Night of Weeping and Morning of Joy

Michael Dewalt — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:01:00 +0000

Horatius Bonar, a well-known nineteenth-century minister called “the prince of Scottish hymn-writers,” was also a prolific writer of scriptural, practical, and experiential Christian literature. Two of his books that bore considerable fruit and have often been reprinted were The Night of Weeping and The Morning of Joy, here reprinted under one cover. The Night of Weeping expounds compassionately and beautifully a biblical view of suffering, showing how it is an integral part of belonging to God’s family, how to cope with it, and how it benefits the believer. The chapters on the purifying and solemnizing fruits of suffering are themselves worth the price of the book. The Morning of Joy shows how God leads believers to rejoice in the present and future joys of the living church, particularly through fellowshipping with the resurrected Christ. The chapters on the majestic kingdom of Christ and the superlative joys of glory are most uplifting. By the Spirit’s grace, both books can be life-changing; they present us with a clear, powerful, profound, and balanced view of the Christian life and of God’s dealings with His people.

If you would like to purchase a copy of this, you can do so by calling 616.977.0599, by emailing orders@heritagebooks.org, or at Reformation Heritage Books website.

New Publication: Christ Is All: The Piety of Horatius Bonar

Michael Dewalt — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:17:00 +0000

“Christ Is All” highlights the life and work of the memorable Scottish minister and poet, Horatius Bonar (1808–1889). Michael A. G. Haykin and Darrin R. Brooker present 65 excerpts from Bonar’s writings that capture his ardent devotion to the glory of Christ. Readers will also find Haykin’s biographical introduction on Bonar a valuable glimpse at a life that God used greatly in the preaching of the gospel and the saving of souls.

Authored and Edited by:
Michael A. G. Haykin is Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky & Research Professor of Irish Baptist College, Constituent College of Queen’s University Belfast, N. Ireland.

Darrin R. Brooker is the editor and publisher of The Life and Works of Horatius Bonar CD. He and his wife Melissa are members of Trinity Baptist Church, Burlington, Ontario.

BLURBS:
Maurice Roberts says:
“This book of excerpts from the eminent Horatius Bonar is a window on the real Christian life. Living as Bonar did when Liberalism was seeking to replace Reformation theology with disguised Humanism, Bonar sounds his clarion calls: Be at your Bible; be earnest in prayer; be holy and zealous for God; preach the truth; live for eternity; shun worldliness; care to be remembered only by what you have done for Christ in this world. No message is more needed than this today.”

David P. Murray says:
“Bonar’s biography provides an enlightening vista of another age, while his selections give us penetrating insight into our own. As Bonar would wish, every word points us to the Christ of all ages and for all ages.”

Another volume of “Profiles of Reformed Spirituality” series for Reformation Heritage Books as been published and you can order it now, before it comes out. You can purchase this at Reformation Heritage Books or by calling 616- 977- 0599.

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Night of Weeping and Morning of Joy

New Publication: Christ Is All: The Piety of Horatius Bonar