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The Soundtrack of My Life Pt 1

Matt Reed — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:49:22 +0000

There are so many songs that trigger memories in my life. As much as I’d like to admit that the title music to Star Wars makes me think of the movies, it actually reminds me ...

Hardened Hearts

Matt Reed — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:10:15 +0000

As part of the First Steps Reading Plan for 2012, I just finished reading through the book of Exodus. The storyline (maybe better known from The Ten Commandments or Prince of Egypt) tells the lot ...

Zombie Attack Pt 4 // Live

Matt Reed — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:36:38 +0000

The irony of How to Survive a Zombie Attack is that the final basic principle isn’t about surviving at all. Surviving the zombie apocalypse isn’t enough because life isn’t about surviving, it’s about thriving. The ...

Elliot’s First Sled

Matt Reed — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:11:51 +0000

We can’t complain about the weather in Minnesota this winter. We’ve seen temperatures in the 40s the past week and we thought it would be a great time to bundle up Elliot and get him ...

Zombie Attack Pt 3 // Attack

Matt Reed — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:41:13 +0000

The past two Wednesdays we’ve approached our How to Survive a Zombie Attack in a sly, metaphorical manner, using plausible scenarios to illustrate the unity and security that can come from a church body. As ...

Gen Next Pt 1 // Desperation

Matt Reed — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:01:47 +0000

The letters written to Timothy in the Bible could be read as letters to the current generation of young adults roughly 16-30 years old. Call them Generation Next, Generation Y, Millenials, or whatever you’d like, ...

Sufficient Quality Pt 1

Matt Reed — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:46:03 +0000

Technological advances in the last few years have allowed non-professionals to create video, photo, and web content just short of professional grade, but short enough for no one to notice. The latest Inc magazine headlines ...

Zombie Attack Pt 2 // Defend

Matt Reed — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:45:15 +0000

Our first Wednesday night of training for How to Survive a Zombie Attack went well. We learned how to outfit an SUV for survival on the go and more importantly we looked at the first ...

SOPA, PIPA, and 13%

Matt Reed — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:21:48 +0000

If you’re on the internet today you’ll have trouble avoiding online protests against two copyright infringement bills trying to pass through Congress. I’ve been reading up on this for the past few months as momentum ...

I’m a ’93 Dodge Dakota

Matt Reed — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:24:35 +0000

A few of you might remember our blue ’93 Dodge Dakota that we owned for a few years. It was a decent machine we picked up from a local dealership for around $3,000. We have ...