Savings seem to be the order of the day with three chains majoring on the deals they are offering.

Family Christian Stores' email centers on $5-to 50%-off specials running through May 23 on a wide range of children's titles. Included are DVDs like VeggieTales' Josh and the Big Wall and Gigi's Big Break or $5 each and an Adventures in Odyssey DVD Gift Set featuring four discs for $19.98 (regular price, $39.97).

A separate email from the chain offers a pre-buy of VeggieTales' forthcoming Sweetpea Beauty: A Girl After God"s Own Heart for $12.97 instead of $14.99. The ESV New Testament with Psalms & Proverbs is priced at $5.

LifeWay Christian Stores promotes its May 15 Fiction Day, with a coupon for an in-store 25% off any one novel. The "Summer O' Savings" emailing presents savings from $2 to $10 and more, with the complete Word of Promise Audio Bible reduced from $124.99 to $87.49. The offer also includes a free $10 savings card with each $40 purchase, in-store only.

Berean Christian Stores new music promotion offers Tenth Avenue North's new The Light Meets the Dark for $10 until May 18, while MercyMe's The Generous Mr. Lovewell is available for 20% off the $15.99 list price. Chris Tomlin's Arriving, Mandisa's Freedom and Matthew West's Something to Say are among $5 albums also offered.