Charles Simeon Around the World...Wide Web

We've been amazed at the response generated by the prepublication announcement of Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae 21-volume commentary series.

Based on the number of people who have blogged about this announcement, there's clearly a strong following for the writings of this Anglican clergyman. No doubt John Piper's recent endorsement has also been instrumental in reviving interest in Simeon's works.

Here's a sampling of the buzz surrounding the Simeon prepub:

• Justin Taylor at Between Two Worlds drew attention to Simeon's three-pronged test which he applied to every sermon: (1) Does it humble the sinner? (2) Does it exalt the Saviour? (3) Does it promote holiness? 
• Phil Johnson at TeamPyro points out that C.H. Spurgeon read and quoted Charles Simeon. Phil also recommends pre-ordering Simeon's commentary over spending money on Pyro swag, which is high praise, indeed.
• In a post from 2006, Mark Lauterbach of GospelDrivenLife suggests that a particular conversation between Charles Simeon (a moderate Calvinist) and John Wesley (a moderate Arminian) could teach today's Christian bloggers a thing or two about how to conduct doctrinal discussions. This story is also recounted at the Pyromaniacs blog.
• Adrian Warnock, blogger extraordinaire, gave us the original tip about the eBay auction of Simeon's commentary set and encouraged us to offer it as a prepublication. Read the post the started it all, Adrian's further reflections on Simeon, and his reprint of the Logos NewsWire email that introduced Simeon to many Logos customers for the first time.

If you haven't already done so...check out the description of this commentary set, sample some page scans, and place your pre-order to take advantage of the hefty prepublication discount!