5 lessons on work, play, and worship from LEGO’s founder
[The angel] measured the [New Jerusalem] with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia [roughly 1,400 miles] in length, and as wide and high as it is long…The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. (Revelation 21:15-16, 19)
In 1 Corinthians 11:1, Paul said, “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.” Similarly, we’d be wise to follow the examples of believers throughout history who followed Christ well in their seemingly secular but deeply sacred work. That’s exactly what this new series is designed to help you do, with LEGO’s founder, Ole Kirk Christiansen, as our guide.
Over the next five weeks, Christiansen will help us see five ways to glorify God in our own work today. Here’s the first: We glorify God by accepting his gift to play within our work.
It’s no coincidence that the creator of the world’s most popular plaything was himself playful. As a poor child in early 20th century Denmark, Christiansen tied a hollow rock to a s...
