John Ploughman's Talks: Everyday Advice Based on Biblical Truth

by Charles H. Spurgeon

Overview

Everyday advice based on biblical faith
Charles H. Spurgeon’s success as a legendary preacher and author was generated from his intense love and concern for “working people.” In John Ploughman’s Talks, Spurgeon assumes the persona of a simple ploughman to dispense advice and address serious moral issues in the language of the common man. Spurgeon’s homespun humor and rustic illustrations reflect on a variety of issues, such as idleness, grumbling, appearance, patience, gossiping, debt, spending, family, hope, and much more.
In Spurgeon’s words, “That I have written in a semi-humorous vein needs no apology, since thereby sound moral teaching has gained a hearing….There is no particular virtue in being seriously unreadable.”
In the tradition of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, Spurgeon’s tale is destined to be enjoyed for generations by people of all ages and backgrounds.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603746663
Publisher:	Whitaker House
Publication date:	08/27/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	132
File size:	307 KB

About the Author

Charles. H. Spurgeon (1834–1892), the “Prince of Preachers,” preached his first sermon at age sixteen. During his lifetime, he preached to an estimated ten million people. He founded and supported charitable outreaches, including educational institutions. He also founded a pastors’ college and the famous Stockwell Orphanage. Spurgeon published over two thousand of his sermons, as well as numerous books. Highlighted with splashes of spontaneous, delightful humor, his teachings still provide direction to all who are seeking true joy and genuine intimacy with God.
 
Charles. H. Spurgeon (1834–1892), the “Prince of Preachers,” preached his first sermon at age sixteen. During his lifetime he preached to an estimated ten million people. He founded and supported charitable outreaches, including educational institutions. He also founded a pastors’ college and the famous Stockwell Orphanage. Spurgeon published over two thousand of his sermons, as well as numerous books. Highlighted with splashes of spontaneous, delightful humor, his teachings still provide direction to all who are seeking true joy and genuine intimacy with God.

Table of Contents

Preface 5

1 To the Idle 7

2 On Religious Grumblers 15

3 On the Preacher's Appearance 21

4 On Good Nature and Firmness 24

5 On Patience 30

6 On Gossips 34

7 On Seizing Opportunities 37

8 On Keeping One's Eyes Open 41

9 Thoughts about Thought 44

10 Faults 47

11 Things Not Worth Trying 50

12 Debt 54

13 Home 62

14 Men Who Are Down 68

15 Hope 73

16 Spending 78

17 A Good Word for Wives 82

18 Men with Two Faces 90

19 Hints as to Thriving 95

20 Tall Talk 102

21 Things I Would Not Choose 108

22 Try 112

23 Monuments 117

24 Very Ignorant People 122

About the Author 131