Matthew 26:14-16

Judas is one of the most interesting people in the Bible to me. He hung out with Jesus constantly. He witnessed it all. He was there just like the rest of the disciples. And yet he didn't get it. Experiencing the same events as everyone else, he had a radically different reaction. It's kind of refreshing that someone that close to Jesus didn't get it. I look back at all of the students that have come through my ministry and didn't get it and I wonder what I did wrong. How did I not communicate God's love and truth in a way that changed their life. Seeing Judas helps me to realize that some people refuse to get it for whatever reason.
This is also an interesting little passage. Judas was taking money from the treasury bag of Jesus ministry. If he turned Jesus in, then he would be losing his source of income. So he would have to turn Jesus in for a large sum to make up the difference. But he didn't get a large sum, so there must have been something else Judas was looking for. Either he wanted to be accepted by the Pharisees or he didn't like Jesus. That's going to take some research to figure out. JM

My Backyard

We bought our house new. When we bought it they gave us $3500 worth of sod. That worked out to covering all of the frontyard and about half of the backyard. We've been here a little over 3 years now, and I still have dirt in my backyard.
So now I'm sick of looking at it. I'm going to try to buy some seed tomorrow and seed the hill in my backyard. You're supposed to like dig up the top 2" of soil, seed it, and then water it twice a day for like 2 weeks. Now that sounds like a lot of work to me. I figure I'm going to try a little parable of the seeds on my hill and see what happens. I'm just going to throw the seed down, water it a couple of times, and hope for the best. Hopefully it will end up with a good illustration of the grass becoming viral and taking over the yard. JM