A Pilgrim's Coffer Theology

06/09/2026

For those who like reserving their copies right away, or for those who appreciate supporting us while we are in the middle of our labors, Volume 5 of Spurgeon's Sermons (1859) is open for *EARLY PRE-ORDER*.

We don't have a timetable to offer at the moment, but we're striving to be close to starting the printing process at the end of the month.

The feedback we received from some of you was that you appreciated the early savings, and so we certainly want to accommodate where we can!

May God bless you all richly, and thank you for supporting us on this journey. 👣

06/04/2026

"Since as wisdom with wickedness would not be wisdom, so also simplicity with folly would not be simplicity, it being requisite both in simplicity to avoid folly, and in wisdom wickedness. For as neither bitter nor sweet medicines in excess do good, so neither doth simplicity by itself, nor wisdom: and this is why Christ enjoining us to mix both said, 'Be ye wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.' (Matt. x. 16.)"

—Chrysostom, Homily ###vi., 1 Cor. xiv. 20.

05/30/2026

Some shots of our first mockup of 1865's Sword & Trowel annual edition. These should be heading our way as soon as binding is finished, which we expect to take place this week or just after.

If you haven't picked yours up, take advantage of the remaining pre-order discount that is still ongoing!

https://www.apilgrimscoffer.com/sword-and-trowel

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05/29/2026

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THE ONE CATERPILLAR.
By C.A. Davis, Chesterfield.

While I was walking in the garden one bright morning, a breeze came through and set all the flowers and leaves a-fluttering. Now, that is the way flowers talk, so I pricked up my ears and listened. Presently an old elder tree said, "Flowers, shake off your caterpillars." "Why?" said a dozen altogether, for they were like some children who always say "why" when they are told to do anything. Bad children those. The elder said, "If you don't they'll gobble you up."

So the flowers set themselves a-shaking, till the caterpillars were shaken off. In one of the middle beds there was a beautiful rose, who shook off all but one, and she said to herself, "Oh, that's a beauty, I'll keep that one." The elder overheard her, and called out, "One caterpillar is enough to spoil you."

"But," said the rose, "look at his brown and crimson fur, and his beautiful black eyes, and scores of little feet. I want to keep him. Surely one won't hurt me."

A few mornings after I passed the rose again. There was not a whole leaf on her; her beauty was gone, she was all but killed, and had only life enough left to weep over her folly, while the tears stood like dew-drops on her tattered leaves. "Alas! I didn't think one caterpillar would ruin me!"

One sin indulged has ruined many.

[Extract from "A Handful of Fables," Sword & Trowel, March, 1870.]

05/28/2026

First live look. Take a gander at our work. 👀
Only a handful of days and these will be headed our way.

05/27/2026

We have two artifact-style vases on hand that are not available on the website. Send us a DM if you're interested!

05/27/2026

🎶 When Christ to judgment shall descend,
And saints surround their Lord,
He calls the nations to attend,
And hear his awful word.

Not for the want of bullocks slain
Will I the world reprove;
Altars and rites, and forms are vain,
Without the fire of love.

And what have hypocrites to do
To bring their sacrifice?
They call my statutes just and true,
But deal in theft and lies.

Could you expect to ’scape my sight,
And sin without control;
But I shall bring your crimes to light,
With anguish in your soul."

Consider ye, that slight the Lord,
Before his wrath appear;
If once you fall beneath his sword,
There’s no deliv'rer there. 🎶

—Isaac Watts, "The Judgment of Hypocrites."

05/26/2026

A few weeks ago I shared the Spurgeon's Tabernacle volumes that were assembled by Thomas Spurgeon to raise funds after the Metropolitan Tabernacle burnt down in 1898.

Here is a clipping from The Christian Herald in June 1941 documenting the damage and destruction (again by fire, this time an incendiary bomb) during WWII battles.

It wouldn't be until 1957 that the Tabernacle would be rebuilt (albeit very differently inside) and resume housing the congregation.

05/24/2026