Jellyfish

I was watching CTS late last night and came across an interview of Phil Vischer. The guy behind Big Ideas (makers of Veggie Tales). Turns out he went bankrupt and then sold his company to some firm in New York.

Now, he has started a new firm — Jellyfish. Love the name and the logo...bought a T-shirt from their website. Their present philosophy is to stay small and contract out work...so they don’t hire too too often. Nevertheless they do accept resumes for animators, illustrators and other kinds of traitors.

This guy is great! Down to earth...none of the church-speak so prevalent on CTS. His interviewer seemed stunned by his candid, down-to-earth demeanor. She is a vacuous numb skull — not very charitable, but true.

Here’s an excerpt from his website:

Through the experience (of losing his last company), Phil realized some interesting things. First, our relationships with God are much more important than our work for God. If we’re so wrapped up in the work we’re doing for God that we can’t even make eye contact with the person bagging our groceries, something in our lives is way out of whack.

Second, to be a Christian is to give Christ “lordship” of our lives. Where we are in 5 years is none of our business. What is our business, is what God has told us to do today, and whether or not we’re doing it. That’s it.

So now Phil is starting again, and he wanted the name for his new company to remind him every day of the lessons he’s learned. So he picked “Jellyfish.” Why? Because jellyfish can’t choose their own course. They can’t locomote. They can go up a little, they can go down a little. But overall, they’re completely dependent on the current to carry them. Phil and his new cohorts at Jellyfish are committed to seeking and following God’s direction, each and every day – committed to staying in the “current” of God’s will, and letting Him carry them where they need to be.”