The Pocket Puritans Series

August 31st, 2008 Banner of Truth has done us a great service by publishing what they are calling the Pocket Puritans. On the back of every book they include this quote from Sinclair Ferguson that best introduces the series: To read the work of a Puritan doctor of the soul is to enter a rich worldContinue reading “The Pocket Puritans Series”

The Letters of Samuel Rutherford

July 31st, 2008 The Loveliness of Christ ($7.00) This was originally going to be a book review on The Loveliness of Christ, the new soft, red-covered edition pictured to the left.  However, as I read this book, I realized that no review would do it justice.  After reading the first few pages of this book, IContinue reading “The Letters of Samuel Rutherford”

Lloyd-Jones, Messenger of Grace by Iain H. Murray

July 29th, 2008 Murray, Ian H.  Lloyd-Jones, Messenger of Grace.  Edinburgh:  The Banner of Truth Trust, 2008.  267 pp.  $28.00 Introduction Iain Murray really needs no introduction to most readers here at Said, but in case you are new to the area, I would like to share a bit about Ian Murray.  He is perhaps bestContinue reading “Lloyd-Jones, Messenger of Grace by Iain H. Murray”

The Life of John Newton by Josiah Bull

July 22nd, 2008 Bull, Josiah.  The Life of John Newton.  Edinburgh:  Banner of Truth Trust, reset edition 2007.  322pp. $14.00. Buy From Westminster Bookstore Introduction As best I can tell, Josiah Bull only wrote this biography of John Newton and edited another book entitled The Letters of John Newton.  This biography was first published in 1868 under theContinue reading “The Life of John Newton by Josiah Bull”