Christian Bestsellers, August 2023

Christian Bestsellers, August 2023
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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 $16.99
2 (2) JESUS CALLING SARAH YOUNG 9781591451884 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2004 $16.99
3 (NEW) RAISED TO STAY NATALIE RUNION 9780830784608 DAVID C COOK Jul. 2023 $17.99
4 (5) GOOD BOUNDARIES AND GOODBYES LYSA TERKEURST 9781400211760 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2022 $28.99
5 (8) THE AWE OF GOD JOHN BEVERE 9781400336708 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2023 $28.99
6 (3) DISRUPTIVE THINKING T. D. JAKES WITH NICK CHILES 9781546004004 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. May. 2023 $27.00
7 (4) THE RETURN OF THE GODS JONATHAN CAHN 9781636411422 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Sep. 2022 $28.99
8 (10) THE RUTHLESS ELIMINATION OF HURRY JOHN MARK COMER 9780525653097 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Oct. 2019 $25.00
9 (6) TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER CLASSIC EDITION DAVE RAMSEY 9781595555274 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2013 $28.99
10 (7) YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE IT LYSA TERKEURST 9781400239085 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Mar. 2023 $26.99
11 (9) NEW MORNING MERCIES PAUL DAVID TRIPP 9781433541384 CROSSWAY Oct. 2014 $24.99
12 LETTER TO THE AMERICAN CHURCH ERIC METAXAS 9781684513895 SALEM BOOKS Sep. 2022 $22.99
13 (11) GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD JENNIE ALLEN 9781601429643 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Jan. 2020 $23.99
14 (12) JESUS LISTENS SARAH YOUNG 9781400215584 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2021 $19.99
15 (21) IMAGINE HEAVEN JOHN BURKE 9780801015267 BAKER BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Oct. 2015 $16.99
16 (17) THE HIDING PLACE CORRIE TEN BOOM AND JOHN & ELIZABETH SHERRILL 9780800794057 CHOSEN BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Jan. 2006 $15.99
17 (15) GENTLE AND LOWLY DANE C. ORTLUND 9781433566134 CROSSWAY Apr. 2020 $19.99
18 BOUNDARIES UPDATED AND EXPANDED EDITION HENRY CLOUD AND JOHN TOWNSEND 9780310351801 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2017 $19.99
19 (NEW) THE POWER TO CHANGE CRAIG GROESCHEL 9780310362777 ZONDERVAN Feb. 2023 $28.99
20 (24) 100 DAYS OF BELIEVING BIGGER MARSHAWN EVANS DANIELS 9781644548110 DAYSPRING Sep. 2020 $16.99
21 (18) FORGIVING WHAT YOU CAN'T FORGET LYSA TERKEURST 9780718039875 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2020 $26.99
22 (NEW) YOU ARE A THEOLOGIAN J. T. ENGLISH AND JEN WILKIN 9781087746425 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Jul. 2023 $22.99
23 THE ROAD BACK TO YOU IAN MORGAN CRON AND SUZANNE STABILE 9780830846191 INTERVARSITY PRESS Oct. 2016 $24.00
24 (28) THE CASE FOR CHRIST LEE STROBEL 9780310345862 ZONDERVAN Sep. 2016 $19.99
25 THE BIBLE RECAP TARA-LEIGH COBBLE 9780764237034 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Nov. 2020 $29.99
26 (23) JESUS CALLING WITH SCRIPTURE REFERENCES SARAH YOUNG 9780718042820 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2015 $19.99
27 (41) THE 5 LANGUAGES OF APPRECIATION IN THE WORKPLACE GARY CHAPMAN AND PAUL WHITE 9780802418401 MOODY PUBLISHERS Jan. 2019 $16.99
28 GOOD BOUNDARIES AND GOODBYES BIBLE STUDY GUIDE PLUS STREAMING VIDEO LYSA TERKEURST 9780310140351 HARPERCHRISTIAN RESOURCES Nov. 2022 $24.99
29 (14) BECOMING FREE INDEED JINGER VUOLO 9781400335817 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Jan. 2023 $29.99
30 (27) JESUS CALLING LARGE TEXT WITH FULL SCRIPTURES SARAH YOUNG 9781400318131 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2011 $26.99
31 (33) FIND YOUR PEOPLE JENNIE ALLEN 9780593193389 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Feb. 2022 $25.00
32 THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE RICK WARREN 9780310337508 ZONDERVAN Dec. 2013 $19.99
33 (32) WILD AT HEART JOHN ELDREDGE 9781400225262 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Mar. 2021 $19.99
34 (29) OVERCOMING EVERY PROBLEM JOYCE MEYER 9781546029151 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. May. 2023 $26.00
35 (34) HABITS OF THE HOUSEHOLD JUSTIN WHITMEL EARLEY 9780310362937 ZONDERVAN Nov. 2021 $19.99
36 (30) DON'T GIVE THE ENEMY A SEAT AT YOUR TABLE LOUIE GIGLIO 9780785247227 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS May. 2021 $24.99
37 (NEW) CALM MOMENTS FOR ANXIOUS DAYS MAX LUCADO 9781400243495 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS May. 2023 $19.99
38 THE LOVE DARE ALEX KENDRICK AND STEPHEN KENDRICK 9781433679599 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Jan. 2013 $17.99
39 (39) THE BAIT OF SATAN JOHN BEVERE 9781621365488 CHARISMA HOUSE Jan. 2014 $16.99
40 (45) THE WELL-WATERED WOMAN GRETCHEN SAFFLES 9781496445452 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Apr. 2021 $19.99
41 (NEW) YOUR NEW NOW NICKI KOZIARZ 9780764237003 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Mar. 2023 $17.99
42 (44) THE BIBLE RECAP DELUXE EDITION TARA-LEIGH COBBLE 9780764239779 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Oct. 2021 $39.99
43 (42) EMBRACED LYSA TERKEURST 9781400310296 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Mar. 2018 $19.99
44 (43) PRAYING LIKE MONKS, LIVING LIKE FOOLS TYLER STATON 9780310365358 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2022 $19.99
45 (22) CHANGE YOUR BRAIN EVERY DAY DANIEL G. AMEN MD 9781496454577 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Mar. 2023 $27.99
46 (40) WOMAN EVOLVE SARAH JAKES ROBERTS 9780785235545 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2021 $24.99
47 (13) HOLY SPIRIT DAVID DIGA HERNANDEZ 9780768472400 NORI MEDIA GROUP Jun. 2023 $21.99
48 WINNING THE WAR IN YOUR MIND CRAIG GROESCHEL 9780310362722 ZONDERVAN Feb. 2021 $26.99
49 (37) BREATH AS PRAYER JENNIFER TUCKER 9781400234585 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2022 $19.99
50 (25) THE ANSWER TO ANXIETY JOYCE MEYER 9781546029175 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Feb. 2023 $26.00

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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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