Charles Haddon Spurgeon possessed a deep and abiding reverence for the authority of God's written word to the end of his days. His recognition of how daily life both wounds and affects believers, together with the biblical antidote rightly places him as a spiritual giant in the eyes of many Christians. Spurgeon was only 19 when he first preached at New Park Street on December 18, 1853. As we read these daily notes abridged from the New Park Street era (long before his well-known days at London's more famous Metropolitan Tabernacle), we can sense the extraordinary vitality which characterized his preaching, together with the wonderful unction attending his ministry in those early years. Because Spurgeon treated every occasion as a unique opportunity for evangelism, an outstanding feature of these extracts chosen by Terence Crosby is the amazing diversity of the subjects covered, and their relevance to the ears of the contemporary Christian. Spurgeon understood only too well the sinful nature and motives of contemporary society in search of meaning. More than that, he provides insight into the contemporary "worldly-wise" mind and its wearying, pressurizing effect on the soul of the believing Christian living in its midst. Unusually for a daily devotional, 365 Days with Spurgeon also contains a useful Scripture and subject index section, together with a unique guide to where and when Spurgeon preached. If your usual daily devotional is becoming rather familiar, 365 Days with Spurgeon will provide a welcome change. If you are wanting food for the soul, you will find ample in these pages. - Back cover.