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Giveaways Archive

April Book Giveaway Winners (05/10/08 - 2 Comments)
A week ago I announced a giveaway of some great books. Today I want to wrap that up and announce the winners. This month’s sponsor was Reformation Heritage Books. RHB publishes and distributes Puritan and Reformed books. Soli Deo Gloria Publications, which you know as a publisher that has done more than just about any other organization to bring Puritan writings back into print is now under the direction of Reformation Heritage. The Prizes 3rd...

April Book Giveaway (04/30/08 - 16 Comments)
The Sponsor This month's sponsor is Reformation Heritage Books. RHB publishes and distributes Puritan and Reformed books. Soli Deo Gloria Publications, which you know as a publisher that has done more than just about any other organization to bring Puritan writings back into print is now under the direction of Reformation Heritage. The Prizes 3rd prize: the Profiles in Reformed Spirituality series Profiles in Reformed Spirituality is a series of books designed to introduce the...

Free CDs for Bloggers (02/16/08 - 3 Comments)
You and You Alone is a recent CD release from Sovereign Grace Ministries’ “Overflow Series.” The CD features songs written and performed by Pat Sczebel and his son Joel. It just so happens that I’ve got fifty copies of the CD to give away to bloggers. All Sovereign Grace asks is that if you request a copy of the CD, you think about writing a brief review or consider otherwise mentioning it on your blog....

February DVD Giveaway (02/13/08 - 2 Comments)
This is the first of the “Great Giveaways” for 2008 (somehow January slipped past without one). Through the last months of 2007 I was able to give away books, Bibles, CDs and all sorts of good things. We’ll be starting 2008 by giving away a load of great DVDs. The Sponsor This month’s sponsor is Franklin Springs Family Media. Franklin Springs exists “to provide families with top-quality DVDs that set forth a vision for the...

December DVD Giveaway (12/03/07 - 6 Comments)
This is going to be the last of the “Great Giveaways” for 2007. Over the past four months I’ve been able to give away books, Bibles, CDs and all sorts of good things. We’ll be closing out the year on a high note here, with giving away the Modern Parables DVD set. The Sponsor This month’s sponsor is Modern Parables. Modern Parables is “an original Bible study curriculum designed for people who like movies. It...

A Gift From Max McLean (11/16/07 - 4 Comments)
The November giveaway has just wrapped up and the winners have been announced via an email I sent just a few moments ago (see here for more information about the giveaway. At the close of the giveaway Fellowship of the Performing Arts, the sponsor of the giveaway, has generously extended a special offer to readers of this site (or to anyone else who cares to take advantage of it!). If you visit http://www.listenersbible.com/landing/tc.php you can...

A Great November Giveaway (11/06/07 - 12 Comments)
Great Resources From Fellowship for the Performing Arts... These giveaways have been very successful. In the past two months I've coordinated with sponsors to give out over fifty books to readers of this site. This month you've got another chance to some great prizes. The Sponsor First, a word about sponsors. Each of these giveaways is sponsored by a different ministry or a Christian company. I’d ask that you express your gratitude to these sponsors...

The Great September Giveaway (09/04/07 - 20 Comments)
Long-time readers of this site will likely remember the series of giveaways I did about two years ago. Every month or so I would give away something good--usually a couple of books or DVDs or something along those lines. Well, the giveaways are back and they are better than ever! This month I'm going to be giving away the biggest and best prize yet (though to be honest, the second and third place prizes aren't...

Ligonier Giveaway Winners (01/05/07 - 8 Comments)
The Ligonier Conference Giveaway I announced on Wednesday has now closed and the winners have been chosen. Each of the prizes is an admission pass to the conference (or, if a person entering the contest wished to take his or her spouse, a pair of passes). A word about methodology for choosing the winners. As the emails came in, I added them to a folder in my inbox. After the contest closed I counted how...

November Giveaway (11/14/05 - 0 Comments)
It is time, once again, for a giveaway. I have arranged quite an unusual prize this month, but one I trust will grab your interest. As always, two equal prizes will be awarded based on a random drawing from all entries received. Each winner will receive two prizes. The first prize is a copy of The Outdoor Bible (NASB). The Outdoor Bible, a perfect gift idea for someone this Christmas,is printed on 100% plastic material,...

September Giveaway (Pick-A-Prize Month) (09/19/05 - 0 Comments)
I thought for the September giveaway I would mix things up a little and allow the winners to pick their own prizes. As always, two equal prizes will be awarded based on a random drawing from all entries received.

Each winner will be able to select one Bible and one book from a selection of available options. The selection of Bibles includes the Compact TruGrip ESV Bible (available in four styles) OR ESV Bible, Compact TruTone Edition (Cranberry, Filigree Design, Red Letter).

August Giveaway (08/15/05 - 0 Comments)
After taking a month off (trust me, these giveaways are a lot more stress and work than you might think!) I'm launching another giveaway. This month I'll be giving away an autographed copy of Simplify Your Spiritual Life by Don Whitney along with The Vally of Vision CD set (7 CDs). If you want to know more, just click on over to the Draw Page.