Wear Steel-toed Boots To This Church

For years I’ve tried unsuccessfully to break our family from the habit of exchanging Christmas gifts but I’m over ruled every time.

The habit of gift exchange remains too firmly engrained to be removed.

Saturday Ginny and I browsed a church rummage sale thus beginning our Christmas shopping for cheap treasures.

When we returned home, I found a friend had e-mailed me a set of photos of a church constructed out of Lego blocks:

Ms Amy Hughes, a computer programmer, with the help of her cat, Precious, constructed this seven-foot long model of a fictional church. Apparently photos have been on the web for a while but I’d never heard of the wonderful project before yesterday.

For a batch of details, photos of Precious, and a sample Lego sermon, check out Ms Hughes’ website at http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/ . You’ll be glad you did.

Seeing this unusual act of devotion reminded me of a website I ran across last year, The Brick Testament at http://www.thebricktestament.com/ .There, you’ll find Bible stories, not all of them suitable for children, illustrated with Lego block constructions

The range of all this creativity astounds me.

It inspires me to do something creative myself — like maybe eat a donut.

The only thing I know about Lego blocks is how they feel when you step on one barefoot on a hardwood floor in the dark of the night when checking on a child.

Therefore, heed this warning if you’re tempted to construct a cathedral or something out of Lego Blocks — wear a hard hat and steel-toed boots.