December news!

 

IT'S NEARLY CHRISTMAS!

What a great reason we have to celebrate! While the people around us gear up for Christmas along with us, we have a chance to share the good news of Jesus, sent in love, born to be our Saviour. Let's not get so sucked into the busy-ness of the “good time”, that we miss those God-given opportunities to talk about the baby in the manger, and all that He means to us. And let's not get so sucked into talking about Him, we end up ignoring Him!

Christmas Offer!

On our website this month we have the fabulous Beech Bank Girls

books on offer, all three books for the special price of £15! The perfect Christmas gift for all 10-14 year-old girls to encourage and inspire them in their faith, or show non-church girls what they are missing! Fun, exciting novels, as you all know by now - and one of the books is all about Christmas, so very topical, too :-) 

The set is also ribbon-wrapped for that festive finish to your gift!

One lady I know has asked Santa for a set! Do take a look at our website: www.dernierpublishing.com/offers.php

 

All our books are also available from bookshops, of course. Do support them if you can!

We have started having a special offer every month on our website to try to attract more sales - we want to get as many books as we can out to children who need to hear the 'message in a story'. Do try to take a look every month to see what is new!

 

 

The Treasure Hunt is now on Kindle!

We are passionate about spreading the good news wherever we can - The Treasure Hunt is the first of our books to go digital – download it from the Amazon kindle store for just £3.50! (Kindle files are easily converted to other e-readers.) This exciting story featuring four children from a church youth club is excellent for those who enjoy using e-readers – theirs or yours! 

 

Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem

I know this isn't a cheerful “Christmas” topic, but could there ever have been a time when Jerusalem needed our prayers more? Violence, tension, suspicion and hatred abound in this place about which the Lord said,“My heart will always be there.” If war breaks out in the Middle East, we will all feel the fallout. The world's governments and authorities need our prayers as they seek lasting peace in this region. These booklets with simple prayer pointers are a great way to encourage our young people (and you and me!) to pray for everyone caught up in the battle for the City of the Great King. Great for families, groups or individuals. For more details, reviews and prices, see our website: www.dernierpublishing.com/prayer.php

 

Do you know any children who might have a tough time this Christmas?

If you know children who might find Christmas hard, perhaps with illness or bereavement in the family, or split between parents, why not buy them a book to touch their hearts with God's love? Please be assured that we pray for all the children who read our books, as do many of our supporters. I believe that prayer is one of our greatest strengths. If you have any particular prayer needs for the children on your heart, please do let us know and we will pray with you. Visit your local Christian bookshop or www.dernierpublishing.com if you would like to browse our collection of books to find the perfect gift. I would also be delighted to help you choose – just let me know!

That just leaves me enough room to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Some of you I may never meet in this life, but maybe we'll have some great stories to share in the next :-) Thank you for being co-workers throughout 2012.

May the Lord bless you all,

Janet

Christian bookshops - use them or lose them!

According to last Saturday's Daily Telegraph (3rd September), the number of bookshops in Britian has almost halved since 2005 - that's total bookshops, not just the Christian sector of the market.

The newspaper blames heavy discounting by supermarkets, the rise of internet retailers and the popularity of e-readers for the closures. Apparently there are now 2,178 bookshops left in Britain, compared with 4,000 in 2005, leaving 580 towns without a bookshop.

Christian bookshops are not immune; many have closed in the last few years and although some have closed and re-opened under new management, they all need our support. As in everything else in life, if we don't want to lose them we must use them! Christian publishers need your support too. Tesco and ASDA are unlikely to be stocking Christian books in the near future . . .

I know it's not Christmas yet, but once you have made your prezzie list, resolve to pop down to your local Christian bookshop - if you're still fortunate enough to have one  - and buy your Christian books, Bibles, daily reading devotionals, CDs, posters, DVDs, mugs, tea-towels, candles, stationery and calendars there. You might even be able to do all your Christmas shopping under one roof! What better way to celebrate the birth of our Saviour than to point to Him with Christian gifts to friends, family and neighbours? If you don't have a bricks-and-mortar shop within travelling distance or prefer to shop from your computer, find a bookshop with an online store and do the same, or at least buy direct from the Christian publishers!

Ok, so you might not be able to do your shopping at Christian Solutions in Jersey . . .

But there might be a shop somewhere near you! And of course you don't need to wait for Christmas to buy a book or a CD for yourself or for a friend. If you don't know where to find  your local Christian bookshop, try searching here:
http://www.thechristianmarketplace.co.uk or here:

http://www.thegoodbookstall.org.uk/bookshops/index.html or here:

http://www.christianbookshops.org.uk/ (Shop managers, make sure you've updated your entries!)

Books to encourage and inspire young people in their faith and show non-church kids what they are missing!

While you are there, don't forget to buy Dernier books for all your 8-16s, to encourage and inspire them in their faith, and/or to show non-church kids what they are missing. If you don't know about our books, you can find more information on previous posts,  leave a comment here or contact me through our website www.dernierpublishing.com- be great to hear from  you :-)