Epistle of Jude

Lebanese immigrant who helped found St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Danny Thomas was born on January 6, 1912 in Michigan, USA. His parents were immigrants from Lebanon. Danny’s dream was to become a famous actor in the entertainment business. (St.Jude Children's Research Hospital, 2010) Danny was a charitable and religious man. At one time during prayer, he donated his last 7 $ for charity. However, Danny had bills to pay but no money, so he prayed for a way to pay his hospital bills. The very next day; he was offered an acting role that paid 10 times the money he donated. Since that day, Danny’s belief in the power of praying to God would change his life as well as millions of lives. (St.Jude Children's Research Hospital, 2010)…

St. Jude Children Research Hospital , is a children's cancer and catastrophic disease organization that has made great impacts in the fight against childhood cancer all around the world. St Jude was founded on February 4th , 1962 in Memphis, Tennessee by Danny Thomas. He founded St. Jude because he was struggling with his acting career, so he turned to the church. Later,Danny asked the St. Thaddeus “help me find a way in life , and I will build you a shrine” , a few years went by and Danny’s…

It is a pleasure and an amazing opportunity to talk about The St. Jude Children Research Hospital. The story about how the hospital started is quite interesting, and the main branch is in Memphis TN. However, it has affiliate clinics nationally and internationally as well. Moreover, the St. Jude Children hospital has highly regarded compliance and ethics, and it is supported and accredited by the Better Business Bureau. Our stated purpose is "to advance cures, and means of prevention, for…

struggle, his despair grew and he wondered if he should give up, continue with his dream-acting job, or find a steady job. Danny turned to St. Jude Thaddeus, the patron St. Jude of hopeless cause. He asked him to “show him the way in life” and vowed to the Saint, he will build him a shrine in return. His prayer to the Saint marked a pivotal moment in his life and he soon became very successful on radio and television. Danny used his fame to fulfill his vow to St Jude Thaddeus and to change the…

Often times while watching television it is inevitable that at some point a commercial by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will appear showcasing young, sick children pulling at the heartstrings of thousands of viewers across the country, but a little-known fact that not many people know is the identity of the charity who is the primary fundraiser for the hospital is the ALSAC or the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities. This particular charity was founded in 1957 for the single…

Jude is known as the brother of James and the half brother of Jesus. It is said that Jude was written in 65 AD. Jude was writing to those who were teaching false; teaching in the Church and Jude warns those who turn away from Christ yet those who seek to know God are example of apostasy. The epistle of Jude was written to help the Christians to follow after the true and living God. Thus, not to be deceive by lies, to live a life of sin and still claim to be a follower of God is a sin. Jude…

with Flavian Policies and the Roman religious atmosphere, cultural accommodation/apostasy, ethical norms, and handling social pressure (persecution), the early church dealt with many issues as seen in the General Epistles (James; 1st and 2nd Peter; 1st, 2nd and 3rd John; and Jude). Flavian Policies and the Roman Religious Atmosphere During the Flavian Dynasty, the church suffered tremendous persecution as the Emperors attempt to eradicate those that practice Christian faith. The writer of the…

No one on earth will ever be as perfect as Jesus. He was so merciful to others around him, no matter what they struggled with. In the article “The Unusual Epistle that Helps Me Counsel on Sexuality” written by Dr. Rodolfo Estrada, a contingent occurrence happened after one of Dr. Estrada’s lectures; a student asked him what his thoughts were on people in the LGBT community. This topic is not a simple one to cover, but being welcoming to others and maintaining mercy is a good stepping stone. The…

Saint Thaddeus (Jude the Apostle) is the saint I chose to be the model of my Christian life. This is also the saint name I was given at Baptism. I have decided to continue my Christian life by learning from the ways of Saint Thaddeus. We celebrate his feast day on October 28. St. Thaddeus is believed to have been born in the town Paneas, which is located in Galilee. Thaddeus is a relative of Jesus since both of St. Thaddeus’ parents are related Jesus’ parents. St. Thaddeus’ mother is a cousin of…

Herod Antipas as a favor for Herodias’ daughter. John the Baptist warns the people of the ultimate judgement, God’s judgement. He encouraged people to repent and be forgiven off all their sins. Jude: The book of Jude was written by Jude in 66 A.D. The literary genre for the book of Jude is epistle or letter. The key theme in the book of Jude is problems of false teachers or heresy. Jude originally wanted to write about “the salvation we share.” (NIV) However, he wrote about false teachers and…