{"id":35020,"date":"2016-01-14T08:03:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T13:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/\/us\/?p=35020"},"modified":"2016-01-14T08:03:44","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T13:03:44","slug":"what-theyre-saying-about-banner-books-2016-no-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/resources\/book-review-resources\/2016\/what-theyre-saying-about-banner-books-2016-no-1\/","title":{"rendered":"What They&#8217;re Saying About Banner Books (2016 No. 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;a great little book \u2026 delightfully simple \u2026 [appendices] incredibly helpful for pastors and ministerial students.&#8217;<br \/>\n\u2013 Carl Trueman on Allan Harman&#8217;s <em>Preparation For Ministry<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In the Notes below are links to selected online reviews of Banner titles, mostly posted October\/December 2015. The views expressed are of course those of the respective bloggers\/reviewers. For each title mentioned, a link is also provided to the appropriate page of the Trust&#8217;s online Bookstore, where orders can be placed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"notes\">\n<h3>Notes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><div class=\"woocommerce \"><ul class=\"products columns-3\">\n\n\n<div class=\"product-box\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/church-ministry\/preparation-for-ministry\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\">  <a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/church-ministry\/preparation-for-ministry\/\" >\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/preparation-for-the-ministry.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Cover image for &#039;Preparation for Ministry&#039;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/preparation-for-the-ministry.jpg 576w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/preparation-for-the-ministry-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/preparation-for-the-ministry-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/preparation-for-the-ministry-156x235.jpg 156w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/preparation-for-the-ministry-210x315.jpg 210w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/preparation-for-the-ministry-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/preparation-for-the-ministry-27x40.jpg 27w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/>\t       <\/a>\n\n\n  <div class=\"main-info\">\n \u00a0 \u00a0<h2 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/church-ministry\/preparation-for-ministry\/\" >Preparation For Ministry<\/a><\/h2>\n\n    \n      <p class=\"author\"><span>by<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/theauthor\/harman-allan\">Allan M. Harman<\/a>\n      <\/p>\n\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n  <hr class=\"divider\">\n\n\n  <div class=\"price-box sale\">\n    <span class=\"price-label\">price<\/span>\n          <span class=\"price\"><ins class=\"exclude-from-dp\"><span class=\"from\">From: <\/span><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#36;<\/span>5.00<\/bdi><\/span><\/ins><\/span>\n      <\/div><!-- \/.price-box -->\n\n  <!--\n  <div class=\"rating\">\n      <\/div>--><!-- \/.rating -->\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"buttons\">\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/church-ministry\/preparation-for-ministry\/\" class=\"button learn-more\">Learn More<\/a>\n\n    \n      <a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/church-ministry\/preparation-for-ministry\/\" class=\"button add-to-cart\">Select Options<\/a>\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><!-- \/.buttons -->\n\n  <div class=\"description\">\n    <h3 class=\"desc-title\">Description<\/h3>\n    <p>Allan Macdonald Harman is Research Professor of Old Testament, Presbyterian Theological College, Melbourne, Australia. Born in Lismore, New South Wales in 1936, he attended Taree High School and the University of Sydney (BA, 1957), before studying overseas at the Free Church College, Edinburgh, the University of Edinburgh (BD, 1960; MLitt, 1974) and at Westminster Theological [&hellip;]<\/p>\n  <\/div><!-- \/.description -->\n\n<\/div><!-- \/.product-box -->\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Carl Trueman<\/strong> (Ambler, Pennsylvania) found <em>Preparation For Ministry<\/em> &#8216;a brief but brilliant book on ministry&#8217; on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mortificationofspin.org\/mos\/postcards-from-palookaville\/a-brief-but-brilliant-book-on-ministry#.VpZVhfmLSUl\" target=\"_blank\">blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Terry Delaney<\/strong> (Mexico, Missouri) on <a href=\"https:\/\/christianbooknotes.com\/2015\/preparation-for-ministry-by-allan-harman\/\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Book Notes<\/a>\u00a0says that Harman writes with &#8216;great understanding and experience&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><div class=\"woocommerce \"><ul class=\"products columns-3\">\n\n\n<div class=\"product-box\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/christian-living\/knowing-christ\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\">  <a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/christian-living\/knowing-christ\/\" >\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/9781848716308-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Knowing Christ\" \/>\t       <\/a>\n\n\n  <div class=\"main-info\">\n \u00a0 \u00a0<h2 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/christian-living\/knowing-christ\/\" >Knowing Christ<\/a><\/h2>\n\n    \n      <p class=\"author\"><span>by<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/theauthor\/jones-mark\">Mark Jones<\/a>\n      <\/p>\n\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n  <hr class=\"divider\">\n\n\n  <div class=\"price-box sale\">\n    <span class=\"price-label\">price<\/span>\n          <span class=\"price\"><ins class=\"exclude-from-dp\"><span class=\"from\">From: <\/span><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#36;<\/span>13.00<\/bdi><\/span><\/ins><\/span>\n      <\/div><!-- \/.price-box -->\n\n  <!--\n  <div class=\"rating\">\n      <\/div>--><!-- \/.rating -->\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"buttons\">\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/christian-living\/knowing-christ\/\" class=\"button learn-more\">Learn More<\/a>\n\n          <!--                <h1>--><!--<\/h1>-->\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/christian-living\/knowing-christ\/\"\n         class=\"button add-to-cartDISABLED\">Read More<\/a>\n    \n\n  <\/div><!-- \/.buttons -->\n\n  <div class=\"description\">\n    <h3 class=\"desc-title\">Description<\/h3>\n    <p>Mark Jones (Ph.D., Leiden, 2009) has been the minister at Faith Vancouver Presbyterian Church (PCA), Canada since 2007. He is also Research Associate in the Faculty of Theology at the University of the Free State (Bloemfontein) and Lecturer in Dogmatic Theology at John Wycliffe Theological College, in association with North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n  <\/div><!-- \/.description -->\n\n<\/div><!-- \/.product-box -->\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Justin McLendon<\/strong> (Phoenix, Arizona) on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/book-review-the-sequel-to-packers-knowing-god\" target=\"_blank\">The Gospel Coalition<\/a> says that this book &#8216;will bless those with spiritual appetites to know Jesus in a deeper way&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><div class=\"woocommerce \"><ul class=\"products columns-3\">\n\n\n<div class=\"product-box\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/christian-living\/works-john-newton\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\">  <a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/christian-living\/works-john-newton\/\" >\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/5110-01-324x405.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"The Works of John Newton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/5110-01-324x405.jpg 324w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/5110-01-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/5110-01-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/5110-01-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/5110-01-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/5110-01-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/5110-01-150x188.jpg 150w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/5110-01-760x950.jpg 760w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/5110-01-416x520.jpg 416w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/5110-01.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/>\t       <\/a>\n\n\n  <div class=\"main-info\">\n \u00a0 \u00a0<h2 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/christian-living\/works-john-newton\/\" >The Works of John Newton<\/a><\/h2>\n\n    \n      <h3 class=\"subtitle\">4 Volume Set<\/h3>\n\n    \n      <p class=\"author\"><span>by<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/theauthor\/newton-john\">John Newton<\/a>\n      <\/p>\n\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n  <hr class=\"divider\">\n\n\n  <div class=\"price-box sale\">\n    <span class=\"price-label\">price<\/span>\n          <span class=\"price\"><ins class=\"exclude-from-dp\"><span class=\"from\">From: <\/span><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#36;<\/span>80.00<\/bdi><\/span><\/ins><\/span>\n      <\/div><!-- \/.price-box -->\n\n  <!--\n  <div class=\"rating\">\n      <\/div>--><!-- \/.rating -->\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"buttons\">\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/christian-living\/works-john-newton\/\" class=\"button learn-more\">Learn More<\/a>\n\n    \n      <a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/christian-living\/works-john-newton\/\" class=\"button add-to-cart\">Select Options<\/a>\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><!-- \/.buttons -->\n\n  <div class=\"description\">\n    <h3 class=\"desc-title\">Description<\/h3>\n    <p>Born in London in 1725, deprived of the godly influence of his mother before he was seven years old, John Newton was but two years at school before he went, at the age of eleven, on his first voyage with his father, a sea captain. From that time till the age of thirty, when his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n  <\/div><!-- \/.description -->\n\n<\/div><!-- \/.product-box -->\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tony Reinke<\/strong> (Twin Cities, Minnesota) wrote on his own <a href=\"https:\/\/tonyreinke.com\/2015\/11\/12\/reading-john-newtons-letters\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; &#8216;For serious readers of Newton&#8217;s letters, the <em>Works<\/em> is a must-own resourse&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><div class=\"woocommerce \"><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For<strong> Bob Thomas<\/strong> (Mitcham, Victoria, Australia) in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlife.com.au\/PDFs\/NL_2015-12-01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">New Life<\/a>\u00a0(December 1, 2015, page 14), Goodwin &#8216;remains one whose work abides and enriches the soil of faith in the heart and mind of the believer&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><div class=\"woocommerce \"><ul class=\"products columns-3\">\n\n\n<div class=\"product-box\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/pastors-special\/church-christ\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\">  <a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/pastors-special\/church-christ\/\" >\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/church-of-christ-01-324x505.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"The Church of Christ by James Bannerman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/church-of-christ-01-324x505.jpg 324w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/church-of-christ-01-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/church-of-christ-01-657x1024.jpg 657w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/church-of-christ-01-96x150.jpg 96w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/church-of-christ-01-768x1197.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/church-of-christ-01-986x1536.jpg 986w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/church-of-christ-01-150x234.jpg 150w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/church-of-christ-01-520x810.jpg 520w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/church-of-christ-01-151x235.jpg 151w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/church-of-christ-01-205x320.jpg 205w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/church-of-christ-01-416x648.jpg 416w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/church-of-christ-01-648x1010.jpg 648w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/church-of-christ-01.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/>\t       <\/a>\n\n\n  <div class=\"main-info\">\n \u00a0 \u00a0<h2 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/pastors-special\/church-christ\/\" >The Church of Christ<\/a><\/h2>\n\n    \n      <h3 class=\"subtitle\">A Treatise on the Nature, Powers, Ordinances, Discipline, and Government of the Christian Church<\/h3>\n\n    \n      <p class=\"author\"><span>by<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/theauthor\/bannerman-james\">James Bannerman<\/a>\n      <\/p>\n\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n  <hr class=\"divider\">\n\n\n  <div class=\"price-box sale\">\n    <span class=\"price-label\">price<\/span>\n          <span class=\"price\"><ins class=\"exclude-from-dp\"><span class=\"from\">From: <\/span><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#36;<\/span>20.00<\/bdi><\/span><\/ins><\/span>\n      <\/div><!-- \/.price-box -->\n\n  <!--\n  <div class=\"rating\">\n      <\/div>--><!-- \/.rating -->\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"buttons\">\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/pastors-special\/church-christ\/\" class=\"button learn-more\">Learn More<\/a>\n\n    \n      <a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/pastors-special\/church-christ\/\" class=\"button add-to-cart\">Select Options<\/a>\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><!-- \/.buttons -->\n\n  <div class=\"description\">\n    <h3 class=\"desc-title\">Description<\/h3>\n    <p>James Bannerman (1807-68), was a Free Church divine. Born at Cargill, Perthshire, where his father, Rev. James Patrick Bannerman was minister, he studied arts at Edinburgh University 1822-6 and then theology until 1830, when he was licensed by the Church of Scotland Presbytery of Perth. He was ordained to Ormiston, Midlothian, in 1833. He played [&hellip;]<\/p>\n  <\/div><!-- \/.description -->\n\n<\/div><!-- \/.product-box -->\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Terry Delaney<\/strong> (Mexico, Missouri) &#8216;cannot recommend it highly enough&#8217; for all those who &#8216;love the church and love history&#8217; on <a href=\"https:\/\/christianbooknotes.com\/2015\/the-church-of-christ-by-james-bannerman\/\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Book Notes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><div class=\"woocommerce \"><ul class=\"products columns-3\">\n\n\n<div class=\"product-box\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/christian-living\/from-mouth-god\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\">  <a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/christian-living\/from-mouth-god\/\" >\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/The_Mouth_of_God.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"From the Mouth of God\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/The_Mouth_of_God.jpg 1614w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/The_Mouth_of_God-94x150.jpg 94w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/The_Mouth_of_God-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/The_Mouth_of_God-648x1024.jpg 648w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/The_Mouth_of_God-148x235.jpg 148w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/The_Mouth_of_God-202x320.jpg 202w, https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/The_Mouth_of_God-25x40.jpg 25w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/>\t       <\/a>\n\n\n  <div class=\"main-info\">\n \u00a0 \u00a0<h2 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/christian-living\/from-mouth-god\/\" >From the Mouth of God<\/a><\/h2>\n\n    \n      <h3 class=\"subtitle\">Trusting, Reading and Applying the Bible<\/h3>\n\n    \n      <p class=\"author\"><span>by<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/theauthor\/ferguson-sinclair\">Sinclair B. Ferguson<\/a>\n      <\/p>\n\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n  <hr class=\"divider\">\n\n\n  <div class=\"price-box sale\">\n    <span class=\"price-label\">price<\/span>\n          <span class=\"price\"><ins class=\"exclude-from-dp\"><span class=\"from\">From: <\/span><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#36;<\/span>12.75<\/bdi><\/span><\/ins><\/span>\n      <\/div><!-- \/.price-box -->\n\n  <!--\n  <div class=\"rating\">\n      <\/div>--><!-- \/.rating -->\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"buttons\">\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/christian-living\/from-mouth-god\/\" class=\"button learn-more\">Learn More<\/a>\n\n    \n      <a href=\"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/us\/store\/christian-living\/from-mouth-god\/\" class=\"button add-to-cart\">Select Options<\/a>\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><!-- \/.buttons -->\n\n  <div class=\"description\">\n    <h3 class=\"desc-title\">Description<\/h3>\n    <p>Sinclair Buchanan Ferguson retired in 2013 as Senior Minister of First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina, and returned to his native Scotland. Prior to this he held the Charles Krahe chair for Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary and served Church of Scotland congregations in Unst (Shetland) and Glasgow (St George&#8217;s Tron). He received [&hellip;]<\/p>\n  <\/div><!-- \/.description -->\n\n<\/div><!-- \/.product-box -->\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Stephen J. Tracey<\/strong>\u00a0(Rockport, Maine) on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opc.org\/os.html?article_id=486\" target=\"_blank\">Ordained Servant<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0&#8216;Ferguson&#8217;s pastoral sense makes this an eminently readable book. His theological skill makes this a profoundly helpful book.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nate Claiborne<\/strong> (Florida)\u00a0describes <em>From the Mouth of God<\/em> as &#8216;an accessible introduction to reading the Bible profitably as God&#8217;s Word&#8217; on his <a href=\"https:\/\/nathanielclaiborne.com\/from-the-mouth-of-god-trusting-reading-and-applying-the-bible\/#respond\" target=\"_blank\">blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Caleb Nelson\u00a0<\/strong>(Greenville, South Carolina) believes that this book is &#8216;a practical guide to benefiting from Scripture&#8217;. 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