win a free copy of Catherine Palmer’s latest novel, The Courteos Cad.

THE COURTEOUS CAD
Catherine Palmer
List Price: $12.99
Binding: Softcover
Page Count: 400
Trim Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4
ISBN: 978-0-8423-7555-9
CPC Sub Category: Romance
Release Date: January 2010

On her tour of the English countryside, a chance encounter in the streets alerts Miss Prudence Watson to the inhumane working conditions at the worsted mill. She learns that the owner is William Sherbourne, a Royal Naval officer just returned from sea. Following in his wake is his reputation as a cad and a secret so ghastly he’ll do anything to protect it. Even worse, he’s handsome and charming and not at all the villain Prudence expected him to be.

Beth Moore, internationally known Bible teacher and author, will be kicking off her book tour for So Long, Insecurity (February 2, 2010) on February 5 in Atlanta, with additional stops in Houston, Birmingham, and Nashville.

Book Tour Schedule*:

Atlanta Area:
Friday, February 5, 2010
BORDERS
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
4475 Roswell Rd. Ave. E Cobb Marietta, GA 770-565-0947

Friday, February 5, 2010
BOOKS-A-MILLION
4:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m.
258 City Circle
Peachtree City, GA
770-632-1296

Houston Area:
Saturday, February 6, 2010
MARDEL STORE
9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
19650 Restaurant Row
Houston, TX
281-579-0505

Saturday, February 6, 2010
SAM’S CLUB
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
19091 Interstate 45 South,
Shenandoah, TX
936-271-1732

Birmingham Area:
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
BOOKS-A-MILLION
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 757 Brookwood Village Birmingham, AL
205-870-0213

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
COSTCO
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
3650 Galleria Circle
Birmingham, AL
205-909-1036

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
FAMILY CHRISTIAN
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Colonial Promenade Fultondale
3471 Lowery Pkwy, Suite 115
Fultondale, AL
205-849-2250

Nashville Area:
Thursday, February 11, 2010
LIFEWAY CHRISTIAN
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Coolsprings Crossing
1725 Galleria Blvd.
Franklin, TN
615-771-9050

Thursday, February 11, 2010
BORDERS
2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
2501 West End Ave.
Nashville, TN
615-327-9656

*Beth Moore will only be signing copies of So Long, Insecurity.

In So Long, Insecurity, Moore seamlessly combines personal stories with stories of friends and readers, along with biblical verses and content, to provide a true tool for any woman wishing to overcome her insecurities.

Over the past decade, Beth Moore has become an internationally known and respected Bible teacher, teaching over 250,000 women annually in Living Proof Live Conferences and regularly sharing God’s Word with an interdenominational community at her church in Houston; teaching the Bible on the nationally syndicated Life Today with James Robison; and through her best-selling books and Living Proof radio program.

Living Proof Ministries was founded upon this verse: “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword� (Hebrews 4:12). Living Proof is dedicated to biblical literacy and a commitment to guide believers to love and live on God’s Word. Learn more at http://www.lproof.org/.

Tyndale House Publishers was founded in 1962 by Dr. Kenneth N. Taylor as a means of publishing The Living Bible. Now one of the premier publishing houses in the industry, Tyndale products include numerous New York Times best sellers, including the popular Left Behind series. Tyndale House Publishers is substantially owned by Tyndale House Foundation. As a result, the company’s profits help underwrite the foundation’s mission, which is to spread the Good News of Christ around the world. Tyndale also publishes the Holy Bible, New Living Translation (NLT), and many other resources for church and family. Tyndale House is located in Carol Stream, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. Learn more at www.tyndale.com.

For media inquiries, please contact Vicky Lynch at 630-784-5341 or vickylynch@tyndale.com or Maggie Rowe at 630-784-5333 or maggierowe@tyndale.com.