What They’re Saying About Banner Books (2012 No. 4)
‘a cracking set of volumes . . . beautiful to behold, excellent in their quality, and outstanding in their substance . . . pastorally sound, eminently practical, thoroughly Christ-centred, happily straightforward expository thoughts, ideal for private or family worship, stimulating for preachers, instructive for pastors, models of earnest simplicity.’
[Jeremy Walker enthuses about the new clothbound set of Ryle’s Expository Thoughts on the Gospels.]
Below are links to selected online reviews of Banner titles, posted August-November 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.
Notes
Jeremy Walker (Crawley, W. Sussex) on his blog The Wanderer.
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels
7 Volume Set
price Original price was: $175.00.$157.50Current price is: $157.50.Description
‘a cracking set of volumes . . . beautiful to behold, excellent in their quality, and outstanding in their substance . . . pastorally sound, eminently practical, thoroughly Christ-centred, happily straightforward expository thoughts, ideal for private or family worship, stimulating for preachers, instructive for pastors, models of earnest simplicity.’ [Jeremy Walker enthuses about the new […]
Barry Waugh (Greenville, South Carolina) at the Reformation21 website.
Our Southern Zion
Old Columbia Seminary (1828-1927)
price From: $15.00Description
‘a cracking set of volumes . . . beautiful to behold, excellent in their quality, and outstanding in their substance . . . pastorally sound, eminently practical, thoroughly Christ-centred, happily straightforward expository thoughts, ideal for private or family worship, stimulating for preachers, instructive for pastors, models of earnest simplicity.’ [Jeremy Walker enthuses about the new […]
Gordon Kuhrt (Haddenham, Bucks) on the Anglican website Fulcrum.
Greg Goswell (Melbourne, Victoria) in Australia’s online Christian newspaper New Life (page 17).
Ernest Kevan
Leader in Twentieth Century British Evangelicalism
price From: $12.00Description
‘a cracking set of volumes . . . beautiful to behold, excellent in their quality, and outstanding in their substance . . . pastorally sound, eminently practical, thoroughly Christ-centred, happily straightforward expository thoughts, ideal for private or family worship, stimulating for preachers, instructive for pastors, models of earnest simplicity.’ [Jeremy Walker enthuses about the new […]
Bob Thomas (Mitcham, Victoria) in Australia’s online Christian newspaper New Life (page 2).
Christ is Best
or St. Paul's Straight
price From: $3.00Description
‘a cracking set of volumes . . . beautiful to behold, excellent in their quality, and outstanding in their substance . . . pastorally sound, eminently practical, thoroughly Christ-centred, happily straightforward expository thoughts, ideal for private or family worship, stimulating for preachers, instructive for pastors, models of earnest simplicity.’ [Jeremy Walker enthuses about the new […]
Kyle Worley (Groves, Texas) on his blog The Strife.
Kyle McDanell (Goshen, Kentucky) on his Blogizomai blog.
price From: $8.00Description
‘a cracking set of volumes . . . beautiful to behold, excellent in their quality, and outstanding in their substance . . . pastorally sound, eminently practical, thoroughly Christ-centred, happily straightforward expository thoughts, ideal for private or family worship, stimulating for preachers, instructive for pastors, models of earnest simplicity.’ [Jeremy Walker enthuses about the new […]
Finally, Alan Hill (Montreux, Switzerland) has reviewed four J. C. RYLE titles at The Good Book Stall website:
Read the review here.
price Original price was: $4.00.$3.60Current price is: $3.60.Description
‘a cracking set of volumes . . . beautiful to behold, excellent in their quality, and outstanding in their substance . . . pastorally sound, eminently practical, thoroughly Christ-centred, happily straightforward expository thoughts, ideal for private or family worship, stimulating for preachers, instructive for pastors, models of earnest simplicity.’ [Jeremy Walker enthuses about the new […]
Read the review here.
Read the review here.
price From: $7.00Description
‘a cracking set of volumes . . . beautiful to behold, excellent in their quality, and outstanding in their substance . . . pastorally sound, eminently practical, thoroughly Christ-centred, happily straightforward expository thoughts, ideal for private or family worship, stimulating for preachers, instructive for pastors, models of earnest simplicity.’ [Jeremy Walker enthuses about the new […]
Read the review here.
price Original price was: $4.00.$3.60Current price is: $3.60.Description
‘a cracking set of volumes . . . beautiful to behold, excellent in their quality, and outstanding in their substance . . . pastorally sound, eminently practical, thoroughly Christ-centred, happily straightforward expository thoughts, ideal for private or family worship, stimulating for preachers, instructive for pastors, models of earnest simplicity.’ [Jeremy Walker enthuses about the new […]
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