Company Blog

Under the current safety regulations in Michigan, Legacy Icons is able to continue shipping orders. Our offices are strictly closed to customers, and staff who can work off-site are doing so. We are filling orders as quickly as possible, thanks to the hard work of our dedicated staff.There may continue to be delays in customer service inquiries, but we are also working to introduce a new support ticket system to streamline the process.We produce...

The governor of Michigan has signed a stay-at-home order for all non-essential workers in the state, in order to combat the spread of COVID-19. The order continues through April 13. (Extended to April 30.)As a family-run business, we will continue limited operations with members of our founder David DeJonge's household for as long as we can safely and legally do so, under strict social distancing and quarantine rules. For now, we are continu...

We recently received a message from a customer asking about our new icon of the Visitation of the Theotokos and Elizabeth, which includes Christ and John the Baptist in the wombs of their mothers, and the reasoning behind depicting something that in reality took place secretly. Others may have similar questions, so we wanted to provide a public response to say more about its meaning. When we speak of events that took place secretly, I call...

The real reason for the season… For the last few years, we have seen for sale figurines and artwork depicting Santa Claus kneeling to the Christ Child. Evidently, these are a popular item. But it strikes us as odd. Recently, Legacy Icons sent a newsletter with a photo of one such figurine, contrasted with an icon of St. Nicholas of Myra, with the headline: “Ho Ho Ho, or Holy Holy Holy?” We believe the creators of these figures and...

"But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil." Hebrews 5:14.God has given us physical senses whereby we may perceive the things of the physical world-- sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. It should not seem strange, then, that for each of these physical senses there is also a corresponding spiritual sense whereby we may discern the things of...