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In Scripture, wood is never mere backdrop. From the Tabernacle in the wilderness to Solomon’s Temple, from Noah’s Ark to the saving wood of the Cross, timber carries a story of God’s providence. The Bible even names specific species, and each one still speaks to how we craft for the Church today. When Israel first built for worship, God commanded the Ark of the Covenant and many Tabernacle furnishings to be made from acacia wood and overlaid with gold (Exodus 25). Acacia …

The Didache, orThe Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, is an early Christian text that most scholars date to the first or early second century. The Didache was highly regarded by many early Christian authors and theologians. Athanasius of Alexandria (†373) recommended it to converts, and it had a great influence on theApostolic Constitutions(375). Before the New Testament canon was formally settled in 692, a number of Biblical canons included theDidache; John of Damascus (†749) was a …

Last February, Legacy Icons visited the Orthodox Church in America’s primatial cathedral. There we discovered the church’s incredible iconography, covering every surface from floor to ceiling. This left us with the feeling of wonder and awe, as if we had seen the “great cloud of witnesses” with our own eyes—the feeling one ought to have inside a temple of God. With the church’s blessing, our team has photographed many of the icons, which we have begun to off …