Greetings in Jesus' Name!

[Basilissa]

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I hope you're having a blessed day, and I hope your garden thrives, too.

Well, my outdoor garden is still pretty much in the state of a frozen tundra (not even a single crocus peeking yet), but my potted plants indoor turned into a jungle that blocks all sunlight from entering through the windows!

[Isabella White]

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Oh, I'm so happy to meet another lady who likes gardening! Do you just grow flowers, or do you keep a vegetable and/or herb garden as well?

Dear, I grow flowers, vegetables and some herbs -- both in God's good ground and also in clay pots. Proverbs 12:11 "He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding." Working in the garden reminds me of the Creation, sadly ruined by selfish pursuits. Even clearing up the rubbish brings great pleasure. Removing the weeds reminds me of the sins that other people (such as my RC hellbound neighbors) get into when they listen to the voice of the devil and how the Lord will banish them to a very hot place. Seeing the new growth of the plants reminds me of how the Lord loves us in blessed re-birth! I hope you're having a blessed day, and I hope your garden thrives, too.

[Basilissa]

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I often quote verses when the ungodly neighbor's kids look like they'd like to pick my petunias.

Oh, I'm so happy to meet another lady who likes gardening! Do you just grow flowers, or do you keep a vegetable and/or herb garden as well?

[Isabella White]

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Welcome! I had a friend who was a Pennycostal like that. Is it true they are all stinkin' drunk when they flop around the church like that? Or is it more a matter of lunacy? My friend was a bit of a lush, but she was also crazy so I never did find out.

Thank you very much, Mary. My, what a lovely name. It's a favorite of mine, although I do admit that it reminds me of the neighbors as they head off to blaspheme the Lord at their basilica. To answer your question, yes, yes, it's true. Daddy didn't mind the antics, and he actually encouraged it. The crazier they got, then the easier it was to shake the money out of their pockets during offering time. Lunacy does play into it to a certain extent, I'm convinced. For example, I remember when Sister Mary Lou got up to give a testimony about being delivered from a peanut butter demon. Can't say I miss those day, not when I have my good Baptist friends. May God richly bless you, and thank you again.

[Isabella White]

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Hello, dear, and to our forum! Revelation 8 is such a nice choice! What's not to love - the destruction of earth by fire (Rev 8:7), sea turning to blood, thus killing sea creatures and people on ships (Rev 8:8-9), star falling down to rivers and making them poisonous, thus killing land creatures and people (Rev 8:10-11), 1/3 of the Sun and Moon being smitten and 1/3 of stars turning off (Rev 8:12)! Truly, this chapter is such a great testimony of how much God loves His own creation!

Why, thank you kindly! I appreciate your good welcome; makes me feel right at home. You are so right, Revelation 8 is such a nice chapter, but what's not to love in the entire book? I often quote verses when the ungodly neighbor's kids look like they'd like to pick my petunias. Hellfire was made for people like that! Have a blessed day and a blessed Sunday in worship.

[Mary Etheldreda]

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Welcome! I had a friend who was a Pennycostal like that. Is it true they are all stinkin' drunk when they flop around the church like that? Or is it more a matter of lunacy? My friend was a bit of a lush, but she was also crazy so I never did find out.

[Basilissa]

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Hello, dear, and to our forum! Revelation 8 is such a nice choice! What's not to love - the destruction of earth by fire (Rev 8:7), sea turning to blood, thus killing sea creatures and people on ships (Rev 8:8-9), star falling down to rivers and making them poisonous, thus killing land creatures and people (Rev 8:10-11), 1/3 of the Sun and Moon being smitten and 1/3 of stars turning off (Rev 8:12)! Truly, this chapter is such a great testimony of how much God loves His own creation!

[Isabella White]

I am so happy to have found this blessed forum. My dear father was a preacher (Pentecostal) and after many years of dancing and gibberish, I left their churches and sought out Baptist fellowship. I look forward to meeting many interesting and holy members on this good site as we rally to rid the world of sin:

Rev. 8:13 "And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!"