For those of you who are still in the Christian retail sector, what an exciting time for you all! Especially the ladies! If I was in a shop right now, I’d be grabbing every female customer and showing her the 21 gorgeous bibles from the “Inspire” collection, the whole stack of colouring books from “Christian Art” and “Tyndale House”, and the amazing “Art of Life Bible”. The beautiful products that are coming out of Christian publishing houses today are simply breath-taking; and no, none of them have put me on commission to say that.
Back when I was in retail, bible journaling was not a well-known hobby and most fancy bibles were only fancy on the outside. Yes, we had bibles with metal covers, suede and sequins, but apart from a few pretty flowers, there was not as much inner artwork as we have in this generation.
How blessed we are to also have online bible applications and an amazing variety of plans, study guides and topics we can utilise at our own pace. I particularly love apps like “YouVersion”, where one can create their own bible verse pictures to send to a loved-one.
Many people struggle with the fact that technology has overtaken the blessing of being able to wander into a Christian bookstore and just browse in an atmosphere of joy.
If you are someone who has the advantage of still having access to a Christian bookstore in your locality, my prayer for you is that it will at least remain for the duration of your life.
If you work in a physical Christian bookshop, my prayer for you is that the Lord will help you to see beyond the busy schedules, difficult customers and anything else that sways you, to see how magnificent it is to have the privilege of selling the best book that was ever written.
