Dear Pastor Ezekiel, no offense intended.

[Tomas de Molinos III]

Re: Dear Pastor Ezekiel, no offense intended.

Welcome to our friendly forums, Tommy!

One of the ways in which we get to know people better is to find out their favorite Bible verse from the Living Word! Pray tell, what verse jumps out at you most, and why?

Aye, thank you, Madame Etheldreda.

I would have to say that my all time favorite bible verse is:

"Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."
(Mark 8:38)

He sure knowed how to law down the law! I love the command of the language, the great certainty it inspires, and above all the needed fear of our God it gives, with the added flourish of hope at the end!

Two other great guides to me (I know only one was asked for, so apologies, I'm just overflowing with the spirit this TGIF!) always:
Genesis 38: 8-10 & Deuteronomy 23:1


And a special thanks to Brother Harold Porter for making my prose readable, and enabling paragraphs (which I had attempted, yet oddly it didn't stick).

[Mary Etheldreda]

Re: Dear Pastor Ezekiel, no offense intended.

Welcome to our friendly forums, Tommy!

One of the ways in which we get to know people better is to find out their favorite Bible verse from the Living Word! Pray tell, what verse jumps out at you most, and why?

[Tomas de Molinos III]

It is a pleasure and a privilege to be a part of this site in any way. I wasn't aware of my ability to even start threads on these fine forums. I would have introduced myself Properly if I had not been ignorant of this outlet. Yes, I accept my infraction of 15 points, and would suggest a higher infraction rate if it pleases the good Pastor or others. I understand well the necessity of a proper punishment. I am thoroughly penitent and shamed by my being called out for yappity yap yap yapping my flap.

Let it be known that I am, and always will be, a humble servant, wherever I roam, and if my syntax would ramble too much, I accept the lash gratefully from my admitted superiors. It is my dream to one day lead my own Church again. I was cast out in an insurrection by an unruly parish that had quite literally gone to the devil, and (falsely) accused yours truly in fact of getting too...`frisky`, shall we say, in the manner in which I personally doled out punishment. I currently serve the Lord in the best way I can, and toil in his soil for the good of all the land, in the best of hopes for better days, and plumper vegetables, to come.

I actually found Jesus in the garden one day when I Was a Teenaged Sinner. There I was kneeing, like a blister in the sun, or a wart on an ass, as I was passing down my seed frivolously and selfishly, unto the earth where no good things could grow. I saw Christ on the head of an aphid, and His bite on my tallywacker told me all I needed to know about the need to change my compulsive, self-abusing ways. From that point on, I chose to only do things for others, as selflessly, in serving Christ, as best I know how. I could go on with more personal details, but I've done rambled enough for now.

I anxiously await meeting new friends, joining in His Spirit with fellows of similar mind and goals, and helping others cultivate their own gardens as well as I've been blessed to do for my own. Thank you, brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers, babies and those nearest to meeting their maker.

Greetings and blessings unto you all, Tomàs de Molinos III ..... P. S. - you can call me Tommy!