by Ray Rhodes | Dec 7, 2020 | Dancing Puritan
On Sunday morning December 23, 1860, Charles Spurgeon preached a sermon from Job 1:4-5 that he titled, “A Merry Christmas.” His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat...
by Ray Rhodes | Dec 9, 2019 | Dancing Puritan
A few days before Christmas 1891, while recovering in Mentone, France, from poor health, Charles Spurgeon wrote a moving letter to the children of his orphanages. From the time Spurgeon moved to London in 1854, he was deeply concerned about the plight of the hundreds...
by Ray Rhodes | Dec 11, 2018 | Dancing Puritan
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by Ray Rhodes | Dec 3, 2018 | Dancing Puritan
Waiting, Christmas, and Susannah Spurgeon: Guest Post by Selah Ulmer As a child, I remember waiting anxiously for Christmas Day to arrive. As the calendar turned to December, I felt so much anticipation yet was painfully aware of the long days that still separated me...
