Phil Vischer Quotes

#1. The messages our kids receive from teachers, coaches
and even, with the best intentions, from us - can push them toward pride or despair ... toward self-righteousness or self-hatred.

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#2. The world doesn't learn about God by watching Christian movies. The world learns about God by watching Christians.

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#3. Have you ever been tempted to start your own business- First read this cautionary tale, especially if you think your ideas come from God.

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#4. Fairly early in life, I noticed my brain was weird. By that I mean that I noticed it had a way of looking at normal things from a slightly twisted angle
just twisted enough that it often made me chuckle.

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#5. Beware of your dreams. They can become misplaced lovers. They can become idols.

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#6. VeggieTales is something that, on paper, makes no sense at all. It is a series of children's videos where limbless, talking vegetables act out Bible stories. Try raising money with that pitch.

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#7. An odd outlook on life is the beginning of good comedic writing.

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#8. If God gives you a dream, and the dream comes to life and God shows up in it, and then the dream dies, it may be that God wants to see what is more important to you - the dream or him.

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#9. It is pretty clear in the Bible story that the whale swallowing Jonah wasn't meant as a punishment from God, it was God saving him from drowning. So it was actually provision to give him a second chance. The whale itself was the start of Jonah's second chance.

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#10. God is not calling us to work for Him. He is calling us to walk with Him.

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#11. I realized I'm not supposed to be pursuing impact, I'm supposed to be pursuing God. And when I pursue God I will have exactly as much impact as He wants me to have.

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#12. The most important thing is not the work I can do for God. The most important thing is to make God the most important thing.

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