Christian retail offers for the week of Sept. 28

Family Christian Stores is cutting book prices in half through Oct. 3.

Among the titles spotlighted in the "while supplies last offer" are Rob Bell's new Drop Like Stars, reduced from $34.99 to $17.99. Also featured are bestsellers Blue Like Jazz by Don Miller and John and Stasi Eldredge's Captivating, each down from $14.99 to $7.49. The audio edition of William P. Young's The Shack is reduced from $27.99 to $13.99.

The Family Christian email promotion is limited to five copies of each item per customer, and also available at the chain's Web site. The emailing also offers 40% off selected titles for women. Among the titles spotlighted are Stormie Omartian's The Power of a Praying Wife (from $13.99 to $8.99) and Kay Arthur's A Marriage Without Regrets (from $12.99 to $7.79).

Mardel Christian & Educational Supply's latest promotion centers on DVDs from the "Love Comes Softly" series, on sale for $7.99 each. The six titles include Love Comes Softly, Love's Enduring Promise and Love's Unfolding Dream.

Mardel has also reduced Francis Chan's new book, Forgotten God, from $14.99 to $10.99, while What Difference Do It Make? is cut from $16.99 to $12.99.