Nebula Narrative 2025 Award Winner List

2025 Award Winners

Bible Study & Scripture

GOLD

30 Days of Prayer by Proverbs 31 Ministries
(HarperChristian Resources)

Silver

Heaven by Jennifer Rothschild
(Lifeway Press)

Bronze

Romans by Lydia Brownback
(Crossway)

Christian Living & Personal Growth

GOLD

Beloved by Francis Chan
(David C Cook)

Silver

Tame Your Thoughts by Max Lucado
(Thomas Nelson)

Bronze

Ask of Old Paths by Grace Hamman
(Zondervan Reflective)

Devotional & Prayer

GOLD

The Way of the Wildflower by Ruth Chou Simons
(Thomas Nelson)

Silver

Pray Naturally by Rachel Britton
(Our Daily Bread Publishing)

Bronze

Rhythms of Faith by Claude Atcho
(WaterBrook)

Theology & Christian Thought

GOLD

The Nicene Creed
by Kevin DeYoung
(Crossway)

Silver

What Christians Believe
by Bishop Robert Barron
(Word on Fire)

Bronze

The Cost of Ambition 
by Miroslav Volf
(Brazos Press)

Ministry, Mission & Church Leadership

GOLD

The Reason for Church
by Brad Edwards
(Zondervan)

Silver

Accessible Church
by Sandra Peoples
(Crossway)

Bronze

Pastoral Confessions
by Jamin Goggin
(Baker Books)

Catholic Faith & Tradition

GOLD

What Christians Believe
by Bishop Robert Barron
(Word on Fire)

Silver

“Do Not Judge Anyone” 
by Isaac Slater and OCSO
(Liturgical Press)

Bronze

Meeting the One Who Loves You 
by Shawn Chapman
(Our Sunday Visitor)

Family, Parenting & Relationships

GOLD

The Deep-Rooted Marriage 
by Dan B. Allender and Steve Call
(Thomas Nelson)

Silver

Households of Faith 
by Emily Hunter McGowin
(IVP)

Bronze

I Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen
by Kate Strickler
(Bethany House Publishers)

Faith-Based Education

GOLD

The Gospel Way Catechism
by Trevin Wax & Thomas West
(Harvest House)

Silver

What Gen Z Really Wants to Know About God
by Tanita Tualla Maddox
(InterVarsity Press)

Bronze

12 Truths Every Teen Can Trust
by Paul David Tripp
(Crossway)

Spirituality & Contemplative Practice

GOLD

Slow Theology
by A. J. Swoboda and Nijay K. Gupta
(Brazos Press)

Silver

Ask of Old Paths
by Grace Hamman
(Zondervan Reflective)

Bronze

Meeting the One Who Loves You
by Shawn Chapman
(Our Sunday Visitor)

Grief, Healing & Life Challenges

GOLD

The Girl on the Bathroom Floor
by Amber Emily Smith
(Thomas Nelson)

Silver

Cradled in Hope 
by Ashley Opliger
(Baker Publishing Group)

Bronze

Healing from Life’s Deepest Hurts 
by Kimberly Haar
(Baker Books)

Inspirational Biography & Memoir

GOLD

Here Be Dragons 
by Melanie Shankle
(WaterBrook)

Silver

Five Mere Christians
by Jordan Raynor and Kaleigh Cox
(Harvest House Publishers)

Bronze

Rebecca Sue
by Kathleen Norris
(IVP Formatio)

Holiday & Seasonal Inspiration

GOLD

Waiting for Jesus
by Rich Villodas
(WaterBrook)

Silver

Awakening Wonder 
by The Daily Grace Co.
(The Daily Grace Co.)

Bronze

Advent 2025 Tidings of Comfort and Joy by She Reads Truth
(She Reads Truth)

Children’s Faith & Inspirational Book

GOLD

Charlie Can’t Sleep! by Rachel Joy Welcher
(InterVarsity Press)

Silver

He Always Hears  by Alyson Punzi
(Crossway)

Bronze

Where Did TJ Go? by Annie F. Downs & Tatum Green
(Revell)

Young Adult Faith & Inspirational Book

GOLD

The Outsider Ruth by Katy Morgan
(The Good Book Company)

Silver

Illuminary by Chawna Schroeder (Enclave Publishing)

Bronze

Hey Girl  by Anne Wilson
(K-LOVE Books)

Inspirational Fiction – General

GOLD

The Collector of Burned Books
by Roseanna M. White
(Tyndale House Publishers)

Silver

The Bitter End Birding Society
by Amanda Cox
(Revell)

Bronze

From the Valley We Rise
by Elizabeth Musser
(Bethany House Publishers)

Inspirational Romance

GOLD

The Lawyer and the Laundress
by Christine Hill Suntz
(Tyndale Fiction)

Silver

Through Water and Stone
by Karen Barnett
(Kregel Publications)

Bronze

Hearts in Circulation
by Sarah Monzon
(Bethany House)

Mystery, Suspense & Thriller

GOLD

Every Hour Until Then by Gabrielle Meyer
(Bethany House)

Silver

The Accused by Cara Putman
(Kregel)

Bronze

Ambush by Colleen Coble
(Thomas Nelson)

Inspirational & Spiritual Poetry

GOLD

Glory, Too Poems by Nikki Grimes
(Paraclete Press)

Silver

Temple Garden by Jock Stein
(Resource Publications)

Bronze

Words for a Wounded World
by Mark Richard
(Kharis Publishing)

Audiobook & Spoken Word

GOLD

Silent Horizons by Chad Robichaux & Jack Stewart and narrated by Ray Porter

(Tyndale Fiction)

Silver

This Changes Everything
by Tyler Merritt 
( Worthy Books)

Bronze

I Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen by Kate Strickler 
(Bethany House)

Celestial Legacy – Christian Thought

GOLD

The Nicene Creed  by Kevin DeYoung
(Crossway)

Silver

What Christians Believe by Bishop Robert Barron
(Word on Fire)

Bronze

The Cost of Ambition by Miroslav Volf
(Brazos Press)

Celestial Legacy – Devotional & Spiritual Growth

GOLD

The Way of the Wildflower by Ruth Chou Simons
(Thomas Nelson)

Silver

Slow Theology by A. J. Swoboda and Nijay K. Gupta
(Brazos Press)

Bronze

Rhythms of Faith by Claude Atcho
(WaterBrook)

Celestial Legacy – Inspirational Nonfiction

GOLD

Here Be Dragons by Melanie Shankle
(WaterBrook)

Silver

Five Mere Christians by Jordan Raynor and Kaleigh Cox
(Harvest House Publishers)

 

 

Bronze

The Big Relief by David Zahl
(Brazos Press)

Celestial Legacy – Faith & Inspirational Fiction

GOLD

The Collector of Burned Books
by Roseanna M. White
(Tyndale House Publishers)

 

 

 

 

Silver

The Bitter End Birding Society
by Amanda Cox
(Revell)

 

 

Bronze

From the Valley We Rise
by Elizabeth Musser
(Bethany House Publishers)

Celestial Legacy – Children’s & Young Readers

GOLD

If Jesus Came to My School
by April Graney
(Penguin Random House)

Silver

The Outsider Ruth
by Katy Morgan
(The Good Book Company)

Bronze

Jesus, Our True Friend 
by Sally Lloyd-Jones
(Zonderkidz)