My Top 10 Books of 2023

If you are wondering what I have been reading this year … I can’t wait to share my top 10 books with you.

If you are wondering what to read in 2024 … maybe the list that follows will help you choose some wonderful books to add to your library.

These are in no particular order … they are just my “Top 10 Books of 2023“.

1 – “Forgive” by Timothy Keller. In my humble opinion, no one should ever write a book again on forgiveness. This is the consummate book on that topic. It’s wonderful. I read it with tears rolling down my cheeks … often on my knees … and with a heart filled with prayer.

2 – “My Daily Pursuit” by A. W. Tozer. I, of course, have read this before but I used it this year as one of my daily devotionals. Don’t read this book unless you want to go deeper with the Lord.

3 – “The Bible Recap” by Tara Leigh Cobble. If you only read one book in 2024 – this must be the book.

4 – “The Awe of God” by John Bevere. We have lost our awe of God … we have forgotten His power and His holiness. I loved this book – it pierced me.

5 – “Pilgrim” by Ruth Chou Simons. Ruth has a gift – she has a gift with words and a love for beauty. This book will enrich your soul on many levels.

6 – “Being Elisabeth Elliot: The Authorized Biography; Elisabeth’s Later Years” by Ellen Vaughn. Ellen is a talented writer with a heart for God. I was completely undone by this book and its prequel, “Becoming Elisabeth”. Completely undone.

7 – “The Sound of Light” by Sarah Sundin. Sarah is a master storyteller and an expert on World War II. I never miss one of her books and wait expectantly for the next one to come out.

8 – “Martin Luther” by Eric Metaxas. I love everything that Eric writes and his book on Martin Luther is educational, academic, and inspirational.

9 – “Habits of the Household” by Justin Earley. Even though my children are grown and gone, I loved Justin’s approach to living a life of healthy rhythms and disciplines. I especially recommend this book for women in the trenches of motherhood.

10 – “Mere Christianity” by C. S. Lewis. I read this book about every 2-3 years so rich is its content. I need to be reminded time after time after time the depth of my faith and the glory of who Christ is.

This is an updated edition of a post originally published on Carol McLeod Ministries

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Carol McLeod is a best-selling author and popular speaker at women’s conferences and retreats, where she teaches the Word of God with great joy and enthusiasm. Carol encourages and empowers women with passionate and practical biblical messages mixed with her own special brand of hope and humor. Carol is a prolific author and loves digging for truth in the Word of God. Carol writes a weekly blog, “Joy For the Journey,” that has been named in the Top 50 Faith Blogs for Women. Carol also writes a weekly column for “Ministry Today.” Carol has been married to her college sweetheart, Craig, for 41 years and is the mother of five children in heaven and five children on earth. Graduates of Oral Roberts University, Craig and Carol have spent the past 38 years pastoring churches across America.

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