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by Ray Rhodes Jr (Author), Jason K. Allen (Foreword by)
Enter the remarkable untold love story of Charles and Susie Spurgeon.
Charles Spurgeon is esteemed for his writing, preaching, and passion for the Lord. But behind the great man was a great wife--and between the man and wife was a profound marriage.
Yours, Till Heaven invites you into the untold love story of Charles and Susie Spurgeon to discover how the bond between this renowned couple helped fuel their lifelong service to the Lord. Discover how Charles and Susie traversed the challenges of loneliness, physical affliction, popularity, controversy, and other trials together with a heavenly vision. Just as the Spurgeons lived their lives as witnesses of Christ, in Yours, Till Heaven their marriage continues to be an example for how all marriages today can remain faithful, loving, and joyful despite the challenges that life may bring.
With historical precision and narrative craft, Spurgeon scholar Ray Rhodes Jr. captures the inner-life of this Victorian romance that not only served the Spurgeons in their day, but that can also continue to empower and encourage couples today. For more on the lives of the Spurgeons, find Susie by Ray Rhodes Jr.
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"There are many books that tell us how to have a good marriage. But here is something unique: a book which shows us what such a marriage looks like . . . Husbands and wives will do well to read this book and emulate the loving marriage of Charles and Susie Spurgeon." JOHN MACARTHUR, Pastor-Teacher of Grace Community Church
Yours, Till Heaven invites you into the untold love story of Charles and Susie Spurgeon to discover how the bond between this renowned couple fueled their lifelong service to God. You'll see how they joined hands and kept their eyes on God while they faced the earthly challenges of loneliness, physical affliction, popularity, controversy, and many other trials. This is no sappy romance novel, but the real story of a couple living out their lives as witnesses for Christ. In Yours, Till Heaven, the Spurgeons' marriage demonstrates how all couples can remain faithful, loving, and joyful despite the challenges that life may bring.
Author Biography
RAY RHODES, JR. serves as founding pastor of Grace Community Church of Dawsonville, GA and as president of Nourished in the Word Ministries. He has served four congregations over three decades of pastoral ministry and for fifteen years, he has led Nourished in the Word. Ray has published several books and holds theological degrees from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.) and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (D.Min.). He is married to Lori and they are blessed with six daughters and four grandchildren. Ray has long been a Spurgeon enthusiast, and his doctoral thesis focused on the marriage and spirituality of Charles and Susannah Spurgeon.
