TIME: The Illusion of a Lifetime

Hey guys! How's life? I haven't gotten the chance to update because of school and busy stuff so.... Anyways, you might be curious as to what this post is about. Well, ever heard how God made the whole universe in just 6 days? But then, we find proof like rocks that age back to 65-67 billion years ago? Yeah... it makes you think about the origin of the universe. I was discussing this with some atheist friends of mine. NOTE: Some people just despise and judge atheists, but they're not cold, heartless, bloody killers. They're people who strive to get the facts (at least the ones I know :D). My atheist friends accept and embrace my Christian-ness and I'm okay with their atheism. Doesn't mean I like the fact that they're atheists, and it doesn't mean they're going to convert into "super holy, Republican (no offense) no nonsense Christians". Personally, I take offense when people assume Christians to be like that. It's just stupid... Anyways, my point here is, don't judge, listen and learn, have a heart like Jesus who ate with sinners and stood with Gentiles. Don't be an arrogant Christian bastard, please, it just ruins our image. 

BACK TO THE TOPIC!!! Sorry for that rant. So yeah, my friends (a Jew, two agnostics, and an atheist), and I were discussing the ever-present element of time. Time is weird, no? It's always there, but always different. Looking at it from a Christian point of view, one could say "It depends on whether you believe God could actually make the Earth in 6 days." I for one think that YEAH, OF COURSE HE CAN, HE'S GOD!!!!!!!!! But not everyone sees it that way. Others are like, "Oh yeah, sure, then why would our beloved God try to trick us by putting rocks that look that they took 50 million years to make but were really made in just a day?" Did that sound sarcastic? Sorry, I didn't mean it to... Anyways, I'm not sure about the real answer but the Bible says this:  But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 2 Peter 3:8.  I have to say, a verse like that makes one think. Questions, Comments, Arguments, Critiques? All are welcome. Thanks guys

The Apocalypse

So in Science today, we're talking about environmental issues like global warming, overpopulation, and gas emissions. Also, what we can do to stop them. Sometimes, you just wonder if it would be better if half of the population just died already, I mean, come on, that would save . But then you start to wonder, 'hey, wouldn't half the population mean me too'? Well, at least that was the way my class was thinking. Then again, there's the 'one-child' policy law that got passed in China. When we were talking about the effects of pesticides and bugs, my teacher says that he thinks of us, the human race (considering all those reading this are human :P), as the insects. I mean, we've conquered the earth, used up all it's resources and we're killing off so many other species that lived in harmony before! We're wasting the environment! Well, not all of us, but some humans, and the human race in general... what do think about this guys? 
Here are some links that you might want to check out about that. So tell me, what do you think speakers?


100 Person Village
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AnloZLBzRM


Here's a somewhat better one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pebkClNYhs


This one has a relatively slow yet annoying beginning, but it's worth it, skip to like, 2 minutes in if you get TOO excessively bored... :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_9SutNmfFk


Love y'all
-Jay

2012!!!

HEYY!!!! Guys Happy New Year!!! I know, it's super late! But stuff happened and etc, etc, and now I'm here! So what's going on? How was your New Year??? Read any good books? Hear anything interesting? This is a blog for people who love to read, debate, discuss, and have fun! So just something to start on, what religion are you? Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Atheist, or something else? Post your religion and any comments below! 

Peace

-Jay

Hey! Welcome to Speak!

Hey! So this is my first blog *ever*. To start off an awesome blog, I wanted to start off with an awesome book! But before that, allow me to tell you a bit about myself! My name is Justina Vadde, my nickname's Jay, I'm 14, and I love reading. I love having fun in general. I'm a dare-devil (i guess, my friends say so) and I love a good challenge! I'm a strong Christian, though I prefer the term 'Jesus-Freak', and I LOOOVEEE MUSIC!!! It's my life! (Well, next to God and reading and writing and having fun and everything else). I hope you enjoy this blog and feel free to comment on some good reads, I always like hearing some new stuff! (oh btw, I'm a girl :D) So....this blog is called 'Speak' because I wanted this to be where we, readers, speak *or blog/type in this case* about books we like, I might even post some fan fiction for the fun of it, and other stuff. So I hope you guys like it!

Peace and joy

Enjoy!

-Jay