Giving Thanks in November

I'm thankful for books--oh so many, many books!  I've got several going right now (mostly commentaries) and I'm listening to the Two Towers on my iPod while I work around the house or sit at my drawing board or walk on the treadmill.

I'm grateful for MP3 books and sermons that occupy and edify my mind when I'm too busy to take time to lay on the couch and read with Ivy curled up on my chest. (She makes a great book prop!)

But mostly I love 'hold in your hands' books.  I love turning the pages and keeping my place with a spiffy bookmark and marking my favorite passages.

Here is a short list of the books for which I am most thankful:

Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J.I. Packer

Knowing God by J.I. Packer

The Holiness of God by R. C. Sproul

The Christian Life by Sinclair Ferguson

Holiness by J. C. Ryle

The Works of Jonathan Edwards in 2 Volumes

Berkhof's Systematic Theology

The True Christian's Love to the Unseen Christ by Thomas Vincent

These are the books that have formed me; that I return to over and over again.  There are others, I'm sure, but these are my all time favorites. 

What are YOUR favorite books?

Comments

[Kim in On]

Well, three of my favorites are also yours! Packer, Sproul, and Berkhof are all on my favoruite list.

[Suzanne]

It's hard to add to your favorites, but I'll add "Spurgeon's Morning and Evening devotional," as one that I keep returning to.

[john]

"Studies in the Sermon on the Mount" by Dr. Lloyd-Jones and my Matthew Henry commentaries (do those count?).

[Islandsparrow]

Tozer, Dallas Willard, Amy Carmichael, Andrew Murray, Brother Lawrence, Frank Laubach, Spurgeon - to name a few :)