Christmas gift buying's impact can be seen in the latest bestsellers list from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA), where four of the top 20 titles are different editions of Sarah Young's bestselling devotional, Jesus Calling.

The original edition of the Thomas Nelson title was the second biggest seller for the week ending Dec. 17, according to sales data from ECPA's Pubtrack service. The deluxe edition made No. 8, one spot ahead of the large-print deluxe edition. Children's edition, Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions for Kids, was 16th.

The rest of the top 20 were: 1. One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp (Zondervan), 3. Heaven Is for Real by Todd Burpo (Thomas Nelson), 4. Forgotten God by Francis Chan (David C Cook), 5. Nearing Home by Billy Graham (Thomas Nelson), 6. Leaving, “Bailey Flanigan Series” No. 1 by Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan), 7. Heaven Is for Real for Kids by Todd Burpo (Thomas Nelson), 10. Through My Eyes (hardcover) by Tim Tebow (Zondervan), 11. Not a Fan by Kyle Idleman (Zondervan), 12. Crazy Love by Francis Chan (David C Cook), 13. Longing, “Bailey Flanigan Series” No. 3 by Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan), 14. Through My Eyes (paperback), 15. The Resolution for Men by Stephen Kendrick, Alex Kendrick, Randy Alcorn (B&H Publishing Group), 17. Every Day a Friday by Joel Osteen (FaithWords), 18. Streams in the Desert by L.B. Cowman, Jim G. Reimann (Zondervan), 19. Courageous by Randy Alcorn, Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick (Tyndale House Publishers), 20. The Resolution for Women by Priscilla Shirer (B&H Publishing Group).

Top 10 fiction: 1. Leaving, 2. Longing, 3. Courageous, 4. The Tehran Initiative by Joel C. Rosenberg (Tyndale House Publishers), 5. Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers (Waterbrook/Multnomah Publishing Group), 6. Learning, “Bailey Flanigan Series” No. 2 by Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan), 7. A Lineage of Grace by Francine Rivers (Tyndale House Publishers), 8. A Log Cabin Christmas Collection by Margaret Brownley, Wanda E. Brunstetter, Jane Kirkpatrick (Barbour Publishing), 9. Her Mother's Hope, “Marta's Legacy Series” No. 1 by Francine Rivers (Tyndale House Publishers), 10. Her Daughter's Dream, “Marta's Legacy Series” No. 2 by Francine Rivers (Tyndale House Publishers).

Top 5 Bibles: 1. NIV Adventure Bible, softcover (Zondervan), 2. ESV Study Bible, natural brown TruTone (Crossway), 3. The Story, NIV, hardcover (Zondervan), 4. The Story, NIV: The Bible as One Continuous Story of God and His People, chocolate/tan Italian Duo-Tone (Zondervan), 5. NIV True Images: The Bible for Teen Girls, chocolate/bubble gum Italian Duo-Tone (Zondervan).

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