Blog Entries from 2015

Spurgeon Library Dedication

October 26, 2015

Capping more than 10 months of construction and preparations as well as years of dreaming and planning, the seminary community celebrated the dedication of the Spurgeon Library with a ribbon cutting and official naming ceremony on Oct. 20, 2015. Accompanied by Bill and Connie Jenkins, who donated $2.5 million for the project, President Jason Allen and …

A Treasure from the Treasury of David

September 3, 2015

“If the author had never written anything else it would have been a permanent literary memorial.” These words, written by Susannah Spurgeon, reference the ambitious publication that became her husband’s magnum opus – a commentary on the Psalms. It took twenty years for Spurgeon to complete The Treasury of David. After three years, he had only reached …

Midwestern Seminary acquires Charles Spurgeon’s preaching rail

August 14, 2015

Midwestern Seminary President Jason Allen announced on Aug. 10 the acquisition of a preaching rail from First Baptist Church in Weaver, Ala., which was used by British preacher Charles H. Spurgeon during his ministry. The rail, which is a piece of furniture that functioned much like a modern-day pulpit, was used by Spurgeon during his …

Three Lessons from Spurgeon on the Christian Life

April 28, 2015

On the evening of New Year’s Eve, 1891, Charles Spurgeon delivered a brief speech to a small group of friends in Mentone, France. “We have come so far on the journey of life,” he said, “and, standing at the boundary of another year, we look back.” For the 57-year old London pastor, there was much to …

Spurgeon Almost Quit

April 22, 2015

At the age of twenty-two, Charles Spurgeon almost quit the ministry. He and his wife, Susannah, had been married less than one year. Their sons, Charles and Thomas, were infants. After three years in the big city, Spurgeon’s ministry had solicited envy from his opponents, admiration from the evangelicals, and criticism from the press. Susannah often …

Spurgeon, Art, and Incarnation

February 2, 2015

The entirety of Christianity hangs upon a single word – incarnation. Literally translated “into flesh,” incarnation speaks to the unique moment in history when Jesus Christ was made visible. “The infinite,” Spurgeon once preached, “has become the infant.” In the spirit of John 1:14, when the “Word became flesh,” we at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary are excited to …