2022 Medalists

1. BIBLE STUDY

GOLD

You Can Handle the Truth: Making Sense of the Bible in 3 Simple Steps

by Chad M. Mansbridge

(Living Letters Publishing)

SILVER

Your True Story: The 50-Day Essential Guide to Your New Life with Jesus

by Susan Freese

(All In Ministries Books)

BRONZE

Women in the Bible for Progressive Christians

by Donald Schmidt

(Wood Lake Publishing Inc)

2. CHRISTIAN LIVING

GOLD

The Book of Giving: How the God Who Gives Can Makes Us Givers

by Pierce Taylor Hibbs

(Self-Published)

SILVER

Children’s Bible Stories for Bedtime to Grow in Faith and Love

by Julie Lavender

(Penguin Random House LLC)

BRONZE

Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat the Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love

by Justin and Alexis Black

(Global Perspectives Publishing)

3. DEVOTIONAL

GOLD

Loved and Cherished

by Lynn Cowell and Michelle Nietert

(Zonderkidz)

SILVER

Drawing Upon the Promises of God

by Emily White

(Self-Published)

BRONZE

Guard Your Heart & Home: Pursuing Peace in Your Living Space

by Victoria Duerstock

(End Game Press)

4. THEOLOGY

GOLD

Facing Apocalypse: Climate, Democracy, and Other Last Chances

by Catherine Keller

(Orbis Books)

SILVER (tie)

From Scapegoats to Lambs: How God's Word Speaks to George Floyd's Murder

by Charles L. Brown Jr.

(AuthorHouse)

Tear Down These Walls: Following Jesus into Deeper Unity

by John Armstrong

(Cascade Books)

BRONZE

The Bible Blueprint: A Guide to Better Understanding the Bible from Genesis to Revelation

by Christine Paxson & Rose Spiller

(Ambassador International)

5. MINISTRY / MISSION

GOLD

Community

by Henri Nouwen, edited by Stephen Lazarus

(Orbis Books)

SILVER

The Great Digital Commission: Embracing Social Media for Church Growth and Transformation

by Caleb J. Lines

(Cascade Books)

BRONZE

Soliloquy No. 7: Addressing Hidden Influences That Quietly Erode Church Leaders

by Chris McGough

(Self-Published)

6. CATHOLIC

GOLD

On Pilgrimage: The Sixties

by Dorothy Day, edited by Robert Ellsberg

(Orbis Books)

SILVER

Oscar Romero: A Man for Our Times

by Julio O. Torres

(Church Publishing Inc.)

BRONZE

Jesús, Mary, and Joseph

by Kathleen T. Pelley

(Journey with Story)

7. FAMILY / PARENTING

GOLD

The Hopeful Family: Raising Resilient Children in Uncertain Times

by Amelia Richardson Dress

(Morehouse Publishing)

SILVER (tie)

Justified by Her Children: Deeds of Courage Confronting a Tradition of Racism

by Roy G. Pollina

(Whaler Books/Mariner Media)

The Silent Queen: Why the Church Needs Women to Find Their Voice

by Paul Ellis

(KingsPress)

BRONZE

Missing the Point: It’s Time to Usher in a New Generation of Christianity

by Amy Skoll

(WestBow Press)

8. EDUCATION

Category Canceled

9. SPIRITUALITY

GOLD

Saint Hildegard: Ancient Insights for Modern Seekers

by Susan Garthwaite

(She Writes Press)

SILVER

The Diary of Jesus Christ

by Bill Cain, SJ

(Orbis Books)

BRONZE

Winter in Eden

by Julie Anshasi

(Giant Publishing Company)

10. ILLNESS/DEATH/DYING

GOLD

Pilgrimage: A Doctor’s Healing Journey

by Donna Chacko, MD

(Luminare Press)

SILVER

Messy Hope: Help Your Child Overcome Anxiety, Depression, or Suicidal Ideation

by Lori Wildenberg

(New Hope Publishers)

BRONZE

Gus Finds a New Friend

by Karen Nicksich

(Book Vine Press)

11. SELF-HELP

GOLD

Christian Minimalism: Simple Steps for Abundant Living

by Becca Ehrlich

(Morehouse Publishing)

SILVER

Spiritual Exhaustion

by Julie Anshasi

(Giant Publishing Company)

BRONZE

LINKED for Couples: Maximizing Heart Connections One Link at a Time

by Linda Gilden and Linda Goldfarb

(Bold Vision Books)

12. HEALTH/WELLNESS

Category Canceled

13. BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR- Inspiration

GOLD

Hope Remains: Seeing the Goodness of God in the Shadow of Suffering

by Reppard and Summer Gordon

(Self-Published)

SILVER

Surviving Hitler, Evading Stalin: One Woman's Remarkable Escape from Nazi Germany

by Mildred Schindler Janzen with Sherye S. Green

(Sunbury Press)

BRONZE

Eyes of Compassion: Learning from Thich Nhat Hanh

by Jim Forest

(Orbis Books)

14. BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR- Personal

GOLD

The Miscarriage Project

by Adrianne Babbitt

(WestBow Press)

SILVER

Dangerous Hope: Planting Something Meaningful in the Soil of Disappointment

by Mandy B. Anderson

(RAYMA Team Media)

BRONZE

Cherishable

by Julie J. Wylie

(Pond Reads Press)

15. HOLIDAY

GOLD

The Wandering Wise Men

by Eric & Meredith Schrotenboer, illustrated by Joel Schoon-Tanis

(Fresh Wind Studios)

SILVER

Dachshund Through the Snow

by Michelle Medlock Adams, illustrated by Ana Sebastian

(End Game Press)

BRONZE

Bob Cratchit's Christmas Carol: The Untold Miracle of Charles Dickens's Classic

by Leonard Szymczak

(GPS Books)

16. CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK

GOLD

Dream Big, My Precious One

by Jill Roman Lord

(WorthyKids)

SILVER

The Family Story Bible

by Ralph Milton

(Wood Lake Publishing LLC)

BRONZE

Jesus Loves Me—Sound Book

by Yong Pil Choi

(Hello 2Kids)

17. JUVENILE / YOUNG ADULT FICTION

GOLD

Heartbreaker

by V. Romas Burton

(Monster Ivy Publishing)

SILVER

The Wolf Queen

by Tabitha Caplinger

(Blue Ink Press)

BRONZE

Lainey of the Door Islands

by Judy DuCharme

(Ambassador International)

18. GENERAL FICTION

GOLD

The Marriage of Innis Wilkinson

by Lauren H. Brandenburg

(Lion Hudson)

SILVER

Two Kingdoms

by DC Moore

(TK Publishing)

BRONZE

Dust

by Eva Marie Everson

(Firefly Southern Fiction)

19. ROMANCE FICTION

GOLD

For the Love of Emma

by Starr Ayers

(Mountain Brook Ink)

SILVER

Love Unfailing

by Tara Taffera

(Winged Publications)

BRONZE

Roots Revealed

by Tracy Michelle Sellars

(CrossRiver Media Group)

20. Mystery/Thriller

GOLD

The Pilate Scroll

by M.B. Lewis

(SATCOM Publishing)

SILVER

Fool's Luck

by Dave Milbrandt

(Ambassador International)

BRONZE

Rising Wind: The Weeping God and The Book of Hope

by Diane Olsen

(Lyon Literary Services )

21. KEEPSAKE/GIFT/SPECIALTY BIBLE

GOLD

Mary’s Treasure: A 24-Day Journey of Reflection, Art, and Poetry

by Erin Greneaux

(Greneaux Gardens)

SILVER

Navigating Minefields: A Young Man’s Blueprint for Success on Life’s Battlefield

by Victoria Duerstock & Bethany Jett

(End Game Press)

BRONZE

Christmas in Idaho

by Ray Downing

(Studio Macbeth)

22. POETRY

GOLD

Litany of Flights

by Laura Reece Hogan

(Paraclete Press)

SILVER

Poetic Parables: Celebrating God in Nature

by Deborah d’Antonio

(Christian Faith Publishing)

BRONZE

Is the Bible True? Let’s Review

by H.K. Harb

(Self Published)

23. DIGITAL MEDIA

GOLD

A Given Grace: An Anthology of Christian Poems

ed. by Desmond Francis Xavier Kon (Zhicheng-Mingdé) & Eric Francis Tinsay Valles

(Squircle Line Press)

SILVER (tie)

Diamonds In Our Days: Discovering God's Healing Hope and Beauty

by Lisa Wilt

(Rx For The Soulful Heart)

No Bunny But Me! The Unauthorized Official Easter Bunny Biography

by Brian Donnelly

(Mythographer's Workshop)

BRONZE

The Covenant Names of God

by Richard Sones

(Self-Published)

ENDURING LIGHT MEDALS

The Enduring Light medals reward exemplary Christian-themed books published since the year 2000. These medals are presented to books with enduring messages in five categories: Christian Thought; Devotional; Inspirational; Christian Fiction; and Christian Children’s Book.

L1. CHRISTIAN THOUGHT

GOLD