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...
View ArticleYo 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.
View ArticleOscar 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...
View ArticleAnd 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...
View ArticleGators 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......
View ArticleRandom 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"...
View ArticleWhere 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...
View ArticleMore 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...
View ArticleBusiness 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...
View ArticleTop 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...
View ArticleFurther 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...
View ArticleJust 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...
View ArticleWhy 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...
View ArticleAck… 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...
View ArticleStrange 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...
View ArticleIs “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...
View ArticleDallas 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...
View ArticleAaaaaah!!! 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...
View ArticleOkay, 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...
View ArticleIs 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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