{"podcast":{"title":"The Magazine Podcast","slug":"the-magazine-podcast-6747914","podcast_index_feed_id":6747914,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/bannermagazine/feed.xml","website_url":"https://bannermagazine.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/16143001/Mag_Podcast_graphic_20Mar23_v42edd.png","author":"Banner of Truth","episode_count":158,"summary":"Bringing to light the riches of the Banner of Truth Magazine archive for the encouragement of believers today.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T12:20:06.938896+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-magazine-podcast-6747914"},"episode":{"title":"The Preacher and Books (Part II)","slug":"the-preacher-and-books-part-ii","published_at":"2026-01-26T06:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-magazine-podcast-6747914/the-preacher-and-books-part-ii","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-magazine-podcast-6747914","url":"https://bannermagazine.podbean.com/e/the-preacher-and-books-part-ii/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/pcqnynt2y44bhj26/Second_bit_of_Preacher_and_Booksb0axi.mp3","summary":"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","meta_description":"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 a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1275,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-magazine-podcast-6747914/episodes/the-preacher-and-books-part-ii/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-magazine-podcast-6747914/the-preacher-and-books-part-ii.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}