Sarah Young’s devotional Jesus Calling occupies the top spot on the weekly general best-sellers list from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, but a new title has shown up close behind at No. 2, That’s Why I’m Here, the memoir of Ohio State football legend ESPN college football analyst Chris Spielman and his late wife, Stefanie. The list tracks sales for the week ending May 5, according to Pubtrack Christian data.

The Top 20 General best-sellers are: 1. Jesus Calling, Sarah Young, hardcover (Thomas Nelson); 2. That’s Why I’m Here, Chris Spielman, Bruce Hooley (Zondervan); 3. Heaven Is for Real, Todd Burpo (Thomas Nelson); 4. Jesus Calling: Deluxe Edition, Young (Thomas Nelson); 5. The Harbinger, Jonathan Cahn (FrontLine/Charisma House Book Group); 6. Dear Jesus, Young, hardcover (Thomas Nelson); 7. Jesus Calling: Large Print Deluxe Edition, Young (Thomas Nelson); 8. One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voskamp (Zondervan); 9. Kingdom Man, Tony Evans (Tyndale House Publishers); 10. The Resolution for Women, Priscilla Shirer (B&H Books); 11. Not a Fan, Kyle Idleman (Zondervan); 12. The Fiddler, “Home to Hickory Hollow,” No. 1, Lewis (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group); 13. The 5 Love Languages, Gary Chapman (Northfield Publishing); 14. Loving, “Bailey Flanigan Series,” No. 4, Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan); 15. Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions for Kids, Young, hardcover (Thomas Nelson); 16. How Do You Kill 11 Million People?, Andy Andrews (Thomas Nelson); 17. Twelve Extraordinary Women, John MacArthur (Thomas Nelson); 18. Do Yourself a Favor…Forgive, Joyce Meyer (FaithWords); 19. Battlefield of the Mind, Joyce Meyer (FaithWords); and 20. Crazy Love, Francis Chan (David C Cook).

The Top 10 Fiction best-sellers are: 1. The Harbinger, Jonathan Cahn (FrontLine/Charisma House Book Group); 2. The Fiddler, Lewis (Bethany House); 3. Loving, Kingsbury (Zondervan); 4. The Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club, Wand E. Brunstetter (Barbour Publishing); 5. The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis (HarperOne); 6. Illusion, Frank Peretti (Howard Books); 7. Her Mother’s Hope, “Marta’s Legacy,” No. 1, Francine Rivers (Tyndale); 8. Redeeming Love, Rivers (Multnomah Books); 9. Her Daughter’s Dream, “Marta’s Legacy,” No. 2, Rivers (Tyndale); and 10. The First Gardener, Denise Hildreth Jones (Tyndale).

The top five Bibles are: 1. The Story, hardcover, New International Version (Zondervan); 2. The One Year Bible, NLT, softcover, New Living Translation (Tyndale); 3. NIV Thinline Bible, black bonded (Zondervan); 4. NIV Life Application Study Bible, Personal Size, Italian Duo-Tone, orchid/chocolate (Zondervan) and 5. NIV Adventure Bible (Zonderkidz).

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