# The Preacher and Books (Part II)

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-magazine-podcast-6747914/the-preacher-and-books-part-ii
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-magazine-podcast-6747914/the-preacher-and-books-part-ii.md
Podcast: [The Magazine Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-magazine-podcast-6747914)
Published: 2026-01-26T06:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://bannermagazine.podbean.com/e/the-preacher-and-books-part-ii/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/pcqnynt2y44bhj26/Second_bit_of_Preacher_and_Booksb0axi.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-magazine-podcast-6747914/episodes/the-preacher-and-books-part-ii
Duration seconds: 1275

## Resource

How can we judge which books will be most profitable to us? Should a minister pursue breadth in reading or depth of reading early in his ministry? These and other questions are addressed in this week's reading from Iain H. Murray's 1996 address, 'The Preacher and Books.' Resource read: Iain H. Murray, 'The Preacher and Books,' Banner of Truth Magazine Issue 389 (February 1996). Similar resources: The Preacher and Books (Part 1) The Pastor and His Study Explore the work of the Banner of Truth: www.banneroftruth.org Subscribe to the Magazine (print/digital/both): www.banneroftruth.org/magazine Leave us your feedback or a testimony: www.speakpipe.com/magazinepodcast

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-magazine-podcast-6747914/episodes/the-preacher-and-books-part-ii/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-magazine-podcast-6747914/the-preacher-and-books-part-ii.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.