Yesterday we borrowed Veggie Tales' Dave and the Giant Pickle from the library. I was putting it in the dvd player this morning when I noticed the subtitle on the front cover: "A lesson in self-esteem." Hmm. Last time I checked that's not what the story of David and Goliath is about. It's about having faith in God regardless of your circumstances and God being able to use anyone for the job, sometimes the least likely person. Now this is not a direct knock on Veggie Tales, because in general I think they're great for kids. And they're fun to watch. But to boil the story of David and Goliath down to a lesson in self-esteem is disappointing.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Self-esteem?
Yesterday we borrowed Veggie Tales' Dave and the Giant Pickle from the library. I was putting it in the dvd player this morning when I noticed the subtitle on the front cover: "A lesson in self-esteem." Hmm. Last time I checked that's not what the story of David and Goliath is about. It's about having faith in God regardless of your circumstances and God being able to use anyone for the job, sometimes the least likely person. Now this is not a direct knock on Veggie Tales, because in general I think they're great for kids. And they're fun to watch. But to boil the story of David and Goliath down to a lesson in self-esteem is disappointing.
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