Christian Bestsellers, May 2019

Christian Bestsellers, May 2019
Compiled and distributed by ECPA
List does not include Bibles, Children's, or books under $6
Rank (Prev) Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub Date List $ Award
1 (1) GIRL, WASH YOUR FACE RACHEL HOLLIS 9781400201655 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2018
2 (NEW) CRUSHING T. D. JAKES 9781455595372 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Apr. 2019
3 (3) THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES GARY CHAPMAN 9780802412706 MOODY PUBLISHERS Jan. 2015
4 (NEW) A LOVE LETTER LIFE JEREMY ROLOFF 9780310353621 ZONDERVAN Apr. 2019
5 (4) IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY LYSA TERKEURST 9780718039851 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2018
6 (5) JESUS CALLING, Hardcover SARAH YOUNG 9781591451884 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2004
7 (NEW) TWO WEEKS KAREN KINGSBURY 9781476707433 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Apr. 2019
8 (NEW) THE NEXT RIGHT THING EMILY P. FREEMAN 9780800736521 REVELL (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Apr. 2019
9 (NEW) THE TINDERBOX BEVERLY LEWIS 9780764232831 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Apr. 2019
10 (NEW) CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP! SUSANNAH B. LEWIS 9781400208012 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2019
11 (2) GRATEFUL AMERICAN GARY SINISE 9781400208128 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2019
12 (7) TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER CLASSIC EDITION DAVE RAMSEY 9781595555274 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2013
13 (NEW) FREE TO FOCUS MICHAEL HYATT 9780801075261 BAKER BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Apr. 2019
14 (12) THE BOOK OF SIGNS DAVID JEREMIAH 9780785229544 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Mar. 2019
15 (9) THE THEFT OF AMERICA'S SOUL PHIL ROBERTSON 9781400210046 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2019
16 (NEW) BREAKTHROUGH JOYCE SMITH 9781546010609 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Mar. 2019
17 (NEW) FIND YOUR WAY CARLY FIORINA 9781496435699 TYNDALE MOMENTUM Apr. 2019
18 (NEW) EXCEPTIONAL YOU! VICTORIA OSTEEN 9781546010623 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Apr. 2019
19 (10) BOUNDARIES UPDATED AND EXPANDED EDITION HENRY CLOUD 9780310351801 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2017
20 (20) 100 DAYS TO BRAVE ANNIE F. DOWNS 9780310089629 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2017
21 (25) EMBRACED LYSA TERKEURST 9781400310296 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Mar. 2018
22 (8) EVERYBODY, ALWAYS BOB GOFF 9780718078133 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2018
23 (15) LOVE DOES BOB GOFF 9781400203758 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2012
24 (13) THE ROAD BACK TO YOU IAN MORGAN CRON AND SUZANNE STABILE 9780830846191 INTERVARSITY PRESS Oct. 2016
25 (22) WHATEVER IS LOVELY: A COLORING BOOK WATERBROOK 9781601429285 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Dec. 2015
26 (NEW) POINT OF VIEW ELISABETH HASSELBECK 9780525652762 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Mar. 2019
27 (21) JESUS CALLING LARGE PRINT, Leather SARAH YOUNG 9781400318131 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2011
28 (18) UNINVITED LYSA TERKEURST 9781400205875 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2016
29 (27) JESUS ALWAYS SARAH YOUNG 9780718039509 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2016
30 (17) IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY STUDY GUIDE LYSA TERKEURST 9780310094340 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2018
31 (16) THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE RICK WARREN 9780310337508 ZONDERVAN Dec. 2013
32 (32) NEW MORNING MERCIES PAUL DAVID TRIPP 9781433541384 CROSSWAY Oct. 2014
33 THE GARDEN, THE CURTAIN AND THE CROSS CARL LAFERTON 9781784980122 GOOD BOOK COMPANY Feb. 2016
34 (24) LETTERS TO THE CHURCH FRANCIS CHAN 9780830776580 DAVID C COOK Sep. 2018
35 (NEW) CRUSHING STUDY GUIDE T. D. JAKES 9781546010555 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Apr. 2019
36 (29) THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER WORKBOOK DAVE RAMSEY 9781400206506 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Jan. 2018
37 (6) THE PERSIAN GAMBLE JOEL C. ROSENBERG 9781496406187 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Mar. 2019
38 (NEW) THE CASE FOR EASTER LEE STROBEL 9780310355984 ZONDERVAN Dec. 2018
39 (39) FERVENT PRISCILLA SHIRER 9781433688676 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Aug. 2015
40 (NEW) DR. COLBERT'S HORMONE HEALTH ZONE DON COLBERT 9781629995731 SILOAM PRESS (CHARISMA HOUSE) Jan. 2019
41 (23) ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING MAX LUCADO 9780718096120 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2017
42 THE CASE FOR CHRIST LEE STROBEL 9780310345862 ZONDERVAN Sep. 2016
43 (50) JESUS CALLING LARGE TEXT, Botanical SARAH YOUNG 9781400209286 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2019
44 (41) THE 5 LANGUAGES OF APPRECIATION IN THE WORKPLACE GARY CHAPMAN 9780802418401 MOODY PUBLISHERS Jan. 2019
45 (30) HEALING THE SOUL OF A WOMAN JOYCE MEYER 9781455560240 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Sep. 2018
46 (NEW) UNPLANNED ABBY JOHNSON 9781414396545 TYNDALE MOMENTUM Mar. 2019
47 (48) THE WEEKLY PRAYER PROJECT ZONDERVAN 9780310087489 ZONDERVAN Jul. 2017
48 (19) THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR ERWIN RAPHAEL MCMANUS 9781601429568 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Feb. 2019
49 LOVE & RESPECT EMERSON EGGERICHS 9781591451877 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2004
50 THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES OF CHILDREN GARY CHAPMAN 9780802412850 MOODY PUBLISHERS May. 2016

Awards Legend:

Bronze Award Bronze Award (over 100,000 sold)

Gold Award Gold Award (over 500,000 sold)

Platinum Award Platinum Award (1 million sold)

Double Diamond Award Diamond Award (10 million sold)

Christian Book Award® Christian Book Award® winner

Book of the Year Book of the Year winner

Christy Award Christy Award winner

American Christian Fiction Carol Award winner ACFW Carol Award winner


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