Christian Bestsellers, December 2018

Christian Bestsellers, December 2018
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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) GIRL, WASH YOUR FACE RACHEL HOLLIS 9781400201655 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2018 $22.98
2 (NEW) IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY LYSA TERKEURST 9780718039851 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2018 $24.98
3 (2) THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES GARY CHAPMAN 9780802412706 MOODY PUBLISHERS Jan. 2015 $15.99
4 (14) TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER, CLASSIC EDITION DAVE RAMSEY 9781595555274 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2013 $26.98
5 (3) RACING TO THE FINISH DALE EARNHARDT JR 9780785221609 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2018 $26.98
6 (15) JESUS CALLING FOR CHRISTMAS SARAH YOUNG 9781400309184 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2018 $15.99
7 (8) JESUS CALLING-Hardcover SARAH YOUNG 9781591451884 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2004 $16.98
8 THERE IS MORE BRIAN HOUSTON 9780735290617 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Mar. 2018 $23.98
9 (13) EVERYBODY, ALWAYS BOB GOFF 9780718078133 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2018 $16.98
10 (11) THIS IS THE DAY TIM TEBOW 9780525650300 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Sep. 2018 $25.00
11 (24) EMBRACED LYSA TERKEURST 9781400310296 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Mar. 2018 $19.98
12 (6) COLE AND SAV COLE LABRANT 9780785222903 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2018 $24.98
13 (5) NEXT LEVEL THINKING JOEL OSTEEN 9781546025962 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Oct. 2018 $24.00
14 (12) LETTERS TO THE CHURCH FRANCIS CHAN 9780830776580 DAVID C COOK Sep. 2018 $16.98
15 (16) 100 DAYS TO BRAVE ANNIE F. DOWNS 9780310089629 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2017 $17.98
16 (19) LOVE DOES BOB GOFF 9781400203758 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2012 $9.99
17 THE MAGNOLIA STORY CHIP AND JOANNA GAINES 9780718079185 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2016 $26.98
18 THE MANUAL TO MANHOOD JONATHAN CATHERMAN 9780800722296 REVELL (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Apr. 2014 $14.99
19 (21) JESUS ALWAYS SARAH YOUNG 9780718039509 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2016 $16.98
20 (9) HEALING THE SOUL OF A WOMAN JOYCE MEYER 9781455560240 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Sep. 2018 $24.00
21 (10) WHEN WE WERE YOUNG KAREN KINGSBURY 9781501170010 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Oct. 2018 $25.00
22 (4) OVERCOMER DAVID JEREMIAH 9780718079857 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2018 $24.98
23 (17) UNINVITED LYSA TERKEURST 9781400205875 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2016 $17.98
24 (43) NEW MORNING MERCIES PAUL DAVID TRIPP 9781433541384 CROSSWAY Oct. 2014 $22.98
25 (20) BOUNDARIES, UPDATED AND EXPANDED EDITION HENRY CLOUD 9780310351801 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2017 $18.98
26 CAPITAL GAINES CHIP GAINES 9780785216308 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2017 $24.98
27 (NEW) DAILY GUIDEPOSTS 2019 GUIDEPOSTS 9780310354468 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2018 $19.98
28 COME, LET US ADORE HIM PAUL DAVID TRIPP 9781433556692 CROSSWAY Sep. 2017 $17.98
29 (18) UNSHAKABLE HOPE MAX LUCADO 9780718096144 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2018 $22.98
30 (42) FERVENT PRISCILLA SHIRER 9781433688676 B & H PUBLISHING GROUP Aug. 2015 $16.98
31 (23) THE ROAD BACK TO YOU IAN MORGAN CRON AND SUZANNE STABILE 9780830846191 INTERVARSITY PRESS Oct. 2016 $24.00
32 UNWRAPPING THE NAMES OF JESUS ASHERITAH CIUCIU 9780802416728 MOODY PUBLISHERS Oct. 2017 $11.99
33 (33) GAY GIRL, GOOD GOD JACKIE HILL PERRY 9781462751228 B & H PUBLISHING GROUP Sep. 2018 $16.98
34 (29) JESUS CALLING-Leather SARAH YOUNG 9780718042820 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2015 $19.98
35 (35) I DECLARE WAR LEVI LUSKO 9780785220862 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2018 $16.98
36 (NEW) FEEL BETTER FAST AND MAKE IT LAST DR DANIEL AMEN 9781496425652 TYNDALE MOMENTUM Nov. 2018 $25.98
37 THE WONDER OF THE GREATEST GIFT ANN VOSKAMP 9781496427991 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS INC Nov. 2017 $34.99
38 (NEW) AN AMISH CHRISTMAS GIFT AMY CLIPSTON 9780310353485 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2018 $7.99
39 (36) WIN FROM WITHIN JOHN GRAY 9781455539598 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Oct. 2018 $22.00
40 (28) REMEMBER GOD ANNIE F. DOWNS 9781433646898 B & H PUBLISHING GROUP Oct. 2018 $16.98
41 THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER WORKBOOK DAVE RAMSEY 9781400206506 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Jan. 2018 $19.98
42 (NEW) TRUMP AFTERSHOCK STEPHEN E. STRANG 9781629995557 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Nov. 2018 $23.98
43 PEACE IN HIS PRESENCE SARAH YOUNG 9780718034160 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2015 $15.99
44 (22) ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING MAX LUCADO 9780718096120 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2017 $22.98
45 (NEW) GODWINK CHRISTMAS STORIES SQUIRE RUSHNELL 9781501199950 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Oct. 2018 $19.98
46 THE GREATEST GIFT ANN VOSKAMP 9781414387086 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS INC Sep. 2013 $19.98
47 (NEW) A BAXTER FAMILY CHRISTMAS KAREN KINGSBURY 9781451687576 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Oct. 2018 $15.99
48 (NEW) DAILY WISDOM FOR WOMEN 2019 DEVOTIONAL COLLECTION COMPILED BY BARBOUR STAFF 9781683226406 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Oct. 2018 $15.99
49 (7) COZY MINIMALIST HOME MYQUILLYN SMITH 9780310350910 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2018 $24.98
50 (41) JESUS CALLING LARGE PRINT-Leather SARAH YOUNG 9781400318131 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2011 $24.98

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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