In a kids’ magazine children are encouraged to tell about their favourite book of all time. They are also encouraged to tell about the book they are currently reading.

That reminds me of the books beside my chair I am currently reading.

LASS DEIN HEIL UNS SCHAUEN

It’s a devotional treasury in German, written by a youth pastor I have met personally, while living in Bottrop in Germany. He had his work in Essen, not far from Bottrop. But that was long ago.

I DARED TO CALL HIM FATHER

The book is written by Bilquis Sheikh. I found a copy of the book at the place where we were staying in Auckland not long ago and started reading the book there. I am reading now the copy we have in our own library. It is “The miraculous story of a Muslim woman with God.”

GOD’S ULTIMATE PURPOSE

An exposition of Ephesians one by D M Lloyd-Jones. What a teacher of the Word of God. I heard him preaching many years ago in London. I used to stay at the Headquarters of a Missionary Society and a candidate took me to hear him at Westminster Chapel, London.

UNTER GEIERN

It is one of the many books by Karl May in German. He is one of the best storytellers I know, and I doubt that he ever enrolled in a course for writers.

But there is still one more book I am currently reading and that is my favourite book of all time, the BIBLE!

My favourite book of all time, the BIBLE!