A new Spurgeon book! What could be better? I never tire of reading this marvelous preacher. Don’t let the thought of this being a collection of articles steer you away. Surgeon could not be dull if he tried. And though he ministered in the 1800s, his writing is always fresh and up-to-date. As I read through this book, I marveled at how many things never change. The London of the 1800s seems so different than the world you and I live in now, but ministry was and is still ministry.

The book is compiled by Geoffrey Chang. From what I have read, he has become quite the Spurgeon expert. In any event, the selections were perfect for a book on pastoral wisdom. I also appreciated how he organized the book as well as his writing very short but meaningful introductions to each section.

In part one that was articles on the Church, I so appreciated Spurgeon’s balance. He was a brave man who lived without the fear of man, but he could still be quite judicious in his use of discernment. For all I thought I knew about Spurgeon, I still learned many things here. I especially loved how he was always looking out for up-and-coming pastors or neglected pastors. Additionally, I loved how he never lost his zeal for revival.

Even though some of his more famous books gave great help on preaching, this book was full of wonderful counsel. He talked about sermon preparation, faithful preaching, and sermon delivery. I can’t think of a brighter light to guide us on this subject.

Strangely enough, I was even fascinated by the few articles he wrote on “Spurgeonism”. I hadn’t really thought much about how his fame must’ve been challenging to live with and keep your head on straight. From all appearances, it seems that he did.

The book was full of those pithy quotes that Spurgeon is so famous for. One that really stood out to me was how he once said that really being rich was not about having much, but having enough. How profound! And there were little phrases like this throughout.

Banner has given us its usual beautiful presentation of a book. The writings of Spurgeon are beautiful enough on their own. Can you tell that I love this book? 

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