Christian Bestsellers List, May 2008
Compiled and distributed by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA)
| Rank | Title | Author | ISBN | Publisher | Pub Date | List Price | Award |
| 1 | The Shack | William P. Young | 9780964729230 | Windblown Media | 05/2007 | $14.99 | |
| 2 | The Forbidden | Beverly Lewis | 9780764203114 | Bethany House Publishers/Baker Publishing Group | 05/2008 | $13.99 | |
| 3 | Mistaken Identity | Don & Susie Van Ryn, Colleen Newell, Whitney Cerak | 9781416567356 | Howard Books | 03/2008 | $21.99 | |
| 4 | 90 Minutes in Heaven | Don Piper | 9780800759490 | Baker Publishing Group | 09/2004 | $12.99 |  |
| 5 | Dead Heat | Joel C. Rosenberg | 9781414311616 | Tyndale House Publishers | 02/2008 | $24.99 | |
| 6 | 3:16 | Max Lucado | 9780849901935 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 09/2007 | $24.99 | |
| 7 | Someday | Karen Kingsbury | 9780842387491 | Tyndale House Publishers | 01/2008 | $13.99 | |
| 8 | The Five Love Languages | Gary Chapman | 9781881273158 | Northfield Publishing | 10/1992 | $14.99 | |
| 9 | The Purpose Driven Life | Rick Warren | 9780310276999 | Zondervan | 02/2007 | $14.99 |  |
| 10 | Jesus Calling | Sarah Young | 9781591451884 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 10/2004 | $13.99 | |
| 11 | Walking with God | John Eldredge | 9780785206965 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 04/2008 | $22.99 | |
| 12 | Love and Respect | Emerson Eggerichs | 9781591451877 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 09/2004 | $22.99 |  |
| 13 | Dear to Me | Wanda E. Brunstetter | 9781597896115 | Barbour Publishing | 03/2008 | $9.97 | |
| 14 | Landmines in the Path of the Believer | Charles F. Stanley | 9781400200900 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 09/2007 | $19.99 | |
| 15 | The Case for Christ | Lee Strobel | 9780310209300 | Zondervan | 09/1998 | $14.99 | |
| 16 | Blink of an Eye | Ted Dekker | 9781595542878 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 10/2007 | $24.99 | |
| 17 | Fasting | Jentezen Franklin | 9781599792583 | Strang Communications Company | 12/2007 | $15.99 | |
| 18 | One Month to Live | Kerry & Chris Shook | 9781400073795 | Waterbrook/Multnomah Publishing Group | 02/2008 | $19.99 | |
| 19 | Blue Like Jazz | Donald Miller | 9780785263708 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 07/2003 | $14.99 |  |
| 20 | Battlefield of the Mind | Joyce Meyer | 9780446691093 | FaithWords | 10/2002 | $14.99 | |
| 21 | Chosen | Ted Dekker | 9781595543592 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 01/2008 | $14.99 | |
| 22 | Dawn's Light | Terri Blackstock | 9780310257707 | Zondervan | 04/2008 | $14.99 | |
| 23 | Heaven | Randy C. Alcorn | 9780842379427 | Tyndale House Publishers | 09/2004 | $24.99 | |
| 24 | Captivating | John Eldredge | 9780785289098 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 07/2007 | $14.99 | |
| 25 | Streams in the Desert | L.B. Cowman | 9780310282754 | Zondervan | 03/2008 | $4.99 | |
| 26 | The Power of a Praying Wife | Stormie Omartian | 9780736919241 | Harvest House Publishers | 01/2007 | $12.99 | |
| 27 | Wild at Heart | John Eldredge | 9780785287964 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 01/2006 | $14.99 | |
| 28 | Have a New Kid by Friday | Kevin Leman | 9780800719029 | Revell/Baker Publishing Group | 03/2008 | $17.99 | |
| 29 | It's All about Him | Denise J. Jackson | 9780785227762 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 07/2007 | $24.99 | |
| 30 | Jesus | Charles R. Swindoll | 9780849901904 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 02/2008 | $24.99 | |
| 31 | Facing Your Giants | Max Lucado | 9780849901812 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 12/2006 | $24.99 | |
| 32 | The Parting | Beverly Lewis | 9780764203107 | Bethany House Publishers/Baker Publishing Group | 10/2007 | $13.99 | |
| 33 | Boundaries | Henry Cloud | 9780310247456 | Zondervan | 03/2002 | $14.99 | |
| 34 | The Faith | Charles Colson | 9780310276036 | Zondervan | 02/2008 | $18.99 | |
| 35 | Quiet Strength | Tony Dungy | 9781414318011 | Tyndale House Publishers | 06/2007 | $26.99 | |
| 36 | Lies Young Women Believe | Nancy Leigh DeMoss | 9780802472946 | Moody Publishers | 02/2008 | $13.99 | |
| 37 | Redeeming Love | Francine Rivers | 9781590525135 | Waterbrook/Multnomah Publishing Group | 05/2005 | $14.99 | |
| 38 | Facing the Giants | Eric Wilson | 9781595544322 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 09/2007 | $14.99 | |
| 39 | My Utmost for His Highest | Oswald Chambers | 9781602601864 | Barbour Publishing | 03/2007 | $9.97 | |
| 40 | Become a Better You | Joel Osteen | 9780743296885 | Simon & Schuster | 10/2007 | $25.00 | |
| 41 | Love Letters from Your King | Sheri Rose Shepherd | 9781590523315 | Waterbrook/Multnomah Publishing Group | 01/2004 | $13.99 | |
| 42 | Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World | Joanna Weaver | 9781578562589 | Waterbrook/Multnomah Publishing Group | 04/2002 | $13.99 | |
| 43 | The Power of a Praying Woman | Stormie Omartian | 9780736919265 | Harvest House Publishers | 01/2007 | $12.99 | |
| 44 | Healing Stones | Nancy Rue, Stephen Arterburn | 9780849918902 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 01/2008 | $14.99 | |
| 45 | A Time to Mend | Sally John, Gary Smalley | 9780849918896 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 01/2008 | $14.99 | |
| 46 | Before You Say "I Do" | H. Norman Wright | 9781565076372 | Harvest House Publishers | 01/1997 | $9.99 | |
| 47 | Mere Christianity | C.S. Lewis | 9780060652920 | HarperCollins Publishers | 02/2001 | $11.95 | |
| 48 | A Touch of Grace | Lauraine Snelling | 9780764228117 | Bethany House Publishers/Baker Publishing Group | 03/2008 | $13.99 | |
| 49 | Chasing Fireflies | Charles Martin | 9781595543257 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 02/2008 | $14.99 | |
| 50 | A Sister's Test | Wanda E. Brunstetter | 9781597892728 | Barbour Publishing | 01/2008 | $9.97 |
Awards Legend:
= Gold Award (over 500,000 sold)
= Platinum Award (1 million sold)
= Diamond Award (10 million sold)
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The ECPA Bestseller Lists are compiled using adult book sales data from Christian retail stores across the U.S. A book must have sales in at least 20% of reporting stores during at least one week of the represented reporting cycle to be placed on the list. Only Trade Paper, Cloth and Mass Market Paper books are reported, tracts, mini-books or booklets are not included on this list. Only books which are offered to Christian stores at a trade discount from a publisher or wholesaler are featured on the list. Seasonal/holiday books are omitted from this list.
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