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Christian Bestsellers, Best of 2018
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List does not include Bibles, Children's, or books under $6
Rank | Title | Author | ISBN | Publisher | Pub Date | List $ | Award |
1 | GIRL, WASH YOUR FACE | RACHEL HOLLIS | 9781400201655 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Feb. 2018 | $22.99 | |
2 | THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES | GARY CHAPMAN | 9780802412706 | MOODY PUBLISHERS | Jan. 2015 | $15.99 |
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3 | JESUS CALLING-Hardcover | SARAH YOUNG | 9781591451884 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Oct. 2004 | $16.99 |
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4 | EVERYBODY, ALWAYS | BOB GOFF | 9780718078133 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Apr. 2018 | $16.99 | |
5 | TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER CLASSIC EDITION | DAVE RAMSEY | 9781595555274 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Sep. 2013 | $26.99 |
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6 | UNINVITED | LYSA TERKEURST | 9781400205875 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Aug. 2016 | $17.99 |
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7 | IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY | LYSA TERKEURST | 9780718039851 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Nov. 2018 | $24.99 | |
8 | 100 DAYS TO BRAVE | ANNIE F. DOWNS | 9780310089629 | ZONDERVAN | Oct. 2017 | $17.99 | |
9 | ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING | MAX LUCADO | 9780718096120 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Sep. 2017 | $22.99 |
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10 | JESUS ALWAYS | SARAH YOUNG | 9780718039509 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Oct. 2016 | $16.99 |
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11 | EMBRACED | LYSA TERKEURST | 9781400310296 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Mar. 2018 | $19.99 | |
12 | CAPITAL GAINES | CHIP GAINES | 9780785216308 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Oct. 2017 | $24.99 | |
13 | THE MAGNOLIA STORY | CHIP AND JOANNA GAINES | 9780718079185 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Oct. 2016 | $26.99 | |
14 | LOVE DOES | BOB GOFF | 9781400203758 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Apr. 2012 | $17.99 |
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15 | BOUNDARIES UPDATED AND EXPANDED EDITION | HENRY CLOUD | 9780310351801 | ZONDERVAN | Oct. 2017 | $18.99 |
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16 | LIVE FEARLESS | SADIE ROBERTSON | 9781400309399 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Feb. 2018 | $19.99 | |
17 | THE ROCK, THE ROAD, AND THE RABBI | KATHIE LEE GIFFORD | 9780785215967 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Mar. 2018 | $24.99 | |
18 | THE ROAD BACK TO YOU | IAN MORGAN CRON AND SUZANNE STABILE | 9780830846191 | INTERVARSITY PRESS | Oct. 2016 | $24.00 | |
19 | FERVENT | PRISCILLA SHIRER | 9781433688676 | B & H PUBLISHING GROUP | Aug. 2015 | $16.99 |
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20 | RACING TO THE FINISH | DALE EARNHARDT JR | 9780785221609 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Oct. 2018 | $26.99 | |
21 | PRESENT OVER PERFECT | SHAUNA NIEQUIST | 9780310342991 | ZONDERVAN | Aug. 2016 | $24.99 | |
22 | THIS IS THE DAY | TIM TEBOW | 9780525650300 | WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House | Sep. 2018 | $25.00 | |
23 | UNSHAKABLE HOPE | MAX LUCADO | 9780718096144 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Aug. 2018 | $22.99 | |
24 | THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE | RICK WARREN | 9780310337508 | ZONDERVAN | Dec. 2013 | $17.99 |
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25 | JESUS CALLING-Leather | SARAH YOUNG | 9780718042820 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Nov. 2015 | $19.99 |
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26 | THE MASTERPIECE | FRANCINE RIVERS | 9781496407900 | TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS | Feb. 2018 | $25.99 | |
27 | NEW MORNING MERCIES | PAUL DAVID TRIPP | 9781433541384 | CROSSWAY | Oct. 2014 | $22.99 | |
28 | OVERCOMER | DAVID JEREMIAH | 9780718079857 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Oct. 2018 | $24.99 | |
29 | BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND | JOYCE MEYER | 9780446691093 | FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA | Oct. 2002 | $14.99 |
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30 | THE MANUAL TO MANHOOD | JONATHAN CATHERMAN | 9780800722296 | REVELL (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) | Apr. 2014 | $14.99 | |
31 | LETTERS TO THE CHURCH | FRANCIS CHAN | 9780830776580 | DAVID C COOK | Sep. 2018 | $16.99 | |
32 | JESUS CALLING LARGE PRINT | SARAH YOUNG | 9781400318131 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Sep. 2011 | $24.99 |
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33 | BOX OF BUTTERFLIES | ROMA DOWNEY | 9781501150937 | HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster | Mar. 2018 | $24.99 | |
34 | THE LOVE DARE | ALEX KENDRICK AND STEPHEN KENDRICK | 9781433679599 | B & H PUBLISHING GROUP | Jan. 2013 | $16.99 |
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35 | LOVE & RESPECT | EMERSON EGGERICHS | 9781591451877 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Sep. 2004 | $26.99 |
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36 | HEALING THE SOUL OF A WOMAN | JOYCE MEYER | 9781455560240 | FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA | Sep. 2018 | $24.00 | |
37 | THE CASE FOR CHRIST | LEE STROBEL | 9780310345862 | ZONDERVAN | Sep. 2016 | $18.99 |
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38 | GRACE, NOT PERFECTION | EMILY LEY | 9780718085223 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Oct. 2016 | $19.99 | |
39 | HOPE FOR EACH DAY | BILLY GRAHAM | 9780718075125 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Nov. 2017 | $24.99 |
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40 | NEXT LEVEL THINKING | JOEL OSTEEN | 9781546025962 | FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA | Oct. 2018 | $24.00 | |
41 | DR. COLBERT'S KETO ZONE DIET | DON COLBERT | 9781683970248 | WORTHY PUBLISHING | Sep. 2017 | $21.99 | |
42 | SHAKEN | TIM TEBOW | 9780735289888 | WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House | Feb. 2018 | $15.99 |
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43 | BELIEVE IT | NICK FOLES | 9781496436498 | TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS | Jun. 2018 | $26.99 | |
44 | TO THE MOON AND BACK | KAREN KINGSBURY | 9781451687651 | HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster | May. 2018 | $23.99 | |
45 | JESUS CALLING FOR CHRISTMAS | SARAH YOUNG | 9781400309184 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Sep. 2018 | $15.99 | |
46 | AWAKEN | PRISCILLA SHIRER | 9781462776344 | B & H PUBLISHING GROUP | Aug. 2017 | $19.99 | |
47 | BUILDING A STORYBRAND | DONALD MILLER | 9780718033323 | HARPERCOLLINS LEADERSHIP | Oct. 2017 | $24.99 | |
48 | I CAN ONLY IMAGINE | BART MILLARD | 9780785216735 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Feb. 2018 | $16.99 | |
49 | THE 5 LANGUAGES OF APPRECIATION IN THE WORKPLACE | GARY CHAPMAN | 9780802461766 | MOODY PUBLISHERS | Sep. 2012 | $16.99 | |
50 | WOMEN OF THE WORD | JEN WILKIN | 9781433541766 | CROSSWAY | Jul. 2014 | $12.99 | |
51 | LOVE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER BEEN HURT | JENTEZEN FRANKLIN | 9780800798642 | CHOSEN BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) | Mar. 2018 | $22.99 | |
52 | I AM A CHURCH MEMBER | THOM S. RAINER | 9781433679735 | B & H PUBLISHING GROUP | May. 2013 | $12.99 |
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53 | COLE AND SAV | COLE AND SAVANNAH LABRANT | 9780785222903 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Oct. 2018 | $24.99 | |
54 | THE PARADIGM | JONATHAN CAHN | 9781629994765 | FRONTLINE (CHARSIMA HOUSE) | Sep. 2017 | $21.99 | |
55 | THE 21 IRREFUTABLE LAWS OF LEADERSHIP | JOHN C. MAXWELL | 9780785288374 | HARPERCOLLINS LEADERSHIP | Sep. 2007 | $26.99 | |
56 | THE SHACK-Paperback | WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG | 9780964729230 | WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA | Jul. 2008 | $15.00 |
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57 | GOLIATH MUST FALL | LOUIE GIGLIO | 9780718088866 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | May. 2017 | $16.99 | |
58 | THE POWER OF A PRAYING(R) WIFE | STORMIE OMARTIAN | 9780736957496 | HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS | Feb. 2014 | $15.99 |
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59 | THROUGH MY FATHER'S EYES | FRANKLIN GRAHAM | 9780785227137 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | May. 2018 | $26.99 | |
60 | THE WEEKLY PRAYER PROJECT | ZONDERVAN | 9780310087489 | ZONDERVAN | Jul. 2017 | $16.99 | |
61 | THE ROAD HOME | BEVERLY LEWIS | 9780764219672 | BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) | Apr. 2018 | $15.99 | |
62 | THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES OF CHILDREN | GARY CHAPMAN | 9780802412850 | MOODY PUBLISHERS | May. 2016 | $15.99 |
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63 | TRUSTING GOD DAY BY DAY | JOYCE MEYER | 9780446538589 | FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA | Nov. 2012 | $17.00 | |
64 | A SIMPLIFIED LIFE | EMILY LEY | 9780718098308 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Nov. 2017 | $19.99 | |
65 | YOUR BEST YEAR EVER | MICHAEL HYATT | 9780801075254 | BAKER BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) | Jan. 2018 | $24.99 | |
66 | THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER WORKBOOK | DAVE RAMSEY | 9781400206506 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Jan. 2018 | $19.99 | |
67 | DRAW THE CIRCLE | MARK BATTERSON | 9780310327127 | ZONDERVAN | Dec. 2012 | $16.99 | |
68 | THE CIRCLE MAKER | MARK BATTERSON | 9780310346913 | ZONDERVAN | Dec. 2016 | $17.99 |
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69 | ONCE UPON A FARM | RORY FEEK | 9780785216728 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Jun. 2018 | $24.99 | |
70 | SOAR! | T. D. JAKES | 9781455553907 | FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA | Oct. 2017 | $25.00 | |
71 | WILD AT HEART REVISED AND UPDATED | JOHN ELDREDGE | 9781400200399 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Apr. 2011 | $17.99 |
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72 | THE HIDEAWAY | LAUREN K. DENTON | 9780718084226 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Apr. 2017 | $15.99 | |
73 | CRAZY LOVE | FRANCIS CHAN | 9781434705945 | DAVID C COOK | Apr. 2013 | $16.99 |
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74 | IF YOU ONLY KNEW | JAMIE IVEY | 9781462749720 | B & H PUBLISHING GROUP | Jan. 2018 | $17.99 | |
75 | IN HIS IMAGE | JEN WILKIN | 9781433549878 | CROSSWAY | May. 2018 | $12.99 | |
76 | IMAGINE HEAVEN | JOHN BURKE | 9780801015267 | BAKER BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) | Oct. 2015 | $14.99 | |
77 | REDEEMING LOVE | FRANCINE RIVERS | 9781590525135 | MULTNOMAH, an imprint of Penguin Random House | May. 2005 | $15.99 |
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78 | ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING | MAX LUCADO | 9780310087311 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Sep. 2017 | $12.99 |
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79 | EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY SPIRITUALITY | PETER SCAZZERO | 9780310348498 | ZONDERVAN | Apr. 2017 | $17.99 | |
80 | WHATEVER IS LOVELY: A COLORING BOOK | WATERBROOK | 9781601429285 | WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House | Dec. 2015 | $14.99 | |
81 | DEVELOPING THE LEADER WITHIN YOU 2.0 | JOHN C. MAXWELL | 9780718073992 | HARPERCOLLINS LEADERSHIP | Jan. 2018 | $26.99 | |
82 | BECOMING A WELCOMING CHURCH | THOM S. RAINER | 9781462765454 | B & H PUBLISHING GROUP | Mar. 2018 | $12.99 | |
83 | SWITCH ON YOUR BRAIN | DR CAROLINE LEAF | 9780801018398 | BAKER BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) | Aug. 2015 | $14.99 | |
84 | LIVING A LIFE YOU LOVE | JOYCE MEYER | 9781455560165 | FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA | Apr. 2018 | $22.00 | |
85 | BLESSED IN THE DARKNESS | JOEL OSTEEN | 9781455534326 | FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA | Oct. 2017 | $26.00 | |
86 | JESUS ALWAYS LARGE DELUX | SARAH YOUNG | 9780718095413 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Oct. 2017 | $24.99 |
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87 | THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES SINGLES EDITION | GARY CHAPMAN | 9780802414816 | MOODY PUBLISHERS | Jan. 2017 | $15.99 | |
88 | UNSHAKEABLE | CHRISTINE CAINE | 9780310090670 | ZONDERVAN | Oct. 2017 | $20.99 | |
89 | UNINVITED | LYSA TERKEURST | 9781400206001 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Aug. 2016 | $12.99 |
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90 | MY TIME WITH GOD | JOYCE MEYER | 9781455560141 | FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA | Oct. 2017 | $17.00 | |
91 | UNEXPECTED | CHRISTINE CAINE | 9780310351245 | ZONDERVAN | May. 2018 | $22.99 | |
92 | JESUS CALLING DELUXE EDITION, Pink | SARAH YOUNG | 9781400320110 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Feb. 2013 | $19.99 |
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93 | WHEN WE WERE YOUNG | KAREN KINGSBURY | 9781501170010 | HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster | Oct. 2018 | $25.00 | |
94 | JESUS CALLING DELUXE EDITION, Teal | SARAH YOUNG | 9780529100771 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | May. 2014 | $19.99 |
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95 | GOD HEARS HER | OUR DAILY BREAD MINISTRIES | 9781627078719 | DISCOVERY HOUSE PUBLISHERS | Sep. 2017 | $15.99 | |
96 | WHISPER | MARK BATTERSON | 9780735291089 | MULTNOMAH, an imprint of Penguin Random House | Oct. 2017 | $21.99 |
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97 | THE HIDING PLACE | CORRIE TEN BOOM | 9780800794057 | CHOSEN BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) | Jan. 2006 | $13.99 | |
98 | GAY GIRL, GOOD GOD | JACKIE HILL PERRY | 9781462751228 | B & H PUBLISHING GROUP | Sep. 2018 | $16.99 | |
99 | COZY MINIMALIST HOME | MYQUILLYN SMITH | 9780310350910 | ZONDERVAN | Oct. 2018 | $24.99 | |
100 | PARENTING | PAUL DAVID TRIPP | 9781433551932 | CROSSWAY | Sep. 2016 | $22.99 |
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