‘Jesus Calling’ takes top three General best-seller spots Print
Written by Christine D. Johnson   
Monday, 31 December 2012 09:16 AM America/New_York

Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling devotional in three different formats takes the top three spots on the General best-sellers from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA), tracking sales for the week ending Dec. 22, according to Pubtrack Christian data.

TheTop 20 General best-sellers were: 1. Jesus Calling, Young, hardcover (Thomas Nelson);2. Jesus Calling, Young, large print deluxe (Thomas Nelson); 3. Jesus Calling, Young, deluxe (Thomas Nelson); 4. Jesus Today, Young, hardcover (Thomas Nelson); 5. Heaven Is for Real, Todd Burpo (Thomas Nelson); 6. I Declare, Joel Osteen (FaithWords); 7. The Harbinger, Jonathan Cahn (FrontLine/Charisma House Book Group); 8. Grace, Max Lucado (Thomas Nelson); 9. Cross Roads, William P. Young (FaithWords); 10. Not a Fan, Kyle Idleman (Zondervan); 11. One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voskamp (Zondervan); 12. Trusting God Day by Day, Joyce Meyer (FaithWords); 13. The Bridge, Karen Kingsbury (Howard Books); 14. Grace, Gold & Glory, Gabrielle Douglas, Michelle Burford (Zondervan); 15. Multiply, Francis Chan, Mark Beuving (David C Cook); 16. Bonhoeffer, Eric Metaxas (Thomas Nelson); 17. The 5 Love Languages, Gary Chapman (Northfield Publishing); 18. The Purpose of Christmas, Rick Warren (Howard Books); 19. One Thousand Gifts Devotional, Voskamp (Zondervan); and 20. Grace for the Moment: Morning & Evening Edition, Max Lucado (Thomas Nelson).

The Top 10 Fiction best-sellers were: 1. The Harbinger; 2. Cross Roads; 3. The Bridge; 4. The Shack, Young (Windblown Media/Hachette Book Group); 5. Redeeming Love, Francine Rivers (Multnomah Books); 6. Tidewater Inn, “Hope Beach” No. 1, Colleen Coble (Thomas Nelson); 7. The Bridesmaid, “Home to Hickory Hollow” No. 2, Beverly Lewis (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 8. Full Disclosure, Dee Henderson (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 9. The Wedding Dress, Rachel Hauck (Thomas Nelson); 10. A Patchwork Christmas Collection, Judith Miller, et al. (Barbour Publishing). 

The top five Bibles were: 1. The Story, NIV, deluxe, hardcover, New International Version (Zondervan); 2. ESV Value Thinline Bible, TruTone, midnight, flame design, English Standard Version (Crossway); 3. NIV Adventure Bible, Italian Duo-Tone, chocolate/toffee (Zonderkidz); 4. 4. NLT Chronological Life Application Study Bible, hardcover, New Living Translation (Tyndale); and 5. ESV Value Thinline Bible, TruTone, chestnut, filigree design (Crossway).