ReverendLovejoy's Xanga

Christianity not merely a relationship or a religion...

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:38:14 GMT

This whole relationship vs. religion thing is stupid. Sure there are relationship aspects to Christianity. Christ is our brother, God is our father, Christ is the bride of his church. A relationship with God is the most glorified of all relationships, the origin of any earthly relationship-romantic, friendly, ancestoral, whatever. There are also religion factors: we have a system of belief. There is one God, etc. We have a moral framework: though shall not kill. Christ is our high priest. He was also the sacrifice for our sins. That all sounds very religious to me. And that is good. But, the fact is, God is creator, king, and is the center of all life and being. His son holds all things together. Neither relationship or religion describes all of what we find in Christ. No word can, really.

Friday, February 10, 2006

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:33:24 GMT

So I think that everyone should try to win a free iPod from the following link: http://ipods.freepay.com/?r=24762325

Because if you sign up for their site by following that link, and complete an offer, and then get five other people to do the same, you can win a free iPod. This is legitimate, I've talked to people who have actually gotten theirs. So I think that you should do it. I only need 3 more people.

The offer that I completed was one for a trial to some Connections shopping service for only $1. I cancelled before being charged anymore than that, and after a few days, they gave me credit on the iPods site. If you'll do that, I'll give you the dollar. Shoot, i'll give you 2 or 3 dollars. Just try it, for me.

You can IM me if you want to ask questions. brandontmilan is my screenname

http://ipods.freepay.com/?r=24762325

Thursday, February 09, 2006

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 12:45:38 GMT

this is funny...

http://larknews.com/february_2006/print.php?page=4

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:38:10 GMT

I thought this was pretty interesting. I don't want to sound like a crazy fundamentalist, republican, kill-them-islamers-type person. I'm not that at all. If anything, I'm the opposite. I'm not totally sure if we should be in Iraq. Or Iran. Maybe afghanistan. But anyway, look at these.

Koran 47:4 “Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers (in fight), strike off their heads; at length; then when you have made wide Slaughter among them, carefully tie up the remaining captives”: thereafter (is the time for) either generosity or ransom: Until the war lays down its burdens.”

Matthew 5:11-12: "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. "

Friday, November 18, 2005

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 17:02:36 GMT

So, I decided at some point in the past week that John Coltrane is my favorite musician. So the order of my favorite musical artists are as follows:

1. John Coltrane
2. Derek Webb
3. Bela Fleck

Following those three, in no particular order, are Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Charlie Parker, U2, and thats really it. Of course there are plenty of other musicians/bands that I like, but those are the ones who stand above the rest in my mind. Perhaps my musical knowledge isn't vast enough, I don't know. But that is who I like right now. Have a good day.

Thursday, November 10, 2005

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 03:47:55 GMT

So, you should call mine and Adam's phone and listen to our answering machine: 864-977-7539. One of Adam's professors called and made a comment about it, and Adam almost joked on his Burger King. Fun stuff.

Sunday, November 06, 2005

Sun, 06 Nov 2005 23:16:06 GMT

So I really like this picture. Even though you can see my round belly. I like it because Leah looks really happy. And thats what I want to do: make her happy. This weekend has been really good. Friday night I hung out with Paul and watched Three Amigos. I also washed clothes for the first time in about four or five weeks. On Saturday, I went up to NC to hang out with Leah, and we rode up on the Blue Ridge Parkway for a little while, almost ran out of gas, and then watched Kingdom of Heaven. We really had a lot of fun. And today we went to church and some of the older people at church had this nice supper for us tonight, and they made a funny video, so that was fun. Well, I've got Greek to translate. Goodnight.

Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 04:39:06 GMT

It's been a while... i've been pretty busy this semester... writing a Church History paper and studying for Greek and beating Nathan at guess who and hanging out with Leah (not nearly as much as I would like to)... sometimes its just hard to come up with a good, interesting xanga post... well, have a fun day...

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Wed, 12 Oct 2005 13:45:06 GMT

Adam, Leah, and I went to Knoxville to hangout with some of Leah and Adam's friends. We had a lot of fun... we saw two movies, and I almost bought a hat... before we went to knoxville, the praise band from Discover church went to play at the church that sent Pastor Dan down here... it went great, we had a lot of fun, even though it was a little strange being in a Charismatic setting... it was cool, though... anyway... i've got to go to Greek... have a nice day...

Friday, September 16, 2005

Fri, 16 Sep 2005 04:26:31 GMT

I went to a Derek Webb concert last night at Easley First Baptist. Following the strange, somewhat disturbing introduction by the pastor, Sandra McCracken played about five or six songs, with Derek accompanying her. It was good, but I came to hear Derek, not Sandra. After her performance, Derek came back out, along with a former member of the Normals, on piano. He began with a very fitting rendition of "The Times, They Are a'Changing," by Bob Dylan. He followed that up mostly with songs from his current CD, I See Things Upsidedown, and his upcoming CD, Mockingbird, which seems like it will be a worthy followup to both I See Things Upsidedown and She Must and Shall Go Free. One of the many amazing things about Derek Webb is his sheer versatility. His songs, which cover an amazing range of musical styles, sound excellent both with just him and his guitar or with the entire band. His musicianship is amazing, and only gets better with each album, and lyrically, he must be one of the greatest Christian songwriters ever to live. In all honesty, I put him far above other modern greats, like Rich Mullins, and at least at the same level as the great Christian songwriters of ages past, such as Charles Wesley and Isaac Watts. I don't think anyone in his right mind can deny that there are few songwriters in the entire music industry better than Derek Webb. Maybe I'm just biased. But, needless to say, it was an amazing concert. After he performed, Leah and I went and talked to him for a couple of minutes, and he is a super nice guy. We told him that we are engaged and when our wedding is, and he told us to let him know how things are going after the wedding. Thats just a nice guy. We also told Sandra McCracken that we are engaged, and she said that we look like we are perfect together. She was right. We are.

So I've been engaged for about two weeks now, and it is great. I am by no means perfect, and Leah knows that, but I love her to death. I want anyone who reads this to know that. I love Leah Henson to death, and I can't live without her. I certainly don't let her know that enough, but I do. She is an amazing girl, and, though I believe I said this in a pretty recent post, any of you who know her know that I am the luckiest guy in the universe. I mean, I think Derek Webb's music is great, but if I had to give up listening to Derek Webb in order to be with Leah Henson, I'd do it in a heartbeat. I'd even give up Greek to be with her. I could write tons more about her than I wrote about Derek Webb, but I need to get to bed, and my roommate just went to bed, so I'm going to have to call it a night right now. So, Goodnight.
PS: Come out and see Dear Ransom on Saturday night at Marietta Baptist Camp...