Web Reviews of Banner Books 2010 No. 8
‘Alexander’s choice of subject matter, and the way he handles it, reveals a depth of maturity and humility that only decades of seeking and learning about God could produce . . . a refreshingly original explanation of timeless, Scriptural truths.’ [John Bird on Eric Alexander’s Our Great God and Saviour at the ‘Discerning Reader’ website.]
Below are links to selected online reviews of Banner titles, mostly posted during August and September 2010. The views expressed are of course those of the respective bloggers. For each title mentioned, a link is also provided to the appropriate page of the Banner online Bookstore, where orders can be placed.
Our Great God and Saviour
by Eric J. Alexander
John Bird (Weatherford, Texas) at the Discerning Reader website.
Robert Brady (York, Pennsylvania) over four posts at the reformation21 website.
The Life of John Milne of Perth
by Horatius Bonar
Alan Hill (Montreux, Switzerland) at The Good Book Stall website.
Here are several reviews by ‘The Wanderer’ – Jeremy Walker (Crawley, West Sussex) – posted in May and July, which we missed earlier . . .
Rest in God & A Calamity in Contemporary Christianity
by Iain H. Murray
Review here.
Wise Counsel: John Newton’s Letters to John Ryland Jr.
edited by Grant Gordon
Review here.
Spurgeon’s Practical Wisdom
by ‘John Ploughman’
Am I a Christian?
by James Fraser
Redemption: Accomplished and Applied
by John Murray
All reviewed here.
Facing Grief
by John Flavel
Shane Lems (Sunnyside, Washington) at The Reformed Reader blog.
Evangelicalism Divided
by Iain H. Murray
Greg Gilbert (Louisville, Kentucky) at 9Marks – Books.
The Last Things: Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell
by Paul Helm
Gavin Ortlund (Washington DC)) in the 9Marks eJournal.
Raising Children God’s Way
by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
John Bird (Weatherford, Texas) on his While We Sojourn blog.
The Pilgrim’s Progress
by John Bunyan
Vaughn Hamilton (Tennessee) on his Pilgrim Steward blog.
My God Is True! – Lessons Learned Along Cancer’s Dark Road
by Paul D. Wolfe
Ryan M. McGraw (Conway, S. Carolina) in the Reviews section of the OPC website.
The Preaching of Jonathan Edwards
by John Carrick
Brian De Jong (Sheboygan, Wisconsin) in the Reviews section of the OPC website.
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