Christian Bestsellers, September 2021

Christian Bestsellers, September 2021
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List does not include Bibles, Children's, or books under $6
Rank (Prev) Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub Date List $ Award
1 (1) THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES GARY CHAPMAN 9780802412706 MOODY PUBLISHERS Jan. 2015 $15.99
2 (NEW) HOLIER THAN THOU JACKIE HILL PERRY 9781535975711 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Aug. 2021 $17.99
3 (3) JESUS CALLING SARAH YOUNG 9781591451884 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2004 $16.99
4 (NEW) HOLY HOT MESS MARY KATHERINE BACKSTROM 9781546015499 WORTHY, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Aug. 2021 $26.00
5 (2) GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD JENNIE ALLEN 9781601429643 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Jan. 2020 $23.99
6 (4) FORGIVING WHAT YOU CAN'T FORGET LYSA TERKEURST 9780718039875 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2020 $26.99
7 (7) GENTLE AND LOWLY DANE C. ORTLUND 9781433566134 CROSSWAY Apr. 2020 $19.99
8 (6) BOUNDARIES UPDATED AND EXPANDED EDITION HENRY CLOUD AND JOHN TOWNSEND 9780310351801 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2017 $19.99
9 (9) TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER CLASSIC EDITION DAVE RAMSEY 9781595555274 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2013 $26.99
10 (13) WINNING THE WAR IN YOUR MIND CRAIG GROESCHEL 9780310362722 ZONDERVAN Feb. 2021 $26.99
11 (12) DON'T GIVE THE ENEMY A SEAT AT YOUR TABLE LOUIE GIGLIO 9780785247227 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS May. 2021 $22.99
12 (11) SEEING BEAUTIFUL AGAIN LYSA TERKEURST 9781400218912 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Mar. 2021 $24.99
13 (NEW) HOW (NOT) TO SAVE THE WORLD HOSANNA WONG 9780785243021 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2021 $18.99
14 (10) REMEMBER ME: A SPANISH CIVIL WAR NOVEL MARIO ESCOBAR 9780785236610 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Jun. 2021 $16.99
15 (8) WOMAN EVOLVE SARAH JAKES ROBERTS 9780785235545 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2021 $24.99
16 (25) THE HIDING PLACE CORRIE TEN BOOM AND JOHN & ELIZABETH SHERRILL 9780800794057 CHOSEN BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Jan. 2006 $13.99
17 (26) THE RUTHLESS ELIMINATION OF HURRY JOHN MARK COMER 9780525653097 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Oct. 2019 $23.99
18 (15) NEW MORNING MERCIES PAUL DAVID TRIPP 9781433541384 CROSSWAY Oct. 2014 $22.99
19 (21) THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE RICK WARREN 9780310337508 ZONDERVAN Dec. 2013 $19.99
20 (5) FAULT LINES VODDIE T. BAUCHAM 9781684511808 SALEM BOOKS Apr. 2021 $24.99
21 (29) WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE CHOSEN? AMANDA JENKINS AND DALLAS JENKINS AND DOUGLAS S. HUFFMAN 9780830782680 DAVID C COOK Jan. 2021 $15.99
22 (36) FORGIVING WHAT YOU CAN'T FORGET STUDY GUIDE LYSA TERKEURST 9780310104865 HARPERCHRISTIAN RESOURCES Nov. 2020 $15.99
23 (20) PEACEFUL ON PURPOSE JOEL OSTEEN 9781455534395 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. May. 2021 $24.00
24 (22) WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED ERWIN W. LUTZER 9780736981798 HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS Nov. 2020 $17.99
25 (16) THE ROAD BACK TO YOU IAN MORGAN CRON AND SUZANNE STABILE 9780830846191 INTERVARSITY PRESS Oct. 2016 $24.00
26 (18) THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES OF CHILDREN GARY CHAPMAN AND ROSS CAMPBELL 9780802412850 MOODY PUBLISHERS May. 2016 $15.99
27 (NEW) THE WALNUT CREEK WISH WANDA E. BRUNSTETTER 9781643527413 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Aug. 2021 $16.99
28 (34) IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY LYSA TERKEURST 9780718039851 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2018 $24.99
29 THE DREAM OF YOU JO SAXTON 9780735289826 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Jan. 2018 $15.99
30 (39) THE WELL-WATERED WOMAN GRETCHEN SAFFLES 9781496445452 TYNDALE MOMENTUM Apr. 2021 $18.99
31 (19) RELATIONSHIP GOALS MICHAEL TODD 9780593192573 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Apr. 2020 $23.00
32 (40) GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD STUDY GUIDE JENNIE ALLEN 9780310116370 HARPERCHRISTIAN RESOURCES Apr. 2020 $16.99
33 (33) MAMA BEAR APOLOGETICSĀ® HILLARY MORGAN FERRER 9780736976152 HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS Jun. 2019 $16.99
34 (38) THE CASE FOR CHRIST LEE STROBEL 9780310345862 ZONDERVAN Sep. 2016 $19.99
35 (30) ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING MAX LUCADO 9780718074210 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2019 $17.99
36 (NEW) 3 BIG QUESTIONS THAT CHANGE EVERY TEENAGER KARA POWELL AND BRAD M. GRIFFIN 9780801093388 BAKER BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Aug. 2021 $19.99
37 (27) POWERFUL THINKING JOYCE MEYER 9781546015987 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Jun. 2021 $10.00
38 (17) EMPTY OUT THE NEGATIVE JOEL OSTEEN 9781546015994 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Nov. 2020 $24.00
39 (48) JESUS CALLING WITH SCRIPTURE REFERENCES SARAH YOUNG 9780718042820 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2015 $19.99
40 (44) EMBRACED LYSA TERKEURST 9781400310296 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Mar. 2018 $19.99
41 (NEW) LOVE BEARS ALL THINGS BETH WISEMAN 9780310365617 ZONDERVAN Jul. 2021 $8.99
42 (NEW) THE INTENTIONAL FATHER JON TYSON 9780801018688 BAKER BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Aug. 2021 $16.99
43 (37) IMAGINE HEAVEN JOHN BURKE 9780801015267 BAKER BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Oct. 2015 $16.99
44 DR. COLBERT'S HEALTHY GUT ZONE DON COLBERT 9781629998503 SILOAM PRESS (CHARISMA HOUSE) Jan. 2021 $22.99
45 (NEW) GOD HAS NOT FORGOTTEN YOU DAVID JEREMIAH 9781400211364 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2021 $19.99
46 (14) CHRISTIANITY AND WOKENESS OWEN STRACHAN 9781684512430 SALEM BOOKS Jul. 2021 $19.99
47 (24) THE LOVE DARE NEW REVISED EDITION ALEX KENDRICK AND STEPHEN KENDRICK 9781433679599 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Jan. 2013 $16.99
48 (31) THE 5 LANGUAGES OF APPRECIATION IN THE WORKPLACE GARY CHAPMAN AND PAUL WHITE 9780802418401 MOODY PUBLISHERS Jan. 2019 $16.99
49 (43) BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND JOYCE MEYER 9780446691093 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2002 $16.99
50 NOW THAT FAITH HAS COME BETH MOORE AND MELISSA MOORE 9781735890906 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Jan. 2021 $20.00

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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