GodBricks

Blogging at the intersection between LEGO and religion

Monday, June 1, 2009

The Passion of Christ

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Dan and Peter, 16 and 14 respectively, wanted to find a way to share the gospel story with their younger siblings and other friends. They c...
Sunday, May 31, 2009

Philosophers

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Markus Lütkemeyer presents several philosophers from several different faith (and non-faith) traditions. From left to right we see Lao Tzu...
Saturday, May 30, 2009

Pyramid scheme

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Shannon Young objects to prosyletization, particularly the door-to-door kind, which he likens to a cosmic pyramid scheme . Be sure to follo...
Friday, May 29, 2009

Crescent moon

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Mister oo7 built the Palace of Sheikh Al-Ahmar Ibn Sihr . Now, as far as I can tell, this is a completely fictional building and is not a r...
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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Cathedral of St. Macário

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Romão Santos has been working on his Cathedral of St. Macário for over two years. This is not based on a particular cathedral, but is an ...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

WWJB?

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I wrote this in response to a question on a Christian forum about what sorts of LEGO God would want us to build. That discussion went down ...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Dome of the Rock

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Jerusalem is a contentious area in part because it is a sacred site to the world's three major monotheistic religions. To Jews it is th...
Saturday, May 23, 2009

Official LEGO sets with religious content

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This is a combination of three different blog posts: official sets , more official sets and still more official sets . It seems that LEGO h...
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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Still more official sets

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In commenting on my previous post on official LEGO sets with religious content, Brendan correctly pointed out that there have been official...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Virgen de Guadalupe

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In 1531, so the story goes, the Virgin Mary appeared in a vision to Juan Diego on a road near Mexico City. An image of her was left on Juan...
Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Swiss guards

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If you've been to the Vatican, you've noticed guards in somewhat fanciful uniforms. Look close, though, and you can tell that these...
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Monday, May 18, 2009

Origins?

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Erich von D&#228niken wrote a series of books starting with 1968's Chariots of the Gods claiming that aliens had played a key role ...
Sunday, May 17, 2009

Scriptorium

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I hope it's not too self-indulgent to present one of my own creations. As described in part in How the Irish Saved Civilization , among...
Friday, May 15, 2009

Ganesh

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Ganesh is one of the major deities of the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout Indian art and even has appeared on the Simpsons a ...
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Solomon's Temple

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For four centuries Solomon's Temple was the center of religious life in ancient Israel. This building housed the holiest relic, the Ark...
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Thích Quảng Đức

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In addition to inspiring art and architecture, religious faith has been a point of conflict throughout history. In 1963, South Vietnam was ...
Sunday, May 3, 2009

When in Rome ...

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Arthur Gugick is one of my favorite builders when it comes to architectural landmarks . He's built a ton of these at various scales. ...
Saturday, May 2, 2009

Yungang Grottoes

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The Yungang Grottoes are a significant ancient sculptural site in the Shi Li river valley in China. More than 51,000 statues of Buddha wer...
Thursday, April 30, 2009

Kölner Dom, two views

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The Hohe Domkirche St. Peter und Maria , better known as the Kölner Dom or the Cologne Cathedral, is one of the best, and largest, examples ...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009

The end of the world as we know it, but I feel fine

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Note: In this and future posts on the Brick Testament I'll probably include a lot of my own opinion and not just straight reportage. I...
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