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Top Ten Books I’d Quickly Save If Our World Was Going To Be Taken Over By Aliens

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Hey, it could happen.

I’ve altered this week’s topic not to be about books I’d save from my house as I’m not particularly tied to my particular copies, and I don’t actually own many of my favorite books. Really, I’ve turned this into more of a deserted island scenario.

Top ten books I’d want:

1. My Bible. Okay, this probably should be a given, but I’d want my wide-margin Bible that I’ve been using to do my daily reading in for over 5 years. Or at least a Bible, preferably NASB. Though I’d choose a KJV Bible over no Bible, I wouldn’t find it particularly usable. I don’t live in 17th Century England.

2. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. As much as you read, you bet I’d choose some long books if I could only have 10. This is one that I think I could read and enjoy over and over again, but would clearly provide lots of reading time at its size.

3. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. I really do enjoy this story, but once again, it’s link adds to its suitability in this scenario.

4. Tom Jones by Henry Fielding. At its size, I’m not likely to re-read it given current non-alien conditions. But one plus of an alien invasion in this scenario is that I could re-read it.

5. Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs. Not a long book, but it’s meaty. Plus, I can imagine struggling with discontent if life as we know it was over.

6. The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom. There are situations worse than alien invasion, and it would be helpful to be reminded of someone else who had been through a tough situation and grew closer to God through it.

7. The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. I’m counting this as one book, because you can’t stop me. Even better, can I get a complete works of C. S. Lewis?

8. 1984 by George Orwell. Because I know I enjoy reading it over and over again.

9. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Ditto.

10. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Might as well through in a Dickens, too.

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FQF: Magic and Aliens

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1.  Do you believe in magic?

Sorry, Ronald McDonald, I don’t (any other ’80 kids think of the commercials when you read that question?).

2.  What is something you wish you were better at?

Stepping up to meet a need when I see it.

3.  Have you ever pulled an all-nighter?

For school, no.  Back in the day, I stayed up all night a couple of times for slumber parties and prom.  Also, for traveling (however you want to count that, when the night is either really short or never comes).

4.  Do you believe in aliens?

This might come as a surprise, but yes, I think aliens might exist.  Perhaps the only life God created is here on this earth, but I can’t help but think that it’s man-centered to think we’re the only ones.  The Bible certainly gives us no hint of aliens…but it doesn’t rule it out, either.  I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about it, though.

5. Would you have plastic surgery?

Not unless is was medically necessary/recommended.