JUST RELEASED: The Special DOUBLE ISSUE of The Banner of Truth Magazine - JOHN NEWTON

If you are not a subscriber to The Banner of Truth magazine, you are missing out on something very special. I just received my electronic copy from Edinburgh this morning ... the special DOUBLE ISSUE of the magazine featuring JOHN NEWTON. Here's an excerpt from the inside page:

"This special issue of the Banner of Truth magazine marks the anniversary of the death of John Newton, 21 December 1807. Newton remains one of the foremost evangelical authors. Along with Whitefield, he prepared the way for the evangelical catholicity that so strengthened worldwide gospel outreach in the nineteenth century.
While all he wrote is simple, strong and clear, his works - especially his Letters and hymns - are of outstanding help. J. C. Ryle names his Letters (Cardiphonia) as one of the six books that helped him most after his conversion.
'For myself,' wrote Alexander Whyte, 'I keep John Newton on my selectest shelf of spiritual books: by far the best kind of books in the whole world of books.'
In Spurgeon's opinion, 'In few writers are Christian doctrine, experience and practice more happily balanced.'"

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page 3 - John Newton: 'A Wonder to Myself,' by Iain H. Murray
Page 26 - Newton Commemoration, 2007, by Barbara Cross
Page 28 - Last Conversations with John Newton
Page 30 - 'With Ev'ry Fleeting Breath': John Newton and the Olney Hymns, by Michael A. G. Haykin
Page 43 - William Wilberforce on John Newton
Page 45 - Reading Newton's Writings, by Thomas E. Martin
Page 49 - Short Extracts from Newton's Writings
Page 56 - Memories of Newton, by William Jay
Page 63 - John Newton of Olney
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U.S. Ministers' Conference Makes Cover of Banner of Truth Magazine

The new edition, just released, of The Banner of Truth magazine, published 11 times each year, bears a very familiar-looking cover to any of you who were here in attendance at this year's Ministers' Conference. Can you pick yourself out of the crowd? How about a friend or two? For those of you who made the picture, "Congratulations!" You can now add to your resume the fact that your image (even if it happens to be the ... uhm ... backside image) has been published on the cover of an internationally distributed publication! If you happened to have been late for this session, chalk it up to another missed opportunity - and be on time, next time!
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Interested in subscribing to the magazine? Or how about receiving a back issue to review? Email me at steve@banneroftruth.org and I'll set you up for a
FREE 3-month trial subscription to The Banner of Truth Magazine (electronic edition), beginning with this month's issue featuring the U.S. Ministers' Conference on the cover! There's no better way to check it out for yourself. Grace & peace. Steve