A Basket of Summer Fruit: Sweet vignettes and Bible expositions bearing the author’s love for Christ.

by Susannah Spurgeon

"THE time of the singing of birds is come," and from early morning till the sun sets their sweet notes are a constant re­minder of the duty and delight of thanksgiving. Out of the joy of their hearts they trill forth their gladness for the sunshine, and the opening flowers, and the unfolding leaves; and I have heard the same tender song when the rain has fallen, and cold winds have blown, and dark clouds have swept across the sky. Many a time have the birds in the garden at "West­wood" sung a lesson in my listening ears, and rebuked my dullness or my unbelief by their gleeful carolings.
Ah! dear friends, some of us do not praise our God half enough. We "raise an Eben­ezer" now and then; but we pitifully fail to obey the com­mand. "Rejoice in the Lord alway." Yet, how much we have to bless Him for, and what sweet encouragement is given to our gratitude by His assur­ance, "Whoso offereth praise glorifieth Me"! How often are we told, in His Word, that He takes delight in our thanks­givings and songs! The praise we render is dearer to Him than that of angels, for they cannot bless Him for redeeming love, for pardoned sin, and the blessed hope of resurrection glory.

Genres: Devotional, Christianity, Theology, Nonfiction, Biography, Christian

56 pages, Paperback

First published March 29, 2011

About the author

Susannah Spurgeon was the wife of the famous Baptist preacher of the second half of the nineteenth-century, Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

Reviews

[Cindy Rollins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wisdom from the past from a woman who breathed the air of a different time, reminding us of the things that are eternal.

[Elizabeth Eflin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and sweet, but filled with wisdom. This would be a great companion to one's daily devotions.

[Lexi V · Rating 5 out of 5]

one of my favorite devotionals... her exhortation to "bless the Lord at all times" (psalm 34:1) and her desire that her eyes may grow dim with waiting for her God (psalm 69:3) stick with me and shape who i am as a Christian.

[Julie Biles · Rating 3 out of 5]

These are vignettes written by one whose love for Christ is clearly supreme. Sadly, I found the book difficult to read, thus I wasn’t able to appreciate what Susannah Spurgeon was trying to communicate. Her sentence structure and use of archaic language is a bit awkward which makes it difficult to discern her meaning.

[Mel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This little book is such an absolute gem.. Susie Spurgeon had (has!) such a heart for the Lord and her absolute rawness and awareness of her own sins was refreshing .. I felt mentored and loved through every page .. what an absolutely amazing woman. Cannot wait to meet her one day. ♥️ will certainly refer to this book often and def give many re-visits!

[Hope · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable and interesting.

[Marina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very sweet, timely encouragements from Mrs. Spurgeon.

[Kaylee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed Susannah Spurgeon's thoughts in this book. Set up more like a daily devotional, she starts with a Bible verse and then springboards off of it. Her comments are filled with Scriptural references and I appreciated her words.

What I wasn't expecting from this book was the first portion of this Corner Pillar Press edition. Set up as an annotated and edited copy, the first third or so of the book is a biography of Susannah written by Jennifer Adams. For those new to Spurgeon, this is a great little bio. But, having already read a much more in depth version of Spurgeon's biography, I would have preferred a copy of the book with just Susannah's own writing in it.

[Ashley Finfrock · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book so very much, and this book is the reason I fell in love with Susannah! It was the first work by her that I read and I really got a sense of who she was as a godly woman, and in the epilogue she gives her ten years after Charles Spurgeon's death schpeel on how she dealt with the loss of her dear beloved. It was such a blessing of a book and also a window into this woman's life at the same time.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the whole thing but even if you buy the book and read the last chapter alone it is supremely worth it.

[Claire W · Rating 5 out of 5]

Charles Spurgeon is well known for his devotionals and I love them, but I never knew his wife had written any until this book was gifted to me. So thought-provoking and encouraging! I loved it.

[Mckenna Sharp · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this little devotional, and the other two that she wrote, we read the thoughts of Charles Spurgeon’s wife. I wish more people read Susannah Spurgeon. They are short devos with the wisdom of a godly woman gained over a lifetime.