Today’s theme, chosen by The Broke and the Bookish, is a Halloween Freebie, and we’re supposed to create a list of anything Halloween related or scary.

However, I do not celebrate Halloween. Therefore, I have decided to create my own Top Ten list of Books that encourage and inspire me.

1. The Bible, my preference is the NIV published in 1984 or earlier, and the 1599 Geneva Bible.
2. My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers.
3. A Charles Dickens Devotional This book offers an excerpt from a Dickens novel, with a lesson and Bible verse for each day. I enjoy it because I have always enjoyed Dickens’ novels, though I still haven’t read them all.
4. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
5. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. This is a wonderful story of redemption.
6. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This story is a wonderful example of standing up for what is right, for what you believe, no matter what everyone else thinks.
7. Long Way Gone by Charles Martin. This is a story about real unconditional love and second chances in an unexpected way.
8. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd because it’s a great story of love and acceptance across color/race boundaries.
9. Grey Matter: A Neurosurgeon Discovers the Power of Prayer by David Levy, M.D. This is a story of testimony of the power of prayer.
10. Dirty God by Johnnie Moore. This book is about the amazing grace we can freely receive through/from Jesus Christ.