Tag Archives: Iain Murray

The story behind my favorite books

My favorite books (in large measure) are those published by The Banner of Truth Trust. Few publishers are as biblically faithful and reliable as this one. [Aside: I recently mentioned to someone that IVP publishes both good and bad, even … Continue reading

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Abandon low & carnal aims!

I constantly mark and underline in my books. Perhaps one of the most precious quotations I have found over the years is this, from Thornwell. (I found it many years ago in Iain Murray’s THE PURITAN HOPE, a real gem … Continue reading

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Day Three (Thurs. AM) at the Banner

There were four sessions on this final day of the conference. First was the second address by Rick Philips, this time

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Day Two (Wed. PM) at The Banner Conference

A ‘MINI–SESSION’ After some time for fellowship (and helping a brother try to repair a laptop), the Wednesday afternoon sessions began … with something rather different. At 3:15 PM Pastor Mark Johnston (a Trustee of the Banner of Truth, a … Continue reading

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Day One (Tuesday) at Banner

After a long 6 hour drive, Andrew and I arrived at Messiah College (south of Harrisburg, PA), for the Banner of Truth Ministers’ Conference. As we checked-in I met a few old friends, and the faithful staffers from the local … Continue reading

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