Podcast Episodes

The Socinian Menace

Episode 104

The system of false teaching known as Socinianism proved a thorn in the side of the Reformed churches for more than two centuries. Even today, the essential tenets of Socinianism are still with us, a…

Published on 2 months ago

John Knox (Iain H. Murray Address)

Episode 103

As summer turns to autumn in the northern hemisphere, we do hope this note finds you doing well. This week we bring you an audio recording of Iain H. Murray speaking on 'John Knox' at the 2003 Youth …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The Two Prophets to Nineveh (Author Interview)

Episode 102

This week we bring you a conversation with Rev Jim McCarthy of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Statesboro, Georgia. Jim is the author of a new exposition of the two (yes, two) minor prophets who were se…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

For the Flagging Pastor

Episode 101

This week we read some words of comfort and counsel suitable for all weary believers, and especially for pastors who feel stretched beyond what they can bear. 

Featured Resources: 

– C. H. Spurgeon…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Legacy of Arnold Dallimore

Episode 100

Arnold Dallimore's name has long been associated with the Banner of Truth. Noted for his biographies of Spurgeon and Whitefield, Dallimore (d. 1998) was an Ontarian 'small-town pastor' whose writing …

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

The Forgotten Spurgeon

Episode 99

This week on the podcast we focus on the contents and impact of one particular Banner book: Iain H. Murray's The Forgotten Spurgeon. First published in the Banner of Truth Magazine, and then in paper…

Published on 3 months ago

The Life of John Newton

Episode 98

4 August 2025 marks three-hundred years since the birth of John Newton: pastor, author, and hymnwriter. This week we depart from our usual format to supply an audio recording of Iain H. Murray speaki…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Two Hymnwriters

Episode 97

To learn the backstory of a hymn can be a richly rewarding exercise. The same applies with hymnwriters. This week we consider the life and faith of two wonderful hymnists of yesteryear: Isaac Watts (…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Dying in the Lord (3/3): A Time to Die

Episode 96

There is, writes the Preacher of Ecclesiastes, 'a time to die' (Ecclesiastes 3:2). The believer in Christ is called to be mindful of this time, to prepare for it, and then, when it comes, to commit h…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dying in the Lord (2/3): Preparation

Episode 95

How can a Christian prepare for death? It is a question pertinent to us all, and yet it is asked earnestly by so few.

This week we seek guidance on this question from the work of the seventeenth-cent…

Published on 4 months ago