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The Stonemason’s Gospel According to Ian Cramb
Posted by LimeWorks.us in Ian Cramb, IPTW 2011 on July 28, 2011
The Stonemason’s Gosepel According to Ian Cramb is the second book by Ian Cramb, release in 2011 this is a continuation of his first book The Art of the Stonemason. Ian Cramb is a fifth generation stonemason from Scotland and currently lives in Pennsylvania. This book is a culmination of a lifetime dedicated to masonry. The forward was written by Andrew deGruchy of LimeWorks.us, to order a copy please visit our online store, email or call sean@limeworks.us 215-536-6706.
The Stonemason’s Gospel According to Ian Cramb is in my opinion written similarly to the accounts of the Holy Gospels of St Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. All were written as first hand accounts with real experience attached. Recordings like these are like a window in time. We can look through the window and suddenly be taken back to the events that shaped the author’s world and better understand how certain events have impacted the world we now live in.
The Holy Gospels record what the writers bore witness of. It is called the ‘Good News’ which is the actual meaning of the word ‘Gospel.’ The good news in the Christian faith is the finished work of Jesus Christ. The “Fore-Word” then in the Christian faith is ‘Jesus’. He is the author and perfecter of faith enough so that souls should survive. One “Fore-word” for surviving ancient masonry work is “Lime.” It is a binder with amazingly profound properties. Like lime is to masonry, Jesus is the profound binder of the truth for all Christians. Colossians 1:17 “And He, (Jesus), is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.” The books of Ian Cramb are like a binder and some ‘good news’ for serious tradesmen.
Throughout time man has strived to shed light on his story by various means and for various reasons. In 1 John 1:1,5 John writes with authority some details about God through his first hand revelation about Him, “What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we beheld and our hands handled, we announce to you… that God is light …”
Light returns to us from the past through art and stories as far back as cave paintings. Bison and Horses depicted in the caves of Chauvet, France seem to strike a nerve in all people. The wonder and fascination found in the cave art may cause some to consider what the motives were behind the beautiful details in the drawn storybook. Was the art meant for our benefit or does it just depict the level of beauty and perfection that their society lived by? I am thankful to Ian Cramb, (now old but still not a cave man!) for writing his books because they speak to my own heart as a tradesman. I sense an affinity with beautiful masonry work and the perfection in details carried out well. A thread woven in me binds me with other tradesmen who enjoy the precepts and execution of the trade practiced correctly. Therefore I am glad to be transported through Ian’s window of words and sketches to find out what defined his world and work. I can better understand the trade and its legacy because of Ian’s “Gospel” writings. I hope you enjoy Ian’s book too. To Ian Cramb and those who came before us I lift the proverbial “Foundin Pint”, a drink ceremoniously shared at the start of a project in old Scotland. To those who continue to pursue the practice of ordering goods for exceptional long-term societal value, may the “Finishin Pint” be part your reward and at every good completion in your life’s work.
