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Talks to the Farmer (For Children)

Charles H. Spurgeon · 1834–1892

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About this book

Charles Spurgeon saw God’s truth hiding in an ordinary farm — a weedy field, a sower’s seed, the first green shoot of spring, sheep at shearing time, and the barn at harvest. This children’s edition retells his farm pictures in short, simple chapters made to be read aloud: a verse, a little story from the farm, one thing it means for you, and a short prayer to finish.

Wise King Solomon went for a walk one day, and he stopped to look at a little farm. Oh dear — what a mess it was! Prickly weeds and thistles grew everywhere. You could hardly see the ground. Now, the man who owned that field was not a wicked man. He never planted a single weed. So how did it get so full of them?
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Contents

  1. 1 The Sluggard's Field 1 min
  2. 2 The Broken Fence 2 min
  3. 3 Frost and Thaw 1 min
  4. 4 The Grain That Grows 1 min
  5. 5 The Sower 2 min
  6. 6 Spring in the Heart 1 min
  7. 7 Sheep Before the Shearers 1 min
  8. 8 In the Hayfield 1 min
  9. 9 The Joy of Harvest 1 min
  10. 10 Gleaning 1 min
  11. 11 Threshing 1 min
  12. 12 Wheat in the Barn 1 min

Questions and Answers

What is Talks to the Farmer (For Children) about?
It is a children’s version of Charles Spurgeon’s Talks to the Farmer. Each short chapter takes one picture from farm life — a broken fence, a sower planting seeds, the first shoot of spring, sheep being sheared, the harvest — and gently shows what it teaches us about God, in simple words for young readers.
Who was Charles Spurgeon?
He was a famous preacher who lived in London a long time ago and loved to explain big truths about God using everyday things like farms, weather and harvest. That is exactly why his farm stories work so well for children.
How is each chapter set out?
Every chapter is short and made to be read aloud. It begins with a Bible verse, tells a little story from the farm, shows one simple thing it means for you, and ends with a short prayer.
Who is this book for?
It is for children — to be read aloud by a grown-up, or read by an older child on their own. Spurgeon’s fuller, unabridged Talks to the Farmer is also available for older readers, along with a version made for teenagers.
Why does it use farm stories to teach about God?
Because Jesus did too — his story of the farmer sowing seed is one of the best-known in the Bible. A picture you can see, like a seed or a sheep or a harvest, helps a child remember a truth far better than a long explanation.
What are some of the stories in the book?
It follows the farming year. There is a weedy field that a lazy man left alone, a farmer sowing his seeds, frost melting away into spring, the first green shoot pushing up through the ground, sheep at shearing time, poor Ruth gathering grain, and the harvest gathered safely into the barn. Each little story teaches one simple thing about God.