Gold Medallion Book Award: Inspirational and Christian Living Categories
(February 21, 2006)
The Gold Medallion Book Award was established in 1978 to recognize outstanding Christian books. Based on excellence in content, literary quality, design, and significance of contribution, the Gold Medallion Book Awards are among the most prestigious in the industry. A panel of distinguished judges, consisting primarily of Christian retailers, studies the award nominees selected from a field of entries submitted by publishers. The following titles from the Wolfner Library collection, compiled by Public Services Librarian Debbie Musselman, have won the Gold Medallion Award in the Inspirational or Christian Living categories.
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Christian Living Category
1988:
Living above the Level of Mediocrity by Charles R. Swindoll.
RC 27183.
The author, an Evangelical minister, challenges the reader to overcome mediocrity and attain his or her highest potential, as intended by God.
1996:
Life on the Edge: A Young Adult's Guide to a Meaningful Future by James Dobson.
RC 42470.
A psychologist and Christian broadcaster offers advice for those between the ages of sixteen and twenty-six who are moving through the "critical decade" when vital decisions are made: about education, jobs, marriage, family, and the establishment of personal values and principles. He includes a list of thirty-eight values by which to live.
2001:
The Prayer of Jabez by Bruce Wilkinson.
RC 52284.
The founder of Walk Thru the Bible Ministries discusses the prayer of Jabez from 1 Chronicles 4:9-10. Wilkinson addresses each line of the petition, supporting his conclusions with anecdotes. He encourages readers to ask God to bless them daily to ensure that they receive His best. The Breakthrough series. Series Code BRKT.
2002:
Traveling Light: Releasing the Burdens You Were Never Intended to Bear by Max Lucado.
WOC 523.
Lucado discusses, through the use of Psalm 23, what it means to walk through life burdened with worry, discontent, and fears that do not belong in our lives and offers insight on how to let them go.
Inspirational Category
1978:
Where Is God When It Hurts by Philip Yancey.
RC 13313, BR 4161.
Probes the subjects of pain and the problem of evil for the Christian. Draws upon the lives of suffering individuals from John Donne to Joni Eareckson Tada.
1979:
A Step Further by Joni Eareckson Tada.
RC 14151, BR 4130.
The author, a quadriplegic, examines her own suffering and offers a spiritual explanation of the ways God has worked in her life. Joni, Book 2. Series Code JON.
1981:
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made by Paul Brand and Philip Yancey.
RC 18279.
A surgeon explains how our cells, muscles, nerves, skin, and bones work in harmony for the good of the human body. By analogy, he shows how individual people work in spiritual harmony for the Body of Christ.
1992:
In the Eye of the Storm by Max Lucado.
RC 35494.
An account of a day in the life of Jesus beginning with the news that his dearest friend, John the Baptist, has been murdered. Aside from the Crucifixion, this day, a day that is recorded in all four Gospels, brings more stress than any other. A church pastor reveals how Jesus coped with the pressure of demands, the storms of doubt, and the sting of failure, relating Jesus' responses to the urgencies of present-day life.
1993:
Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home by Richard J. Foster.
RC 37634.
Foster, who believes that many do not recognize that they pray, hopes to increase understanding of prayer so it will become more "intentional in practice." He divides prayer into the three movements he believes address human needs: inward, seeking transformation; upward, seeking intimacy; and outward, seeking ministry.
1997:
In the Grip of Grace by Max Lucado.
WOD 593.
Through moving stories and powerful insights, the author explains the concept of God's grace.
1998:
What's So Amazing about Grace? by Philip Yancey.
RC 56055, BR 14677.
Religion author illustrates the impact of forgiveness and mercy through a series of personal anecdotes, historical events, and biblical stories. In "Babette's Feast," a destitute woman is taken in by two sisters and years later invites an entire community to a feast in thanksgiving.
2005:
It's Not about Me by Max Lucado.
RC 60285.
Minister and author of Just like Jesus (RC 48578) explains finding happiness by shifting from a self-centered to a "God-centered" life. Guides followers through the change by applying scripture lessons to career, love and family, and health and body issues. Foreword by former professional basketball player David Robinson.