{"id":1105,"date":"2011-05-06T10:44:21","date_gmt":"2011-05-06T14:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flunkingsainthood\/?p=1105"},"modified":"2011-05-05T10:50:43","modified_gmt":"2011-05-05T14:50:43","slug":"the-bible-in-legos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flunkingsainthood\/2011\/05\/the-bible-in-legos.html","title":{"rendered":"The Bible in Legos!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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"We never had this much fun in antediluvian times!"<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This past Sunday I spoke about the Twible<\/a> project at an Episcopal church, with a Power Point presentation that drew heavily on images from The Brick Testament<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And you thought the Twible was a quixotic project . . . ha! The Brick Testament is one man’s decade-long project to tell the entire story of the Bible using only Legos and sarcasm. I have a couple of the Brick Testament board books (a great way to entertain bored kids in church!), but mostly I love the website.<\/p>\n

The approach of the Brick Testament is similar in tone to the Twible, with an ironic sensibility and a willingness to explore some of the Bible’s, ah, more colorful passages. Lego devotee Brendan Powell Smith says he is an atheist, whereas the Twible is the product of a failed saint and wanna-be believer, so we approach the texts from different perspectives. Some days, though, I’m right there with Smith (Judges 19, anyone?).<\/p>\n

So check out The Brick Testament. It’s hilarious and sometimes quite prophetic.<\/p>\n

And here are some recent Twible entries from the Psalms:<\/p>\n

#Twible Ps 48: Jerusalem may in reality be a backwater town, but it\u2019s OUR backwater town, and G\u2019s favorite hangout. So there.<\/p>\n

#Twible Ps 49: Don\u2019t be sad when others get rich, or win the HGTV dream house. They\u2019re all gonna die someday. Death\u2019s the great =izer.<\/p>\n

#Twible Ps 50: G: \u201cDon\u2019t give me no bull, Israel. Why\u2019d you think I\u2019d be appeased by animal sacrifice? Really, just say thx. W\/ chocolate.\u201d<\/p>\n

#Twible Ps 51: \u201cI sinned & I\u2019m extra sorry. Here\u2019s my broken spirit. I would\u2019ve killed you a goat, but I hear you don\u2019t like those anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

#Twible Ps 52: The righteous will one day taunt wicked sinners in their best Church Lady voices. Now isn\u2019t that special?<\/p>\n

#Twible Ps 53: Fools say in their hearts, \u201cThere is no God.\u201d G says in his heart, \u201cDang! I sure did manufacture an awful lot of fools.\u201d<\/p>\n

#Twible Ps 54: Choirmasters, be sure to sing this w\/ stringed instruments, or else people won\u2019t get the full effect of all the whining. Thx.<\/p>\n

#Twible Ps 55: Fear, trembling, dread, horror. This is one of those 3 a.m. psalms for comfort after a nightmare. Or a Wes Craven movie.<\/p>\n

#Twible Ps 56: Crush my enemies & make em into jam. I\u2019ll spread on toast & eat 4 breakfast. Or maybe put it in donuts. Mmm, enemy donuts.<\/p>\n

#Twible Ps 57: My soul is between the lions, and not in a nice \u201cPBS Kids\u201d way. I think these lions may have skipped breakfast. Oh dear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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