I'm sure that many of the people who follow this blog (all three of you plus the people that Rax owner Perry Knox sent over to make great comments about his restaurant--I'm just teasing you, don't get all worked up) are well aware of Veggie Tales. In fact, your kids may have grown up watching the videos or perhaps they still do.
Veggie Tales was the brainchild of Phil Vischer. While what he did was amazing, it also consumed his life. If you've never read his book, Me, Myself & Bob I highly recommend it. Not only is it an incredibly humbling story of faith, failure and grace, it's also a great book for the business community. If you have friends or coworkers who are always reading the latest success oriented business books like Who Cut My Cheese, Great to Good, How to Influence People & Trick Friends, and The 6 Bad Habits of Highly Ineffective People (I may have modified those titles a bit) then you should buy them a copy of Me, Myself & Bob--I'm VERY serious about this because Vischer puts everything in it's proper perspective.
Vischer created a Christian based media empire called Big Idea that produced quality media for families interested in teaching their kids about faith in...blah, blah, blah. Face it, if you've seen the Veggie Tales videos, you know how fun they are--even as an adult. For me, that was the greatest thing about them. I would laugh just as hard as the kids because there were things there that only a grown-up would understand and it was appropriate for the whole family.
Read the book if you want to know more about what happened to Phil and his former company. However, if you want to see what he's up to today, go check out JellyTelly.com and watch a few videos online. If you're really curious you can sign up for the free one-month trial and kick the tires around.
I watched a few of the sample videos and really liked what I saw. This time around he's committed to using the media to teach kids about the bible and living out your faith. As usual, he's doing it in a way that will make your kids laugh and make you crack up, too. I know that I cannot wait to see more of these guys...
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I LOVE Veggie Tales. I prefer the older ones to the latest ones that have come out. Dave and the Giant Pickles is my absolute favorite.
I have seen the movie Roxanne. When I was in HS I watched it over and over and over.
Not too many people realized that it was a take from Cyrano de Bergerac. I thought it was cleaver they named Steve Martins character C.D.
Despite my complaint over at "Putting Out The Fire" on pastors using Veggies Tales in sermons..
I love Veggie Tales. I love all the Monty Python gags, the singing is in tune, the songs are hilarious, and it's great clean fun.
(I don't think it substitutes, though, for teaching your kids the faith yourself!)
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