Around the wicket gate by C. H. Spurgeon (available from Amazon or free on the internet, here for example)
Great solid chapter for the believer to read. Loved the opening: 'Friends, if now you have begun to trust the Lord, trust Him totally and completely. Let your faith be the most real and practical thing in your whole life. Don't trust the Lord in mere sentiment about a few great spiritual things, but trust Him for everything, forever, both for time and eternity, for body and for soul. See how the Lord hangs the world upon nothing but His own word! It has neither prop nor pillar. That great arch of heaven stands without a buttress or a wooden center. The Lord can and will bear all the strain that faith can ever put upon Him. The greatest troubles are easy for His power, and the darkest mysteries are clear to his wisdom. Trust God up to the hilt. Lean, and lean hard.' Nice reminder for me. Don't trust God for a few things, lean on him for everything - he can support you.
Final verdict
I think 'Around the wicket gate' was better than Spurgeon's 'All of Grace' to give to unbeliever. It is shorter and more to the point. The illustrations were maybe a little more frequent as well which may be good for someone who is not a heavy reader. Hopefully God will continue to use this classic to bring people through the wicket gate.
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