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2005 Christian Retailing Retailers Choice Awards Winners and Finalists

Apparel / Accessories
The Passion Jewelry Collection, Bob Siemon (Bob Siemon Designs)
Finalists:
2. John 3 T-shirt (Kerusso)
3. Mount Up T-shirt (Kerusso)

Bibles
The Message Complete (audio), Eugene H. Peterson, read by Kelly Ryan Dolan (Oasis Audio)
Finalists:
2. ESV Compact TruTone Bibles (Crossway Books and Bibles)
3. Prayer Devotional Bible (Zondervan)

Biography / Autobiography
When I Lay My Isaac Down, Carol Kent (NavPress)
Finalists:
2. A Table in the Presence, Lt. Carey H. Cash (W Publishing Group)
3. Against All Odds, Chuck Norris with Ken Abraham (Broadman & Holman)

Charismatic
Drawing Near, John Bevere (Nelson Books)
Finalists:
2. Deal With It!, Paula White (Nelson Books)
3. My Spiritual Inheritance, Juanita Bynum (Charisma House)

Children's
Flo, the Lyin' Fly, Max Lucado (Tommy Nelson)
Finalists:
2. Hands-On Bible, Tyndale House Publishers with Group Publishing (Tyndale House)
3. Max Lucado's Hermie & Friends Bible (Tommy Nelson)

Christian Living
Come Thirsty, Max Lucado (W Publishing Group)
Finalists:
2. Heaven, Randy Alcorn (Tyndale House)
3. It's Not About Me, Max Lucado (Integrity Publishers)

Decorative Accessories
Names of God carved cross, Peter Dunn (P. Graham Dunn)
Finalists:
2. Faithgirlz! Frame (Inspirio)
3. Family Collage Photo Frame (Lighthouse Christian Products Co.)

Devotionals
Praying the Names of God, Ann Spangler (Zondervan)
Finalists:
2. Come Away My Beloved, Frances J. Roberts (Barbour Publishing)
3. Devotions by Dead People, Lynn Lusby Pratt (Standard Publishing)

Evangelism
The Case for a Creator, Lee Strobel (Zondervan)
Finalists:
2. Epic, John Eldredge (Nelson Books)
3. I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist, Norman Geisler, Frank Turek (Crossway Books & Bibles)

General Fiction
Beyond Tuesday Morning, Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan)
Finalists:
2. (Tie) Glorious Appearing, Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins (Tyndale House)
2. (Tie) Oceans Apart, Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan)

General Gifts
VeggieTales Plush Larry Book & Bible Cover (Inspirio)
Finalists:
1. Redemption trading card game-3rd Edition, Rob Anderson (Cactus Game Design)
2. Graduate Multipicture Frame (Lighthouse Christian Products Co.)

Gift Book
Don't Waste Your Life (Gift Edition), John Piper (Crossway Books & Bibles)
Finalists:
2. Healing Rain, Michael W. Smith and Wendy Lee Nentwig (Integrity Publishers)
3. God Made Me (board book), Baby Faith (Integrity Publishers)

Health/Fitness
The Maker's Diet, Jordan S. Rubin (Siloam)
Finalists:
2. Lose it for Life, Stephen Arterburn & Dr. Linda Mintle (Integrity Publishers)
3. (Tie) Breast Cancer Care Book, Sally M. Knox with Janet K. Grant (Zondervan)
3. (Tie) God's Design for the Highly Healthy Child, Walt Larimore, M.D. (Zondervan)

Mystery / Suspense Fiction
The Circle Trilogy (Black, Red, White), Ted Dekker (WestBow Press)
Finalists:
2. River's Edge, Terri Blackstock (Zondervan)
3. Missing Witness, Craig Parshall (Harvest House)

Music
Arriving, Chris Tomlin (sixstepsrecords/Sparrow)
Finalists:
2. All Things New, Steven Curtis Chapman (Sparrow)
3. The Purest Place, Watermark (Rocketown Records)

Nonfiction
Breaking the Da Vinci Code, Darrell L. Bock (Nelson Books)
Finalists:
2. The Fred Factor, Mark Sanborn (WaterBrook Press)
3. A Generous Orthodoxy, Brian McLaren (Zondervan)

Paper / Stationery
"Really Woolly" line (DaySpring Cards)
Finalists:
2. The Purpose-Driven Life 2005 Calendar (DaySpring Cards)
3. Inherit the Mirth Humor cards (Lawson Falle Inventive)

Relationships
Love & Respect, Dr. Emerson Eggerichs (Integrity Publishers)
Finalists:
2. The Five Love Languages for Singles, Gary Chapman (Moody Publishers)
3. The DNA of Relationships, Gary Smalley (Tyndale House)

Self-Improvement
In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart, Ruth Graham with Stacy Mattingly (Zondervan)
Finalists:
2. (Tie) Experiencing Grief, H. Norman Wright (Broadman & Holman)
2. (Tie) Feeding Your Appetites, Stephen Arterburn and Dr. Debra Cherry (Integrity Publishers)

Series
Reunion ("Redemption" series Book No. 5), Karen Kingsbury with Gary Smalley (Tyndale House)
Finalists:
2. Great Lives: Job ("Great Lives"), Charles Swindoll (W Publishing Group)
3. Checklist for Life for Graduates ("Checklist for Life"), (Nelson Books)

Social Issues
The Truth About Same-Sex Marriage, Erwin W. Lutzer (Moody Publishers)
Finalists:
2. Courting Disaster, Pat Robertson (Integrity Publishers)
3. A Greater Freedom, Oliver North & Sara Horn (Broadman & Holman)

Spanish
La fe de George W. Bush (The Faith of George W. Bush), Stephen Mansfield (Casa Creación)
Finalists:
2. Acércate sediento (Come Thirsty), Max Lucado (Caribe-Betania Editores)
3. La Biblia de estudio MacArthur (The MacArthur Study Bible), John MacArthur, ed. (Editorial Portavoz)

Spiritual Growth
Believing God, Beth Moore (Broadman & Holman)
Finalists:
2. When I Don't Desire God, John Piper (Crossway Books & Bibles)
3. Praying Through Life's Problems, Stormie Omartian, et al. (Integrity Publishers)

Women's Fiction
Every Storm, Lori Wick (Harvest House)
Finalists:
2. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down, Neta Jackson (Integrity Publishers)
3. (Tie) Becoming Olivia, Roxanne Henke (Harvest House)
3. (Tie) First Impressions, Debra White Smith (Harvest House)

Women's Nonfiction
For Women Only, Shaunti Feldhahn (Multnomah Publishers)
Finalists:
2. Every Young Woman's Battle, Shannon Ethridge and Stephen Arterburn (WaterBrook Press )
3. A Wife After God's Own Heart, Elizabeth George (Harvest House)

Video / DVD
Sumo of the Opera, VeggieTales (Big Idea Inc.)
Finalists:
2. Angel Wars, Chris Waters (EMI CMG Label Group)
3. An Easter Carol, VeggieTales (Big Idea Inc.)

Wall Décor
The Ten Commandments for Marriage (Carpentree)
Finalists:
2. Faithgirlz! Cross (Inspirio)
3. Passion/I Am the Resurrection Icon (Carpentree)

*Each category includes the winner and top two finalists as voted on by Christian retailers during the month of May 2005, and tabulated by an independent Certified Public Accountant at Osburn, Henning and Co. in Orlando, Fla. In the event of a second-place tie, the top three finalists were included.

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