The Valley of Vision
A Reader’s Guide to a Christian Classic
Some books have a strange and unanticipated ability to capture people’s attention and exceed all expectations in the number of copies they sell. That has certainly been the case with The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions. Over the almost fifty years since it was first printed, demand for this little resource has not only steadily increased but has often come from some unlikely quarters.
Given that the label “Puritan” often has pejorative connotations — even in some Christian circles — why has this anthology of Puritan prayers managed to bless such a broad cross-section of the church for so many decades?
Puritan Rediscovery
The answer lies in some measure with the story of how the Banner of Truth came into existence. In the postwar years in Britain, largely through the influence of men like D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones and J.I. Packer, many rediscovered the Puritans and their writings with a fresh appreciation of what Packer once described as “Christianity of an older, deeper, richer, riper sort.”..." from the article: The Valley of Vision
Video from Scott Bacher
The Valley of Vision - Paradoxes (Penitence & Deprecation)
"Paradoxes
from The Valley of Vision
edited by Arthur Bennett
as read by Max Mclean
1975 The Banner of Truth Trust" from the video introduction
http://www.amazon.com/Valley-Vision-L... (link)
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