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Life Lessons from "Angry Birds"

I've played the game Angry Birds a small bit and have thusly gleaned a few nuggets of life-changing wisdom from it. This is the fruit of my labor:

The Veil that Prevents Fundamentalists from Understanding the Bible

This is a repost from Dr. James McGrath's blog Exploring Our Matrix. For a link to the original post, click here.

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P.S.: If you read this entire post in the voice of Professor Hubert Farnsworth, please please pleeeease leave a comment. I need a good chuckle... perhaps a giggle, if you will. Thanks all!

Baptismal Thoughts

I received a piece of beautiful news today upon hearing that a cousin of mine has put on the name of Christ in baptism. As this has happened a mere few days after the wedding of my best friend, several thoughts have come to mind concerning baptism and union.

Soldier Prayer

My little brother once wrote a song about and dedicated to soldiers, the title of which is something like My Immortal Friend. It praises their bravery and lauds their purpose, enshrining their deeds in such a way as to idolize them.

Perspective

Occasionally, I come across something that forces me to rethink things. Some things truly require a change in perspective. This is one of those things:

Update to the Blog

A few additions have been made to Reedeemed, and they can be found at the left under the "Pages" section. These additions include an "About" page and a "Contact Information" page, giving you our mission and the means by which you may reach us, respectively.

New Member: Gabe Fisher

I am pleased to announce that the Reedeemed Blog (i.e., this one) has just gained its first second author: Mr. Gabe Fisher.

TL; DR

If you know me, you have come to the realization that I am quite longwinded. I once was in a conversation about biblical studies that lasted from around 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next morning. In a similar fashion, I like to write and feel the need to do lots of exploration and explanation. But I need some feedback here.

A Moment of Appreciation

Too often it is easy to attempt and/or accomplish a task without being grateful for it. Though I have not truly accomplished anything worth noting, I still have much for which to be grateful. So I thought I would take a moment to show my appreciation to a few people in my life.

Be perfect, therefore...

I came across this image a couple of weeks before that made me both chuckle and shudder. It's interesting how well others sometimes critique Christians. However, it is difficult to find intelligent responses to contemporary Christianity, the kind that truly challenge us to get off our hindquarters and learn to reply. Anyway, here's the image: