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Name: Brandon
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007

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When was the last time you had a monster play the guitar for you?

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Went to the National Cathedral over Spring Break.

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My roommate in front of said cathedral

 

 

Hypothetical situation:

You are pushed into a lighted bottomless pit where you will fall for the next 50 years or so until you die.  However, before you are pushed in you are given the option to take either a Rubik's cube or the Communist Manifesto with you.  Which would you choose and why?

(of the people I've asked it's 50-50 so far)


Monday, February 19, 2007

Flower, pretty flower

I stopped to smell you

You take my nose away

Wait a minute

Why are you so sharp?

You are not a flower

Now I have no nose

Face, bloody face

 

-Emily Quickenson

 

Ninja poem from Ask a Ninja J

 


Friday, January 19, 2007

This will be my fourth semester in college taking Greek.  It's cool  because we are finally into Biblical Greek and working our way through the book of John.  It's very awe-inspiring knowing that I'm looking at the same writing that John put down two-thousand years ago.  As we started to translate today we got to John 1:16 which had the Greek phrase "xarin anti xaritos" which translates as "grace on top of grace".  In that moment I wondered... I wonder what John was thinking when he wrote that down.  His heart must have been full of joy.  To him it wasn't an abstract concept as many today including myself are tempted to think of it in terms of.  As he wrote down that phrase in his mind he could be recalling countless memories of his real life experiences with Jesus.  To him must not have been abstract, but very personal to him.  He had been on the receiving end of grace on top of grace by Jesus himself.  This fills my heart with what I can best describe as joy, wonder, and longing all rolled up into one.  I look forward to when I will no longer see through the glass darkly, but someday soon will see Jesus face to face.


Saturday, November 18, 2006

We had a lecture tonight by Dr. John Warwick Montgomery, the famous apologist.  Here are a couple of quotes I liked...

"Your brain is so narrow minded you could look through akeyhole with both eyes simultaneously."

"God created us in his own image and since then we've been returning the favor"

Also, my history teacher gave the studentry a chapel message the other day and told this joke.  (He's a chaplain with the Marines)

A soldier, a sailor, an airman, and a Marine got into an argument about which service was the best. The arguing became so heated the four servicemen failed to see an oncoming truck. They were run over by the truck and killed instantly. Soon the four servicemen found themselves at the Pearly Gates of Heaven. There they met Saint Peter and decided that only he could be the ultimate source of truth and honesty. So, the four servicemen asked him, "Saint Peter, which branch of the United States Armed Forces is the best?"

Saint Peter replied, "I can't answer that. However, I will ask God what He thinks the next time I see Him. Meanwhile, thank you for your service on earth and welcome to Heaven."

Some time later, the four servicemen see Saint Peter and remind him of the question they had asked when first entering heaven. The four servicemen asked Saint Peter if he was able to find the answer. Suddenly, a sparkling white dove lands on Saint Peter's shoulder. In the dove's beak is a note glistening with gold dust. Saint Peter says to the four servicemen, "Your answer from the Boss. Let's see what he says." Saint Peter opens the note, trumpets blare, gold dust drifts into the air, harps play crescendos, and Saint Peter begins to read the note aloud to the four servicemen:


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MEMORANDUM FROM THE DESK OF THE ALMIGHTY ONE
TO: Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines.



Gentlemen, all branches of the United States Armed Forces are honorable and noble. Each serves America well and with distinction. Being a serviceman in the United States Military represents a special calling warranting special respect, tribute, and dedication. Be proud of that!

Sincerely,
GOD, USMC


Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Currently Listening
The Book of Secrets
By Loreena McKennitt
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Recent photo of me and friends (bad grammar on purpose)

School is almost over, I can't believe it.  I'm looking forward to election break; I'm heading up to Pennsylvania with a friend.  I also just had my birthday, so I have a couple new books to read, a new CD (loreena mckennitt) to listen to, also a significant increase in candy. 



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