This is just a bridge post so that no-one can accuse me of once again walking of the 'straight and narrow blog'!! I'm hoping to, over the next few days, post my thoughts on the Banner of Truth Youth Conference that I was fortunate to attend not long ago. But whilst I collect all my notes and have a think I thought I'd briefly post on Banner in general.
I have been greatly blessed in my life to have been brought up in a God fearing home, and a doctrinally reformed one at that. Whilst the Andrews family home has been far from perfect over the last 21 years (many a time because of myself!) a Godly upbringing has been one of the reasons that I am (hopefully!) a well balanced human being and Christian. Much of what I have learnt in my Christian walk has been through the teaching of my parents and I am grateful to them for that. One of the reasons for my parents sound teaching has been their reliance on good material from writers through the ages which have mostly been published by the Banner of Truth. Whilst there are many other good Christian publishing houses, none have the reputation for consistently publishing high quality reformed books that Banner has. My dad has always encouraged me to consider Banner books and I believe that this has paid a great dividend on my life. In a Christian generation that would largely struggle to name even a single Puritan writer, for example, Banner has striven to encourage its Puritan paperbacks series to young people and I for one continue to learn so much from men such as John Owen, Thomas Brookes, Richard Baxtar, Thomas Watson and (currently) Richard Sibbes. I would like to thank the Banner of Truth for their continuing publication of high quality materials for the believer to enjoy and learn from, particularly Iain Murray who is a marvellous and Godly man. I would like to encourage anyone to read a Banner book and if you have any particular concerns or interests please contact me and I will strive to recommend a title or two!
