What's In The Bible? Blog Tour & Giveaway

Would you like to win a voucher for Volume 1 or 2 of What's In The Bible? 

Check out the Giveaway Instructions at the end of this post!

I fell in love with Veggie Tales way back when my firstborn was five years old (he's now nineteen!).  The first few episodes remain my favorites to this day.  "God is bigger than the Boogey Man, He's bigger than Godzilla or the monsters on TV."  "Oh no, what we gonna do? The king likes Daniel more than me and you...Fill his ears with cheeseballs and his nostrils with sorbet."  Classics.  Classics, I tell you.

I remember experiencing mixed emotions when I heard the creator of Veggie Tales had gone through some difficulties, causing him to sell the rights to Veggie Tales.  I was glad it would continue on in some form but sad they had lost the "mastermind", so to speak.  When I heard Phil Vischer was partnering with Tyndale to bring us a new series, I was both excited and wary.  Could he manage to do it again?  Would we enjoy a series with PUPPETS, of all things?

We can and we did!  The new series, What's In The Bible?, finds Vischer returning to his original goal of bringing kids deeper into the Bible.  Although he plans to work his way through the Bible in order, this is not a mere retelling of Bible stories but a trip through theology for children.  Theology may not be as across the board appealing as Veggie Tales but it should certainly be a hit with those who share his beliefs and now have a great way to communicate and teach.  Personally, we found any minor points of disagreement to be a great discussion starter.

The puppets, interspersed with live action, animation and clips of children answering questions (ala, Bill Cosby), immediately  brought to mind a favorite show of my childhood- The Muppets.  There is even a couple of crotchety old ladies there to cackle and complain (in a most charming way of course!).  The characters are quite funny, the humor reminiscent of the early Veggie Tales episodes.  Buck Denver, newscaster, leads the way but my favorites were Sunday School Lady with her Magic Flannelboard (she's the only one who hears it speak to her.  Uh huh.) and the kid in the minivan.  We LOVED the kid in the minivan.  My fourteen year old needed to leave the room for a minute and left instructions to pause if the kid came on, he didn't want to miss it.

Which brings me to the point where I must admit that Phil Vischer has done it again.  I really thought this time he'd be entertaining a younger age group only.  I doubted the large age appeal of something with puppets.  But when I turned this on, everyone in the room was laughing and enjoying it.  Ages 8-39 were having a good time together while learning about the Bible.  Kudos, Mr. Vischer.  Well done!

Check out the You Tube preview here (which doesn't do it justice, just sayin'!) and don't forget to enter the giveaway! Instructions below the video.  You also may want to head over to the What's In The Bible? web site, where you'll find more videos, blog entries, Facebook fan information and the like.

Giveaway Instructions!

We have two prizes, so there will be two winners.  One reader will win a voucher for Volume 1 and another reader will win a voucher for Volume 2.  I will mail these directly to you and you can exchange them for the DVD at your local Christian bookstore.  If you don't have a local Christian bookstore ('cause I don't think I do!), you may mail in your certificate to Tyndale and they will mail you the DVD.

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*Disclosure: I received a promo copy of Volumes 1 & 2 from Tyndale at no cost, for review purposes.*