Why do we use the screen names that we do?

[amadeus]

Well Cristo means Christ and Rei means king...
So it's Christ the King which I think speaks for itself...

Even so! He is indeed to be our king... if we only will allow it! Praise his name!

 

[amadeus]

To too am a member on many forums...half of them I can't remember...many have 'died'.

I believe that I have always used "Helen" because that is my name!
On a few of them, this one included, I used a screen name 'ByGrace' only because at that time no one seemed to use their own names..and if I used Helen I would be the odd man out. After a while...when a few on here like Nancy Scott Willie etc used their own names I asked Iforrest to change my name from 'ByGrace' to my own name.

My very first forum was UKCW ( UK christian Web) I believe it was the late '90's ....I forget. It was a great forum run by a guy named Trevor...I hated it when he got too busy after he married to keep it, and he let it go. On there I met many that I still know today...
You were on there too weren't you @amadeus ? @Mike Waters ,
was, and @Giuliano ...

Yes, I was there for a short time, but before I was able to get very involved it faded away.

 

[amadeus]

When I first joined a christian forum (rapture ready i think it was), Philip was taken, so i used both of my Christian names, and have continued to do so.

Side note: the feast of Sts. Philip and James is celebrated May 3rd.

Peace!

And peace to you my friend!

 

[amadeus]

Eternally Grateful

I am eternally grateful for all God has given me

adopted me as his son
Justified me through his son
Proved his love by sending his own son
Laying his life down so I could have live and not just Life but abundant life

and much much more

Give God always the glory! Praise His holy name!
Let us all be eternally grateful for what He has provided to us!

 

[amadeus]

THE STORY BEHIND MY AVATAR
“You will no longer be just a grain of sand." These words were part of a personal prophecy in the form of a song which came to me the first time I ever sang in tongues. After I had sung it in tongues a number of times I sang it in English and then wrote it down. One line said, “You will no longer be just a grain of sand”, and others said, “You will no longer be just a lump of clay” and “You will no longer be an unfruitful tree.

At the time I knew nothing of ‘sand’, ‘clay’ or ‘fruitful trees’ but these words have been fermenting in my heart, soul and spirit right from the very beginning. Meditating on them and singing them to myself has always been a way of connecting with God and speaking his plan for me into my life.

A few month’s ago as I sat quietly with the Lord at the start of a new day, just being at peace and drinking my tea his whisper spoke into my spirit saying, ‘I have turned you into a pearl.’

Now it took me a couple of minutes to understand the significance of this but when I did my spirit soared within me as I realised he was telling me that the first part of that personal prophecy had been fulfilled in me.

Since then I have been meditating about how pearls get to be pearls and God has shown me that the grain of sand which gets into an oyster can’t make itself beautiful. The sand has no inherent beauty of its own. It is the oyster that does all the work;, wrapping layer upon layer of beauty round the grit, covering it with its own natural covering so that it glows and gleams and shines not with it’s own beauty but that of the oyster.

So it is with us who are in Christ. We start off as bits of grit, worthless of ourselves but once in him we begin the transformation as he covers us with layer upon layer of his own beauty, turning us into pearls. Wherever we are and whatever we are doing and whoever we are with this beauty should be obvious. We should gleam and glow and shine with the beauty of Jesus.

We can take no credit for the work has been all his. It is his own beauty that he has wrapped around us so that we are made more and more into his likeness.

The avatar which a people have commented on is of a pearl inside a rose. Now I might be a pearl in God’s eyes but I do still have a few ‘thorns’.

On other forums I've also been 'Poppy' but that's another story.

Thank you for sharing this with us. May God richly bless you as a beautiful pearl bearing good fruit in His name!

 

[Hidden In Him]

THE STORY BEHIND MY AVATAR
“You will no longer be just a grain of sand." These words were part of a personal prophecy in the form of a song which came to me the first time I ever sang in tongues. After I had sung it in tongues a number of times I sang it in English and then wrote it down. One line said, “You will no longer be just a grain of sand”, and others said, “You will no longer be just a lump of clay” and “You will no longer be an unfruitful tree.

At the time I knew nothing of ‘sand’, ‘clay’ or ‘fruitful trees’ but these words have been fermenting in my heart, soul and spirit right from the very beginning. Meditating on them and singing them to myself has always been a way of connecting with God and speaking his plan for me into my life.

A few month’s ago as I sat quietly with the Lord at the start of a new day, just being at peace and drinking my tea his whisper spoke into my spirit saying, ‘I have turned you into a pearl.’

Now it took me a couple of minutes to understand the significance of this but when I did my spirit soared within me as I realised he was telling me that the first part of that personal prophecy had been fulfilled in me.

Since then I have been meditating about how pearls get to be pearls and God has shown me that the grain of sand which gets into an oyster can’t make itself beautiful. The sand has no inherent beauty of its own. It is the oyster that does all the work;, wrapping layer upon layer of beauty round the grit, covering it with its own natural covering so that it glows and gleams and shines not with it’s own beauty but that of the oyster.

So it is with us who are in Christ. We start off as bits of grit, worthless of ourselves but once in him we begin the transformation as he covers us with layer upon layer of his own beauty, turning us into pearls. Wherever we are and whatever we are doing and whoever we are with this beauty should be obvious. We should gleam and glow and shine with the beauty of Jesus.

We can take no credit for the work has been all his. It is his own beauty that he has wrapped around us so that we are made more and more into his likeness.

The avatar which a people have commented on is of a pearl inside a rose. Now I might be a pearl in God’s eyes but I do still have a few ‘thorns’.

Wow. Wonderful testimony!

Mine's based off Colossians 3:2-4. "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For you are dead, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then you shall also appear with Him in glory." It's about humility, and of not desiring to be seen by men. My continual desire and prayer is that the Father so clothe me completely in the Lord Jesus Christ and His Fulness that it is no longer I who live but Christ who lives is me.

The avatar is also based on this. Angels are not visible to earthly eyes (normally, anyway). Easier said than done, of course, but that is my incessant prayer.

Since we're sharing, the avatar also conforms to a video that's always been something of an anthem for me. My desire and calling is to train and lead the army of God to war during the end-times, and encourage them to do greater things in Christ than they ever dreamed possible.

Stunts performed in this video always bring to my mind the verse that says, "they will march every one in his rows, and they shall not break their ranks." (Joel 2:7). I have seen the Blue Angels in person a few times, and admire them for their discipline, and the power to inspire.

I suppose that's more than what was asked for, but it's the full story behind my avatar and my site name.

 

[Willie T]

THE STORY BEHIND MY AVATAR
“You will no longer be just a grain of sand." These words were part of a personal prophecy in the form of a song which came to me the first time I ever sang in tongues. After I had sung it in tongues a number of times I sang it in English and then wrote it down. One line said, “You will no longer be just a grain of sand”, and others said, “You will no longer be just a lump of clay” and “You will no longer be an unfruitful tree.

At the time I knew nothing of ‘sand’, ‘clay’ or ‘fruitful trees’ but these words have been fermenting in my heart, soul and spirit right from the very beginning. Meditating on them and singing them to myself has always been a way of connecting with God and speaking his plan for me into my life.

A few month’s ago as I sat quietly with the Lord at the start of a new day, just being at peace and drinking my tea his whisper spoke into my spirit saying, ‘I have turned you into a pearl.’

Now it took me a couple of minutes to understand the significance of this but when I did my spirit soared within me as I realised he was telling me that the first part of that personal prophecy had been fulfilled in me.

Since then I have been meditating about how pearls get to be pearls and God has shown me that the grain of sand which gets into an oyster can’t make itself beautiful. The sand has no inherent beauty of its own. It is the oyster that does all the work;, wrapping layer upon layer of beauty round the grit, covering it with its own natural covering so that it glows and gleams and shines not with it’s own beauty but that of the oyster.

So it is with us who are in Christ. We start off as bits of grit, worthless of ourselves but once in him we begin the transformation as he covers us with layer upon layer of his own beauty, turning us into pearls. Wherever we are and whatever we are doing and whoever we are with this beauty should be obvious. We should gleam and glow and shine with the beauty of Jesus.

We can take no credit for the work has been all his. It is his own beauty that he has wrapped around us so that we are made more and more into his likeness.

The avatar which a people have commented on is of a pearl inside a rose. Now I might be a pearl in God’s eyes but I do still have a few ‘thorns’.

On other forums I've also been 'Poppy' but that's another story.

I had no idea that was supposed to be a pearl inside a rose.

 

[amadeus]

Wow. Wonderful testimony!

Mine's based off Colossians 3:2-4. "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For you are dead, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory." It's about humility, and of not desiring to be seen by men. My continual desire and prayer is that the Father so clothe me completely in the Lord Jesus Christ and His Fulness that it is no longer I who live but Christ who lives is me.

The avatar is also based on this. Angels are not visible to earthly eyes (normally, anyway). Easier said than done, of course, but that is my incessant prayer.

Since we're sharing, the avatar also conforms to a video that's always been something of an anthem for me. My desire and calling is to train and lead the army of God to war during the end-times, and encourage them to do greater things in Christ than they ever dreamed possible. I have 30 years of life yet, and will fulfill what He has called me to do.

Stunts performed in this video always bring to my mind the verse that says, "they will march every one in his rows, and they shall not break their ranks." (Joel 2:7). I have seen the Blue Angels in person a few times, and admire them for their discipline, and the power to inspire.

I suppose that's more than what was asked for, but it's the full story behind my avatar and my site name.

My wife was born in San Francisco and as a little girl lived in Palo Alto just across from Moffett Field, the naval air station. She and her brothers used to watch the Blue Angels sitting in the backyard of
their home whenever they did one of their exhibitions. I lived farther south and only saw them a couple of times a very long time ago. Thank you for sharing.

 

[Heart2Soul]

Mine is pretty foretelling.....the relationship between the heart and soul is the center of every decision we will ever make about what choices we decide to make. That is why I pray Psalm 51:10 over my life all the time....create in me a clean heart, oh Lord, and renew a right spirit within me.

 

[Nancy]

Can we change our screen names? I know Helen did. Mine is of course, boring ole Nancy..lol. But, I would like to and have been wanting to change it for some time now.

 

[APAK]

Wow. Wonderful testimony!

Mine's based off Colossians 3:2-4. "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For you are dead, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then you shall also appear with Him in glory." It's about humility, and of not desiring to be seen by men. My continual desire and prayer is that the Father so clothe me completely in the Lord Jesus Christ and His Fulness that it is no longer I who live but Christ who lives is me.

The avatar is also based on this. Angels are not visible to earthly eyes (normally, anyway). Easier said than done, of course, but that is my incessant prayer.

Since we're sharing, the avatar also conforms to a video that's always been something of an anthem for me. My desire and calling is to train and lead the army of God to war during the end-times, and encourage them to do greater things in Christ than they ever dreamed possible.

Stunts performed in this video always bring to my mind the verse that says, "they will march every one in his rows, and they shall not break their ranks." (Joel 2:7). I have seen the Blue Angels in person a few times, and admire them for their discipline, and the power to inspire.

I suppose that's more than what was asked for, but it's the full story behind my avatar and my site name.

I see you are biased as you prefer your angels NAVY blue, rather than AF blue...lol;)

 

[Heart2Soul]

Can we change our screen names? I know Helen did. Mine is of course, boring ole Nancy..lol. But, I would like to and have been wanting to change it for some time now.

It's up to lforrest....send him a PM about it.

 

[Hidden In Him]

I see you are biased as you prefer your angels NAVY blue, rather than AF blue...lol;)

Ha!
All on the same team, brother. All on the same team. ;)

 

[Hidden In Him]

Can we change our screen names? I know Helen did. Mine is of course, boring ole Nancy..lol. But, I would like to and have been wanting to change it for some time now.

I happen to like boring ol' Nancy! : )

 

[Bobby Jo]

Can we change our screen names? I know Helen did. Mine is of course, boring ole Nancy..lol. But, I would like to and have been wanting to change it for some time now.

"Nancy" isn't boring, or average, or below average!

thus: Bobby Jo ;)

 

[Willie T]

I think Nancy is cute
nancy cartoon images - Google Search:

 

[Enoch111]

But, I would like to and have been wanting to change it for some time now.

You can always go by Fancy Nancy.

 

[Rita]

To too am a member on many forums...half of them I can't remember...many have 'died'.

I believe that I have always used "Helen" because that is my name!
On a few of them, this one included, I used a screen name 'ByGrace' only because at that time no one seemed to use their own names..and if I used Helen I would be the odd man out. After a while...when a few on here like Nancy Scott Willie etc used their own names I asked Iforrest to change my name from 'ByGrace' to my own name.

My very first forum was UKCW ( UK christian Web) I believe it was the late '90's ....I forget. It was a great forum run by a guy named Trevor...I hated it when he got too busy after he married to keep it, and he let it go. On there I met many that I still know today...
You were on there too weren't you @amadeus ? @Mike Waters ,
was, and @Giuliano ...

I was on their too xx
Isn’t that the one where Patsy was a moderator - I really liked that forum x

I just stuck with my name this time round.....I sometimes pick butterfly as they remind me ‘ that I am free to fly ‘ ...
Rita

 

[Giuliano]

To too am a member on many forums...half of them I can't remember...many have 'died'.

I believe that I have always used "Helen" because that is my name!
On a few of them, this one included, I used a screen name 'ByGrace' only because at that time no one seemed to use their own names..and if I used Helen I would be the odd man out. After a while...when a few on here like Nancy Scott Willie etc used their own names I asked Iforrest to change my name from 'ByGrace' to my own name.

My very first forum was UKCW ( UK christian Web) I believe it was the late '90's ....I forget. It was a great forum run by a guy named Trevor...I hated it when he got too busy after he married to keep it, and he let it go. On there I met many that I still know today...
You were on there too weren't you @amadeus ? @Mike Waters ,
was, and @Giuliano ...

Yes, Mike told me about that site.

 

[Nancy]

You can always go by Fancy Nancy.

Or, Nurse Nancy (remember the doll?) or Whisky Nancy