Jesus
October 7, 2009 by Standing on Truth
Filed under Christianity
JESUS LOVES YOU!
No IFs, ANDs, or BUTs about it!
There was just a nudging in my spirit today that someone needed to hear that.
“I have loved you with an everlasting love;
I have drawn you with loving-kindness” (Jeremiah 31:3).
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16)
“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins” (1 John 4:9-10).
“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:6-8).
“In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:37-39).
SO, NO MATTER WHAT YOUR DAY ENTAILS, CARRY THIS WITH YOU:
JESUS LOVES YOU!
Motherhood VI: The Power of Prayer
October 6, 2009 by Standing on Truth
Filed under Parenting
I truly believe that there is very little that we can do for our kids that will be better than praying for them. I come across great articles all the time about this very thing. We have prayers written out in either corner of our house that remind us to lift up our son to the Lord in prayer. But sometimes I find myself so distracted by the “preparing” that I fail to remember the “doing”. Does that make sense? That is why I am so thankful to Mark Harris.
Mark Harris is a Christian music artist and has recorded a song called “Find Your Wings” and when it plays on the radio, I am given the perfect opportunity to pray as I sing along. In fact, I even caught my son singing along with me the other day, which was powerful.
I encourage you to listen below (or sing along) and pray for your kids today.
To Have or Not to Have. . .the Swine Flu Vaccine
October 1, 2009 by Standing on Truth
Filed under Nutritional Living
So much is being made lately about the swine flu that is circulating around, closing schools, and unfortunately in a few cases, taking lives. It is difficult, for me at least, to find the right balance between the extreme hysteria and the reality of the risks. As a mom especially, anything involving my child’s health and life can, unfortunately, set every emotion into high gear and therefore throw some rational and logical thinking out the window. And watching the news only exacerbates the potential for fears and impulsive action. So I’ve researched a bit and prayed about it and offer these 10 thoughts on the subject:
1. Where is the evidence that this is any worse than the seasonal flu that we all contend with, and sometimes catch, each year?
2. In order to consider the swine flu vaccine, we must go back to the basics of vaccines in general. Review the research and only after that, can we make an informed decision aside from emotion. I covered this subject in a previous blog, found here, with many resources and important information.
3. It has been said that “news that bleeds leads.” Things are no different when it comes to swine flu. Do not allow yourself to be caught up in the hype about this flu unless it statistically proves worthy of the hype. Carry a healthy skepticism with you as you read the newspapers or watch the news, realizing that the media, most of the time, covers the negative side of everything.
4. Some of the common ingredients of vaccines in general are as follows: human diploid cells (lung tissue from aborted fetuses, thimerisol (the toxic compound that, because of it’s mercury content, has been suspected by many as contributing to autism), MSG (monosodium glutamate, a food additive that is best avoided for good health), formaldehyde, aluminum in various forms (if you recall, there is also speculation about an aluminum-Alzheimer’s link), and various parts from chicks, mice, and monkeys.
5. One of those ingredients in the swine flu vaccine is said to be an adjuvant, a chemical “used to multiply the potency of the active ingredients in the vaccines” (source).
”The U.S. government has contracts with several drug companies to develop and produce swine flu vaccines. At least two of those companies, Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline, are using an adjuvant in their H1N1 vaccines.
The adjuvant? Squalene.
According to Meryl Nass, M.D., an authority on the anthrax vaccine,
“A novel feature of the two H1N1 vaccines being developed by companies Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline is the addition of squalene-containing adjuvants to boost immunogenicity and dramatically reduce the amount of viral antigen needed. This translates to much faster production of desired vaccine quantities.”
Novartis’s proprietary squalene adjuvant for their H1N1 vaccine is MF59. Glaxo’s is ASO3. MF59 has yet to be approved by the FDA for use in any U.S. vaccine, despite its history of use in other countries.
Per Dr. Nass, there are only three vaccines in existence using an approved squalene adjuvant. None of the three are approved for use in the U.S.
6. Shouldn’t we question something that was fast-tracked and couldn’t possibly have been tested long-term? Aren’t we concerned at all about our future health, or that of our children, or are we willing to take such a huge risk simply to lessen the severity of a flu that has shown itself to be no more harmful than the seasonal flu?
7. An article from Natural News reminds us that ” in 1976, a failed swine flu vaccine caused irreparable damage to the nervous systems of hundreds of people, paralyzing many. Medical doctors gave the problem a name, of course, to make it sound like they knew what they were talking about: Guillain-Barre syndrome. (Notably, they never called it “Toxic Vaccine Syndrome” because that would be too informative.)”
8. Ironically, and tragically, vaccines “thwart our bodies natural abilities to fight off disease,” says Dr. Mercola. Ask yourself, “What is the trade off here? What am I trading in for a very small amount of protection from, in most cases, an uncomfortable and inconvenient but harmless flu?”
9. The swine flu vaccine will contain mercury. For the dangers of mercury in vaccines, click here.
10. The Bible says, “people perish from lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4:6), speaking of those who do not know Jesus Christ. Well, I see this influx of vaccinations in our country today in much the same way. Let’s not perish from a lack of knowledge. . .let’s not compromise our health simply because we are not willing to do the research and make an informed decision about what is worth the risk regarding vaccines.
Visit my previous blog on vaccines: http://www.standingontruth.com/nutritional-living/2009/03/vaccines-whats-really-at-stake/ and Vactruth also has some interesting articles on the swine flu vaccine.
