{"product_id":"spurgeon-s-practical-wisdom-plain-advice-for-plain-people","title":"Spurgeon’s Practical Wisdom: Plain Advice for Plain People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover, 328 pages, Banner of Truth \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has sometimes been said that Christians are ‘too heavenly minded to be of any earthly use’. While that may apply to some, it could never be said of\u003cspan\u003e Charles\u003c\/span\u003e Spurgeon. Spurgeon combined heavenly mindedness with zeal to improve the lot of ordinary people. At the height of his ministry there were dozens of enterprises associated with his Metropolitan Tabernacle that served the spiritual and practical needs of men and women, boys and girls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough Spurgeon is best remembered as a gospel preacher, he was also a gifted writer. Under the not-so-well-disguised pseudonym of ‘John Ploughman’, a wise old country farm worker, Spurgeon penned a number of humorous articles on topical subjects for his monthly magazine,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sword and the Trowel\u003c\/em\u003e. ‘I have somewhat indulged the mirthful vein, but ever with so serious a purpose that I ask no forgiveness’, he wrote. In these articles he ‘aimed blows at the vices of the many’ and tried to inculcate ‘those moral virtues without which men are degraded.’ His efforts met with great success. When later published,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Ploughman’s Talk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Ploughman’s Pictures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere an instant hit with sales of these two volumes exceeding 600,000 in the author’s own lifetime. In homes throughout the length and breadth of Great Britain Spurgeon’s practical wisdom on subjects such as alcohol, debt, anger, temptation, cruelty, and the family home, were heeded and cherished. In the preface to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Ploughman’s Pictures\u003c\/em\u003e, he was able to write: ‘\u003cem\u003eJohn Ploughman’s Talk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas not only obtained an immense circulation, but it has exercised an influence for good. Although its tone is rather moral than religious, it has led many to take the first steps by which men climb to better things.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fine edition of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpurgeon’s Practical Wisdom\u003c\/em\u003e, which includes all of the illustrations from the original two volumes, will surely enrich many a Christian home and be treasured by a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Banner of Truth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51393591935140,"sku":"9781848710511","price":23.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/3452\/4580\/files\/71W5tSdlFxL._SL1231.jpg?v=1782862891","url":"https:\/\/ccrbooks.org\/products\/spurgeon-s-practical-wisdom-plain-advice-for-plain-people","provider":"Canon and Creed","version":"1.0","type":"link"}