Hi there. I’m Judas. My friends call me Jude though. I used to be a zealot. It still seems funny to say, “Used to be” because I didn’t foresee leaving that. But a while back I met this guy named Jesus. You may have heard of him. He’s a great guy. My best friend really. And on top of that, he’s the Messiah, or at least I think he is. I ( Read more... )

every year tons of people throw me a birthday party. most of them dont know when my actual birthday is so they just designate a day to celebrate it. the cool part is, it's huge. i mean, so many people are part of the party. and there's decorations everyone from everyone. some people wait all year for my birthday. it really is incredible. ( Read more... )

i have this class on Hebrews/James and each week we have to do daily bible readings, journal about each one, and turn them in on monday. i do enjoy it, but this particular passage, John 19:28-30...let's just say i wrote more about it than i've written about any others before. here's how it went ( Read more... )

the gospels are fun works of literature. there's lots of fun stuff going on such as healing, rebuking, a few tables turned, and quite a bit of love if i recall correctly. one of the most fun is the direct teachings of Jesus. you know, the kind that says things like to enter the kingdom of God you must sell all of your possesions, and it is ( Read more... )

retreats, camps, mission trips, and things of the sort typically get people "fired up", if you will. they go to these things to receive spiritual rejuvenation, and quite often they do. one of the most common phrases i hear to describe such things is a "mountain-top experience". it is this idea of getting a spiritual "high" from such an event. i ( Read more... )

The "rules ( Read more... )

for a while now i've been thinking about going to a different country someday. i've been to ecuador and mexico now and i just love those places. i love them b/c they are simple. the people are real people. materealism is non-existant. they're needs are real. they long for food and shelter. it seems to me that they have real pain and real ( Read more... )

this summer did not turn out the way i expected at all. i had big plans for internships, other places, and being far from home. and a realization that i would have none of the above, made me angry and bitter. and although the anger passed witht time, in truth, the bitternes remained much longer. i suppose the only thing that kept me going was ( Read more... )

Things you enjoy, even when no one around you wants to go out and play. What lowers your stress/blood pressure/anxiety level? Make a list, post it to your journal... and then tag 5 friends and ask them to post it to theirs ( Read more... )

satan feeds on our weaknesses. he knows our desires. he knows where to hit us where it hurts. he's not dumb. he's quite intelligent really. he can target even the strongest at their weakest point and make them crumble. he can take the purest of things and pervert them ( Read more... )