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A couple of fun things…

First of all, I just saw the next veggie episode, "The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's" for the first time complete.  In case you don't know, this is only the second veggie episode I have written since the...

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Yo ho – the Alamo!

Pirates and Texans and Youthworkers... oh my! An update on the last few weeks of Phil's colorful life... The post Yo ho – the Alamo! appeared first on Phil Vischer.

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Oscar Fun…

So... did you watch the Oscars? I can't help but watch every year. It's sort of like the Super Bowl for all of us who didn't get into sports in high school - and you know who you are. The drama club...

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And now… a short break.

Some people call it "Spring Break." For the Vischer family, it starts tomorrow, so we are off to Florida for our last "all family" Spring Break before our eldest, Shelby, heads off to college. The post...

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Gators and dolphins and manatees… Oh my!

So we spent our Spring Break down near Naples, Florida, and we got to see lots of alligators and dolphins and even a few manatees (which my wife described as "large, swimming potatoes"). Read more......

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Random Thoughts from Orlando

So if you've read my book, you know I'm a bit of a Disney buff.  If I ever find myself with some extra time in LA, I try to swing down to Anaheim and at least wander through the giant "World of Disney"...

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Where are the Christian Entrepreneurs?

So I'm headed to northwest Iowa tomorrow for the Bible conference my great-grandfather started way back in the 1930's.  (The Okoboji Lakes Bible and Missionary Conference.  Catchy, isn't it?)  My...

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More business thoughts…

Very good comments on the topic of Christians and business.  My talk at the Bible conference was a lot of fun, and hit upon some of the same points you all raised in your comments. I talked about...

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Business and Singleness and no Veggies on JellyTelly

So many good comments on all the above topics… I hardly know where to respond. As JC pointed out, there are good examples of strong, committed Catholics building very large businesses (like Tom...

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Top 5 Olympic Sports We Can Live Without

And now for something completely different... I’ve been watching the Olympics lately, and almost daily I find myself saying things like, “How long has THAT been an Olympic sport?” and “You can...

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Further Olympic thoughts…

Many good opinions about the Olympics – thanks for all the feedback!  Clearly I overlooked speed walking, which can really only be preserved for comedic value. Here's my question for you:  If the...

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Just one more post about sports… (then I’m done)

Very interesting conversation about the Olympics in specific, and athletic pursuits in general. I certainly wasn't suggesting Christians pull out of elite athletics, merely posing the question – if...

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Why we’re doing this

Every now and then something happens that reminds me why we're working so hard to launch something new for kids.  It can be something big and dramatic, or something small and seemingly innocuous.  Last...

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Ack… hoarse and tired…

I just got back to Wheaton after two days of veggie recording in Nashville, which was a bit grueling.  We recorded the next veggie video and a veggie worship album in one trip.  I think I spent 12...

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Strange experience

Okay, so here’s something that doesn’t happen every day… I was in San Diego to speak at the INCM Children’s Pastor’s Conference (which was really fun, by the way), and when I got on the plane in San...

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Is “Fatherhood” a Dying Institution?

Father's Day was last Sunday, in case you missed it.  (And if you did – quick!  Call your dad!) In honor of this beloved yet somewhat fading holiday, I'm posting a link to a rather deep but very...

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Dallas Willard in Iowa

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. We're very close to having some very good news to announce regarding JellyTelly and Jellyfish Labs – we're just not quite there yet.  Hopefully by the end of the week...

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Aaaaaah!!! Cougar!!!

I know that's a weird heading for a post… but I'm a little antsy right now.  We just got a news report that there have been two "possible" sightings of a cougar in the western suburbs of Chicago in the...

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Okay, it’s not a cougar…

So they sent pictures of the supposed "cougar" tracks from the park where I jog to the experts at the Brookfield Zoo, who declared the mystery beast was "not a cougar."  When asked what it was, they...

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Is God in this?

This morning in my devotions I was rereading the notes I had taken from Henry Blackaby's study on the book of Samuel, and I came across this quote from Mr. Blackaby: "To tell the people that He is with...

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