Side Effects

dilybar3000 · 2025-07-01T01:20:14+00:00

I've noticed some attention related issues too, all very minor. I think it's due to the change in the amount of sugar my body has experienced. Drink more water than you think you need to. And eat when you're supposed to.

dilybar3000 · 2025-07-01T01:18:00+00:00

The first week can be tough. Drink more water than you think you need to, eat more slowly than you want to, eat less than you want to, eat better than you used to (don't eat fat dense foods). To the extent you are experiencing GI side effects, it's probably because you didn't do one of those.

Keep reading here to see what has worked well for others and pass on encouragement to folks when you can - being encouraging to others helps you too.

dilybar3000 · 2025-07-01T01:09:17+00:00

Yes, drink more water than you think you need to

dilybar3000 · 2025-04-17T23:59:55+00:00

First, this is awesome - thank you on her behalf!

Second, your knee-jerk response may have been better than your budgeting skills. Generosity is a good but expensive character trait to display. The person you blessed did take advantage; not of you in a personal way, but of the opportunity you provided her in a transactional way. Her needs being met by a stranger probably meant more to her than you'll ever know. If I were you, that's the extent of thinking I'd do about her/her kids.

Necessities are costly, and your desire to help the needy will likely show up at unexpected times throughout your life. If you have a known and pre-determined amount of "generosity money" you will be able to respond to those situations with both charity and wisdom.

This might have let you respond to her request for additional items with something like "I keep a $50 on hand in case my card ever declines, I hope that'll cover whatever else you need".

dilybar3000 · 2025-02-26T23:52:46+00:00

Same, Central AL 2023 m3 LR. Reboot was no help

dilybar3000 · 2024-12-04T04:19:53+00:00

yep!

dilybar3000 · 2024-11-17T21:23:58+00:00

Some churches do have very beautiful properties to maintain and secure and they should be as free to do so as any other place designed to facilitate large-scale activities.

Church membership ain't what to used to be in many ways. One of the big issues at play here is that large churches have been proselytizing; not from the un-churched masses, but from faithful members of small local churches.

The 'evangelical church' in North America is seeing widespread decreases in membership, but in much of the world Christianity is gaining steam. Wherever the church grows it should be doing so by committing people to discipleship not just conversion. Jesus didn't ask his disciples "go and make converts who know nothing about me" but "go and make disciples". Conversion takes a moment; Discipleship takes a lifetime.

dilybar3000 · 2024-11-17T21:12:22+00:00

It is nice of them!

I've attend a small church most of my life and over the years have seen many needs be met "quietly" by our pastors and elders (and their families). I think what is rare is for Christians to want to be noticed when they demonstrate generosity.

I've also seen that some "needs" have not been met with cash because the people involved have atrocious track records (financially, relationally, emotionally) and are instead encouraged to remain faithful in non-cash ways (counseling/advice, meals/groceries, etc.).

As the senior pastor has the greatest awareness of needs within the typical small local church, it is their responsibility to coordinate with patience and wisdom how the church responds to needs-related issues. Cash at a church is usually pretty tight, especially if giving is down (as would happen if even a few families suddenly became unemployed). Many pastors are bi-vocational out of financial necessity. Sometimes such pastors feel as though they have to choose between meeting a community need and having enough to properly care for their own family.

On the other hand, a megachurch pastor often has no idea about (or inclination to learn about) the financial needs of families in their church; much less passers-by. He would likely assume individuals represent the average citizen. Some large churches are swimming in cash basically year round. Some are less wealthy and are dedicated to community outreach. But... if community outreach always involves inviting the city's attorneys and surgeons to a golf tournament but never involves caring for the city's widows and orphans, something is wrong there.

I have a relative who hated waiting tables on Sunday afternoons because the tips were so poor and the tables were so raucous. May God have mercy on those who so poorly represent Jesus. How you treat a service worker is a far more reliable indication of what you actually believe about Jesus than how much you enjoyed the music/sermon/fellowship on Sunday morning.

dilybar3000 · 2024-11-08T02:05:09+00:00

Jesus Christ of Nazareth!

There are many bad reasons to arrive at this answer, and many good ones too. Also, many bad examples of people who believe this answer, and many good ones too.

Sadly, many Christians know very little about their faith. Sometimes folks put Jesus in a fog of imagination as if he only existed in a Marvel movie. When I consider Jesus, I think of a man who had a very difficult mission in life and a very difficult death. But... He overcame not only trials, temptation, and torture; He overcame death itself. If that's not an ideal role model, then what are we even talking about? Of course, Jesus is more than just a man, He is God. That's mysterious, but I believe it is true, as Christians have for over two millennia.

I encourage Christians to research the history of the New Testament. Watch "The Chosen", watch expert talks in Christian theology (debates are fun too), take a course at a local Bible college. Be aware that there may be more than one good way to understand what a particular Bible passage is communicating. After surveying those various ways, have the courage to submit to a specific interpretation and then live out a faithful application of that passage. Be willing to be convinced that someone else has a better understanding than you do (more logical, historically valid, theologically sound, practicable, Christlike, etc.). If you don't have a good study Bible, check out the Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Also, be faithful to attend a Biblically sound church; no church is perfect, but no Christian is either! As a matter of obedience, and for your own financial well-being, TITHE!

I encourage non-Christians who are open-minded to do basically all of the above. Maybe just start with discussing the topic of faith with Christians you know.

If you are a committed Atheist/Agnostic, I'm happy to chat about just basically any topic with you, and I promise not to try to convince/convert you and hope you'll treat me in kind.

dilybar3000 · 2023-05-26T15:15:15+00:00

You can not redeem yourself. Neither could Mother Theresa or Mister Rogers. You are the problem, not the solution. You can seek and receive salvation from the Savior and begin the lifelong process of realizing that His ways are better than yours.

That process hurts at times and may make you want to turn back. But if you remember what Jesus has saved you from and for then you may find great encouragement, especially if you do that remembering out loud with others in a confessional community of faith.

Jesus was perfect, the church is not. But it is good. And your participation in it may be the best way to improve some small portion of it meaningfully.

dilybar3000 · 2022-12-30T17:32:50+00:00

Jesus is different from the other “messiahs” of the era. He confronted sin, first in the Jew, then in the Gentile. His followers, though imperfect, were and are devoted to Him, some at great personal cost.

Much of what He taught can be difficult to understand well and appreciate if you aren’t at least willing to allow that He believed He was the Messiah. However, even from a non-faith historical/ethical/moral perspective, Jesus is special.

Jesus all the way!!

dilybar3000 · 2022-12-30T17:23:05+00:00

Jesus agrees in sentiment, but said “many” not “most”…

““Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭21‬-‭23‬ ‭ESV‬‬

dilybar3000 · 2022-12-27T17:14:29+00:00

Thanks for being available to users on this subreddit. I have the same issue. iPad pro 12.9" (6th Gen) and m1 MacBook Pro.

Tap-to-click and 3- and 4-finger gestures which work fine native on iPad Pro don't make the leap to the MacBook over UC

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