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    Susie: The Life and Legacy of Susannah Spurgeon, wife of Charles H. Spurgeon

    Written by Ray Rhodes

    Narrated by Joe Geoffrey

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    The definitive biography of Susannah Spurgeon.

    While many Christians recognize the name of Charles H. Spurgeon, the beloved preacher and writer, few are familiar with the life and legacy of his wife, Susie. Yet Susannah Spurgeon was an accomplished and devout woman of God who had a tremendous ministry in her own right, as well as in support of her husband.

    Even while dealing with serious health issues, she administered a book fund for poor pastors, edited and published her husband’s sermons and other writings, led a pastor’s aid ministry, wrote five books, made her home a hub of hospitality, and was instrumental in planting a church. And as her own writing attests, she was also a warm, charming, and fascinating woman.

    Now, for the first time, Susie brings this vibrant woman’s story to modern listeners. Ray Rhodes, Jr., examines Susannah’s life, showing that she was not only the wife of London’s most famous preacher, but also a woman who gave all she had in grateful service to the Lord. Susie is an inspiring and encouraging account of a truly remarkable woman of faith that will delight Spurgeon devotees and fans of Christian biographies alike.

    “I am writing in my husband’s study, where he thought, and prayed, and wrote. Every inch of the place is sacred ground. Everything remains precisely as he left it. His books (now my most precious possessions), stand in shining rows upon the shelves, in exactly the order in which he placed them, and one might almost fancy the room was ready and waiting for its master. But oh! That empty chair! That great portrait over the door! The strange, solemn silence, which pervades the place now that he is no longer on earth! I kneel sometimes by his chair, and laying my head on the cushioned arms, which so long supported his dear form, I pour out my grief before the Lord, and tell Him again that though I am left alone, yet I know that ‘He hath done all things well’....”

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEChristian, Inc. Audio
    Release dateSep 4, 2018
    ISBN9781545909591

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    • 4/5
      This is a beautiful biography of Susannah Spurgeon. She was a pastor's wife and she struggled with chronic illness most of her adult life. God used her mightily in the midst of her struggles. I loved her story!
    • 5/5
      So helpful to fix my eyes on one who so faithfully lived as a servant of Jesus.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Inspiring, and so very well written. Such a model woman.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Great legacy of a lovely woman. Worthy to be known and learned by all God’s lovers

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    • 5/5
      I know that by reading this book it has left a great print in my spiritual life. I do encourage anyone to read it, it will bless you.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      The narrator sounds like he has food in his mouth and it’s ruins the book. It would’ve been better to have someone with better fiction of a female voice
    • 5/5
      This book was such a beautiful tribute both to Susie and to CH Spurgeon. I appreciated the biographical information and the insights into Susie’s life and ministry. I was struck by how Gospel focused she was and the many ways God used her in ministry to her family and so many others throughout her illness and her constant desire to serve her husband and others. I had no idea that such a woman of the faith existed and I’m excited to add this book to the list of books to read with my daughters especially when they get older. This book continually brought me back to Christ through Susie’s words and actions and continually challenged me to follow her example. I was deeply convicted about the love and care for my husband and children and ultimately for Christ through this wonderful book.

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