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 Olympics were canceled – say, because 10 years from now China is winning every medal and the rest of world collectively says, [...]

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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 win a gold medal for doing THAT?!?”

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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 Monaghan and Domino's Pizza).  Having spent most of my time in the Evangelical Christian world, I'm sure I'm ignorant of numerous good [...]

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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 several major businesses founded by Christians and run according to Christian principles – LeTourneau Technologies, ServiceMaster, Chick-fil-A [...]

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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" store at Downtown Disney.  Finding myself in Orlando for a week, of [...]

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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 members… the honors English crowd… the A/V boys.

Read on…

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My friend Mark Joseph wrote an interesting article about the current state of Christian filmmaking in Hollywood. If you’re interested in such things, give it a read.

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Over the years since VeggieTales became a hit, dozens of people have written to tell me about their own ideas for a Christian video series and to ask for advice. Since launching this site, it seems I’m getting at least one of these letters every week. So for all of you who have asked, and all of you who have considered asking but just haven’t gotten around to is yet, here is my advice…

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“Hey pastors – this Rocky’s for you!”

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The newest big budget Christian movie isn’t setting the world on fire. Why?

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