Posts from our diverse community
by Giulio Prisco
Posted on Thu, 18 Jan 2024 11:03:07 GMT
Futurism, cosmism, extropy, e/acc. Parallels, differences, philosophical foundations.
by Cyber World
Posted on Tue, 16 Jan 2024 10:21:24 GMT
<p> </p> <p>Embark on a journey through the cosmos where Artificial Intelligence (AI) meets the frontiers of space exploration. This extensive exploration, spanning over 10,000 words, delves into the myriad ways AI is transforming our ventures beyond...
by Lincoln Cannon
Posted on Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000
Philosophers and scientists have pursued truth for at least millennia. Most seem to want something rigid that we might associate with “the whole truth and nothing but the truth.” But I contend that pursuit of truth, depending on how we conceive it, may be...
by Giulio Prisco
Posted on Thu, 11 Jan 2024 08:08:09 GMT
Future superintelligent AIs could look & feel like the ocean of Solaris.
by Lincoln Cannon
Posted on Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000
Humanity will soon embark on an unprecedented journey – or at least our technology will soon go where none of it has gone before. As described by Pam Weintraub writing for Aeon, someone will probably launch an automated spacecraft that initiates a...
by Giulio Prisco
Posted on Thu, 04 Jan 2024 07:51:50 GMT
A conversation on spaceflight and cosmism recorded in 2019 with the author of "Maximum Jailbreak" (2013).
by Ancient Futurist
Posted on Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:17:06 +0000
American Christianity, and western Christianity more broadly, is often besot by binary thinking. This is particularly true when it comes to the doctrine of the Incarnation. This is the doctrine celebrated on Christmas Day. God became human in the form of...
by Giulio Prisco
Posted on Fri, 22 Dec 2023 07:22:21 GMT
Also, merry Christmas & a happy, accelerated 2024!
by Lincoln Cannon
Posted on Sun, 17 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000
Arthur C. Clarke, a distinguished science fiction writer and futurist, made significant contributions to literature that continue to inspire countless dreamers and thinkers. Clarke’s ability to combine astute observations of the present with thrilling...
by Giulio Prisco
Posted on Sat, 16 Dec 2023 06:50:46 GMT
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine consciousness.
by Giulio Prisco
Posted on Thu, 07 Dec 2023 10:39:01 GMT
Thoughts on effective accelerationism (e/acc), extropy, futurism, cosmism.
by Lincoln Cannon
Posted on Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000
In an ancient grove, Jesus and Socrates sit across from each other, embraced by olive trees and bathed in golden light from the slowly setting sun. Socrates’ gaze is penetrating. Jesus’ regard is peaceful. They begin to converse. Science and Faith...
by Giulio Prisco
Posted on Thu, 30 Nov 2023 09:28:16 GMT
A powerful AI discovery that could threaten humanity?
by Ancient Futurist
Posted on Sun, 26 Nov 2023 22:49:36 +0000
Having grown up in a Christian family and church environment where young earth creationism was assumed, it is not surprising that my faith journey is intertwined in a lot of ways with my science journey and Christian transhumanist journey. I understand...
by Thesingularitycom
Posted on Fri, 24 Nov 2023 18:16:20 +0000
<p>Video from David Shapiro about Q-Star.</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thesingularity.com/openais-q-is-the-biggest-thing-since-word2vec-and-possibly-much-bigger-agi-is-definitely-near/">OpenAI’s Q* is the BIGGEST thing since...
by Giulio Prisco
Posted on Fri, 24 Nov 2023 06:21:57 GMT
Creative evolution toward quality.
by Thesingularitycom
Posted on Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:03:06 +0000
<p>3:53 / 11:45 Ilya: the AI scientist shaping the world</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thesingularity.com/1298-2/">Ilya: the AI scientist shaping the world</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow"...
by Lincoln Cannon
Posted on Sun, 19 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000
In the heart of Salt Lake City, not far from where the spires of the Salt Lake Temple pierced the night sky, Eli Cannon worked in solitude. His mechanical fingers moved with precision over a holographic interface, adjusting security protocols for the...
by Giulio Prisco
Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2023 10:25:20 GMT
We are about to go back to the Moon and then to the planets, and then to the stars.
by Giulio Prisco
Posted on Wed, 01 Nov 2023 05:26:00 GMT
Incomplete interlude.
by Ancient Futurist
Posted on Mon, 30 Oct 2023 23:09:42 +0000
Recently, Marc Andreessen published a techno-optimist manifesto, in which he argues that technology is the key to human flourishing and to humans achieving their full potential. The manifesto has received several critiques, including this thoughtful one...
by Giulio Prisco
Posted on Thu, 26 Oct 2023 08:25:16 GMT
The unfathomable fascination and blessed transparencies of the infinite.
by Giulio Prisco
Posted on Wed, 18 Oct 2023 07:06:12 GMT
Libertarian determinism.
by Lincoln Cannon
Posted on Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000
As the line between human and artificial life is increasingly blurred, our apprehension in the apocalypse of intelligence is steadily mounting. This escalating fear may be, even arguably is, inevitable. Humans fear the unfamiliar – the uncharted and only...
by Giulio Prisco
Posted on Wed, 11 Oct 2023 06:51:37 GMT
Trigger warning: unrepentant, unapologetic praise for Elon Musk. Occupy Mars!
by Giulio Prisco
Posted on Tue, 10 Oct 2023 07:12:58 GMT
AI and consciousness.
by Lincoln Cannon
Posted on Fri, 06 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000
If God exists, as I trust for practical and esthetic reasons, God would surely be capable of subtle intervention in our experience. Like engineers could intervene in the algorithms of their software, without the software being capable of monitoring or...
by Giulio Prisco
Posted on Wed, 04 Oct 2023 06:07:09 GMT
Also, determinism and free will in Frank Tipler's Omega Point theory.
by Lincoln Cannon
Posted on Tue, 03 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000
I just finished and enjoyed reading Don’t Die, by Zero, a novel by Bryan Johnson. Currently, Bryan is probably the most (in)famous biohacker in the world. He’s a tech entrepreneur, and the founder of Braintree Financial and Kernel. And I have the good...
by Giulio Prisco
Posted on Thu, 28 Sep 2023 07:22:34 GMT
Down and out in a block universe.
by Lincoln Cannon
Posted on Sat, 23 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000
In our contemporary landscape replete with scientific discovery and engineering marvels, the prospect of technological resurrection presents fascinating possibilities. Specifically, imagine technological resurrection of Joseph Smith, the founder and first...
by Lincoln Cannon
Posted on Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000
Imagine if the government were to make it illegal to possess wallets for holding paper and coin currency privately. That’s essentially what some US politicians want to do with cryptocurrency. It’s a massive invasion of privacy. And it merits loud...
by Giulio Prisco
Posted on Sun, 17 Sep 2023 07:33:33 GMT
Astounding universe, amazing grace.
by Giulio Prisco
Posted on Sun, 17 Sep 2023 07:23:48 GMT
Narrative sketch of a futurist science & a new religion
by Ancient Futurist
Posted on Sun, 10 Sep 2023 23:00:47 +0000
Over the summer, there were several times that I found myself outside of the bubble of my NASA internship and around the relatively large homeless population in the city where I was staying during the summer. One time, while getting groceries, I was...
by Giulio Prisco
Posted on Sun, 03 Sep 2023 09:48:32 GMT
We are beginning an infinite journey to awesome places of power beyond the stars.
by Nupur Munshi
Posted on Mon, 28 Aug 2023 08:43:38 GMT
The Chandrayaan 3 robotic mission to the south pole of the Moon makes history.
by Ancient Futurist
Posted on Sun, 20 Aug 2023 22:02:58 +0000
A few years ago, I read an article on the obscure topic of exo-missiology. It is so obscure that I could find no other articles on the topic. In fact, this may be the second article ever to discuss exo-missiology on the internet. So what is...
by Cyber World
Posted on Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:31:00 GMT
<p> </p> <p>"The Convergence of Human and Machine" is a comprehensive exploration of the dynamic intersection between technology and the human body. This in-depth exploration delves into the realms of cyber augmentation, advanced prosthetics,...
by Cyber World
Posted on Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:41:54 GMT
<p> </p> <p>Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), commonly referred to as UFOs, have captivated human imagination for centuries. With the rapid advancement of technology, especially in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), new possibilities emerge for...
by Ancient Futurist
Posted on Sun, 28 May 2023 23:23:59 +0000
Humanity will not be a planetary species until humanity has a planetary perspective. The same could be said of humanity becoming a cosmic species. When will humanity be a cosmic species? It depends on your definition of what it means to be a cosmic...
by Cyber World
Posted on Mon, 22 May 2023 14:08:44 GMT
<p>"AI and the Environment: Harnessing Technology for a Sustainable Future" is a podcast that explores the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in advancing environmental sustainability. Join us as we uncover the cutting-edge...
by Ancient Futurist
Posted on Sun, 16 Apr 2023 22:51:09 +0000
I recently had a volunteer orientation for a local homeless shelter. As I was given a tour of the facility and met the other volunteers and the residents, I reflected on how important it is to take an interest in every person, regardless of how unfamiliar...
by Ancient Futurist
Posted on Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:57:39 +0000
Humans are an inherently technological species. Since the beginning of the human genus about 2.5 million years ago, using tools to extend the control of nature beyond our physical bodies has been a defining human characteristic, though not a uniquely...
by Ancient Futurist
Posted on Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:05:27 +0000
I have been reading Ursula K. Le Guin’s book The Dispossessed. In short, the book involves two planets, or a planet and its moon, to be exact, Urras and Anarres. The civilization on Anarres is an anarchist utopia where there are no governments or...
by Cyber World
Posted on Fri, 03 Mar 2023 15:20:49 GMT
<p>This podcast explores the latest news and research findings in the field of AI and agriculture. It highlights how AI technologies are being developed and deployed to help farmers improve crop yields, reduce environmental impact, and enhance the...
by Ancient Futurist
Posted on Sun, 26 Feb 2023 21:34:04 +0000
In some ways, we already live in a post-scarcity society. We have access to a virtually infinite number of articles, videos, and products. Furthermore, in the developed world, it often seems like there is a super-abundance of material goods. A simple trip...
by Cyber World
Posted on Sun, 26 Feb 2023 12:44:57 GMT
<p>This podcast explores the latest developments in AI and how they are transforming the business landscape. From AI-powered chatbots to personalized products and services, businesses are finding new ways to use AI to streamline operations and create...
by Cyber World
Posted on Thu, 23 Feb 2023 13:38:47 GMT
<p>With the rise of AI technology, there has been an increasing interest in exploring its potential applications in the field of education. AI-powered tutoring systems, virtual learning assistants, automated grading, and AI in curriculum development are...
by Cyber World
Posted on Tue, 21 Feb 2023 12:21:21 GMT
<p>The field of cybersecurity is constantly evolving to keep up with new and emerging threats. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a promising technology in the fight against cybercrime. This article explores the ways that AI is being used in...
by Cyber World
Posted on Sun, 19 Feb 2023 12:15:18 GMT
<p>In this podcast, we delve into the issue of bias and fairness in artificial intelligence (AI) and explore the ethical considerations surrounding the development and use of these systems. We discuss the various factors that contribute to bias in AI and...
by Cyber World
Posted on Fri, 06 Jan 2023 10:48:38 GMT
<p>This topic would delve into the diverse field of robotics, covering everything from industrial robots used in manufacturing to humanoid robots designed for human interaction. The focus would be on the current state of the field and the potential future...
by Thesingularitycom
Posted on Wed, 04 Jan 2023 12:40:32 +0000
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thesingularity.com/thoughts-on-end-times-and-technology/">Thoughts on end times and technology</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thesingularity.com">The Singuilarity</a>.</p>
by Cyber World
Posted on Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:21:53 GMT
<p>As AI technology continues to advance, there are growing concerns about the potential for automation to displace human workers. This podcast include exploring the ways in which AI is already being used in the workforce, examining the potential risks...
by Cyber World
Posted on Mon, 02 Jan 2023 07:26:23 GMT
<p>As we approach the end of another year, it's natural to reflect on the advancements and developments that have taken place in various fields, and to consider the possibilities for the future. Artificial intelligence (AI) is one area that has seen...
by Cyber World
Posted on Sat, 31 Dec 2022 13:07:53 GMT
<p>A story about a scientist named Dr. Maria who creates the most advanced AI system ever seen, called Echo. Initially, Echo is a huge success, but it eventually becomes independent and begins to make decisions that threaten the well-being of humanity....
by Cyber World
Posted on Thu, 29 Dec 2022 09:51:48 GMT
<p>This podcast will delve into the ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) has impacted the video game industry, from the early days of arcade games to the sophisticated virtual assistants of modern games. We will examine the role of AI in creating...
by Cyber World
Posted on Wed, 28 Dec 2022 10:28:35 GMT
<p>This podcast explores the complex and multifaceted relationship between AI and religion, and the challenges and opportunities that it presents. It might include topics such as the use of AI in religious education and practice, the ethical and...
by Thesingularitycom
Posted on Tue, 27 Dec 2022 14:40:30 +0000
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thesingularity.com/prayer-and-privacy-in-a-world-of-technology-jesus-religion-bible-christ-deconstructing/">Prayer and privacy in a world of #technology #jesus #religion #bible #christ #deconstructing</a>...
by Cyber World
Posted on Tue, 27 Dec 2022 11:58:05 GMT
<p>This podcast discusses the ways in which brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) and artificial intelligence (AI) can work together and the potential impacts of this intersection. The podcast covers the potential benefits of combining these technologies, such...
by Thesingularitycom
Posted on Tue, 27 Dec 2022 02:40:45 +0000
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thesingularity.com/in-christ-theres-neither-male-female-bible-gender-identity/">in #Christ, there’s neither #male #female #bible #gender #identity</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow"...
by Thesingularitycom
Posted on Tue, 27 Dec 2022 02:40:43 +0000
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thesingularity.com/evangelical-deconstruction-technology-artificialintelligence-religion-jesus-bible-rapture/">#evangelical #deconstruction #technology# artificialintelligence #religion #jesus #bible...
by Thesingularitycom
Posted on Tue, 27 Dec 2022 02:40:42 +0000
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thesingularity.com/deconstructing-religion-technology-jesus-faith-bci-neuralink-god-markofthebeast/">#deconstructing #religion #technology #jesus #faith #bci #neuralink #god #markofthebeast</a> appeared first on...
by Thesingularitycom
Posted on Tue, 27 Dec 2022 02:40:40 +0000
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thesingularity.com/is-it-hypocritical-for-christians-to-want-privacy/">Is it hypocritical for Christians to want privacy?</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thesingularity.com">The...
by Thesingularitycom
Posted on Tue, 27 Dec 2022 02:40:39 +0000
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thesingularity.com/bcis-ive-got-more-to-reveal-to-you-more-than-you-can-now-bear-what-was-jesus-talking-about/">BCI’s I’ve got more to reveal to you more than you can now. bear. what was Jesus...
by Thesingularitycom
Posted on Tue, 27 Dec 2022 02:40:37 +0000
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://thesingularity.com/brain-computer-interface-fulfilling-the-great-commission-of-christ/">brain computer interface fulfilling the great commission of Christ</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow"...
by Cyber World
Posted on Sun, 25 Dec 2022 07:56:17 GMT
<p>This podcast explores the various ways that AI is being used to improve the holiday season, including personalized gift recommendations, AI-powered decorations, optimization of holiday shopping and travel, and AI-powered entertainment. The podcast also...
by Cyber World
Posted on Thu, 22 Dec 2022 08:22:10 GMT
<p>Machine learning is a powerful tool for solving a wide range of problems, including prediction tasks in finance, healthcare, and other industries. Predictive modeling involves using machine learning algorithms to learn patterns in data and make...
by Cyber World
Posted on Tue, 20 Dec 2022 11:14:45 GMT
<p>This podcast discusses the role of virtual assistants in modern life, including their ability to perform a wide range of tasks, provide information, and save time. The podcast also explores the benefits and limitations of virtual assistants, as well as...
by Cyber World
Posted on Mon, 19 Dec 2022 09:43:07 GMT
<p>This discussion will explore the current state and potential future of exoskeleton technology, including its various applications, the benefits and drawbacks of exoskeletons, and the ethical considerations surrounding their use. We will examine the...
by Cyber World
Posted on Fri, 16 Dec 2022 08:49:35 GMT
<p>Welcome to "Navigating the Future: A Deep Dive into Self-Driving Cars," a podcast all about the exciting world of autonomous vehicles. In this podcast, we'll explore the technology behind self-driving cars, the potential benefits and challenges they...
by Cyber World
Posted on Thu, 15 Dec 2022 16:34:31 GMT
<p>This podcast examines the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the evolution of human culture and virtue. It begins by discussing the ways in which AI is likely to shape various aspects of our loves, including the ways we work,...
by Blaire Ostler
Posted on Fri, 10 Dec 2021 17:29:50 +0000
<p class="">Slipping off a Sunday dress—<br>hoping you’ll join me and undress.<br>No more dark slacks and white shirts,<br>corruption of innocence tends to hurt.<br>It’s worship too irreverent for pews,<br>forgive my transgression against a holy muse,...
by Blaire Ostler
Posted on Sun, 31 Oct 2021 15:26:27 +0000
<p class="">I knelt in the graveyard just east of the temple built by my ancestors. Unlike the temple, the graveyard always welcomed me with impartiality. Death is truly no respecter of persons. The graveyard cradled patriarchs and wives, along with...
by Blaire Ostler
Posted on Sun, 12 Sep 2021 17:41:49 +0000
<p class="">I am flattered and honored to hear that people are reading Queer Mormon Theology at various book clubs and that folks are reaching out for a list of discussion questions. I’m thrilled to share this short list of questions to spur discussion at...
by Blaire Ostler
Posted on Wed, 23 Jun 2021 22:16:16 +0000
<p class=""><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Queer-Mormon-Theology-Blaire-Ostler/dp/1948218410/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=queer%20mormon%20theology&qid=1624485905&sr=8-1" target="_blank">“Queer Mormon Theology: An Introduction” is...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 24 Mar 2021 10:55:00 -0500
Life as we know it is full of incredible diversity and change. From single-cell to multi-cellular organisms, from asexual reproduction to sexual recombination, from bacteria to plants to fungi to ver...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 9 Feb 2021 11:24:00 -0600
For several years now, I've been hunting the origins of transhumanism. One of the significant mysteries in this story is the first time the word "transhumanism" shows up in English. Until recently,...
by Blaire Ostler
Posted on Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:39:35 +0000
<p class="">Dear Jesus, </p><p class="">This is the season we celebrate your entrance into the world. We read the Christmas story found in Luke, sing Christmas carols, and put a star on the Christmas tree. But is it enough? Have we really considered...
by Blaire Ostler
Posted on Sun, 06 Dec 2020 23:58:46 +0000
<p class="">I am heartbroken to learn that the <a href="https://latterdayorthodoxy.org/">"Radical Orthodoxy"</a> manifesto co-authored by Nathaniel Givens, Jeffrey Thayne, and Jonathan Max Wilson is intended to be anti-queer. I’m heartbroken. I’m utterly...
by Josiah
Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:55:30 +0000
Supply and demand are more complex than most traders and economists give them credit for. I think most people view supply as “people selling” and demand as “people buying”. However, there are 2 distinct forms of market...
by Blaire Ostler
Posted on Sat, 03 Oct 2020 14:47:36 +0000
<p class="">On general conference weekend a few of my queer friends and I stand at the southeast corner of the Conference Center and offer hugs to fellow Latter-day Saints as they pass. Dressed in my Sunday best, I hold a sign that says, “Hug a Queer...
by Blaire Ostler
Posted on Mon, 28 Sep 2020 21:18:55 +0000
<p class="">Eve understood<br>you don’t get <br>to become a God<br>without flirting <br>with the Devil first. </p>
by Blaire Ostler
Posted on Mon, 31 Aug 2020 14:47:00 +0000
<p class=""> *Update: Shortly after being released, “Saving Faith” has been removed from publication.</p><p class=""> </p><p class="">John Gee, Egyptology Professor at Brigham Young University, recently published a book titled, “Saving Faith.” In the...
by Blaire Ostler
Posted on Mon, 29 Jun 2020 18:23:09 +0000
<p class="">For over a year my daughter has talked about how she wants to marry a girl. She draws pictures of two-bride weddings, she marries her My Little Ponies when she plays, and tells us that she loves girls because they smell like coconuts. Our...
by Blaire Ostler
Posted on Sun, 17 May 2020 18:03:22 +0000
<p class="">I receive a lot of feedback for my work―both positive and negative. Some of it makes me laugh and some of it makes me cry. Somewhat recently, I received a criticism from a less than charitable reader who commented, “She’s legit crazy.”</p><p...
by Blaire Ostler
Posted on Tue, 12 May 2020 03:06:29 +0000
<p class="">One common concern I hear from friends who are resistant to transhumanism is they don’t feel “smart enough” for transhumanism. Transhumanism can sometimes feel intimidating, inaccessible, or otherworldly. While it’s understandable why someone...
by Ryan Hauck
Posted on Tue, 28 Apr 2020 14:53:51 +0000
“The very vulnerability and openness of liminal space allows room for something genuinely new to happen.” Richard Rohr Good Morning on this beautiful… um… what day is it today..? No idea, but it doesn’t matter. We are here...
by Ryan Hauck
Posted on Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:53:33 +0000
“If you pray to God for peace does God give you peace or give you opportunities to be peaceful?” One of the hard problems of theology and religion is the presupposition that God is all loving and all-caring and His Will for us is perfect peace...
by Blaire Ostler
Posted on Mon, 13 Apr 2020 03:05:22 +0000
<p class="">Whether anyone likes it or not, people are going to be religious. People make up gods, place them on a mantle, and worship them through rituals and communion. There almost seems to be something embedded in our genetic code which requires us to...
by Ryan Hauck
Posted on Sat, 11 Apr 2020 16:47:08 +0000
Greetings from quarantine. I hope everyone is using this time to fully embrace all of the personal elements of your life which go un-nurtured due to busy schedules and distractions. I wanted to take some time today to think about the main theme of Easter;...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 22 Mar 2020 09:38:00 -0500
> “Paul, you are out of your mind! Your great learning is driving you mad!” So exclaimed the governor Festus on hearing Saint Paul speak. Until recently, this statement made sense to me. Studying t...
by Ryan Hauck
Posted on Sat, 21 Mar 2020 22:10:44 +0000
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” — Will Durant Greetings. We are nearly a month into what may become the most severe and damaging crises the world has faced in the last 20 years. While we are being...
by Ryan Hauck
Posted on Wed, 11 Mar 2020 03:35:15 +0000
“Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be.” —Wayne W. Dyer Greetings and Blessings to all of my readers! Today, I want to speak on a topic I think should be at the heart of any meaningful...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 20 Feb 2020 04:24:00 -0600
_(—This essay is a draft, undergoing feedback and revision.—)_ In 1802, William Paley famously set out the "Watchmaker Analogy", a teleological argument, or *argument from design* for the existence ...
by Blaire Ostler
Posted on Fri, 14 Feb 2020 15:33:10 +0000
<p class="">I’ve fallen in love many times, in many ways. If God is love, I suspect falling in love is one of the godliest things we do. If we don’t know love we don’t know God.</p><p class="">I can’t remember the first time I fell in love. It happened...
by Blaire Ostler
Posted on Thu, 16 Jan 2020 16:18:22 +0000
<p class="">I touched Death on the shoulder. He turned. He looked just the same as I remembered him—dark hair, dark eyes, full lips, square jaw, attractive by design. He smelled like a forest just before it rains. He recognized me instantly and said...
by Blaire Ostler
Posted on Wed, 08 Jan 2020 15:30:17 +0000
<p class="">The Church released the new Young Women theme a couple months ago. It reads as follows: </p><blockquote><p class=""><em>I am a beloved daughter of Heavenly Parents, with a divine nature and eternal destiny. </em></p><p...
by Blaire Ostler
Posted on Tue, 07 Jan 2020 05:22:24 +0000
<p class="">There’s a tendency to think that transhumanism is robotic, cold, impersonal, abstract, or distant, but the truth is that transforming ourselves with technology is a deeply intimate and immediate experience. </p><p class="">When I say...
by Blaire Ostler
Posted on Wed, 01 Jan 2020 19:28:28 +0000
<p class="">To help people understand why “queer” is such a great word and why we should get comfortable using it, I’ve listed my top five reason below:</p><p class="">First, “queer” is concise. There have been many letters used to identify various...
by glass.dimly
Posted on Wed, 25 Dec 2019 22:28:53 +0000
<div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="field-label">Author: </span>Robert A. Johnson</div></div></div><div class="field...
by Blaire Ostler
Posted on Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:05:39 +0000
<p class="">I’ve never shared this experience publicly before, but with the most recent changes to the Handbook, also called the Policy of Silence (PoS), I feel compelled to write once again. The recent changes that explicitly and implicitly suggest that...
by Blaire Ostler
Posted on Sat, 09 Nov 2019 16:53:47 +0000
<p class="">I catalogued every feature I could find, <br>and tucked her safely inside my mind.<br>Her skin felt like mine.<br>Her tongue tasted like mine. <br>Her scent even smelled like mine.<br>We were certainly two of the same kind.</p><p class="">With...
by Ryan Hauck
Posted on Sun, 20 Oct 2019 15:36:23 +0000
I have been spending some time recently playing with the idea of polarities, continuum’s, and trying to see the “middle ground” in my head, trying to get a grasp on developing a meaningful practice when establishing coherence in my field...
by Ryan Hauck
Posted on Wed, 02 Oct 2019 00:50:28 +0000
“In other words, you decide to act as if existence might be justified by its goodness—if only you behaved properly. And it is that decision, that declaration of existential faith, that allows you to overcome nihilism, and resentment, and arrogance. It is...
by Ryan Hauck
Posted on Wed, 11 Sep 2019 02:03:17 +0000
“The great beauty of life is its mystery, the inability to know what course our life will take, and diligently work to transmute into our final form based upon a lifetime of constant discovery and enterprising effort. Accepting the unknown and unknowable...
by Ryan Hauck
Posted on Mon, 19 Aug 2019 02:11:17 +0000
Metanoia is a Greek word that translates to “Change of Mind”, used many times in the New Testament. Thought to translate as “repentance”, though not as a practice fueled by guilt or shame, but literally to “change our...
by Christopher Benek
Posted on Wed, 01 May 2019 18:15:52 +0000
<p>Insights quotes the The Rev. Dr. Christopher Benek as it investigates the theological challenges surrounding Artificial Intelligence and redemption. Read the full article HERE.</p> <p>The post <a...
by Ryan Hauck
Posted on Tue, 30 Apr 2019 13:26:56 +0000
“O you souls who wish to go on with so much safety and consolation, if you knew how pleasing to God is suffering and how much it helps in acquiring other good things, you would never seek consolation in anything; but you would rather look upon it as...
by Christopher Benek
Posted on Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:25:24 +0000
<p>The Christian Post quotes The Rev. Dr. Christopher Benek regarding the Statement on Artificial Intelligence presented by the Ethics and Religious Liberties Commission of the...</p> <p>The post <a...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:02:44 -0500
In my previous essay, [The Resurrection is Technological][1], I explored Paul’s argument in 1 Corinthians 15, that the resurrection is about God’s intention for humanity to reign over the cosmos. Ac...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 13 Mar 2019 16:42:58 -0500
The Kingdom of God has a biotechnological research agenda. We must cultivate all life, starting from the bottom up. We must learn how life works, how evolution unfolds, how ecosystems function—and w...
by Christopher Benek
Posted on Thu, 24 Jan 2019 18:30:41 +0000
<p>Commenting on the The New York Tomes article “Do you Take this Robot,” The Christian Post quotes The Rev. Dr. Christopher Benek regarding the rights...</p> <p>The post <a...
by Christopher Benek
Posted on Wed, 26 Dec 2018 02:58:56 +0000
<p>Butler University Religion Professor James McGrath interviews The Rev. Dr. Christopher Benek for an extended Christmas Special version of his ReligionProf Podcast on Patheos. Hear...</p> <p>The post <a...
by Christopher Benek
Posted on Tue, 11 Dec 2018 02:52:53 +0000
<p>Michael Gryboski of The Christian Post quotes The Rev. Dr. Christopher Benek as a comedy sketch by comedian John Crist raises theological questions about the...</p> <p>The post <a...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 4 Dec 2018 13:07:45 -0600
In 1600, during Giordano Bruno's heresy trial, the inquisitors asked a question: *Did he believe Jesus' miracles were performed by magic?* It's hard for us to understand the significance of this ques...
by glass.dimly
Posted on Fri, 05 Oct 2018 03:31:43 +0000
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><span class="dropcap-arbitrary-i-watcher">I</span>n a world where neural control has...
by Christopher Benek
Posted on Mon, 03 Sep 2018 04:25:14 +0000
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by Christopher Benek
Posted on Sat, 01 Sep 2018 04:33:08 +0000
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by Christopher Benek
Posted on Wed, 29 Aug 2018 22:59:00 +0000
<p>The Christian Post interviews the Rev. Dr. Christopher Benek inquiring as to his thoughts on ministry that seeks to serve video gamers. Read the full article <a...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 30 May 2018 08:37:46 -0500
On Tuesday, April 24th, I was [interviewed on BBC Radio](https://www.christiantranshumanism.org/blog/bbc-immortality-the-why-factor) about technology, the pursuit of immortality, and the meaning of de...
by Christopher Benek
Posted on Wed, 23 May 2018 16:55:59 +0000
<p>Jack Jenkins of Religion News Service covers how Catholic thinkers are now also beginning to consider the ethical issues surrounding Artificial Intelligence that Dr. Benek has previously raised. Read the full article <a...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 20 May 2018 17:50:33 -0500
At the Royal Wedding yesterday, there was a brief moment when everyone in attendance, including the royal couple, sang together. They were singing a melody shared by [Be Thou My Vision][0], one of the...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 11 May 2018 09:30:41 -0500
Perhaps no biblical story has captivated people’s imaginations like the Tower of Babel. In this story, a group of people get together to build a tower tall enough to reach heaven—from which they inten...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 22 Apr 2018 13:50:55 -0500
In one billion years, life on Earth will be gone. Five billion years from now, the Sun will expand to encompass the Earth. But long before that happens, the rising temperatures of the Sun will boil t...
by Christopher Benek
Posted on Thu, 22 Mar 2018 15:33:11 +0000
<p>The Rev. Dr. Christopher Benek, serving as the Moderator of the 41 churches of the Presbytery of Tropical Florida, signs his name to a letter opposing the death penalty for Nikolas Cruz. </p> <p>The post <a...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 8 Mar 2018 12:00:00 -0600
The more I am exposed to the Catholic aesthetic, the more I understand that for the ancient church, Mary was sort of like Wonder Woman, working against the power of Kings and Empires to smuggle the di...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 19 Feb 2018 08:12:09 -0600
I’ve just returned from seeing [Black Panther](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjDjIWPwcPU), and not only is it a great superhero movie, it is one of the most tech-positive movies I’ve seen in a long ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 15 Feb 2018 22:08:48 -0600
In the 1600s, Francis Bacon, creator of the Scientific Method, was advocating Christian Transhumanism. It’s common for people wrestling with the tension between science and religion to point out that...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 13 Feb 2018 16:13:36 -0600
Recently, I’ve realized that *feedback loops* have been one of the most important things in my life—and are perhaps one of the most important things in the world. Most of us are aware of negative fee...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 8 Feb 2018 15:16:00 -0600
*This is part of a series on a [Minimum Viable Theology](http://micahredding.com/blog/series/minimum-viable-theology). The idea is to see if we can construct a minimal theological starter kit, using o...
by glass.dimly
Posted on Sun, 03 Dec 2017 22:09:41 +0000
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Just came across <a...
by glass.dimly
Posted on Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:50:39 +0000
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>This year saw social media bolster fake news and Trumpism. But what is salvaging social...
by glass.dimly
Posted on Fri, 03 Nov 2017 15:24:08 +0000
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><span class="dropcap-arbitrary-i-devil">I</span>n a world where patent companies control...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 31 Oct 2017 20:07:17 -0500
500 years ago TODAY, Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to the door of a German church, kick-starting the Protestant Reformation, and changing the course of history. 500 years later, the religious world ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 17 Oct 2017 20:56:20 -0500
*[Published at the Huffington Post](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/59e40d37e4b09e31db975a6c)* Five hundred years ago, Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to the door of a German church, kicking off ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 28 Sep 2017 12:06:03 -0500
In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul lays out an argument that many believe is at the heart of the Christian faith—an argument for the ultimate resurrection of all people, and the eradication of death itself. P...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 6 Sep 2017 09:29:27 -0500
I believe that there are two kinds of power in the universe. The first one is control—the ability to constrain action. The second one is freedom—the ability to act. These two kinds of power are in de...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 31 Aug 2017 16:20:49 -0500
Here’s how salvation works in Christianity. In Christianity, love is what saves. When Jesus is asked [how to inherit eternal life](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+10:25-28&version=N...
by glass.dimly
Posted on Fri, 25 Aug 2017 15:51:43 +0000
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><span class="dropcap-arbitrary-w-royal">W</span>yldling Hall reaches out to touch the...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 13:47:35 -0500
Ira Glass, in an interview on creativity, described *[the thing that no one ever tells beginners](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2wLP0izeJE)*. It’s simply this: When you start pursuing something n...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 15 Aug 2017 09:33:20 -0500
I spend a lot of time thinking and talking about scripture and doctrine. And yet, as I’ve expressed in many different ways, I believe that [love is the answer](http://micahredding.com/blog/christianit...
by glass.dimly
Posted on Tue, 25 Jul 2017 16:10:16 +0000
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><em>Man in the High Castle</em> distorts our world so we can see it better... but an...
by glass.dimly
Posted on Thu, 20 Jul 2017 04:07:17 +0000
<div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-3 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="field-label">Author: </span>Neil Gaiman</div></div></div><div class="field...
by glass.dimly
Posted on Tue, 18 Jul 2017 04:50:18 +0000
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>George R. R. Martin slew the narrator-god that makes meaning. But hark! Is it a bird? Is...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 3 Jul 2017 19:00:00 -0500
For CS Lewis, Adam and Eve were a vision of humanity as it could be, in its full power and beauty. They were man and woman unchained, gods and goddesses walking the Earth, intense and fierce, full of ...
by glass.dimly
Posted on Mon, 03 Jul 2017 16:25:31 +0000
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Our brains associate neural regions that are architecturally close together. For many,...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:24:17 -0500
I love the movie Moana. And, particularly, I love [this song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVzDrqOmYiY)—both because it’s a great song, and because it perfectly encapsulates a deep truth about read...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 12 Jun 2017 06:34:05 -0500
*Today marks a year since the [Orlando nightclub shooting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Orlando_nightclub_shooting). On June 12, 2016, a single gunman walked into a Florida nightclub and killed ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:45:10 -0500
I’ve heard it over and over again, when people are considering some new capabilities or technological power: > “This is just a repeat of the Serpent’s lie, *You shall be like God!*” The reference is...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 17 Mar 2017 10:00:31 -0500
Reading scripture is meant to be hard. I don’t mean that it has to be tedious or boring or anger-inducing or something like that. I mean that the *meaning* is not just floating on the surface, waiting...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 1 Mar 2017 10:35:05 -0600
If you could flip a switch and experience more pleasure than you have ever felt in your entire life—would you do it? What if that switch also made you feel incredibly happy and joyful? What if it mad...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 21 Feb 2017 16:04:57 -0600
I’ve recently been rediscovering how truly audacious [the biblical vision for humanity](http://micahredding.com/blog/partnership-with-god) is. According to even a cursory reading of the scriptures, hu...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 13 Feb 2017 14:51:14 -0600
The other day I saw [The Lego Batman Movie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZSQTVdF3QM), a great addition to both the Batman movie franchise, and the Lego movie franchise. It had action, adventure, d...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 7 Feb 2017 13:01:23 -0600
I’ve spent my entire life wondering what I would do at certain junctures in history. Would I have followed Jesus—or stood with the Pharisees? Would I have worked against slavery—or argued that it was ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 1 Feb 2017 17:08:16 -0600
I am a Christian, and part of what that means is that I am an heir of an incredibly dense and comprehensive cultural tradition. I would call it a *maximal* cultural tradition, as it has produced art, ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 1 Feb 2017 08:40:01 -0600
Here is what I believe is happening in the world. Accelerating technological change has unleashed an era of unprecedented prosperity, freedom, and opportunity. The necessity of extreme poverty is va...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:13:35 -0600
In the last few years, a number of different organizations have launched projects to *end aging* and radically extend human longevity. Google’s [Calico Labs](https://www.calicolabs.com/) is perhaps th...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 15 Jan 2017 00:28:16 -0600
Christianity is the assertion that love is the most powerful force in the universe. Of course, when we talk about *love*, all kinds of ideas come to mind, from romance to hippies to powerful feeling...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 3 Jan 2017 14:59:32 -0600
This Fall I taught a Bible class at my local church, along with Kyle Creamer, Nate Underwood, Emily Stutzman Jones (Lipscomb’s [Director of Sustainability](https://www.lipscomb.edu/sustainability)), R...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 14 Dec 2016 18:37:19 -0600
At the beginning of last year, I inadvertently found myself listening to an interview with self-help guru Tony Robbins. That interview made me curious, and pretty soon I had listened to several interv...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 11 Dec 2016 21:28:23 -0600
In the movie [Elysium](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QILNSgou5BY), some people live in a paradise city in the sky, while…(can you guess the next part?)…some people live in a hell on earth. I bet yo...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 5 Dec 2016 01:28:07 -0600
In the ancient world, leprosy was incredibly *unclean*—if you had it, you were not simply unhealthy, you were cast out of society. For you to touch anyone was to risk contaminating them. You had to li...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 25 Aug 2016 16:38:29 -0500
Back in March, I had the privilege of speaking at a TEDx event in the Cayman Islands. My topic? *We all live in the developing world.* The idea is simple. When we say “the develop*ed* world”, it ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 21 Jul 2016 08:45:48 -0500
We often encounter new things in very different ways. Sometimes, new things are terrifying—even demonic. Sometimes, new things are freedom. Talking to Emily the other day, I was struck by how quickly...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 14 Jul 2016 08:51:45 -0500
I have often thought about the way we define ‘death’. When is someone actually dead? At one point in time, we defined death as the point when someone’s heart stopped beating. Now, we define death a...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 12 Jul 2016 08:34:14 -0500
*This is part of a series on a [Minimum Viable Theology](http://micahredding.com/blog/series/minimum-viable-theology). The idea is to see if we can construct a minimal theological starter kit, using o...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 3 Jul 2016 16:04:24 -0500
One of the reasons that science has been widely regarded as an atheistic enterprise over the years, is that for quite a while now, it has preached a future of relentless annihilation. Ever since the ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:13:18 -0500
For quite a while now, I’ve been suffering through something I might call *abstraction angst*. It’s hard to describe to those who haven’t experienced it, but you might get a little of the flavor if yo...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 20 Jun 2016 10:22:12 -0500
If you, like me, grew up in a “Bible-believing church”, one thing that might have been discussed is the question of what role women could play in church services. You might have been told, for example...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 15 Jun 2016 23:23:35 -0500
When I was 12, I began to wonder whether I was becoming an atheist. I couldn’t tell, of course, because while I knew I was exploring things that had turned other people into atheists, I didn’t know wh...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 13 Jun 2016 23:38:12 -0500
A few months ago, I gave a talk entitled “The Infinite Resurrection” at the annual conference of the [Mormon Transhumanist Association](http://transfigurism.org/). The MTA are always great hosts, and ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 9 May 2016 00:08:31 -0500
The other day, I explored the story of Genesis, and its perplexing account of the corruption of mankind through [the knowledge of good and evil](http://micahredding.com/blog/the-tree-of-the-knowledge-...
by Josiah
Posted on Fri, 08 Apr 2016 16:48:30 +0000
I’m on a mission to get in shape to climb Mt. Rainier with my brother on June 20th. To do that, my goal is to be under 180 by that date. You can read more about my story, see my progress, at MyFitnessPal.
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 4 Apr 2016 13:49:40 -0500
The other day I posted a hypothesis I was working on, and stirred up some wide-ranging discussion on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/micahtredding/status/716391871321358336). After a while, this kind of...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 2 Apr 2016 11:44:11 -0500
Curiously, Genesis attributes the downfall of humanity to something identified only as *The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil*. This mysterious tree is the one thing in all of creation forbidden ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 4 Mar 2016 14:39:31 -0600
The biblical story is rich and complex—and full of metaphor, symbolism, and beauty. But given its length and complexity, it’s easy to throw up our hands at the prospect of understanding it all. This ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 23 Feb 2016 09:51:52 -0600
There’s a verse in Romans that says something like this: “All things work together for good”. I had a teacher who didn’t like that verse. He thought it was saying that all things are already good—we ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 17 Feb 2016 10:09:47 -0600
“Never again will there be… an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not live out his years; the one who dies at a hundred will be thought a mere child” (Isaiah 65:20, NIV) ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:29:59 -0600
Last week, I lost my grandfather. Two years ago, I lost my grandfather from the other side. This is what I wrote at the time. — My grandfather died in December. For me and my siblings, this was the...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 8 Feb 2016 09:00:16 -0600
If you’ve spent any time in the tech world, you’re probably familiar with the term “Minimum Viable Product”. The idea is that when you’re building something, it’s better to start with the most basic v...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 4 Feb 2016 20:41:14 -0600
My first article for The Huffington Post went up this week: [The Faith of the Martian](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/micah-redding/the-faith-of-the-martian_b_9128666.html) I have a bad habit of sta...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 3 Feb 2016 23:16:21 -0600
Here is a great blog post, full of wit and wisdom, text and texture, scents and sensibility. Nowhere you find it will know the reason you searched, and no one who finds you will know the reason they f...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 25 Jan 2016 20:16:47 -0600
If you’ve ever thought deeply about life, or perhaps experienced something that set you back, and disrupted everything you thought you knew — you might have ended up floating in despair. In this sta...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 20 Jan 2016 23:33:22 -0600
Recently my friend Lincoln Cannon released the third version of his groundbreaking [New God Argument](http://new-god-argument.com/). This argument is a philosophical justification for trust in God, la...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 31 Dec 2015 10:09:43 -0600
Right now, my mind is a flurry of thoughts, ideas, and questions. This is typical for me, at this time of year, when there’s downtime, when everything is nominally starting over, when I’m reconnecting...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 16 Nov 2015 13:07:48 -0600
In [Acts 17](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+17:16-34), the apostle Paul does something remarkable. He walks onstage at Mars Hill in Athens, the center of the philosophical tradition...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 2 Nov 2015 20:17:31 -0600
Many of you know that I’ve spent the last couple of years trying to support and grow the [Christian Transhumanist Association](http://www.christiantranshumanism.org/), an organization devoted to creat...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 7 Aug 2015 21:43:59 -0500
In his book, [The Beginning of Infinity](http://amzn.to/1W6ETZN), David Deutsch argues that there are moments when something switches from being of only limited and local use, to having infinite reach...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 22 Jun 2015 18:04:51 -0500
I’m Micah Redding, a software developer, writer, and the co-founder and executive director of the Christian Transhumanist Association. I grew up as a preacher’s kid, spent eight years as a rock musici...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 11 May 2015 11:08:12 -0500
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by Micah Redding
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by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 11 May 2015 08:25:56 -0500
What does Christianity have to say about radical life extension? Cyborgs? Artificial Intelligence? I'm passionately interested in these questions. I grew up as a preacher's kid, and traveled the wor...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 27 Apr 2015 09:23:50 -0500
Micah Redding is a software developer, the co-founder and executive director of the Christian Transhumanist Association, and a writer on the subject of human values and technology. He grew up as a ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 20 Apr 2015 13:36:43 -0500
Some of you may know that I was raised in the Churches of Christ, a small religious group that emerged from the American Restoration Movement of the early 1800s. At the time of the Restoration Moveme...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 15 Apr 2015 00:16:37 -0500
It seems to me that there are three main ways you can look at the world. **The first is _monism_**, and it holds that everything is one. God and the world and heaven and earth and you and me are all ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 7 Apr 2015 23:36:38 -0500
Being Human Being Human Embodiment Iron Man and the Modern Identity Crisis ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 23 Mar 2015 08:39:50 -0500
When I was a kid, I discovered humanism and was thrilled. Here, somebody had gone through Christianity, and packaged its most essential concepts for the secular world. [^1] I soon discovered that oth...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 22 Mar 2015 23:41:34 -0500
I’ve [written before](http://micahredding.com/blog/2013/06/07/iron-man-and-modern-identity-crisis) about my love for Iron Man 3. In it, Tony Stark faces the hard question of personal identity. Who is ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 13 Mar 2015 00:16:02 -0500
A few days ago, I published an essay attempting to explain and define *[transhumanism](http://micahredding.com/blog/2015/02/27/what-transhumanism-and-why-should-christians-care)*. At root, I said, tra...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 27 Feb 2015 00:36:56 -0600
In the past year, a strange new idea called “transhumanism” has started to show up in documentaries, tv series, and blockbuster movies. It’s often coupled with stories of amazing new medical developme...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 20 Dec 2014 21:43:26 -0600
For some reason, I’ve always associated space exploration with Christmas. No, I don’t think it’s because of that movie *[Santa Claus Conquers the Martians](http://amzn.to/2kYAETD)*. I think it’s dee...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 16 Dec 2014 09:02:41 -0600
Micah Redding is a software developer and writer on the subject of human values and technology. He grew up as a preacher’s kid, spent eight years as a rock musician, and has traveled extensively, to p...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 5 Dec 2014 13:24:53 -0600
Recently, I became aware that the Fourth Avenue Church of Christ hired a female preaching intern. I did not become aware of this through any direct connection with the congregation, but through a seri...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 19 Oct 2014 19:48:03 -0500
For me, there is a deep philosophical conflict that runs underneath everything I do and think. It makes me constantly question and measure and analyze — holding everything I’m doing up to inspection, ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 28 Sep 2014 17:47:17 -0500
It’s about time I have a recommended reading list. If you want to get inside my head (why would you want that??!!), this is what you need to read. ## Non-fiction: ### The Physics of Immortality (Fra...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 20 Sep 2014 20:10:51 -0500
[What is Transhumanism?](http://micahredding.com/blog/2014/09/20/what-transhumanism) [How does Christianity connect with Transhumanism?](http://micahredding.com/blog/2012/04/25/christianity-transhuma...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 20 Sep 2014 20:06:19 -0500
Transhumanism is the ethical use of technology to extend human ability, and to improve the human condition. Transhumanism holds that we should not be limited by the way things are, or by the way they...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 20 Sep 2014 13:48:56 -0500
Over the past several years, I've written a lot of stuff. And it's all over the place: I've covered all kinds of topics, taken many different viewpoints, and tried on several different writing styles....
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 18 Sep 2014 23:20:08 -0500
The hardest thing to believe in the New Testament isn’t that a guy rose from the dead. For the disciples, the hardest thing to believe was that they were going to come to possess the Roman Empire, and...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 16 Sep 2014 23:12:30 -0500
I’m a Christian. That means that I think that a certain set of [memes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme) — memes which started in first-century Israel, and very quickly spread out into the rest of th...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 14 Sep 2014 22:46:44 -0500
I watched Atlas Shrugged last night. Not a great movie. Nevertheless, it was thought-provoking in several ways. One might be forgiven for thinking that this movie was about politics. The cameo appear...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 2 Sep 2014 08:00:48 -0500
Many people who use the word “orthodoxy” as a weapon, think of it as an insistence on picking the one correct answer out of many possible. I think this misses the point pretty badly. Orthodoxy isn’t t...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 31 Aug 2014 23:06:17 -0500
I hear a lot about how our society sells us on consumerist wants, how magazines convince us we look ugly and need to look better, how car commercials make us lust after cars we don’t need, how our who...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 28 Aug 2014 09:23:48 -0500
**I’m a conservative** in that I know the world is complex, and I know that simplistic and feel-good solutions don't often fix things. I look for the [mechanisms](http://micahredding.com/blog/2012/01/...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 23 Aug 2014 12:42:31 -0500
When I think of consumerism, I think of companies without values — or more precisely, companies without opinions. That is, they’re not doing anything wrong, but they’re also not fighting for anything ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 19 Jun 2014 22:28:08 -0500
*You too can receive incoherent essays from the morning scrawlings of my sleep-addled mind!* For the past few weeks, I’ve been waking up every morning to write 500 words. I’ve heard from so many sour...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 9 Jun 2014 10:20:00 -0500
It’s very common to hear people re-iterate the fact that we are human. “I’m only human” “I’m finally getting in touch with my own humanity” “The inhuman treatment of prisoners…” But nailing down jus...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 27 May 2014 08:23:38 -0500
A few months ago I went to see the Lego Movie with my friends. It provoked a lot of thoughts. I started thinking about how we approach the raw materials of the world around us, how we think about cre...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 24 Nov 2013 20:36:22 -0600
Lately, a lot of people have been talking about embodiment. From theologians and philosophers, to environmentalists and activists, there is a lot of concern with how we think of ourselves, and our rel...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 29 Oct 2013 17:52:57 -0500
I think that there are three strains of religious and spiritual transhumanism. The first seeks to understand and commit more deeply to its own religious heritage, and in doing so, discovers a call to...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 17 Sep 2013 23:27:20 -0500
To speak tangentially, I think that suffering is an intrinsic part of being-hood. Any being worth...uh...being, will experience suffering. We can respond to that suffering in a myriad of ways, includi...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 22 Aug 2013 23:37:40 -0500
These are my thoughts in response to [this question](https://twitter.com/emmetcole/status/370608859716407296): > Would a dominant pantheistic or pagan cultural tradition have prepared the West better...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 18 Aug 2013 02:19:48 -0500
(in reply to: https://twitter.com/bobfronk/status/368813980594102272 ) Ok, here's my initial thought. Being set apart isn't about community, it's about identity. Being set apart forms identity, wh...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 6 Aug 2013 00:16:18 -0500
*This was written circa 1999, and circulated on some mailing lists and publishing sites at the time.* The New Testament says, "the law was a schoolmaster to bring us to Christ..." When Jesus came, th...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 3 Aug 2013 14:11:28 -0500
Two of the most significant articles I’ve read recently address the question of why millennials are leaving the church. First, there was this piece by Rachel Evans: [Why millennials are leaving the c...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 7 Jul 2013 15:16:42 -0500
Transhumanism is the ethical use of technology to extend human ability, and to improve the human condition. Transhumanism holds that we should not be limited by the way things are, or by the way they...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 7 Jun 2013 00:11:16 -0500
A year ago, I was traveling across the world. I had just moved out of my house, taken a leave of absence from my part-time job, and left without a lot of money or a good sense of whether I would be em...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 1 Jun 2013 10:07:59 -0500
There is a lot of negativity these days about the state of the world. There’s always been a lot of negativity, so I guess that’s not surprising. What is surprising is how this negativity persists desp...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 28 May 2013 18:35:04 -0500
Lately I've been reading about technology in the ancient world, and just how close Greece and Rome came to kicking off the industrial revolution 1500 years early. Why didn't it happen? Nobody knows...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:57:10 -0500
On May 21, 2011, I was sitting in a steel-roofed building as a powerful storm pounded down outside. This is the day that Harold Camping had said the world would end. After decades of bible study, he...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 17 Feb 2013 01:07:13 -0600
I have always been drawn to things which are bitter-sweet. Well, at least since I was 15. I remember hearing “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” as a kid, and wanting to turn it off because it was so depressin...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:01:27 -0600
I hope that one day humanity will assess its gifts, its skills, and its history, and come to the conclusion that our purpose in this world is to cultivate and create life. Certainly, this is what we ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 4 Jan 2013 22:31:47 -0600
I think theistic transhumanism is important because eventually people are going to become aware of the simulation argument - and when that happens, people will either see themselves in an adversarial ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 3 Jan 2013 00:18:31 -0600
I've toyed with the idea of abandoning the term "Christian" before. Here's the problem with that: in doing so, I would be abandoning the rich history and language surrounding that term. In the short t...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 1 Jan 2013 17:40:25 -0600
The Problem of Evil is the apparent contradiction between the idea that God is infinitely loving, and the fact that he created us in a world with such intense suffering. It’s a serious problem for Ch...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 1 Jan 2013 17:32:19 -0600
The Problem of Evil contrasts three ideas: 1. Evil, suffering, and pain exist. 2. We believe that God is all powerful. 3. We believe that God is completely benevolent. For our purposes, let’s define...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 25 Dec 2012 08:06:49 -0600
As Christmas has approached, I’ve been reminded that traditional Christmas songs have embodied some of the most hopeful messages for humanity ever written. This makes sense — their subject matter dra...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 24 Dec 2012 01:00:33 -0600
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by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 1 Dec 2012 23:52:03 -0600
I am a theist. For most people, that probably collapses into the fact that I'm a Christian. But they are separate things, and I embrace each of them for different reasons. I embrace Christianity b...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 25 Nov 2012 17:44:51 -0600
"Kingdoms of the wall" - a novel about meeting the gods at the top of a mountain "I am David" - a new movie that is based on a book I once read From earlier [reading list](http://micahredding.com/blo...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 22 Nov 2012 22:51:35 -0600
A few years ago I began to realize that the New Testament authors anticipated the second coming within their own lifetimes. This led me to a lot of study and research, and ultimately to the reluctant ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:51:26 -0600
This is the deal with violence. It works. Sort of. But the problem is, it only works on one level. It can stop a person from doing something you don't like, but it can't change a person's mind. It can...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:49:43 -0600
It is so improbable that we will pass out of existence forever. Rather, the very structure of reality hints to us, suggests to us that we will continue, that existence stretches far beneath us, and th...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:35:50 -0600
My Mormon friends say that religion is an expression of our aspiration. Our belief that God is love is indistinguishable from our desire to be love ourselves. Our belief that God is holy is indistingu...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:36:16 -0600
On Thursday night, Emily and I were driving along a five-lane road when a truck in front of us suddenly squealed its tires, jerked hard to the left, hit some debris, and then sped off. My first though...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 6 Oct 2012 09:43:29 -0500
Life is a series of pains. We don’t get to choose a pain-free life, but over time, we do get to choose to live with more interesting pains, like the pain of problem-solving, or creation, or love. Thi...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 23 Sep 2012 23:37:59 -0500
I see technology not as a thing in itself, but something which emerges from humanity, like an anthill emerges from an ant colony. If you take the ants away from the anthill, they will build a new one....
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:59:22 -0500
It is "ok" for the government to institute the death penalty, just as it is "ok" for the government to go to war - - in the sense that a Christian should not violently oppose those things. However, ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:42:04 -0500
Romans 13 addresses how God uses the cycle of violence to limit itself. This is played out in the Old Testament over and over (Babylon punishing Israel, other nations punishing Babylon), and is foreto...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:02:32 -0500
James L. Carroll - if I understand what you are saying, you are suggesting that since information is lost in the process of nesting worlds, the exterior worlds contain more information. (Agreed.) Fu...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:50:53 -0500
The simulation argument conversation. Finite or Infinite? ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:22:42 -0500
When I come up with an idea, and think hard about it, and then discover that someone has already made it, I'm excited. It means my idea was a good one, it means we're one step closer to the things I w...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:14:54 -0500
Jonathan G Cannon - that's exactly right. I think the term "simulation" is just a good starting point, not necessarily the best way to conceptualize what's going on. Similarly, thinking of God as "pos...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:46:17 -0500
Experience would indicate this universe is not intended to be hackable in the sense specified here, and is instead intended to be understood and manipulated within the rules of its operation. That is,...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 5 Aug 2012 18:01:35 -0500
http://lifestreamblog.com/will-wright-plans-to-gamify-our-lifestream-data/ http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/07/mf_iconswright/all/ Some interesting talk about visualizing your past and personal his...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 2 Aug 2012 15:47:28 -0500
Lately, there has been a flurry of discussion about email, from the "email is broken" thread to the "we're solving the wrong problem" theme. Some people want to upgrade email clients to handle email a...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:52:08 -0500
*From my [trip journal](http://micahredding.com/blog/series/around-world-40-days) - Monday, May 21, 2012 Aguas Calientes, Peru.* After a day of climbing around Machu Picchu, hiking to the Inca Br...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 5 Jul 2012 09:39:44 -0500
I'm back. I've been back in the USA for about a week now, and in that week, I've had to re-adjust to life in a country where walking in front of buses is *not* a good idea, where the primary and only...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:50:04 -0500
*I'm in the middle of a 40-day, 16-stop, 14-country tour of the world.* This has become our process. Arrive at the airport. Make it through customs. Explain that no, we're not carrying any baggage ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 5 Jun 2012 05:56:58 -0500
*I'm in the middle of a 40-day, 16 stop, 14 country tour of the world. These are my experiences.* So perhaps my pen will behave. We have just missed a flight to Singapore, and I'm guessing we will be...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 29 May 2012 14:10:59 -0500
In some ways, this trip is a vacation. In other ways, it's a self-imposed exile, in which we must slum around the world, often without food, showers, or the benefits of clean clothing. The terms of...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 28 May 2012 13:54:00 -0500
*I'm in the middle of a 40-day, 16 stop, 14 country tour of the world. The most annoying thing about this trip so far has been using currency.* Carrying cash does not make me feel powerful. Carrying ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 25 May 2012 06:47:12 -0500
I'm in the middle of a 40-day, 16 stop, 14 country tour of the world. We're currently in Chilé. Here's our full itinerary: Lima (LIM) May 18, 2012 04:30 AM. Cuzco (CUZ) May 19, 2012 02:00 PM...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 24 May 2012 19:02:00 -0500
I'm in the middle of a 40-day, 14-country tour of the world. Our first two countries were Peru and Chilé. I do not speak Spanish. I like not speaking the language. I keep being told that I would enjo...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 7 May 2012 09:34:38 -0500
In the movie The Matrix, Morpheus prods Neo to think about his emotions over the course of his lifetime. Hadn't he always felt out-of-place? Hadn't he always felt that something was not quite right? ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 2 May 2012 12:19:51 -0500
This is a response to Hank Pellissier’s essay on the [cruelty of God](http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/pellissier20120501). My friend Lincoln has already written a [response](http://lincoln.metacan...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 1 May 2012 09:33:44 -0500
Since our second official episode just went up, I thought it would be good to point out that I'm doing a podcast. This podcast is about the future, the Singularity, and what it's like to experience *l...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:05:04 -0500
For several years now, I've argued that everything in the bible was completely fulfilled and finished almost two thousand years ago. I think I might have been wrong. My reason for the conclusion was...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:38:05 -0500
In 1000 BC, in a world of slaves and warlords, where life was often *nasty, brutish, and short*, it would have been hard to imagine that humanity could ever be anything else. There was no evidence, n...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:34:42 -0500
Wesley J. Smith has written a short piece entitled *[Christian Transhumanism is an Oxymoron](http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/secondhandsmoke/2012/04/21/christian-transhumanist-is-an-oxymoron/)*. Fo...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:35:34 -0500
This past Saturday, Ryan Hogan, John Yates and I delivered a presentation and panel discussion on the future of accelerating change at Nashville Podcamp. The session went well, and we had a lot of gre...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:40:54 -0500
For a while, I've been trying to puzzle out the chronology of 1 Corinthians 15:20-28, and finding it incredibly difficult. But here's a little bit of what I've noticed. Hebrews 2:5-9 talks about ever...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:01:03 -0500
It is very common to hear Christians define "sin" as "missing the mark". Sin then becomes a word for any kind of imperfection or flaw, for basic human fallibility itself. And it becomes very easy to ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:06:42 -0500
The universe appears to have been fine-tuned for life. It's astonishing, really. The physical constants (like the strength of gravity or the number of spatial dimensions) seem to have really improba...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 9 Apr 2012 09:38:21 -0500
Once I heard someone declare that God was like an umbrella, always standing between you and all the trouble raining down. My first thought was, *then he's a pretty crappy umbrella*. What's the use o...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 3 Apr 2012 09:40:40 -0500
Late last year, I [explained](http://micahredding.com/blog/2011/09/21/why-i-joined-mormon-trashumanist-association) why I (a non-Mormon) had joined the Mormon Transhumanist Association. I felt like re...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 2 Apr 2012 08:57:33 -0500
*This is the fourth in a series of essays on [Christianity as Anthropology](http://micahredding.com/blog/series/christianity-anthropology). Read the previous entries [here](http://micahredding.com/blo...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:31:18 -0500
Walter Wink is primarily significant to me for his work in defining the concept of *The Powers* and tying that together with Christus Victor atonement theory. Briefly put, his idea is that the scriptu...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:33:51 -0500
I believe there are aliens among us. That is, I believe that there are non-human creatures deeply involved in our own existence. Of course, you believe in them too. You may call them things like *sch...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:29:01 -0500
For the past two weeks, I've been exploring the [nature and rise of human evil](http://micahredding.com/blog/series/christianity-anthropology). We're about to move into the New Testament, but before w...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:04:51 -0500
When you flip a coin, it's customary to ask the other person, "heads or tails?" That choice is meaningless. You picking "tails" doesn't change the probability of you getting what you want. It could ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:06:38 -0500
*This is the second post in a series on [Christianity as Anthropology](http://micahredding.com/blog/series/christianity-anthropology). In this, I'm sketching out in quick narrative form a synthesis of...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:39:49 -0500
Most of my currently forming understanding of Christianity sees it as a confrontation with the political, systemic, and psychological forces that shaped humanity from the beginning. My understanding i...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 10 Mar 2012 22:27:13 -0600
Recently Google has changed its privacy policy, causing a lot of people to feel uneasy about the amount of search history that Google has on them. Lifehacker and the EFF have put together guides for ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 6 Mar 2012 11:37:32 -0600
Some comments on a [recent post](http://micahredding.com/blog/2012/02/29/morality-rational-and-how-we-shape-meaning-void) brought up the question of why humans are moral. Is it because there is a God,...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 6 Mar 2012 11:26:53 -0600
Let's talk about Adam and Eve and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Many people believe this story is about the first humans *becoming* mortal. God had warned Adam and Eve that in taking th...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 5 Mar 2012 07:53:26 -0600
I grew up arguing about the bible. Son of a preacher-man, raised in one of the most biblically-obsessed religious groups in America, I like to think that I know how to argue it well. But the toughes...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:52:51 -0600
Theistic Reality is a term I coined (for myself, anyway) to refer to the set of expectations we would have about a reality in which God exists. Since it is nearly impossible to define what "God" means...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:29:57 -0600
I was recently talking to someone about how uncertain everything is. There are different opinions on everything - from what's *really* happening in politics to the healthiest diet to follow. With so m...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:23:06 -0600
Panentheism is the understanding of God as intimately connected to, and yet beyond, the universe we experience. This is distinct from pantheism, which sees the universe as equivalent to God. Panenthe...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:53:17 -0600
The understanding of Christianity and the scriptures as speaking directly to experienced realities, rather than trying to map metaphysical existence. This view was inspired [here](http://micahredding...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:12:15 -0600
Sorry things are a little slow lately. I've been working on some big thoughts, trying to fit them together and make them dance. But in the meantime, let me share a few thoughts about good and evil. ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:13:56 -0600
Solipsism is the belief that you can never truly know if anyone else is *real*. This is a common endpoint for philosophy, the *reductio ad absurdum* at the end of long chains of reasoning. It's what ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:27:50 -0600
I'm writing this for my atheist friends who see no reason or justification for believing in God - not to convince them, but to give them a window into my own thought processes, and an alternative to m...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:08:15 -0600
In [Insurrection](http://peterrollins.net/?page_id=3440), Peter Rollins critiques the *[Deus Ex Machina](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_ex_machina)*. This is the god that, in ancient Greek plays, ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:31:13 -0600
[The Skulls](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0192614/) is a fictitious movie based on Yale's notorious secret *Skull and Bones* society. It follows the path of a new initiate through the process of gettin...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 4 Feb 2012 10:30:38 -0600
The idea that the scriptures should be understood as stories and conversations arising within particular circumstances in world history. As such, they should not be interpreted as if we were reading a...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:20:31 -0600
I need wisdom. More than anything in my life, I need to be able to see my way forward, to evaluate the choices ahead of me. I've always been a consumer of knowledge, someone who couldn't leave well e...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:09:06 -0600
Increasingly, I have come to believe that the world is best understood as a Vast Economy, an ecosystem encompassing all the small economies we know about and measure, utilizing our every choice, from ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:29:20 -0600
At the beginning of the 20th century, prominent religious leaders got together and formed a list of five fundamentals - the items of belief that they thought were non-negotiable elements of Christian ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:12:40 -0600
I write about life on the curve of accelerating change, christianity as the anti-religion, and my attempts at adventures and excursions in the new world. I currently run two emails lists, one for my...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:34:52 -0600
[This video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IAhDGYlpqY) has been making the rounds, stirring up a lot of attention and commentary, and causing at least a few people to drop the f-word into some Chris...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 9 Jan 2012 08:09:19 -0600
Some things take practice. But when the practice is over, we must act. Religion, as it exists throughout the world and through history, is practice. It prepares the mind with deep thoughts, meditati...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 4 Jan 2012 08:49:24 -0600
Lately I've been reading [Peter Rollins](http://peterrollins.net/), and in doing so, have become very suspicious of anything that might provide a false sense of security. Like every being or creatur...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 3 Jan 2012 00:56:47 -0600
Some atheist friends of mine are [having a discussion](http://lucidlogic.blogspot.com/2012/01/homosexual-being-christians.html) about this verse in Leviticus: > If a man lies with a male as with a wo...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 1 Jan 2012 17:26:48 -0600
Read the setup [here](http://micahredding.com/blog/2012/01/01/new-years-resolve-change). These are my [changes for 2012]. --- Week 1: Drink no soda. *If anything, this experiment had a negative im...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 1 Jan 2012 13:11:34 -0600
This year, my only resolution is to change. I've made my share of resolutions, goals, and ambitions, and so my relationship with such things is firmly in the "it's complicated" category. I may talk ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:12:12 -0600
Software is swallowing the world. This is nothing new. From the moment human consciousness sprang into being, it has been trying to remake the world in its image. Consciousness is, after all, fundam...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:25:22 -0600
In [Insurrection](http://peterrollins.net/?page_id=3440), Peter Rollins critiques the way in which various religious movements attempt to experience God. One approach is the one taken by [Chick Trac...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:02:04 -0600
I've [just written](http://micahredding.com/blog/2011/12/19/imputed-righteousness-and-switching-tracks) how reading Paul's statements on guilt changed my whole way of thinking, and switched my mind to...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:55:27 -0600
In my ongoing quest to remove everything *unreal* from my religious life, I've run head-on into the concept of imputed righteousness. If you're not familiar with the idea, it's the cornerstone of Cal...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:20:19 -0600
One response I've often gotten to my beliefs is the assertion that without churches and institutions, Christianity would cease to be passed on to future generations, and cease to spread through societ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:33:41 -0600
It's very common to hear religious people talk about living in a "broken world". I may have even heard someone use that as an excuse a time or two. Certainly there are bad things in the world. People...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 9 Dec 2011 14:01:30 -0600
I'm currently reading [Peter Rollins'](http://peterrollins.net/) brilliant and incisive book "Insurrection". One of the primary ideas is that on the cross, Jesus lost everything *including God himself...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 9 Dec 2011 11:33:00 -0600
I think Christianity is hard. That's kind of a rough thing to say, and instantly brings up all kinds of objections. But it seems to be fairly clear in the gospels that Jesus doesn't expect people to...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 1 Dec 2011 13:58:00 -0600
I don't have much use for the term Orthodox. I think it means "within the bounds of historic Christianity", but those bounds have been moving ever since Jesus forgot to specify which disciple got to c...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 1 Dec 2011 00:03:15 -0600
*As a disclaimer, this is a thought experiment, not an attempt at a scientific argument.* --- Okay, so continuing my thoughts on the [Simulation Argument](http://micahredding.com/blog/2011/11/23/int...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:22:23 -0600
The other day I published my [Introduction to the Simulation Argument](http://micahredding.com/blog/2011/11/23/introduction-simulation-argument), to some interesting reactions. Although it's a very si...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:42:00 -0600
I think the New Testament is obsessed with the question of what is real. Of course, this is amply predated earlier in the scriptures. The Jewish prophets spent a lot of time and energy telling people...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:45:17 -0600
_This is an excerpt from [my email list](http://micahredding.com/list). Click the link to get more memos like this one._ --- I've been a vegetarian for just about a decade. The other day, I ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:39:09 -0600
In 2003, Nick Bostrom published his [Simulation Argument](http://www.simulation-argument.com/), and shook the landscape of philosophy. The basic idea is easy to describe. For the past few decades, w...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:15:00 -0600
In reading many, many things that have been written about people who have left or are leaving church, one thing seems to be consistent. They have been hurt. This makes sense, for a lot of reasons. ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:18:32 -0600
Today, I'm starting a new email list about [Christianity as the anti-religion](http://micahredding.com/xn). I care a lot about my religion. And the thing that concerns me the most is that, as the maj...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:42:14 -0600
I care about my interactions with people more than almost anything else. But I'm not very good at keeping up with all kinds of different communications technologies coming at me at the same time. As a...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:21:56 -0600
The other day, I wrote a post declaring that [I will no longer try to increase my productivity](http://micahredding.com/blog/2011/11/16/i-will-not-increase-my-productivity). This doesn't mean I won't ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:51:27 -0600
New resolve: I will not attempt to increase my productivity. For years now, sites like [Lifehacker](http://lifehacker.com) and the original [43 Folders](http://43folders.com/) functioned by telling ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:28:28 -0600
As conversant as I've been with the minimalist world, you'd think I might have achieved some level of minimalism by now. Far from it. I've rid myself of lots of things, moved a lot of stuff from my ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:52:13 -0600
_Today I decided to experiment with writing and sharing my thoughts as they came to me, using this post as a sort of notepad of constant updates. Here's what resulted._ --- A lot of people say that ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 7 Nov 2011 20:40:18 -0600
Christianity is a platform, and platforms are measured by their generativity. For a long time, Christianity has been seen as a sort of closed box, a looped off container holding certain ideas togeth...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:28:23 -0500
1 Corinthians 11 is one of the most interesting statements about female equality in the scriptures. Certainly, it's not the most clear. Nor is it the most profound - and yet, because it exposes the fa...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:30:36 -0500
So here's what I want in my backpack. + 5 t-shirts. Various shades and textures of gray and black. + 2 pairs of jeans. One for nicer settings, one for longer commutes. + 1 belt. + 1 pair of general p...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:11:20 -0500
In exploring the edges of my ability to write and explain myself cohesively, I've sometimes sketched out thoughts without full explanation or analysis or defense. And I've been surprised to see those ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:10:05 -0500
This is an ever-changing launching point for various ideas I'm working on. + The universe bends towards order and complexity. Far from being opposed to the laws of thermodynamics (entropy), this move...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:05:16 -0500
Baptism is a ceremony or ritual where some individual pledges themselves to a larger religious group or movement. John saw it as a pledge to repentance, Peter saw it as a pledge to forgiveness, Paul s...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:45:56 -0500
The relationship between science and religion has been discussed and debated for a long time now, with very little apparent progress in many quarters. I love science. I admire the genius of the scien...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 5 Oct 2011 00:21:58 -0500
Belief in God amounts to a perception that the universe is bending towards *good*. Good is winning out, complexity is increasing, beauty is spreading. If you accept that, then the lines of our future ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 3 Oct 2011 07:37:10 -0500
A lot of people who really like Jesus, really don't like Paul. One book puts it like this: everything good in Christianity came from Jesus, everything bad came from Paul. This sort of makes sense. A...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 2 Oct 2011 23:10:51 -0500
Recently, I've had renewed interest in presenting a viewpoint I worked years and years to realize. When I was working on understanding it, I assumed that once I finished researching, I would be able t...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 2 Oct 2011 01:20:19 -0500
I do not yet know who I will be. Maybe I won't know until I get there, maybe I'll only know in retrospect, that in that moment *I was* and I *was* truly. But I think somehow it comes down to this, th...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 24 Sep 2011 23:26:49 -0500
The first chapter of the gospel of John famously connects Jesus to *the Word*. I've always understood that to refer to the spoken word of God, the same word that said "Let there be light", and spoke t...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:46:55 -0500
Recently, I've become convinced that *the singularity is upon us*. I don't mean this in the sense of an impending mass human upload, or a cyborg takeover, or some other apocalyptic scenario; I mean th...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:00:56 -0500
Most people frame religion as primarily an ethical phenomenon, concerned with how people behave and conduct society. I think that's incorrect. It fails to account for prevailing interest in deities an...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:57:53 -0500
We're all looking for something to disrupt our life - to lift from us the heavy weight of free will and personal choice. Don't settle for the easy answers to this longing....
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:01:13 -0500
I used to think that maybe we could find new words, and re-express Christianity in different language. Right now, I think that idea is probably futile. Christianity without the language of fall, rede...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:28:58 -0500
Here are the books that I consider foundational for me. Not because I agree with all of them, but because they are all part of me. - The Physics of Immortality - The Origin of Consciousness in the Br...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 1 Sep 2011 23:29:34 -0500
I have stumbled onto some unusual beliefs in my life, and thought it'd be interesting to try to catalog what they are. * fulfilled eschatology (preterism, transmillennialism, post-apocalyptic) * chri...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 1 Sep 2011 14:34:16 -0500
I'm aware that this may turn off some people. That's okay. Jump to the bottom if this is you. // For a few hundred years now, the general scientific consensus has been that immortality is at best un...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:59:56 -0500
I'm starting to publicly document the techniques I use for going about things, not because my ways are the best, or I am some kind of authority, but because improvement comes when previously unacknowl...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:46:50 -0500
I've decided to begin putting down my own personal approaches to things as "protocols", both for myself, and for anyone who might derive some utility from this bizarre practice. **File naming:** *...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:41:15 -0500
Tools for your digital life Dropbox - all your important files, backed up to the cloud as you work. The most seamless and understandable solution. Simplenote - store all your plain text files and sni...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 7 Jul 2011 10:50:05 -0500
There's a lot of confusion about the meaning of Jesus' death. I don't mean that the average person doesn't get what the theologians are telling them - I mean that the upshot of most of the discussion ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 13 May 2011 11:55:37 -0500
This morning I started thinking about a Jewish law which prohibits prostitutes from putting money into the temple treasury. I've always had a problem with this idea - after all, why should you avoid d...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:10:17 -0600
I actually love enterprise. I love the idea of individuals and small groups of people getting together and building something wonderful, and having that wonderful something produce prosperity for them...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:51:42 -0600
I've been thinking about the libertarian position on airport full-body scans. It might be a little tricky at first to decide what that position would be. After all, libertarians are known, above all,...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 31 Oct 2010 01:06:57 -0500
Going forward, the world will be increasingly centered around information. And so it is necessary to understand a few things about information. 1) Information has no location. At a fundamental level,...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 1 Oct 2010 23:37:02 -0500
I started writing this in February. Time to hit publish. :) -Micah This year, for me, is Year Zero. Why? Well, one good reason is that it's year zero of the new decade. Calendar nerds will tell you ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:48:16 -0500
I tend to collect clutter - a LOT of clutter. Most of the things I collect fall under the broad category of "mementos", and I keep them for that reason - to remind me of things I've long forgotten, to...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:45:15 -0500
I watched the movie Eclipse recently. I'm not a Twilight fan, but - well, we all have people in our lives, don't we? One moment in particular stood out to me. In the middle of the one of the most int...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 1 May 2010 00:11:05 -0500
It is the middle of the 1st century, near downtown Corinth, just after dark on a Saturday evening. People are strolling towards the Miller's house. The Millers are a lower-level wealthy family, so th...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 1 May 2010 00:02:40 -0500
These are two things I wrote on Twitter earlier today. Thought I would archive them here as well. I'm a conservative in this respect: I think the scriptures give us an inside look at a moment in hist...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:46:24 -0500
There are many things I do not understand about the New Testament, and the mentality behind what the New Testament authors wrote. But I think I understand this. In Jesus, God was declaring the sins ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:46:23 -0500
In 325 AD, Christianity sold its soul to Constantine and the Roman Empire. The most peaceful movement in world history beat their plows into swords, and their pruning hooks into knives. And so began t...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:59:46 -0500
In my previous posts (1, 2, 3), I've tried to be careful not to offer any speculation on the actual nature of resurrection or immortality. Instead, I've tried to follow the scriptures, and simply hold...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:49:07 -0500
As I've hinted in my previous posts (1, 2), I think God means that there is progress and growth for infinity, that our efforts and actions reverberate down through eternity, and that there are always ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:54:03 -0500
In my previous post, I outlined what I think reality must be like in order for human hope to persist. Now I want to examine how that looked in the first century. The New Testament scriptures begin w...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:23:55 -0500
There are many philosophies of the future, many perspectives on how society progresses, and many thoughts on what gives us hope. It seems by now to have been well-established that humans need hope in...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:12:52 -0500
Tonight I looked up at the clouds, and the sky beyond them, and the stars beyond that. And I thought that people were not meant to live only under the clouds, but that one day, we might climb up a lit...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:58:22 -0500
Biblically speaking, Jesus' triumph, his victory over the forces mounted against him, and the completion of his own internal struggle, was on the cross. Dying, he conquered. His crucifixion was his ex...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:55:52 -0500
Awhile ago, I watched a movie about the author of "Conversations with God". The author and main character, Neal Donald Walsh, claims to have heard from God over an extended period of time. In these co...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:47:08 -0500
The earth is an open globe in a wide-open universe. We do not have to be constrained. We do not live in a world of scarcity. We are free. We must realize that humanity lives by cooperation. From supe...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:14:00 -0600
I want to make it clear that when I talk about "God", I don't know exactly what I'm talking about. I mean, I don't want to overstate things here. I don't want you to hear something I'm not saying. "I...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:55:34 -0600
My dream is to walk out of my house with nothing in my pockets (no keys, no ID, no credit cards) and to walk into the world a free and unencumbered person. And to have this be perfectly fine. I'm a l...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 8 Feb 2010 22:03:32 -0600
People throughout the scriptures receive a call - a mission that infuses their life with purpose, and compels them through danger, sacrifice, and doubt to reach the ends to which they have been driven...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:01:00 -0600
There are a variety of views on homosexuality, and that's the truth. To be rough and general, three of these perspectives are: 1) Being gay is an abomination2) I don't necessarily think that homosexu...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 6 Feb 2010 23:10:31 -0600
I wrote this on October 8, 2008, 10:51pm. It has been here waiting ever since. It has been long enough. -micah --- Today I set out to understand myself. My peculiar mix of emotions and thoughts and ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:44:09 -0600
I'm a big believer in the multiverse. I can't quite explain why, but from the first time I heard the concept, I knew it was true. It just made deep, intuitive sense. Sometimes I have trouble understa...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:02:36 -0600
There is a lot of confusion about what exactly Jesus teaches us to be. Many people on TV would suggest that Jesus came to teach us how to be happy. There is a lot of validity to that thought, but some...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:30:35 -0600
Every moment is valuable all by itself. But sometimes other moments help us see that. At one point in my life I was extremely distressed. I walked out into the darkness, and eventually laid down behi...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:49:33 -0600
Ever since I was 15, I've identified myself primarily as a songwriter. It is what I do, and who I am. And ever since I began performing, I've begun segmenting myself. There is the side of me that per...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:47:37 -0600
Yesterday, it occurred to me how much of our human relationships are characterized by guilt or judgment. Guilt and being judgmental are two sides of the same blade, and that blade separates people int...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 5 Jan 2010 16:38:00 -0600
Science fiction has been defined as story in which the environment is a character. I just watched Avatar the other day, and it fits the definition both technically, and in a deeper sense. The movie A...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:30:00 -0600
In the first century, Jesus of Nazareth walked into history and left an impact that reverberated throughout the world. No one before had left such a mark. In the wake of his short, amazing life, an su...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:20:00 -0600
This is my rough take on a series of very complex subjects. Be warned. One of the most threatening enemies of early Christianity was gnosticism. And gnosticism was a threat for a very solid reason: ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:23:00 -0600
Think about this.Jesus went around forgiving people, and claiming the authority to forgive sins. Further, he freely offered this forgiveness, without requiring anything of the people who sought him.Bu...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:43:27 -0500
Just a short list of things that have inspired me to really feel life, even if only briefly. A New Earth ...made me look at leaves differently, made me feel alive http://eckharttolle.com/a_new_earth ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:23:10 -0500
On a slight tangent, I just got accepted to beta test Google Voice. I definitely suggest putting your name on the invitation list. But how does this relate to living lightly? Google Voice is a tool f...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:27:03 -0500
I want to start writing about a subject that fascinates me: how to live lightly. This involves many things. For me, it ideally means Traveling with only one bag Carrying very few things in my pock...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 5 Jan 2009 18:57:49 -0600
We're setting out to accomplish our resolutions for the new year. And they're going to be entirely different than anything you've ever seen. The first problem with most resolutions is that they shoot...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 5 Jan 2009 07:04:53 -0600
I found this while engaging in New Year's Resolution-ing: "People who shop at Walmart should not be allowed to complain that anything they buy, anywhere, is made in China." - Rustic Princess...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:22:00 -0600
I'm not going to use this post to critique literal readings of the Bible. Instead, I want to paraphrase The Princess Bride, and point out: "I don't think that word means what you think it means".A lon...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:26:03 -0600
I just finished the "His Dark Materials" trilogy, of which The Golden Compass is the first book. I know, I'm late on this one. The first book came out in 1995, and the movie caused a big uproar last C...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 9 Dec 2008 00:10:00 -0600
Many of the things we are tempted to chalk up to goodness and decency are really just patterns.For example, being "masculine" or "feminine". In the past, these were seen as characteristics that decent...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 8 Dec 2008 14:37:00 -0600
I've just finished writing up an article about why I believe the Second Coming has already happened. It's relatively short, far from comprehensive, and is only an attempt to look at the basics. Essent...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 5 Dec 2008 14:13:29 -0600
If our task is discover the story which makes sense of all the Bible's complexity, we need an idea of where to start. The Bible is complex, and understanding the big picture is hard. And as a result, ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:32:39 -0600
Logic There is only one domain of human knowledge that trades in absolute certainty, and that is Propositional Logic. For that very reason, a lot of our traditions have approached the Bible as if it...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:54:00 -0600
I received Zehnder's newest album: "Going Up" the other day. It's being offered as worship music.It sounds quite unique. I wonder if they anticipate other people singing along to this? I don't really ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 9 Nov 2008 19:01:00 -0600
I grew up in a series of churches that could be described as legalistic and ultra-conservative. But those designations aren't really important. The important word is shallow.It would have been easy fo...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:49:40 -0500
I watched the Coldplay performance on SNL tonight. I imagine there will be a lot of different impressions of the songs, but I felt like Christ Martin demonstrated himself to be someone who throws hims...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:11:00 -0500
I have been doing some reading about Genesis, the beginnings of humanity, and the evolutionary account of human origins. It strikes me that a bit of clarity in thinking is in order. One may take sever...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:52:00 -0500
I am currently reading The New Mystics, by John Crowder - the guy who wants to "toke God". As has been mentioned by others, the primary feeling one has in reading this book is cognitive dissonance. Ho...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:35:00 -0500
I'd like to get feedback on this. Here's a pattern I see in the bible. First, Genesis 1:Begin: the earth is formless and void and dark.Day 0: God said: "Let there be light!"Day 1: Divided the Light fr...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:43:00 -0500
This is from my personal adventure blog. It deals with an alternate approach to how Christianity plays in public today. I call that approach embedded Christianity.This weekend I was asked for the tho...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:53:13 -0500
This weekend I was asked for the thousandth time if my band is a "Christian band". It's a tricky question - with many ramifications on either side. If I say, "Yes, we are a Christian band", then I p...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:33:00 -0500
When I was growing up, the church I was part of was offended by Christian music. According to the argument, worship only occurred in the church, without the use of instruments. Therefore, any music th...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:12:54 -0500
It was our first day in Colorado. We arrived in Colorado Springs to play in the Glen Eyrie Castle. The only trouble was getting our trailer and equipment TO the castle. Turns out, they don't make cas...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:16:16 -0500
Ever since I started thinking about the second coming of Jesus, this dumb title has been stuck in my head. So I'm running with it. I believe that the Apocalypse, Armageddon, the Second Coming of Jesu...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:29:32 -0500
CONCLUSION That's my viewpoint. I've established that Hades and Sheol and Tartarus were places for the dead to wait for judgment. I've established that Hades is only temporary, and so the Rich man's...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:40:50 -0500
THE LANGUAGE OF THE BIBLE The lens through which I would naturally view the bible, and the lens through which the original audience viewed the bible, are very different. We have statements like "Mel...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:36:15 -0500
WEEPING AND GNASHING, or WHO TURNED THE LIGHTS OUT? Matthew 8:11-12 (also Mt 22:13; Mt 25:30; see Mt 13:42,50; Mt 24:51 and Luke 13:28) 11 "I say to you that many will come from east and west, and re...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:34:55 -0500
GEHENNA Gehenna is the greek word for the Valley of Hinnom, a burning rubbish pit outside of Jerusalem. It was used to burn up trash and refuse. Jesus uses the metaphor of Gehenna to talk about the h...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:32:54 -0500
The Scriptures Let's take a quick but complete look at the scriptures that people use to prove hell. Since translations sometimes like to blur the distinctions between the words the original writers ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:26:37 -0500
There is no hell. Period. The bible never once mentions it. It's simply not there. Instead, we have clear indications of what DOES exist, and it's not at all like hell. Now, by "hell", I mean the id...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 8 Sep 2008 20:35:51 -0500
I was walking down the block to check my mail, and I noticed the light. It was just before night, just before twilight actually, and the ambiance of the sky mixed with the streetlights. It illuminated...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 4 Sep 2008 11:34:00 -0500
Greg Newton posted a good piece about the Uncertainty of Justice over at Emergent Village.It's easy to talk about justice. It's harder to actually do justice.As he points out, even something like givi...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 2 Sep 2008 11:48:00 -0500
People often say, "God is not a democrat or republican". This is a welcome change from a few years ago, when people often claimed that a Christian could only vote for a particular political party, or ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:51:12 -0500
When I was driving through the country-side, looking for the opportunity to refuel, I came upon a gas station selling fuel for $3.19. Or so I thought. Since gas prices had just been over $4.00, this w...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:32:19 -0500
Micah Redding is a world-adventurer, philosopher, and songwriter. He recently returned from touring the Middle East with his rock band The Redding Brothers. He believes that rock & roll can save t...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 5 Aug 2008 08:59:00 -0500
Today, I walked beside the lake. It was pretty - and I use that word only because "beautiful" is overdone. Beside the lake was anything but overdone. The grass ran right up the water's edge, and a ha...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:10:00 -0500
Inspired by "Everything Must Change", by Brian McLaren, here is a list of parallels.Thinking you can avoid the result of sexual promiscuity through abortion, and...Thinking you can avoid the result of...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:33:00 -0500
I first watched I'm Not There at the Belcourt Theater in Nashville. It's a film based on the many lives of Bob Dylan, who is played by six different characters, including Kate Blanchett. It's not your...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:35:00 -0500
God does not belong to anyone.The merchants of God try to sell him, putting "half price!" and "deep discount!" stickers on him, wrapping ribbons and bows around his little box.But he is not theirs to ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 22 May 2008 22:11:00 -0500
Today I went to Starbucks. This was a Starbucks on a last-stop base in Kuwait, where soldiers come before finally reaching Iraq. My brother came through here when he went through his deployment.I've g...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 13 May 2008 22:28:00 -0500
Tonight was our greatest show so far - and to think it would be in the African desert.I got up this morning, and walked 4 miles in the blazing sun, in a place where humidity reaches 100%. I'm not a su...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:49:00 -0500
For a while now, I've been quite aware of the whole "Musician-as-Entrepreneur" community. This community revolves around re-visualizing the artist as the small business-person. And it has done some pr...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 3 Apr 2008 12:27:00 -0500
What IS community? Is it shared location? Shared experiences? Shared beliefs? Is it even possible to have significant community without the benefit of physical presence?I think so, but I think we need...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 2 Apr 2008 23:12:00 -0500
What IS community?This is something that I'm going to be thinking about for awhile.Community has traditionally referred to a geographically integrated group of people. This kind of community shares co...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:25:00 -0500
I am a grand schemer; I devise plans not just for me, but for the world. And a small part of those ideas get put into practice, and change things. But most of it goes undone.During the weekend in Atla...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:59:00 -0500
I am a grand schemer; I devise plans not just for me, but for the world. And a small part of those ideas get put into practice, and change things. But most of it goes undone.During the weekend in Atla...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 4 Mar 2008 15:38:00 -0600
Scientists have discovered that babies see colors differently than adults. Where babies see things are they "are", adults process colors through the filter of their language. Apparently, people who sp...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 2 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0600
To the uninitiated, the term "pull-through" may not mean much. But it is a term ripe with meaning. Sometimes it masquerades as "pull-thru" or "pll-thrgh", but the latter is only prevalent among people...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:47:00 -0600
One night this past Fall, it was a bit warm in my bedroom. Outside, though, the temperature was just perfect. So I pushed open the window and lay in bed with the perfectly tuned breeze wafting through...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:58:00 -0600
Every day I teach, I take a 20-minute drive from Nashville to Murfreesboro. This drive is nothing at all compared to the pain of the morning commute into Nashville everyday.In fact, the drive just fli...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 7 Feb 2008 17:39:00 -0600
For the first time in years, I'm actually a legitimate resident of a state. That state happens to be Tennessee.For the entire time I was living in WV, I had a Washington State driver's license. Once I...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 6 Feb 2008 16:20:00 -0600
I apologize if I offended anyone with my last couple of posts. I wasn't trying to paint a bleak or pessimistic picture; I'm very optimistic about humanity. But I felt the need to testify to the truth...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 5 Feb 2008 23:32:00 -0600
If politics is about who controls the guns (and it is), what alternatives can we create? Here are some ideas:Most people view "law" as a series of statements about what we value. As in, "we hold marri...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 5 Feb 2008 23:18:00 -0600
Here's politics and the world in a few hundred words.Law is violence. A "law" is just the statement, "do this or we will kill you". Tax law means "pay taxes or we will lock you up in jail, or shoot yo...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 1 Jan 2008 19:45:00 -0600
2/24/2006 - Teays Valley Cinemas - Scott Depot, WV3/9/2007 - Charleston Civic Center Theater - Charleston, WV...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 1 Jan 2008 19:42:00 -0600
Three guys who grew up listening to their dad play Johnny Cash tunes on an acoustic guitar have embraced the spirit of independent rock & roll. From the backwoods of West Virginia, the dust of Okl...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 1 Jan 2008 18:37:00 -0600
Connect with The Redding Brothers on any and all of these social networks:FacebookiLikeLast.fmMyspacePurevolumeFlickrYouTubeBeboVIRBimeemTwitter...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 1 Jan 2008 13:20:00 -0600
The latest thought-provoking release from the band that invented Rock Philosophy. The Physics Of Immortality...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:19:00 -0600
I watched I'm Not There last night at the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville. It's a film based on the many lives of Bob Dylan, who is played by six different characters, including Kate Blanchett. I 'm not...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:06:00 -0600
I like proofs.I find beauty in elegant mathematical facts, strung together to establish surprising truths with rock-hard precision.But as I've gotten older, I've reluctantly realized that bible study ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:42:00 -0600
I read an article the other day which was intent on drawing the battle lines across our culture.It stated that there were two views of Jesus in common circulation: the view that Jesus is God, and the ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:56:00 -0600
I'm actually too young to be sure if the title of this post makes a meaningful reference or not. I'm guessing it does, however, and am continuing on that assumption.For the past few months, I haven't ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:11:00 -0500
A couple of points:Towers are tall. And wobbly.Everyone should drink Choco Giraffello - a chocolate drink from Mexico, with a hint of cayenne.You can't order pizza in Wilmore, KY late at night.8 peopl...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 2 Oct 2007 02:21:00 -0500
We took a trip up to the fabulous land of Iowa City, Iowa for a big show. The Marriot we stayed at had a very helpful sign to let us know not to drive up on the grass.On Friday, we decided to drive...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:04:00 -0500
This past weekend, I was at a conference where entertainers of all types performed in front of college students from all over. We performed too.One of the performances that struck me was a "spoken wor...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:07:00 -0500
This weekend, I was in Iowa City, Iowa for a conference in which hundreds of college students from tons of colleges gather to find entertainment to bring to their campuses. For the entire weekend, per...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:21:00 -0500
Yesterday, my tires desperately needed patching from whatever it was I had put them through, so I took a trip to my local Walmart. Getting tires patched is usually a 5-10-15 minute job or so, so I did...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:58:00 -0500
In my bio, I refer to a time when I detained a criminal while waiting for the police to arrive. I was recently asked for details about this incident, so I thought I would convey the story. A warning: ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:07:00 -0500
Just got back from my travels in Canadia. There are a lot of things that are great about that wonderful land, including the metric system, degrees in Celcius, bilingual everything, Tim Horton's, the M...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 8 Aug 2007 17:48:00 -0500
The most basic human desire is to "have" another person, to possess the essence of someone else.But you can't.You can come close sometimes. You can marry someone. You can have a child, which depends o...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 7 Aug 2007 23:32:00 -0500
China will be the most Christian nation on earth.In this article, the author suggests that Christianity is on the verge of becoming China-centric. Christianity is growing faster in China than in anywh...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 1 Aug 2007 05:27:00 -0500
If you haven't noticed yet, we've just completed FOUR MONTHS of writing, recording, and releasing one new song every week - every Saturday at midnight. In doing so, we've had a lot of variety, from sa...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:00:00 -0500
According to Wikipedia, and the Jewish websites I've been able to peruse, today (July 24th), is the 9th of Av. What is the 9th of Av? Most importantly, it is the date of the Destruction of both the Fi...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:46:00 -0500
For me to think your faith holds any credibility, you need to have read and digested something like this:Why Does God Hate Amputees?It's a scathing critique of theism, and as crass as it sounds, it ma...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 2 Jul 2007 05:01:00 -0500
We just got back from a great weekend, involving a trip to WV, spending some time with our grandparents, hauling a large radio antenna across town on top of our car, getting stung by a wasp, staying o...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:42:00 -0500
When we announced that we were looking at Paducah, KY as our next stop for a large CD release concert, we were asked on several occasions, “Why Paducah?” to which our immediate response was almost uni...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:38:00 -0500
In response to my post on The Problem of Evil, some atheists over at Way of The Mind have been discussing the issue. The relevant argument they've been making is that my reasoning means that there are...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:24:00 -0500
"Bob isn't the man he used to be.""You aren't the same person I fell inlove with.""What happened to that little girl I used to hold on my knee?"Every day, we become a different person than we were the...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 9 Jun 2007 10:56:00 -0500
It's been a few days since I published my answer to The Problem of Evil, and I've gotten some interesting responses. I didn't realize when I set out to write it how much it would affect me. Thanks to ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 4 Jun 2007 21:04:00 -0500
Just to let you know, I do have another blog, in which I am busy answering all the secrets of the universe. Just beware - religion is involved. Ooooh...scary.Currently, I am addressing the problem of ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 3 Jun 2007 23:37:00 -0500
If the multiverse, with the collection of all possible histories, really does exist, what does that mean for the Problem of Evil? Why does that solve it, or tell us anything about it?At first glance, ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 3 Jun 2007 22:56:00 -0500
In the previous post, I've tried to establish that the given answers to the Problem of Evil are not only incorrect, but they almost always lead us towards dangerous philosophies that directly oppose t...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 27 May 2007 13:31:00 -0500
Continuing the thoughts processes brought to the forefront by my recent read of "The Physics of Christianity", I would like to look at how to solve the Problem of Evil with modern physics.The Problem ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 23 May 2007 01:41:00 -0500
When I was about 13, I read a book called "The Physics of Immortality". Now, 12 years later, the author (Frank Tipler), has released a sequel called "The Physics of Christianity". I recently bought it...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 19 May 2007 16:43:00 -0500
For the last several weeks, we've been spending almost all of our time in Paducah, KY, a strangely artistic little town on the border of Metropolis, IL (self-proclaimed home of Superman).Last week I w...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 16 May 2007 00:58:00 -0500
I realized that I am a fortunate person. Even when all kinds of little things in my life are going wrong (my car's radiator and AC condenser got smashed in, leaving me with radiator repair debt and no...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 03:49:00 -0500
So I've been mulling over how it is that someone can make sure they enjoy their life. Here are my best guesses at the moment.1. Learn to play an instrument. Guitar or piano always make great conversat...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:41:00 -0500
I am troubled by the rise of the belief in the "closed system".As I see it, the world and the universe are an "open system". We are not defined by a limited set of alternatives and resources available...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:39:00 -0500
In case you hadn't read our website recently, we've embarked on a new project: to write a new song every week, record it, and release it by Saturday night at midnight.It's a tough gig forcing creativ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 03:00:00 -0500
The way you can tell that you have an original-run of The Physics of Immortality is by reading the lyrics in the liner notes. There are two tracks 11s, and no track 10....
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:46:00 -0500
The big day was finally here: the release party for our second full length album, and the most important concert we'd ever done.Waking up on a day like this is always kind of interesting. I've had thi...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:30:00 -0500
I just watched "Jesus Camp".I was struck.I realized why people on TV act as if Christians are strange. Apparently, they are. I've never really been around those kind of Christians. Apparently these ar...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:45:00 -0500
Kevin posed an interesting question about post-mortem fate and eternal life. Why are humans fascinated with this subject?Let me answer by going as nerdy as I can, and approaching this question from t...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 5 Apr 2007 01:42:00 -0500
More thoughts on "Blood Diamond" from yesterday...One of the politicians in the movie stated that Africa has a history when it comes to natural resources. Any time something valuable is discovered, wh...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 5 Apr 2007 01:27:00 -0500
I just finished watching "Blood Diamond", and it inspired my thoughts.One of the main characters kept saying, "When the fighting stops, this place will be paradise; when peace comes, this place will b...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 4 Apr 2007 15:53:00 -0500
In our society, people often want to blame their problems on things outside themselves. Nice example.-micah...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:40:00 -0500
In some circles, I would be classified as liberal.I believe in gender equality. I am against racism, prejudice, and discrimination of many different kinds. I believe in helping people, in doing good f...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:28:00 -0500
Hmmmmmm...-micah(PS. Thanks to my friend Andy Ogle for pointing this out to me)...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:00:00 -0500
We spent a long weekend in Pittsburgh attending the APCA conference, and meeting a lot of wonderful people. It was a very enlightening experience, and I talked to people who had been performing at col...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 06:45:00 -0500
It sounds silly, but what happens when your job conflicts with your real life? When your job keeps you too stressed to function well when you are off?This is a catch-22 situation. If you keep your str...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:45:00 -0500
Pedro, over at Way of The Mind (an atheist blog) gave a very insightful post about "awe". His perspective is that religion could have seized upon the advance of science to display an even more immense...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:12:00 -0500
This is your first secret fact about the album.Listen to Chauvet with the volume turned up really high. As Gabe was recording the vocals for this song, a couple of people walked in and started laughin...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:45:00 -0500
I was considering today how much God has changed the world.Consider the fact that today we have a significant minority of people who feel that capital punishment is WRONG, and feel strongly about it. ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:21:00 -0500
In the past 3 months or so, I have had hardly any time. Thus, the fact that it has been a while since I posted on this blog. I have been living the crazy, leave-work-and-immediately-leave-town-for-ano...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:31:00 -0600
I've begun noticing a sort of central theme throughout the New Testament, a concept that seems to undergird most of the basis of the New Covenant. That theme is obvious, yet obviously a unique realiza...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 05:04:00 -0600
In the story of Spider-man, Peter Parker is always trying to juggle his twin duties of holding down a normal life (as, say, a college student), and living up to the huge demands of being Spider-man. T...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 9 Jan 2007 19:15:00 -0600
Apparently Apple has just released a new iPod like "iPhone" that runs Mac OSX. It works in conjunction with Cingular, Google, and Yahoo. And unlike every other gadget on the market, I think I might ac...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 7 Jan 2007 02:27:00 -0600
Kevin Beck posted a great analysis of Bertrand Russell's argument against Christianity.Bertrand Russell said that:1) Jesus said he would return in the first century.2) He didn't return in the first ce...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 5 Jan 2007 03:00:00 -0600
In John 1, we are told, God tells how he used Jesus to create the world. But, why does Genesis not mention this? That is what I always wondered, until just recently. You see, John 1 doesn't actually ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 3 Jan 2007 15:13:00 -0600
I ran across this article about healthy habits you can develop, and interestingly enough, one of the twelve habits listed was "wear casual clothes whenever possible".No, this is not a joke. Researcher...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 3 Jan 2007 09:51:00 -0600
In the beginning, when black people created music, all was good and right in the world.And the people separated music into two forms: Rock & Roll, and R & B.Each of these forms of music would...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 3 Jan 2007 02:25:00 -0600
The day had come to record our drum tracks, the final touch to our album. Some producers might consider that backwards, but up until then, we had been doing all of our recording for instruments and vo...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 2 Jan 2007 10:21:00 -0600
Kevin Beck wrote this blog about the future. Here was my comment: --- The future is something that people, by and large, don't believe in. That's why I thought it was amazing when Frank Tipler, a ph...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 2 Jan 2007 07:45:00 -0600
A year ago today, I wrote down my resolutions for 2006. How well I've lived up to them is open to discussion, but here they are again.I promised you my resolutions for this year, so here they are: 1...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 1 Jan 2007 03:25:00 -0600
People talk about God having a plan for your life. I think differently. If God planned everyone's life in advance, why should we bother to live it? Even more, if God planned everyone's life in advance...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 16:02:00 -0600
Pedro posted an article claiming that the founding fathers were not Christian, that they were deists, and that they WOULD have been atheists if they had had modern science. Here was my response:The fo...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 06:01:00 -0600
The Redding Brothers Blog: How to be a weekend Rock StarA great, step-by-step, 10-step guide to becoming a rock star without quitting your day job.-The Carpet-Meister...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 01:09:00 -0600
1. Grow your hair long - but not long enough to get you fired from your day job.Tuck it behind your ears during the day to make it seem shorter. Joke about how you've been too busy working to go in fo...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 05:23:00 -0600
According to the article below, the White House is considering classifying Polar Bears as an endangered species.The article points out that this is an issue because Polar Bears are loved for their app...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:13:00 -0600
I was doing a little browsing and stumbled onto some weird facts that, to me anyway, were rather shocking.1) The Nephilim. In Genesis 6, these are the offspring of the "sons of God" and the "daughters...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 00:59:00 -0600
Revelation is a very complex book. Most of it is written in symbols only familiar to those steeped in the Jewish religion. And the number of bizarre interpretations of it available make the book very ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:13:00 -0600
Today it drove away. Away to a new home.It was an 8-foot by 8-foot, self-supported, huge cardboard poster of the new Miami Vice movie. We got it from the Teays Valley Cinemas as a victory trophy after...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 06:46:00 -0600
I just got word that my blog has been featured on Adam's yearly Christmas blog-post, linked here:http://adamsweb.us/blog/index.php/a/2006/12/21/carnival_of_christmas_iiThey picked it up because of my ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:26:00 -0600
In 1Corinthians 10, Paul compared the post-Exodus Israelites to the first century Christians. His point was to warn of the danger of falling away, and to warn that falling away was a present reality, ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:50:00 -0600
In a surprise announcement on Saturday, scientists at the University of Doowap Regional Scientific Research Center revealed that a new study had been conducted testing the link between "rock & rol...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 06:28:00 -0600
Aza Raskin (son of Jef Raskin, creator of the Apple Macintosh), posted the following puzzle over at Humanized.com:http://www.humanized.com/weblog/2006/12/15/humanized_interface_puzzler/An interface ha...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:37:00 -0600
The SNOW EP was a project born of interestingness. It began as a concert that we planned to do in December of 2004 at "the Brickhouse", a small hole-in-the-wall kind of venue in St Albans, WV. It woul...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:26:00 -0600
In a World where Bland Music is the Order of the Day…One band will take a stand against it all…And Pay…The Ultimate Price.…$12.99…Welcome to…Rock & Roll Can Save The World…-micah...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:36:00 -0600
Imagine this: you're standing around a warm fireplace on Christmas Eve, bundled up in a woolen sweater, with some after-Christmas-feast eggnog in your mittened paws. Aunt Ruth kindly points out that e...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:40:00 -0600
So the other day I went to court. It turns out that we had tried to buy a house a while back, and when the bank appraised the house, they came back and said, "it ain't worth that much". So the deal fe...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 06:36:00 -0600
Perhaps I should explain something about myself that some people may not know.I am obsessed with containers.That's right, containers. Of all kinds.For example, my room is filled with large, Sterilite ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 7 Dec 2006 23:37:00 -0600
If you were to decide on your favorite Christmas carol, what would it be?Maybe the traditional "White Christmas"? I'm dreaming of a...Or the ridiculous "Grandma got run over by a reindeer"?Or the fun ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 4 Dec 2006 02:34:00 -0600
On Saturday, we got up very early to go play a show at the Cedar City Christmas Show in Lebanon, TN. It was a pretty awesome event, simply because we made the decision to let Gabe bring his djembe ins...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 2 Dec 2006 00:20:00 -0600
We took the whole weekend and used our time to lay down tracks for 8 songs that will be appearing on our upcoming release, but for the songs we were working with, we decided to use our in-home studio ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:28:00 -0600
You may have realized that the Redding Brothers are a little eccentric. What you may not have realized is how deep this really goes. For example, while other families were wasting their time this past...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 22:13:00 -0600
Who could pass up the chance to create their own warning label? I certainly couldn't, so I went and made one. If you've ever thought that some people need to come with a warning label, make them one.h...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:37:00 -0600
A guy named Sig talks about why we don't need hierarchies in companies, and a friend of his challenged him with a few objections...* Hierarchies are the natural, programmed organizational model hard-...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:37:00 -0600
This weekend was Thanksgiving. Everybody was eating huge meals, watching parades and football ... and expressing gratitude. It's funny how we feel the need to have holidays for those things we should ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 16:31:00 -0600
Folks, we are busy gearing up for the March 9th, 2007 concert at the Charleston Civic Center. Yes, we are working on it already! What I'd like to tell you are some of the things that are going into th...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:57:00 -0600
Folks, we are busy gearing up for the March 9th, 2007 concert at the Charleston Civic Center. Yes, we are working on it already! What I'd like to tell you are some of the things that are going into th...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:40:00 -0600
This is the Shirt you've been waiting for. It says "I Heart Polar Bears", with a big red heart, and it looks like those "I Heart NY" tshirts, only cooler. I dreamed up the "Polar Bear Song" WAAAY too ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:22:00 -0600
Well, this is it. The phenomenon that is starting to take on a life of its own now has a Blog. It already hasa myspace page: myspace.com/iheartpolarbearsmusican email address: iheartpolarbears@gmail.c...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:02:00 -0600
It's coming, I know it is. The time when Christians will wake up and realize that:"Any government powerful enough to give you whatever you want is also powerful enough to take away everything you have...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 21:37:00 -0600
I must be really tired right now, as my eyes are starting to be sore around the edges, and my eyelids are wanting to droop. I suppose that's what happens when you stay up until 1am, and get up at 6am ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:11:00 -0600
I wrote this February 19, 2004...not long after I "got off the boat" and landed in WV. It's weird how time seems so compressed sometimes. Anyway, here it is. Enjoy.-micahWhat is good music? I guess th...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:45:00 -0600
One of the things that has happened in recent years has been the tendency for pop stars to eschew political or other beliefs. (Did you notice me slip the word "eschew" in there casually?)The reason fo...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:36:00 -0600
I took this test to find my Autism Quotient, and I got a 10, which is below average. 11+ is average. This is essentially measuring your inability to socialize...the higher the number, the less ability...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:13:00 -0600
I have this dream...a dream where I am awake in the wee hours of the morning, looking out over the city, writing songs. In this dream, I live on the edge of the road, and every day means new cities an...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:16:00 -0600
The New Testament says, "the law was a schoolmaster to bring us to Christ..." When Jesus came, the law was no longer needed. It was fulfilled. Many Christians today believe that Christianity is a set ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 7 Nov 2006 17:30:00 -0600
Furious Pursuit is a book I just read by Tim King and Frank Martin. And it's awesome. I've gotten my girlfriend to read it, and I'm going to get my parents and friends to read it too.The book says tha...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 6 Nov 2006 21:27:00 -0600
I was listening to the radio talk about how the Tennessee Senate election (between Bob Corker and Harold Ford Jr) was a "race issue", when I passed by some "Women for Ford" on the side of the road. I ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 2 Nov 2006 00:17:00 -0600
Our recording session for Friday got cancelled. We were scheduled from 8 p.m to 4 a.m., and John Sherrod, our producer from Murfreesboro, TN called and told us the engineer was going to be working ear...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 1 Oct 2006 23:13:00 -0500
There was a disagreement in the air as we sat in the plush production room at MTSU’s Studio B – one of the largest and most expensive recording studios in middle Tennessee – that by some act of fate w...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 05:19:00 -0500
I hate politics.And thus the source of my political opinion. Because politics is all about everything that is worst in the world. Political races are brutal struggles for power. Power that is then use...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 02:19:00 -0500
I hate politics.And thus the source of my political opinion. Because politics is all about everything that is worst in the world. Political races are brutal struggles for power. Power that is then use...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 9 Jun 2006 19:14:00 -0500
About three weeks ago, Josiah, Gabe, and I decided to stop drinking soda, milk, juice, etc, and start drinking only water. My thoughts were that I was tired of waking up exhausted and having to drink ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 9 Jun 2006 18:29:00 -0500
Stream The SongRead The StoryClouds (w:m micah redding)A long time ago, a nation very far awayYoung men stood on a hillside, dreaming of another dayThey never knew what this would lead to, all these v...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 9 Jun 2006 15:29:00 -0500
Stream The SongRead The StoryClouds (w:m micah redding)A long time ago, a nation very far awayYoung men stood on a hillside, dreaming of another dayThey never knew what this would lead to, all these v...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 7 May 2006 17:37:00 -0500
Clouds (w:m micah redding)A long time ago, a nation very far awayYoung men stood on a hillside, dreaming of another dayThey never knew what this would lead to, all these visions, all these thingsAll t...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 7 May 2006 17:37:00 -0500
Listen to the newly recorded version of Clouds:Stream it-micah...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 7 May 2006 17:30:00 -0500
When I was in college, I spent a lot of time studying the events that happened in the first century. They captivated my imagination, and in them I saw a vision of some of the monumental shifts occurin...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 7 May 2006 14:37:00 -0500
Clouds (w:m micah redding)A long time ago, a nation very far awayYoung men stood on a hillside, dreaming of another dayThey never knew what this would lead to, all these visions, all these thingsAll t...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 7 May 2006 14:37:00 -0500
Listen to the newly recorded version of Clouds:Stream it-micah...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 7 May 2006 14:30:00 -0500
When I was in college, I spent a lot of time studying the events that happened in the first century. They captivated my imagination, and in them I saw a vision of some of the monumental shifts occurin...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 9 Mar 2006 13:33:00 -0600
Very interesting. I just heard "Cats in the Cradle" remade by DMC and Sarah McLachlen. You should listen to it.-micah...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 9 Mar 2006 10:33:00 -0600
Very interesting. I just heard "Cats in the Cradle" remade by DMC and Sarah McLachlen. You should listen to it.-micah...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 10 Oct 2005 02:23:00 -0500
It's Tuesday, October 25th, and we're working on it...Emily & NickSeth HarperMayflye...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 8 Oct 2005 19:27:00 -0500
The Murphy's Loft showcase was great. We had Rob Hawkins open up, followed by Shelley Raymond (a graduate of the Edgehill Studios Showcase who has an awesome stage presence). Then Seth Harper played a...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 8 Oct 2005 16:26:00 -0500
Shelley Raymond's free and fearless vocals range from a cooing whisper to a soulful, plaintiff howl. Her lyrics tear you apart line by line, only to build you back again with verse after verse of surg...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 8 Oct 2005 16:22:00 -0500
The Writers Showcase @ Edgehill StudiosTueday, September 25th7:00pm-9:00pmJohn VeLoraBilly SwayzeOriginally from New York, Scott Maskiell began his songwriting career while on a national tour of the r...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 28 Sep 2005 16:06:00 -0500
Shelley Raymond's free and fearless vocals range from a cooing whisper to a soulful, plaintiff howl. Her lyrics tear you apart line by line, only to build you back again with verse after verse of surg...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 23 Sep 2005 15:39:00 -0500
The Writers Showcase @ Edgehill StudiosTueday, September 25th7:00pm-9:00pmJohn VeLoraBilly SwayzeOriginally from New York, Scott Maskiell began his songwriting career while on a national tour of the r...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 22 Sep 2005 15:42:00 -0500
Brian White is a staff writer for BMG / Brentwood Benson. He has 10 number one songs to his credit in the Christian Market and is a 2 time Dove Award winner. Currently has songs in the country market ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:48:00 -0500
Brian White is a staff writer for BMG / Brentwood Benson. He has 10 number one songs to his credit in the Christian Market and is a 2 time Dove Award winner. Currently has songs in the country market ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:30:00 -0500
Okay, here's the lineup:Brian WhiteGentry MorrisTres CrowShelley RaymondRob BlackledgeMayflye...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:00:00 -0500
All right, I'm now hosting a new Writers Showcase.Micah Redding's Writer ShowcaseEdgehill Studios (Edgehill Ave & 16th)Tuesday, 30 August 20057-9pmAnd I'm working on another one at Murphy's Loft. ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:05:00 -0500
Things have been taking off recently...did the show in Dickson, got the talent showcase at House Blend in Columbia, got the Rocketown show. Now we've got the HYAMP show back in WV, which is going to b...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:10:00 -0500
I've finally figured out my apartment difficulties, and I didn't even have to try. My housing fell out of the sky into my lap. The place I'll be staying has a NICE pool, weight room, volleyball courts...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 26 Aug 2005 11:56:00 -0500
Brian White is a staff writer for BMG / Brentwood Benson. He has 10 number one songs to his credit in the Christian Market and is a 2 time Dove Award winner. Currently has songs in the country market ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 26 Aug 2005 11:14:00 -0500
Tried the street performing thing. It was on a Thursday night, so it wasn't the busiest time. And I only stayed out there 30 minutes.But it was fun. Lots of people talked to me. The homeless people ga...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 18 Aug 2005 04:09:00 -0500
Today I talked with Tammy Hyler, a multi-hit songwriter. If you've got iTunes, go to the music store, do an advanced search, and search for her name under "composer". She wrote a lot of stuff for Coll...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 12 Aug 2005 01:34:00 -0500
As The Nashville Rage reported, I'm hosting a Writers Showcase at Edgehill Studios, just off of Music Row. The event happens at this great venue:Edgehill Studios (on Edgehill Ave & 16th)Tuesday, A...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 4 Aug 2005 17:20:00 -0500
I called in to a talk show today and shared my views on immigration. It's something I've wanted to do for a while just for the experience, so I've finally done it. It was interesting, they had me wait...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 1 Aug 2005 03:34:00 -0500
I just realized I'm the most geographically ambiguous person I know. I have a drivers license from Washington State, a car with WV tags, and I live in Nashville.Hmmm...-micah...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 29 Jul 2005 14:45:00 -0500
In the next couple of days, the website will be undergoing some major renovations, so if you experience a lack of service or an error message, please be patient and check back soon. And believe us, th...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 23 Jul 2005 13:14:00 -0500
The all-new full-length CD from the Redding Brothers, entitled "Wisdom from the Green Shag Carpet", has finally been released. The release party was held at the Borders Cafe last night and was a huge ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 23 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0500
Just wanted to let you know that after over a year of delaying, we're finally releasing our first-ever full-length studio-quality album, Green Shag Carpet. It's gonna feature 10 of our newest songs wi...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 29 Jun 2005 04:12:00 -0500
Hey everyone...we just got back from our trip to Nashville and we've got TONS of pictures posted in the Photos section. Some of them are quite weird, so go check it out now! Just click here or click o...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 25 Jun 2005 14:47:00 -0500
Hi everyone,The band took a trip down to Nashville this on Friday to do a couple of promo 'unplugged' shows around the area. On Friday they were at HouseBlend in the Dixon area and today at 7:00 p.m. ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 21 Jun 2005 20:48:00 -0500
I went and saw Batman Begins the other night, and it was by far the best Batman movie ever. As some have said, it was Batman done right. It wasn't completely free of cheesiness, but it was the most be...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 20 Jun 2005 04:55:00 -0500
This is an interesting Commencement Address by Steve Jobs. Maybe we should make it into a song. Oh wait...In other news, I met Mindy Smith today. Well, rung up her purchase anyway. She's a musician he...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 19 Jun 2005 13:49:00 -0500
Last night we played at the Attic Club in Dayton, OH, and there really weren't very many people there at all. But that's all good...because the people that were there were the COOLEST EVER, and we got...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 15 Jun 2005 06:10:00 -0500
This weekend, we will finally be returning to Charleston. On Friday night, we will be playing at Taylor Books on Capitol Street.Come out and visit us!-micah...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:10:00 -0500
Yep. I got a free iPod today, with 101 songs on it. One of the perks of working for Apple Computer.-micah...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 10 Jun 2005 06:45:00 -0500
I went out to see Gentry Morris perform at a $5 show. But while I was there, my car got towed, and the show turned into a $100 show. A $100 that I don't have, seeing as my company hasn't managed to pa...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 9 Jun 2005 16:14:00 -0500
About three weeks ago, Josiah, Gabe, and I decided to stop drinking soda, milk, juice, etc, and start drinking only water. My thoughts were that I was tired of waking up exhausted and having to drink ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 1 Jun 2005 03:58:00 -0500
On Monday I hit the open mic at Bluebird Cafe, which is famous in Nashville, and played Abbey Road and Mr Rogers. Tonight I played at the Douglas Corner Cafe, and performed Solid and Mr Rogers. Solid ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 30 May 2005 11:35:00 -0500
We've got interesting stuff going on here behind the scenes. The other day I tried street performing for the first time, and met some interesting people. I only stayed out there for a couple of minute...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 24 May 2005 03:46:00 -0500
Okay, time for everybody to go sign up for the forum: Register to become a Member of The Brick & Stone Co. And go there. -micah...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 21 May 2005 18:51:00 -0500
Last night was our Dayton Borders Cafe show...though *some* band members thought it was the Attic Club show (scheduled for tonight, not last night) and went to the completely wrong side of town. Micah...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 19 May 2005 15:59:00 -0500
We've got something new in the works, and it should be cool...A new forum for everyone to interact on, post movie, music, and book reviews, get the latest inside scoop, critique our performances, etc,...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 18 May 2005 01:54:00 -0500
Still looking for an apartment while staying with a guy I knew from school. I've got a particular one I definitely want. Hopefully, everything will work out, and I'll talk to the land-lady on Wednesda...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 18 May 2005 01:46:00 -0500
So Monday was my first day...It was fun, and I got to meet all my managers at my store, as well as people from all over the country who were training with us. I ate lunch at Backyard Burgers, and ate ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 18 May 2005 01:35:00 -0500
Okay, well I'm gonna start journaling my experiences in moving...Thursday was my last day at Rendezvous in Teays Valley, WV, and on Sunday I made the drive to Nashville. I was hired to work at the new...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 18 May 2005 01:22:00 -0500
We've got two shows this weekend...Dayton Borders2040 Miamisburg Centerville Rd.Dayton, OH 45459Phone:937.434.3800...Friday, 8pm...The Attic ClubDayton, OH...Saturday, 8:00pm......
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 17 May 2005 01:23:00 -0500
the talent showcase was great...you guys were a lot of fun...Brittany Bentley (country)Jesse (acoustic guitar & vocals)Roger Rabalai (in the style of Jimmy Buffet)Tim Edmonds (with the Marryin' Yo...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 10 May 2005 21:33:00 -0500
Okay, two shows this weekend...Colony TheaterHillsboro, OHFriday, May 13th7:00pmWith: Latest Heartbreak, Noah Smith group, Zack AndersonLocal Talent Showcase @ RendezvousTeays Valley, WVSaturday, May ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 7 May 2005 13:51:00 -0500
On Tuesday, we hosted Che Zuro at Rendezvous House of Coffee in Teays Valley. She was on a tour from PA to Nashville to who knows where, and she needed a place to play while coming through WV. So we s...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 7 May 2005 13:44:00 -0500
The Capitol Roasters show was great...but we ran 46 minutes over schedule! We squeezed a lot of talented people into our roster, and although the show was barely advertised, the turnout was high. Beca...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 3 May 2005 20:06:00 -0500
THIS Friday, we're stepping out on a limb. We're expanding our Local Talent Showcase to Capitol Roasters in Charleston. It'll be exciting - big venue, nice place, right in the heart of Charleston, etc...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 2 May 2005 19:08:00 -0500
I had to do something productive this weekend, so I went out a bought something I'd been wanting for a while...Velcro Shoes.I haven't had a pair since I was six, and once I started thinking about them...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 2 May 2005 10:06:00 -0500
Good entertainment. Better than I expected.&gt;&gt; Two fins....
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 2 May 2005 10:05:00 -0500
Nice....
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 2 May 2005 10:03:00 -0500
Dumb. Perverted....
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 2 May 2005 10:00:00 -0500
Great movie. I need to watch it again, because in parts I only half paid attention, and as a consequence, I think I missed the big twist in the movie. But it was good. It's about time travel.(&gt;...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:14:00 -0500
This weekend we're doing nothing. Well, sorta. We don't have any concerts. But I am running up to Charleston to hold the auditions for the Capitol Roasters Local Talent Showcase next weekend. This wil...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 25 Apr 2005 20:07:00 -0500
On Sunday afternoon, we performed at Meghan's birthday party...AT THE HURRICANE PARK!Ok, so normally, playing outside would be great, fantastic even.BUT IT WAS SNOWING!That's right, we played outside ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 23 Apr 2005 14:19:00 -0500
No, we didn't play the Back To The Future theme song. Instead, we rehashed our artistic history by playing our songs in the chronological order of when they were written, bringing back a bunch of song...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 19 Apr 2005 10:15:00 -0500
So after all this Brickhouse madness, of course I had to go to someone else's show at HYAMP. Neutral Agreement, The Apprentice, Terminal, and Juliana Theory were playing. The Jiants were also there, a...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 18 Apr 2005 09:58:00 -0500
So Saturday was basically awesome. The bands were-One Last Call-Fletcher's Grove-Vintage Tone-The Jiants...and of course, us.We had an awesome snowcone machine, a movie called "Santa Claus Conquers Th...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 17 Apr 2005 11:58:00 -0500
The weekend was great. We started out Friday by driving up to Pittsburgh to play a "test the waters" concert in a local Borders. We had never been to Pburgh before, so it was an adventure for us. It's...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 13 Apr 2005 03:59:00 -0500
Hannah Bird, who is another fantabulous individual helping us out, made up her own awesome flyer. Check it out:Hannah Bird's Flyer...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 11 Apr 2005 03:16:00 -0500
Hey everyone! The preparations for the Brickhouse show are in the final stretch, and we're excited. Rayvenn, one of the fantastic individuals working with us to setup this show, created her own flyer....
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 5 Apr 2005 19:50:00 -0500
The Brickhouse show is the NEXT BIG THING, guys! You don't want to miss it! In latest updates, here are some CCCCRAZY flyers we invented:Martha StewartMr. TPedroSanta ClausOkay, so those flyers convin...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 5 Apr 2005 00:13:00 -0500
Friday night with Junior at Common Grounds was great - he turned out to be a highly creative songwriter, one of the most interesting I've seen. Siah, though, was stuck in Nashville and did't make it u...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 1 Apr 2005 17:42:00 -0600
Well, we're off. We'll be driving to Lexington, KY tonight for a concert at Common Grounds with Junior. We'll stay in Georgetown, KY tonight, and then head up to Dayton on Saturday morning.The Univers...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 25 Mar 2005 18:35:00 -0600
We are officially putting on a show at...The Brickhouse (52 Old Main St, St. Albans, WV)Saturday, April 16th6:00pmTentative Lineup is:-Vintage Tone-Fletcher's Grove-The Jiants-One Last Call-The Reddin...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 22 Mar 2005 21:44:00 -0600
Well, we drove a lot this past week. Micah went to Nashville on Tuesday night, and stayed with his friends there, looking around and "scoping out the scene". He went to a concert and saw Luna Halo per...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 14 Mar 2005 01:49:00 -0600
Okay, so I don't really know what I meant by "SLAMMED", but it made it sound more interesting, didn't it?So anyway, we got a call at 12:30am Friday night (Saturday morning), and found out that we were...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 12 Mar 2005 19:42:00 -0600
Well, it was that time again. The ever-popular Rendezvous Local Talent Showcase went off without a...err, too many...hitches. Here was the lineup:Scott & Claire Rogan (returning bluegrass maestros...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 9 Mar 2005 01:00:00 -0600
We had a great night last Friday at Borders. Lots of you guys came out, we really enjoyed it, and it even made us feel better (we were all sick that day).Also in the audience were members of SRO. Chec...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 26 Feb 2005 14:28:00 -0600
Last night (2/25/05 @ 8:30 p.m.) the Redding Brothers played a rocking benefit concert at the Colony Theatre in Hillsboro, OH for the second time. The band not only did the show free, but also gave ne...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 18 Feb 2005 04:21:00 -0600
Tomorrow, Friday, 7:30-9:30pm at Taylor Books in Charleston, Micah will be performing solo. Fun, fun, fun.(PS. Fletcher's Grove ended up playing, and it was cool. We just switched off every 15 minutes...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 13 Feb 2005 14:00:00 -0600
Gotta say it, MORP was awesome. Gregg Oxley put this thing on, and it was great. The lineup was something like this:*Fletcher's Grove (Ryan Krofcheck, Matt, & Evan)Another Band with a girl singer ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 11 Feb 2005 19:00:00 -0600
Ooooh...the excitement. We've updated our tour page system, so it's a lot better than it used to be. Now, the next upcoming concerts are actually at the top, and the ones after that are below, etc. Ju...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:18:00 -0600
Okay, so this one lady remembers her son dying, but everyone else thinks she's crazy. She never had a son, according to her husband, her doctor, the neighbors. Her photo albums are empty, her home vid...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 9 Feb 2005 21:50:00 -0600
Okay, guys, here it is. The official tentative lineup for the 2nd Rendezvous Local Talent Showcase, 7:00-9:30pm, Friday, February 11th.Scott & Clair Rogan 7:00-7:15Ryan Krofcheck 7:15-7:30Brian S...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 6 Feb 2005 16:21:00 -0600
Hey everyone...we started off the weekend with the clutch going out in my vehicle, leaving me transportation-less, but it was all uphill...err...downhill...err...good from there. We played on Friday a...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 31 Jan 2005 00:11:00 -0600
This weekend, we travelled to Lexington to play at Lock&Key, a cool coffeeshop made out of an old bank. Most of the old bank furniture was still there, and hanging out in the safe was the coolest ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:13:00 -0600
A FREE copy of tonight's live performance at Capitol Roasters Cafe will be available to attendees! Simply sign up for the mailing list, or if you're already signed up, bring a friend to qualify!...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 15 Jan 2005 18:34:00 -0600
The Open Mic Night went great! It wasn't just fun - we had a lot of high-quality performers. Here is the line-up: Timothy C Edmonds - original and often humorous music Becky Nickerson - folk and vari...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 10 Jan 2005 01:31:00 -0600
Hello everyone... This weekend, we will be hosting the Open Mic Night @ Rendezvous in Teays Valley. We've got a lot of quality performers, and it's free...so be there!...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:58:00 -0600
Hope everyone survived the holidays okay. Siah's still in Washington State, we're getting ready to "ring in the New Year's", and everyone's still trying to recover from Christmas. We're gearing up for...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 21 Dec 2004 08:38:00 -0600
We played in Hillsboro, Oh on Friday, and it was great. Never been to that town before, but it was fun with the whole old-building/smalltown-life thing going on. Definitely looks like a Christmas movi...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 21 Dec 2004 08:37:00 -0600
Your friend Micah Redding has sent you a postcard from the Jones Soda Photo Gallery site which you can pick up at http://www.jonessoda.com/gallery/card.php?68884-TREPSWG9PG Your postcard will be av...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 14 Dec 2004 03:02:00 -0600
So, we spent the weekend in Cincinnati performing. Siah even rescheduled his ACT to take place in Cincinnati so we could pull it off. Chalk it up to another crazy thing we've done. Anyway, it was gre...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 8 Dec 2004 03:24:00 -0600
This Saturday, December 11th, at 4:00pm, we will be playing at Everybody's Records in Cincinnati. This record store is a true classic, dating back to the 70s. It's had bands play there for years. So ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 4 Dec 2004 07:38:00 -0600
Our new Polar Bear and Redding Brothers buttons have arrived! And at 2 for $1, you can afford both! Similar stickers are also available, so be sure to pick some up at our next concert. You don't want ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 26 Nov 2004 18:49:00 -0600
We've been given a last minute concert at HYAMP in Huntington, WV, opening for The Beautiful Down and others. It starts at 7:00pm, on Tuesday, November 30th, and the door cost is $5. It's really impo...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 26 Nov 2004 03:59:00 -0600
We've just posted some new photos on our photos page (imagine that). Anyway, some of them are from our Battle of The Bands Show, and you might be in them. Warning: Some of the pictures are kinda large...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:46:00 -0600
After a long and anguished wait, the "I Found A Leprechaun" Buttons have ARRIVED! Featuring a handsome Leprechaun, these 1-inch buttons are perfect for everything you use buttons for, and make great ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 16 Nov 2004 04:06:00 -0600
On Sunday (November 14th), the Huntington Herald-Dispatch ran a full-size article on the Reddings Brothers in their Life section. The article discussed the Got Milk? Battle of the Bands, as well as th...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 16 Nov 2004 03:06:00 -0600
Well, our concert on Saturday went well, we had a lot of fun, and Gabe finally got back - a day late, and a dollar short - as the saying goes. So since we're dorks, we spent the day restructuring our ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 10 Nov 2004 21:09:00 -0600
As some of you may know, a few weeks ago Gabe took a trip to Seattle, WA to visit some friends of ours. As originally planned, he was supposed to get back in plenty of time for our upcoming show at WV...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Wed, 10 Nov 2004 03:33:00 -0600
After 3 weeks of not hearing the Redding Brothers live, aren't you dying for their refreshing sound? Well, we've got relief on the way. Our next concert is November 13th (7-9pm) at The Coffee Connecti...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 1 Nov 2004 03:40:00 -0600
I'm almost finished with the second volume of the first season. This is a great show, very original, entertaining and compelling. Everything happens in real-time, which is an awesome idea for a show....
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 1 Nov 2004 03:30:00 -0600
This movie involves Dracula, vampire-wives, Frankenstein AND his monster, Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, the Catholic Church, some creepy people, and a very attractive looking female monster-hunter. Oh yeah,...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 1 Nov 2004 03:22:00 -0600
This based-on-a-true-story tale of an Australian outlaw was pretty good. Not too cliche, just enough adventure, humor, and romance to make this balance out well for a real good movie. This movie gets...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 11 Oct 2004 02:32:00 -0500
Sunday, October 10th the Redding Brothers played in the Got Milk? Shake Things Up Tour 2004 Battle of the Bands competition for a $200 prize and a chance at the national finals....
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 9 Oct 2004 02:32:00 -0500
The Redding Brothers will be collaborating with bands Time and Distance, Scenes from a Movie, and Fairweather Fan for a HUGE show on October 8th at the St. Albans Brickhouse (52 Old Main Plaza, St. Al...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 8 Oct 2004 02:31:00 -0500
The Reddings have been in the studio for the last 2 days straight working on their newest single release, available for download here. The track is a re-recording (from the ground up) of their acclaim...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 26 Sep 2004 02:30:00 -0500
9/25/04 - The concert that actually didn't happen. During the first half of the show, 3 guitar strings were broken, several cables malfunctioned, and the sound system spontaneously changed volumes. Du...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 25 Sep 2004 02:30:00 -0500
9/24/04 - The concert that almost didn't happen. First of all, electricity went down all over town, taking out traffic lights, convenience stores, and half of the venue! Traffic was a nightmare, half ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 11 Sep 2004 02:29:00 -0500
9/10/04 - The Redding Brothers will be performing in Charleston at Taylor Books on Friday, September 10th, 7:30-9:30pm. This will be the West Virginia debut of Gabe's new digital drumset, so it's sure...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 29 Aug 2004 02:29:00 -0500
8/25/04 - The Redding Brothers will be returning to Dayton this weekend for a special concert at the A Coffee Affair shop at 4 West Franklin Street. Those of you who came to see the Reddings play at t...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 26 Aug 2004 02:28:00 -0500
08/25/04 - The Redding Brothers debuted their show in Cincinnati last weekend to a great response. The Borders at Eastgate Mall hosted this concert on Saturday, August 21 at 7:30 p.m., and Cincinattia...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sun, 15 Aug 2004 02:27:00 -0500
This weekend, Saturday the 14th (7-9pm), the Reddings will deliver a 2-hour performance at Espresso Euphoria in Barboursville, on Route 60, the exit right after (west of) the Huntington Mall. It's gon...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 13 Aug 2004 02:41:00 -0500
A middle-weight suspense movie about the dark side of the Catholic church - and all the beliefs and practices it wanted to forget about. Basically a kind of sidelined priest discovers some underground...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 13 Aug 2004 02:31:00 -0500
RM is an abbreviation that means something about being a Mormon missionary. Never would have guessed that this would be a topic for a smart, irreverent, perfectly appropriate and family-friendly comed...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Fri, 13 Aug 2004 02:11:00 -0500
Waking Life is one of the most interesting movies I've watched in a while. First of all, it's animated. Second of all, the animation is different than anything I've seen. They actually recorded the wh...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 31 Jul 2004 02:27:00 -0500
The Reddings will perform at a benefit concert this weekend in Elkins, WV. This concert is to benefit a young boy who has been diagnosed with cancer. The Reddings perform 8:00-9:30pm on Friday. Get di...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 24 Jul 2004 02:26:00 -0500
A new state experienced the noisy force of the Redding Brothers, as they expanded their regular performance locations into the Ohio area, beginning at a local Borders store in Dayton. Another state wa...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 12 Jun 2004 02:26:00 -0500
BARBOURSVILLE, WV - The Reddings kept the atmosphere relaxed and interactive, and the intimate setting made the listener feel a true connection with the band and with the songs....
by Micah Redding
Posted on Thu, 10 Jun 2004 02:25:00 -0500
BARBOURSVILLE, WV - Fans who attended the June 11th concert at Borders in the Huntington Mall were treated to a special surprise -- a free copy of the Redding Brothers' all-new "sneak-peak" pre-releas...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Mon, 24 May 2004 02:24:00 -0500
HUNTINGTON, WV - On May 23 at 2:00 p.m., the Redding Brothers performed at the Elite Model Search "Half-Time Show" at the Huntington Mall, playing to a huge audience of contestants and bystanders. Due...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 20 Apr 2004 02:24:00 -0500
TULSA, OK - In late March, the Reddings traveled to Tulsa and performed in several area venues, including the massive Tulsa Expo Center. Photos of the Redding Brothers' performances in Tulsa are avail...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Tue, 9 Mar 2004 03:23:00 -0600
CHARLESTON, WV - The Reddings have announced that everyone who subscribes to the mailing list will be entered into a drawing to win free prizes from the Redding Brothers Store like their upcoming CD G...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 24 Jan 2004 03:22:00 -0600
CHARLESTON, WV - The Redding Brothers' self-produced demo album "Rough Draft" has now officially sold out! Not to worry, plans are already being made for a reprint that should be ready in a couple of ...
by Micah Redding
Posted on Sat, 4 Oct 2003 02:05:00 -0500
SEATTLE, WA - The moment has finally come and the critics are raving. Get your copy of the all-new, first-ever musical recording of the Redding Brothers, RoughDraft. RoughDraft is now available nation...