Online Reviews of Banner Books 2012 No. 1
‘The author has chosen his subject matter to show readers the glory, importance, and beauty of God’s character, plan of salvation, and the church . . . He communicates sound theology in understandable terms. ‘
[Byron Snapp on Eric Alexander’s Our Great God and Saviour at the Calvary Herald website.
Below are links to selected online reviews of Banner titles, mostly posted November 2011 – January 2012. 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.
Born of God: Sermons from John, Chapter 1
by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Terry Delaney (Louisville, Kentucky) on his Christian Book Notes blog.
John MacArthur: Servant of the Word and Flock
by Iain H. Murray
Greg Dietrich (Dunbar, Wisconsin) on the Amazon website.
Josiah’s Reformation
by Richard Sibbes
Terry Delaney (Louisville, Kentucky) on his Christian Book Notes blog.
Our Great God and Saviour
by Eric Alexander
Byron Snapp (Hampton, Virginia) on the Calvary Herald website.
Smooth Stones Taken from Ancient Brooks
by Thomas Brooks
Terry Delaney (Louisville, Kentucky) on his Christian Book Notes blog.
Polycarp of Smyrna: The Man Whose Faith Lasted
by Sinclair B. Ferguson
Ray Van Neste (Jackson, Tennessee) on The Children’s Hour blog.
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones: The First Forty Years 1899-1939
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones: The Fight of Faith 1939-1981
by Iain H. Murray
Terry Delaney (Louisville, Kentucky) on his Christian Book Notes blog here and here
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