Sarah Young’s ‘Jesus Calling’ devotional titles continue to excel in sales for publisher Thomas Nelson, with the addition of Jesus Calling: Large Print Deluxe Edition to the general best-sellers list for weekly sales ending Oct. 15, according to Pubtrack Christian data from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA).

While it is unusual to see a large print edition in a best-sellers list, Jesus Calling and Jesus Calling: Deluxe Edition have become regulars on other lists, including CBA’s Top 50 and ECPA’s monthly list. This month, Thomas Nelson expanded the line with the publication of the Jesus Calling Devotional Bible, NKJV. 

The general Top 20 list is: 1. Heaven is for Real, Todd Burpo (Thomas Nelson); 2. Not a Fan, Kyle Idleman (Zondervan); 3. Jesus Calling, Sarah Young (Thomas Nelson); 4. Beautiful Outlaw, John Eldredge (FaithWords); 5. The Well, Mark Hall, Tim Luke (Zondervan); 6. Every Day a Friday, Joel Osteen (FaithWords); 7. The Resolution for Women, Priscilla Shirer (B&H Books); 8. Crazy Love, Francis Chan (David C. Cook); 9. The Resolution for Men, Stephen and Alex Kendrick (B&H Books); 10. Jesus Calling: Deluxe Edition, Young (Thomas Nelson); 11. Courageous, Randy Alcorn, Alex Kendrick and Stephen Kendrick; 12. EntreLeadership, Dave Ramsey (Howard Books); 13. The Heart of The Story, Randy Frazee (Zondervan); 14. The 5 Love Languages, Gary Chapman (Northfield Publishing); 15. Jesus Calling: Large Print Deluxe Edition, Young (Thomas Nelson); 16. Radical, David Platt (Multnomah Books); 17. Shadow in Serenity, Terri Blackstock (Zondervan); 18. The Mercy, Beverly Lewis (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 19. One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voskamp (Zondervan); and 20. God’s Story, Your Story, Max Lucado (Zondervan).

The fiction Top 10: 1. Courageous; 2. Shadow in Serenity; 3. The Mercy; 4. Love on the Line by Deeanne Gist (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 5. House of Secrets by Tracie Peterson (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 6. Learning by Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan); 7. The Brotherhood by Jerry B. Jenkins (Tyndale House Publishers); 8. The Thorn, Lewis (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 9. The Baker’s Wife, Erin Healy (Thomas Nelson); and The Healing, Wanda E. Brunstetter (Barbour Publishing).

Top five Bibles: 1. The Story, NIV, hardcover (Zondervan); 2. The Story: Teen Edition, NIV, softcover (Zondervan); 3. NIV Adventure Bible, hardcover (Zondervan); 4. Life Application Study Bible, NLT, TuTone, tan/brown (Tyndale House Publishers); and 5. The American Patriot’s Bible, NKJV, hardcover, Richard G. Lee, general editor (Thomas Nelson).

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