"A Shrove Tuesday Lesson & Blessing For You" By Reverend Barbara Sexton 'Dear Ones Healing Ministry'

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A SHROVE TUESDAY LESSON & BLESSING FOR YOU 

By Rev. Barbara Sexton

Dear Ones:
     I've never been much of a cook, as family and friends will testify.   
     And this day, Shrove Tuesday, never fails to remind me of my shortcomings.
     My mouth waters at the thought of the traditional treats-pancake suppers and 'cakes' and such traditionally made and baked to use up the household's 'fats' as we enter the period of Lent.
      I've seen the most delicately and deliciously decorated Shrove Tuesday, Lenten and Easter treats and marvel at the skill of the women--and some men--who are capable of creating such masterpieces.
      There is no doubt that cooking, preparing, decorating, serving and offering hospitality are gifts of the Lord and ones not given to everyone.
     The Bible reminds us that we each, as members of the body of Christ, we each have different 'Gifts of the Spirit', to be used for the Glory of God and to be treasured by all.
      I don't know if being a good and appreciative 'eater' counts for anything, but it is a small way--along with this Shrove Tuesday Lesson--to let everyone know how thankful I am for my fellow Christians all around the globe.
     Please join me here for reflections as we enter our Lenten Season.
The Apostle Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 12-13:
LINK: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2012-13&version=NIV 

Concerning Spiritual Gifts
1 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. 3 Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
This means that it is impossible for the true believer to blaspheme against (speak and act against and usurp the authority of) the existence of 'God in us' which we call 'The Holy Spirit'
4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
Christians are to be united in the use of their various 'gifts' for the good of God first, then for others and lastly for themselves.
7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
We are to 'work together'-sometimes easier 'said than done'-and to not be 'jealous' of each others gifts, for we are one Christian 'family' working towards the common goal of glorifying God through His Son Jesus Christ.
8 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,[a] and to still another the interpretation of tongues.[b] 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.
Not everyone has the same gifts and these 'gifts' will manifest in different ways.  What do you believe are your 'Gifts of the Spirit'?  If you ever feel 'jealous' or resentful that someone appears to have 'better gifts' than you do, please do not fret.  The Holy Spirit knows what is best and we are to trust in the Lord.
 Unity and Diversity in the Body
12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by[c] one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. 14 Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.
No matter why Christians 'come together'...be it for scheduled worship or to prepare, serve and share a SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE DINNER, we are to do it in the spirit of unity, cooperation and most of all love.  Too often today we forget that our brothers and sisters are all around the world and that God unites us through our faith in Him.
15 Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. 19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
Though we may not understand God's 'Grand Design'...or even 'discern that there IS one...we trust in our Creator.  As science contributes more and more to our understanding of 'life', this passage reflects the 'awesomeness of God', be it in His collective plans for us, or in the genius of His design of our human bodies.
21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, 24 while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
This is as true of the 'actual' human body, as it is of the body of people who make up 'The Body of Christ' here on earth, through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in each of us.  Whether it's cleaning toilets for a church or social service function or preaching in a finely decorated church, the believer's contribution is invaluable in the eyes of the Lord.  Whatever we do for Christ's Community is precious and valuable and will be remembered when we stand before our Maker.
27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. 28 And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues[d]? Do all interpret? 31 Now eagerly desire the greater gifts.
It is not always easy to discern 'who is who' in Christ's Community here on earth.  There are many false prophets, false teachers and charlatans, no doubt about it.  And it can be difficult to determine just exactly WHAT special abilities various genuine Christians have, but with time and patience, God will let us know.  Be not 'jealous' of others' gifts, but, rather, strive to uncover those great gifts YOU may already possess without even knowing it.
Love Is Indispensable
And yet I will show you the most excellent way.
Paul sure DOES show us a most excellent way!  For now we 'enter' and 'receive' a passage in Scripture below which is familiar to almost everyone, Christian or not.  Indeed, 1 Corinthians 13 is a passage often quoted in marriage ceremonies all over the globe.
1 Corinthians 13
1 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,[b] but do not have love, I gain nothing.
The bottom line is that all the gifts in the world and all the wonderful things that some Christians are capable of count for nothing without the manifestation of genuine love.  Imagine that!  A Christian can appear to be a total  success in the eyes of the world and even to his or her fellow Christian believers.  But every believer's heart is constantly and thoroughly being examined by our Heavenly Father and those who fall short will be 'outted' as phonies.  But do not lose hope, for those previously unidentified as 'mountain-movers' will be made known to Christians everywhere, serving as a source of hope and....of course...love...all in God's good time.
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
These are high ideals, not easily attained by 'the common man' were it not for the Power of the Holy Spirit within!
8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.
Isn't it amazing that only 'love' endures?  How can something so 'ethereal' end up being the only 'thing' that is real and enduring in the end?  Surely this is yet another gift to us from God, if only we recognize it. 
11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
1 Corinthians 12-13  (NIV)
LINK: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2012-13&version=NIV
There is a reason why we refer to ourselves as 'Children of God' and wish to be recognized as such.  Yet what we 'glean' here on earth, working as God's 'eyes, hands, hearts and ears', is but a pale reflection of what awaits us in the Kingdom of Heaven.
13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Christians understand these things with their hearts.   But 'the world', while understanding the 'etheral' concepts of hope and love, claims that 'faith' is just too arcane for them to 'believe in'.  Don't they see that these are all part of the same construct? 
Let this 'Shrove Tuesday' message be one of HOPE given in LOVE through the FAITH of the world's Christians--to all those who believe already...and to those who are 'seeking'.
Amen!
With Love in Christ
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com

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"If You Never Were In Trouble, How Would You Know That I Will Come To Your Rescue?" By Reverend Barbara Sexton 'Dear Ones Healing Ministry'

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Epilogue: Invitation and Warning

12 “Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
14 “Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. 15 Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you[a] this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.”
17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.
18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. 19 And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.
20 He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.           Rev 22: 12-21 (NIV)
LINK: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+22&version=NIV

Thank you, Lord Jesus!

Come soon!

Reverend Barbara Sexton

"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross

www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com

"About The Tornadoes Today" By Reverend Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

LINK:  http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html

Dear Ones:
     You might be noting some 'extreme weather' in the form of tornadoes, etc., across the country today...or some 'other' day, for that matter. 
     I just want to point out that this correlates with some unstable 'space weather'...the energy of which is hitting the earth from the sun.
     Overall, our 'sun' is in what we call at a 'Solar Minimum'.  What this means is that while overall sun activity (in the form of solar flares and concurrent x-ray, electrical, proton, radio and other energy forms) occurs less frequently...the 'flare-ups' often stronger when they do occur.
LINK: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2009/01apr_deepsolarminimum/
     As I have detailed in my 'Tutorials' (click below), when solar energy from a solar eruption manages to hit our planet, it is manifested in many ways, such as earthquakes, storms, tornadoes, etc. 
     Don't forget that the earth, itself, is the source of energy from down below the earth's crust, all the way down to it's core.  This 'earth energy' can combine with the 'geomagnetic storm energy' from the sun, resulting in earthquakes and the 'geomagnetic storms' of movie fame.
     Sometimes there is a 'lag period' of several days before we 'notice' anything here...and sometimes there is hardly any lag period at all.  Many factors enter into play, as you will learn.
     Above is the 'planetary Kp index' of the last couple of days. LINK: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html   Those 'yellow bars' represent 'energy' contributing to today's unstable weather (tornadoes in particular).  Whatever seismic activity there may be on earth today stands the chance of being at least a little bit intensified by the energy hitting earth from the sun, to be sure.
     Be sure to check NOAA's "Current Space Weather Warnings in effect" if you detect some foul weather coming your way so that you can judge for yourself how intense the activity might be for you and your loved ones locally.
LINK: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/alerts/warnings_timeline.html      Here's today's Space Weather Warnings in effect:

LINK: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/alerts/warnings_timeline.html

May God Bless You and Your Loved Ones at all times

Reverend Barbara Sexton

"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com

 



"Obama's 'Aunt' Chastises America-God Save Us'' By Reverend Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBzjLnO-e3o 
God save us from such as this.
In Christ,
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/
UPDATE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/12/samuel-l-jackson-obama-vote-black_n_1271797.html

POCKET SERMONS By Reverend Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

 POCKET SERMON 12: "A PALM SUNDAY REFLECTION AND BELATED CHRISTIAN WELCOME TO ISRAEL AND PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU" March 28, 2010 By Reverend Barbara Sexton www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross" http://dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/2010/03/pocket-sermon-12-palm-sunday-reflection.htm

POCKET SERMON 11: "YOU WON'T LIKE THIS ONE- THE POPE, SEX ABUSE AND BLACK LIBERATION THEOLOGY". MARCH 20, 2010. TAKE THIS LITTLE SERMONETTE, COPY IT AND SHARE IT! (Reuters) - Pope Benedict apologized on Saturday to victims of child sex ...

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POCKET SERMON 10: "A SOLAR EVENT TUTORIAL-NOAA 11049 FROM ALPHA TO OMEGA". By Reverend Barbara Sexton Dear Ones Healing Ministry. Take this little Sermonette, print it and share it! "1Now, brothers, about times and dates we do not need ...

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POCKET SERMON 9: "WHY ARE WE SO AFRAID OF THE APOCALYPSE?--THE LIFTING OF THE VEIL" BY REVEREND BARBARA SEXTON February 8, 2010 "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross" Dear Ones Healing Ministry ...
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POCKET SERMON 8: "HERE COMES THE SUN: 2012 PROPHECIES FOR YOU BY REVEREND BARBARA SEXTON JANUARY 13, 2010 Dear Ones Healing Ministry-Where Science Meets the Cross! http://dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/2010/01/pocket-sermon-8-here-comes-sun-2012.html

POCKET SERMON 7: "WHY NOT CHECK OUT THE BIBLE THIS NEW YEAR 2010? YOU MIGHT LIKE IT!" By REVEREND BARBARA SEXTON. Take this little Sermonette, print it and share it! A curious thing, the Bible is and people read it for a variety of ...

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POCKET SERMON 6: CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS OF CRUCIFIXION. by Reverend Barbara Sexton. Take this Sermonette, print it and share it! There are not many forms of execution more gruesome than that of crucifixion. Scripture, as well as history ...
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POCKET SERMON 5: "TROUBLING WORDS LIKE MARY HEARD" by Reverend Barbara Sexton Take this Sermonette, print it and share it! Luke 1:26-38 NIV The Birth of Jesus Foretold 26In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, ...

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POCKET SERMON 4: I'LL SAY IT IF NOBODY ELSE WILL by Reverend Barbara Sexton. Take this little sermonette, print it and share it! I understand. I understand that church is not such a good place for everyone. ...
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POCKET SERMON 3: H1N1 'SWINE FLU' COMES TO STAMFORD, CT. Take this little sermonette, print it and share it! The way I see it, three things are necessary in order for us all to handle this H1N1 virus pandemic. They are (not necessarily ...

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POCKET SERMON 2: "GOODNIGHT, IRENE" Take this little sermonette, print it and share it! Ever so carefully, I bent to lift the cardboard shipping box up off the floor where it had first been placed on delivery day. ...

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POCKET SERMON 1: IS OUR FORGIVENESS UNFAIR??? Take this little sermonette, print it and share it! Is our concept of Christian forgiveness 'unfair' in a sense? I've been asked this question several times and have had to defend the very ...

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'Why D.C. Area Had An Earthquake & Predicting What's To Come: A Tutorial' By Reverend Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/16jul_ilws/

Dear Ones:
     It is said that 'with hindsight, EVERYONE is brilliant'.  But I've been writing these Tutorials for a while now, correlating 'space weather' with what's happening here on terra firma...meaning 'earth'.  It's good to know that the international scientific community is now officially 'taking note' also and you can check it out by checking out the NASA link above.
     Some are surprised by this earthquake.  President Obama's foolish 'taunting' about the 'earth not moving under his feet' or something to that effect after the passing of the abyssmal 'Health Care Deform (sic!) Bill' ASIDE...this earthquake is not at all unexpected for those of us who study space weather.
     I'd like to explain a few things to you in an easy-to-understand manner pertaining to this D.C/MD area shaker.  For additional Tutorials like this, just look at my index on the right side of the page, but here are the salient points for now.  If you'd like to play 'amateur astro/solar physicist', just 'collect and monitor' the links I provide you with here.
     First, we have an earthquake map, below.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/285_40.php

     We see that the Washington, D.C. area was recently hit with a rogue 'quake' of magnitude 3.6 (see map above--the little 'blue square' )  The epicenter was in Maryland and the specifics per the USGS are:
MAP 3.6 2010/07/16 09:04:47 39.167 -77.252 5.0 POTOMAC-SHENANDOAH REGION
(map mag   date            time         lat          lon                   region)
LINK: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php
     Long time readers here know that the USGS is the United States Geological Service.  As in my Tutorials, I've lined out how clearly 'SPACE Weather' is correlated with events on earth, including earthquakes, volcanic eruption, severe weather, and so forth.  
     So let's look at the 'weather picture' just prior to this Gaithersburg, MD earthquake.  Here is the Kp index graph which reflects energy hitting the earth from the sun.  Please note that there is a slight 'delay' (anywhere from 2-4 days, generally, if that) between the time the sun throws off it's energy and the time it hits earth and affects something or other.

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html

Next, let's look at the 'solar wind' graph which is reflective of the force with which energy from the sun is being 'thrown off':

http://umtof.umd.edu/pm/latest2day.gif

http://umtof.umd.edu/pm/latest2day.gif

Next, let us take a look at recent 'warnings and alerts' about space weather:

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/alerts/warnings_timeline.html

     Finally, you can see all sorts of beautiful photos of 'solar flares' if you'd like to witness the beauty of the sun's energy being thrown off.  Those of you in Northern areas will see 'Auroras', which in the field are quantified by numbers <1-10 and are described in terms of 'Auroral Oval Input Power'.  This refers to the 'oval' of solar energy over and in the earth's atmosphere.  More solar flares=more auroras=more solar energy in the form of x-rays, electrons, protons, radio waves, etc hitting and affecting earth.

     Here's another some good link for you:

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/pmap/index.html

    One last note, my dear readers.  I really don't 'need' to know all this science and make predictions, for I read and believe the Bible which says:

"4Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. 5For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,[a]' and will deceive many. 6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8All these are the beginning of birth pains."  Matthew 24:4-8

     And Scripture says there will be 'pestilences', too.  But I know that many of you are agnostics/atheists and I can relate to that, for I was one, too, for the first 37 years of my life.  I understand 'believing only in science'...but at this point I am content to trust in God, so I don't get too wound up about things.

     Still..the 'scientist' in me can't resist reviewing and analyzing 'data', but that's just me.  While I never pretend to be able to 'predict' the will of God for all of us on earth, I can't help but marvel at the wonderment of His universe and at the miracle that is 'us'.

     If only we listen to that 'small, still BOOMING VOICE' in our hearts, minds and souls, we should do alright.

God Bless you all and may you be granted wisdom!

With Love in Christ,

Reverend Barbara Sexton

"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/  

"Because of the Increase of Wickedness, the Love of Most Will Grow Cold..." By Rev Barbara Sexton

"10At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come."  Jesus speaking in Matthew 24:10-14  (NIV)


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Reverend Barbara Sexton

http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/

"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

UNDERSEA EUROPEAN VOLCANO MAY COLLAPSE, CAUSE TSUNAMI By Rev Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross" www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com

William Kaluta Photography

http://dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/2010/03/introducing-william-kaluta-photographer.html

EXPERTS: UNDERSEA VOLCANO MAY COLLAPSE, CAUSE TSUNAMI
FROM CNN: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/30/experts-undersea-volcano-may-collapse-cause-tsunami/
11:32 AM ET
Permalink Experts: Undersea volcano may collapse, cause tsunami
These images of the Marsili volcano show magnetic and gravity anomalies, which researchers say increase chances of a collapse.
The walls of the largest underwater volcano in Europe could collapse, releasing thousands of tons of magma, which would trigger a tsunami that would likely inundate southern Italy, experts at the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology told CNN.
The Marsili volcano, which has an active magma chamber, also has areas losing magnetism and a large amount of weak and permeable rocks supporting it, which researchers said means that the walls could essentially crumble at any time with the right seismic activity.
READ THE REST HERE: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/30/experts-undersea-volcano-may-collapse-cause-tsunami/
FINALLY--Someone is speaking about these things!
May God Show His Mercy On Us,
Reverend Barbara Sexton
www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com

http://www.visi.com/~brainiac/solar/aurora.shtml

The observed hemisperic auroral power input is at 8.0 GW on a scale of 1-10.

Rev Barb Sexton

DOHM

http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/ 

"A DAY WITHOUT GOD DOESN'T EXIST" QUOTE BY JIM SUTTON www.GOSPELGIFS.com Posted By Rev Barbara Sexton www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com March 18, 2010

    
     Jim Sutton of www.Gospelgifs.com said on Twitter http://twitter.com/Gospelgifs :

"A DAY WITHOUT GOD DOESN'T EXIST"

Jim Sutton of http://www.gospelgifs.com/

       

      All I can say about this dear man is that I hear the Holy Spirit speaking through him!  I appreciate the beautiful Christian Graphics he labors to provides us with and I pray for him all the time.  It is a true blessing to see what he writes for us on behalf of the Lord. 

Please pray for him, also, as I do, and it will be a blessing for you, too!

With Thanks and Gratitude in Christ,

Rev Barbara Sexton
www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com
This is what Jim also says:




     "We know that Jesus is the true light that came into the world to enlighten every human soul. This is made clear to us in the opening verses of John's Gospel, chapter 1. As it was in the first century, so it is today. Jesus is the light that enables every human soul to see God. In Christ, God is working to draw every human being to Himself. When we share the Gospel in any meaningful way, we are participating in the grace of God for other people.

     While it is true that God does not need us (He could save us all without any human help), He does invite us, and call us into the work of the Gospel. We may not go out onto the streets or far away into a mission field in some other land, but we can do whatever the lord gives us to do right where we are.
     Never forget that every neighborhood and every city and every workplace, cafe, and backyard is a mission field. The people on our street are just as important to God as the people in some distant land.
     The light that brings hope to every human being is Jesus. Let us share that light with everyone we can." By JIM SUTTON OF:
http://www.gospelgifs.com/
AMEN, (is all I can say : )
Rev Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
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A MESSAGE TO CHRISTIAN BASHERS EVERYWHERE: THE EARTH TILTS & DAYS SHORTEN By REV BARBARA SEXTON DEAR ONES HEALING MINISTRY Mar 2, 2010

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Chilean Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days   03.01.10

The Feb. 27 magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile may have shortened  the length of each Earth day.
      JPL research scientist Richard Gross computed how Earth's rotation should have changed as a result of the Feb. 27 quake. Using a complex model, he and fellow scientists came up with a preliminary calculation that the quake should have shortened the length of an Earth day by about 1.26 microseconds (a microsecond is one millionth of a second).
     Perhaps more impressive is how much the quake shifted Earth's axis.  Read the rest of this NASA piece here:
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/earth-20100301.html
A Message to CHRISTIAN-BASHERS EVERYWHERE
From Reverend Barbara Sexton:
     Truly I remember what Scripture says about this.  Do you?  God through the Bible speaks of these things, as in Isaiah 24:1-23 below.  If you can manage a few moments away from your ANTI-CHRISTIAN AND/OR ANTI-GOD ACTIVITIES, you might find something interesting here:
The Lord’s Devastation of the Earth

1See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth
and devastate it;
he will ruin its face
and scatter its inhabitants—
2it will be the same
for priest as for people,
for master as for servant,
for mistress as for maid,
for seller as for buyer,
for borrower as for lender,
for debtor as for creditor.
3The earth will be completely laid waste
and totally plundered.
The Lord has spoken this word.
4The earth dries up and withers,
the world languishes and withers,
the exalted of the earth languish.
5The earth is defiled by its people;
they have disobeyed the laws,
violated the statutes
and broken the everlasting covenant.
6Therefore a curse consumes the earth;
its people must bear their guilt.
Therefore earth’s inhabitants are burned up,
and very few are left.
7The new wine dries up and the vine withers;
all the merrymakers groan.
8The gaiety of the tambourines is stilled,
the noise of the revelers has stopped,
the joyful harp is silent.
9No longer do they drink wine with a song;
the beer is bitter to its drinkers.
10The ruined city lies desolate;
the entrance to every house is barred.
11In the streets they cry out for wine;
all joy turns to gloom,
all gaiety is banished from the earth.
12The city is left in ruins,
its gate is battered to pieces.
13So will it be on the earth
and among the nations,
as when an olive tree is beaten,
or as when gleanings are left after the grape harvest.
14They raise their voices, they shout for joy;
from the west they acclaim the Lord’s majesty.

15Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord;

exalt the name of the Lord, the God of Israel,

in the islands of the sea.

16From the ends of the earth we hear singing:
“Glory to the Righteous One.”
But I said, “I waste away, I waste away!
Woe to me!The treacherous betray!
With treachery the treacherous betray!”
17Terror and pit and snare await you,18Whoever flees at the sound of terror
O people of the earth.
will fall into a pit;
whoever climbs out of the pit
will be caught in a snare.
The floodgates of the heavens are opened,
the foundations of the earth shake.
19The earth is broken up,

the earth is split asunder,

the earth is thoroughly shaken.

20The earth reels like a drunkard,

it sways like a hut in the wind;
so heavy upon it is the guilt of its rebellion
that it falls—never to rise again.
21In that day the Lord will punish
the powers in the heavens above
and the kings on the earth below.
22They will be herded together
like prisoners bound in a dungeon;
they will be shut up in prison
and be punished after many days.
23The moon will be abashed, the sun ashamed;
for the Lord Almighty will reign
on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
and before its elders, gloriously.
Isaiah 24:1-23 (NIV)
     I know that many of you who are reading this scoff at this message.  You don't believe it and you certainly don't believe it applies to you!  God help you to see past yourselves     
     Please rethink your mindset on this, if you can.  The new and very popular 'Christian-Bashing Movement' will still be there and waiting for you when you get back.  I promise.  It's not going anywhere soon and, if anything, it will be increasing as the days go on.  So rest easy, Christian-Bashers and read a while.
     You remember the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament, don't you?  Isaiah foretold of Jesus' birth.  It's the book the boy Jesus read from in the Temple.  And it's a book that's good for scoffers like yourself to read from, too.  I don't know if you will take a break from yourself, but just know I am praying that you finish reading here (I know, I know...you hate it when Christians say they will pray for you, but I'm going to do it anyway, so just live with it.)
     In any case, if you don't like what you're reading here, don't blame me.  I'm just the messenger.   The highlights above are mine, however, and God help me if I mislead anyone. 
    We're in the same boat, you see...as the earth trembles and the waters rise, you and I.
For you in Christ,
Reverend Barb Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/

POCKET SERMON 8: "HERE COMES THE SUN: 2012 PROPHECIES FOR YOU" BY REVEREND BARBARA SEXTON, "THE BIBLICAL BIOCHEMIST"

POCKET SERMON 8: "HERE COMES THE SUN: 2012 PROPHECIES FOR YOU
BY REVEREND BARBARA SEXTON JANUARY 13, 2010
Dear Ones Healing Ministry-Where Science Meets the Cross!

Take this little Sermonette, print it and share it.

Dear Ones:

I believe that people who have a basic understanding of what's going on around them will not be so 'afraid' of events happening, especially those which are out of our control. Therefore, I want to address a few basic concepts regarding the flubbub over all things 2012. Surely by now you've been bombarded by huge amounts of 2012 predictions and wonder what to think about all of it, just as I do.

First, we all basically understand that earthquakes result from shifts in tectonic plates. The earth has a hot, molten core and when it 'acts up', energy is directed towards the surface somewhere on the earth and it 'cracks' as an earthquake.

Then we have a similar situation on the sun, only on the sun, when the energy on the SURFACE "acts up", producing a solar flare, the energy (yes, besides being thrown out into space) is also transferred INWARDLY , thus producing what are known as SUNQUAKES.

Why am I telling you this? It is because the scientific community is convinced that a series of solar flares will occur before and around that infamous December 21, 2012 date. It is predicted that these flares will produce many large SUNQUAKES, which in turn will disrupt the surface of the sun and produce yet more energy-emitting solar flares.

Solar flare energy is measured by all sorts of parameters including proton, electron, 'magnetic field', 'plasma', etc emissions. If you want to see interesting pictures and graphs of these things, here is a link: http://solarmonitor.org/index.php On the right side of the screen, click on the links that will lead you to various interesting graphs. One does not need to be an astrophysicist to tell from photos and graphs that things are active at this time in history.

Here is what you should bear in mind: Before any major EVENTS occur here on earth, there will be disturbances in SOLAR activity. As long as you have access to a computer, you will be able to prepare for these events. I'm not saying that the earth will be totally devastated, but I AM saying that some of the earth will suffer destruction. So you know, a series of solar events preceded the Haitian earthquakes. And though it's been lost in the translation, there have also recently been substantial earthquakes in California, the Philippines and elsewhere, ALSO due to recent solar history. Noting the trends is very useful for those who are not afraid to know a bit as we live in faith.

Is it time to panic? No. Is it time to be realistic? Yes. Is it time to prepare? Yes. Is all this predicted in Scripture? YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!

The Great Commission: 16Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Mt 28:16-17 (NIV)

My Dear Ones, help those who are lost in their understanding of things and introduce them to the Redemptive Power of Jesus Christ. As many mothers and grandmothers and I do, don't you wonder how in the world anyone, young or old, can possibly manage with all the strife in the world without having a spiritual base in life

"18Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Mt 28:18-20 (NIV)

If you've never really evangelized before, now is the time to consider it. Share the comfort of your faith and spread that GOOD NEWS. Not only CAN you do it, but you SHOULD do it, no matter what may come on December 21, 2012.
AMEN Reverend Barbara Sexton, "The Biblical Biochemist" January 13, 2010
Dear Ones Healing Ministry- Where Science Meets the Cross!

POCKET SERMON 1: IS OUR FORGIVENESS UNFAIR? By Rev Barbara Sexton

POCKET SERMON 1: IS OUR FORGIVENESS UNFAIR???

Take this little sermonette, print it and share it!  Is our concept of Christian forgiveness 'unfair' in a sense?  I've been asked this question several times and have had to defend the very concept of the forgiveness of the Lord.  This may sound incredible, but some resent the very fact that we, as Christians, can--in theory at least--wait up until the very last minute of our earthly life, having a grand old time and doing bad--and then BAM!!!  We can get on our knees and pray for forgiveness and all's well and that's THAT!  And we end up in HEAVEN! with ALL the people who struggled their whole lives to behave as God would have them!

That doesn't sound....RIGHT...does it?

Well...it is, in theory, anyway.  Yes, it is possible to lead a life not so pleasing to God and then at the last minute on our deathbeds to repent and be forgiven and to go to Heaven.  This is the truth.  Implicit in this is the concept that one does, indeed, consider Jesus to be his/her personal Savior ....that one does truly desire change (even at the last minute)....that one is truly repentent (that is, is really, really, sorry)....and that one can withstand God's scrutiny.  But, is this such a good idea and way to go?

What if you are UNABLE to repent at the last minute due to...I don't know...a COMA or something???  And what if there is a glitch of some sort, as in an inability to pass the sniff test of TRUTH at that last minute?  Then, finally, what about the concept the world knows as 'karma'?  What about all that built-up 'bad karma' surrounding last-minute repentent types?  How is the whole of the existence to be balanced out in a case like this, I ask you?

My answers for those who care to read them are:

1)  Truly repentent last-minute Christians are a true blessing to all when they are forgiven by the Lord.  Now, since we can never really completely know the mind of God....nor the intentions of the sorry one....it is best to assume the best in others and worry about our own states of grace and leave it at that.  God is very smart and He makes all things right!

2)  We must not forget that God desires that ALL be saved, and we as Christians are supposed to help with that.  There are many ways to help and cheering on a new Christian certainly is one of them.  I am reminded of the Scripture verses known as 'The Parable of the Lost Sheep'.  JESUS SAYS:  “4 Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. (Luke 15:4-7  NIV)

I hope this Pocket Sermon helps you on your spiritual journey.  We'll revisit forgiveness and other Christian wonderments in future issues.

With Love in Christ,

Reverend Barb