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‘I Do Willingly Lay Down My Life’: The Trial and Triumph of Hugh M’Kail
On this day in 1666, the infamous Battle of Rullion Green took place 6 miles outside of Edinburgh. The following excerpt from The Scots Worthies (currently on special for 48 hours at 30% off) provides...
View ArticleJesus the Peacemaker? Yes!
Here’s something that happened just over seven hundred years ago. On the 24th of June 1314 a famous victory was won by the Scots over the English at a place called Bannockburn. I mention it not because...
View ArticleObservations on My Sufferings
The meditations below are from the Memoirs of the Rev. James Fraser of Brea, Minister of the Gospel at Culross, Written by Himself, as these appear in Vol. II of Scottish Puritans: Select Biographies....
View ArticleModern Theories of the Atonement – B. B. Warfield
The following was an address delivered at the “Religious Conference,” held in the Theological Seminary, Princeton, on October 13, 1902. Reprinted from The Princeton Theological Review, i. 1903, pp....
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Faith in Christ
The following is an excerpt from J. Gresham Machen’s classic work, What Is Faith?, which has recently been reprinted by the Banner with a new, modern typeset and an updated cover. It is impossible to...
View ArticleThe Posture of Preaching
The following article first appeared in The Founders Journal, Issue 74 (Fall 2008) and was featured on the Banner website in January 2010. By ‘posture’ I do not refer to the alignment of one’s body...
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The Launch of the Magazine Podcast
We are delighted to announce that as of January 2024, we have a podcast channel! The Magazine Podcast is a new departure for us, and will, Lord-willing, enable us to reach new audiences, and existing...
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Learning Practical Holiness from Elizabeth Prentiss
Elizabeth Prentiss lived in a different century, but the challenges she faced, and the way she responded to those challenges, speak powerfully to us today. Early in their married life, Elizabeth and...
View Article‘God Never Makes a Mistake’: The Experience of Elizabeth Prentiss
Elizabeth Prentiss led a life that was far from easy. She knew hardship, toil, sickness, weakness, and the loss of precious children. Through it all, she received grace to submit to the wisdom and...
View ArticleHumphrey Mildred (1934–2023), A Tribute
We were saddened to hear of the passing of Humphrey Mildred on 31 December 2023. In 1999, when I started with the Banner of Truth in Edinburgh, Humphrey was the longest serving employee of the Trust,...
View ArticleJ. C. Ryle on John 17:24
John 17:24 is a text to dwell on, and indeed to dwell in. John Owen, perhaps the greatest Puritan theologian, wrote his Meditations on the Glory of Christ1 on the themes of this verse, and it was...
View ArticleEcclesiastical Suicide
The following article first appeared here on October 26, 2006. In the light of recent developments across many denominations, most notably the Church of England, it remains a most necessary and timely...
View ArticleJohn Owen on Seeing Christ’s Glory
The following excerpt is the first chapter of The Glory of Christ, R. J. K. Law’s Puritan Paperback abridgement of John Owen’s Meditations on the Glory of Christ which appears in Volume 1 of his Works....
View ArticleThe Beauty of God in the Face of Jesus Christ
Watch Jonty Rhodes’ sermon from the Borders Conference 2023, The Beauty of God in the Face of Jesus Christ: The Borders Conference 2024 will take place on November 8 and 9 in Carlisle, England. The...
View ArticleJesus Loving His Own That Were in the World
Charles Ross’s The Inner Sanctuary: Expositions of John 13–17 is a neglected gem of devotional teaching. The following excerpt, Ross’s comments on John 13:1, amply demonstrate how warm and practical is...
View ArticleIn Defense of Patriarchy
The following post was published on the Reformation21 Blog, and is reproduced here by their kind permission. Last week I noticed that Ryan Gosling was nominated for an Oscar for playing Ken alongside...
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Now Hiring: Marketing and Events Team Member
Banner of Truth is looking for an enthusiastic individual to assist in our US sales and marketing team. From email and social media marketing to event/conference and audiovisual support, to helping...
View ArticleVos on Heavenly-Mindedness
The following sermon is taken from Grace and Glory: Sermons Preached at Princeton Seminary, by Geerhardus Vos (Banner of Truth, 1994, 2020). By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a...
View ArticleTruth’s Defenders Vindicated
The following words, so contemporary in their feeling and import, come from John Kennedy (presumably of Dingwall), and were published in the 6th Issue of the Banner of Truth Magazine (May, 1957). In...
View ArticleEvery Christian a Publisher!
The following article appeared in Issue 291 of the Banner Magazine, dated December 1987. ‘The Lord gave the word; great was the company of those that published it’ (Psalm 68.11) THE NEED FOR TRUTH I...
View ArticleMartyn Lloyd-Jones on John Calvin
The following was given as a radio address for the BBC in Wales, 25 June, 1944 and is featured in Knowing the Times: Addresses Delivered on Various Occasions, 1942–1977. Nothing is more significant of...
View ArticleThe Presentation of the Gospel – Martyn Lloyd-Jones
The following address, published in Knowing the Times: Addresses Delivered on Various Occasions, 1942–1977, was given at a conference of leaders of the Crusaders’ Union, Sion College, London, on 7...
View ArticleThe Spirit of God – John Owen Excerpt
The following excerpt is Chapter 2, ‘The Spirit of God’, in The Holy Spirit by John Owen. This Puritan Paperback title is abridged and made easy to read from Owen’s Pneumatologia or A Discourse...
View ArticleFinished!: A Message for Easter
Think about someone being selected and sent to do an especially difficult job. Some major crisis has arisen, or some massive problem needs to be tackled, and it requires the knowledge, the experience,...
View ArticleToo Busy to Pray? 8 Responses from Thomas Brooks
The following is taken from Thomas Brooks, The Secret Key to Heaven: The Vital Importance of Private Prayer (Puritan Paperbacks). After detailing the great privilege of private prayer, and why it is of...
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