2015 Medalists

1. Bible Study

GOLD (tie): Bible Women: All Their Words and Why They Matter, by Lindsay Hardin Freeman (Forward Movement)

Prostitutes, Virgins and Mothers: Questioning Teachings About Biblical Women, by Dr. Paula Trimble-Familetti (Personhood Press)

SILVER (tie): James through the Eyes of Paul, by Donna Hughey (Resource Publications)

The Reformation Heritage KJV Study Bible, Edited by Dr. Joel R. Beeke (Reformation Heritage Books)

BRONZE: God, Me, and My Hula-Hoop: Finding Balance and Momentum in Your Walk with Christ, by Mary Riesberg (Crossbooks)

2. Christian Living

GOLD: Becoming Who God Wants You to Be: 60 Meditations for Personal Spiritual Direction, by W. Paul Jones (Upper Room Books)

SILVER (tie): Jesus Rode a Donkey: Why Millions of Christians Are Democrats, by Linda Seger, Th.D. (Haven Books)

Freestyle: Reflections on Faith, Family, Justice, and Pop Culture, by Michael W. Waters (Fresh Air Books)

BRONZE: The Art of Pacesetting Leadership: Keys to Gaining the Leading Advantage, by Dave Williams (Decapolis Publishing)

3. Devotional

GOLD: My Prayer Chair: A Living, Walking, Breathing Relationship with Jesus, by Carla McDougal (Reflective Life Ministries)

SILVER: Afterglow: Encounters with the Light, by Angela Lee Ann Zieske; photographed by Encounters with Light Photography (Abundant Life Creative Endeavors & Northern Persona Photography)

BRONZE: Go to Joseph, by Michael O’Neill McGrath (World Library Publications)

4. Theology

GOLD: Loving Our Enemies: Reflections on the Hardest Commandment, by Jim Forest (Orbis Books)

SILVER: The Hyper Grace Gospel, by Paul Ellis (KingsPress)

BRONZE: As We Forgive Those: How to Forgive Others, Ourselves and God, by Charles F. Finck (Liberty Cross Ministries)

5. Ministry/Mission

GOLD: Marks of the Missional Church: Ecclesial Practices for the Sake of the World, by Libby Tedder Hugus, Keith Schwanz, and Jason Veach (Storian Press)

SILVER: At the Edge of Life: Conversations When Death Is Near, by Richard L. Morgan (Upper Room Books)

BRONZE: The Peace Seeker: One Woman’s Battle in the Church’s War on Homosexuality, by Susan E. Gilmore (Peace Seeker Press)

6. Catholic

GOLD: Francis of Rome & Francis of Assisi: A New Springtime for the Church, by Leonardo Boff; translated by Dinah Livingstone (Orbis Books)

SILVER: Joan Chittister: Essential Writings, selected by Mary Lou Kownacki and Mary Hembrow Snyder (Orbis Books)

BRONZE: Clothed in Virtue: Assuming the Habits of St. Lucy Filippini, by Coleen Maddy (Blurb Inc.)

7. Education

GOLD: The Power of the Prayer Covenant for Kids, by Candy Marballi with Stephen Eyre; illustrated by Luke Flowers (Sound Press)

SILVER: The Torchlighters Biography Series: Corrie ten Boom, by Kaylena Radcliff (The Christian History Institute)

BRONZE: Haverim: The Four Lost Levels of Study, by Paul Clayton Gibbs (Harris House Publishing)

8. Spirituality

GOLD: Bury Me With My Pearls: Humor with a Spiritual Twist, by Jane Jenkins Herlong (Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)

SILVER: The Spiritual Art of Raising Children with Disabilities, by Kathleen Deyer Bolduc (Judson Press)

BRONZE: Good Orderly Direction, by Ayin M. Adams, Ph.D. (Delane Publishing)

9. Self-Help/Recovery

GOLD: The Christian Chick’s Guide to Surviving Divorce – What Your Girlfriends Would Tell You if They Knew What to Say, by Suzanne Reeves (Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)

SILVER: Walls of a Warrior: Conquering the Fears of Our Hearts, by Dawna Hetzler (DocUmeant Publishing)

BRONZE: Fear, Faith, and a Fistful of Chocolate: Wit and Wisdom for Sidestepping Life’s Worries, by Debora M. Coty (Barbour Publishing)

10. Biography/Memoir

GOLD (tie): All We Have Is Today: A Story of Discovering Purpose, by Michelle Wulfestieg (CreateSpace)

Saffron Cross: The Unlikely Story of How a Christian Minister Married a Hindu Monk, by J. Dana Trent (Fresh Air Books)

SILVER:Your Love Pursues: A Memoir, by Jason Davis with Karen Koczwara (One One 7 Publishing)

BRONZE: In Borrowed Houses: A True Story of Love and Faith Amidst War in Lebanon, by Frances Fuller (WestBow Press)

11. Holiday

GOLD: The Christmas Pickle Tradition, by Tammy Lee Dwyer;  illustrated by Tom Newsom & Eduardo Paj (The Christmas Pickle Tradition LLC)

SILVER: The Hope Tree, by Leann Smith; illustrated by Kip Richmond (Pine Tree Publishing)

BRONZE: The Other Side of Christmas, by Beth Gully (Self-Published)

12. Children’s Picture Book

GOLD (tie): My Kiss Won’t Miss, by Lesley Dahlseng; illustrated by Mirela Tufan (WhetWord Press)

When Am I Beautiful? by Tonya Moreland; illustrated by Jeanie Shanks Kittinger (Heart to Heart Publishing)

SILVER: The Prayer Shawl: Wrapped in God’s Love, by Susan Fitzsimonds; illustrated Mary Gregg Byrne (Greater Purpose Press)

BRONZE: Sí Mama, Sí Papa, by Nancy Scalabroni; illustrated by Terri Kelleher (Mascot Books)

13. Juvenile/Young Adult Fiction

GOLD: A Time to Die, by Nadine Brandes (Enclave Publishing)

SILVER: Feathers & Trumpets: A Story of Hildegard of Bingen, by Joyce Ray; illustrated by Lisa Greenleaf (Apprentice Shop Books)

BRONZE: Isabella’s Libretto, by Kimberly Cross Teter (Excalibur Press)

14. General Fiction

GOLD: The Making of the Lamb, by Robert Harley Bear (Eirth Publications)

SILVER (tie): Lamb’s Creek: A Tennessee Community that Spurned Slavery and Survived the Bloodshed of the Civil War, by Don Miller (Dog Pound Press)

Chasing 120: The Story of Food, Faith, Fraud, and the Pursuit of Longevity, by Monte Wolverton (Plain Truth Ministries)

BRONZE: Comes the End, by William Creed (23 House Publishing)

15. Inspirational/Romance Fiction

GOLD:All of Me Wants All of You, by J.Z. Howard (ALL4U)

SILVER: The Passage of Zoe Fuller, by Debbie Corum (Charlie Dawg Press)

BRONZE: Piper in Crisis, by Beverly R. Fox (Essence Publishing)

16. Keepsake/Gift/Specialty Bible

GOLD (tie): Samson’s Gift, written and illustrated by Ellen Jean Diederich (Givinity Press)

The Gospel According to John Illuminated, illustrated by Fiona Pfennigwerth (Self-Published)

SILVER: Where Did the Day Go? by Gwendolyn Reasoner; illustrated by Loretta Shadow Owens (In His Shadow Press)

BRONZE: Letters to Lindsey, by Terri Brady (Obstaclés Press)

17. Ebook Non-Fiction

GOLD: Civil War Truce, by Marie Davis and Margaret Hultz (Davis Studio)

SILVER: Instigators of the Apocalypse: How Those with False Interpretations of the Book of Revelation Influenced Wars and Revolutions in the History of Western Civilization, by Kevin Timothy O’Kane (Self-Published)

BRONZE: A Lady in France, by Jennie Goutet (CreateSpace)

18. Ebook Fiction

GOLD: Motive Games: Death Down Under, by LD Taylor (Rhiza Press)

SILVER: A Christmas Homecoming, by MaryAnn Diorio (Pelican Ventures Book Group)

BRONZE: Redeeming Grace, by Ward Tanneberg (Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)