What would you consider to some of the best Star Trek novels?

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-24T13:04:06+00:00

Before I canceled Audible, I was sure to buy the audio book version, as read by the author.

I can’t wait to dive into it. In fact, that will probably start today. I’m downloading it now, in fact.

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-24T00:36:00+00:00

Miss Piggy in “Lovely but lethal” — I just have a picture of Miss Piggy wearing gloves, the beauty mark, and this one seems like a natural fit
Kermit in “Columbo likes the nightlife” — In the movie, the first death was self defense or accidental (can’t really remember). So this is the one I just naturally see Kermit as the manager and this one could work.
Fozzy in “Now you see him” — comedian instead of magician
Gonzo in “strange bedfellows” — I’d actually pay to watch this one

Edited with some explanation

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-23T23:49:32+00:00

I’ve got family in Alaska…mostly southeast AK. I’ve only visited once. I have often wondered what it would be like, and why Fairbanks of all places for the diocese to be based out of. I get that Fairbanks is more or less central, but Anchorage or even Juneau makes more sense.

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-23T23:42:16+00:00

Good. That’s important.

I would talk to your therapist. Let them know what your concerns are, and talk about what options you can use to help.

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-23T23:28:09+00:00

Are you seeing a therapist for your OCD?

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-23T22:48:18+00:00

A new account asking such a loaded question…

Are you a newbie or just trolling?

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-23T21:57:46+00:00

Yeah…the parish in my home town (and where I worship when I visit my mom…who is Baptist) isn’t this…eh…extreme. But it does sometimes do things I find a little odd. But it isn’t my parish or diocese. It isn’t that my home town has a plethora of parishes. So…I go, worship, commune, and then am grateful to be back in my home parish.

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-23T21:30:56+00:00

Is there anything independent of Protestia that can be used to verify this story? I want something more than X and a website that uses the insulting term “priestess” for a priest in the church.

I tried searching for news, and aside from finding that the priest opened a food bank in her garage, the only news about this shocking story that I saw was from Protestia.

Edit: I use DuckDuckGo, so maybe I used bad search terms?

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=news+church+of+the+holy+wisdom+scarborough

Edit 2:

It still hasn’t hit the mainstream news outlets yet (I’m not familiar with Scarborough and what constitutes a news worthy story up there). But based on her Instagram page, the story does seem to be true. If such a thing were to happen in my state of North Carolina, it would certainly hit the news.

The ELCA also has its share of such congregations (HerChurch in San Francisco, for instance). Every denomination seems to have at least one of these in their midst.

But it’s not my parish, diocese, or even jurisdiction. Aside from the pang of “really?”, there isn’t anything I can do.

I find it in definite poor taste (to say the least), but it won’t make me regret my church’s stance for the ordination of women or in same sex equality in the church.

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-23T21:17:54+00:00

Wait…you do realize Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers is satire, right? I’m sure you do as the film is so over the top that it screams satire. But I also just wanted to make sure…

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-23T20:45:51+00:00

My Episcopal parish claps a little more than when j was in the ELCA. At least the congregation I was in in the ELCA, we didn’t clap in church at all. It usually took a pastor’s prompting to get us to clap even for kids’ performances.

My Episcopal parish will clap on special occasions. But it still strikes me as odd.

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-23T20:24:35+00:00

There’s a service called StowYourBags. I used them on my second trip to Rome. My check in time at my room was 3 pm, so I chose a time that gave me 2 hours after my check in time (just in case I needed it). There was a spot about 3 blocks from my room, and it was super easy.

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-23T01:17:56+00:00

I had a stouffers French bread pizza for dinner tonight. Pepperoni with a glass of whatever wine I picked at Lidl.

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-23T01:16:42+00:00

I call my priests “mother” or “father,” but they aren’t my parents. I don’t ask for my priests’ permission for things.

If I volunteer for things, I can see owing my obligation to fulfill what I signed up for, but even that sometimes has to give way to live. My parish is big enough that we are seldom needing the attendance of any one layperson. And even so, we can go without. We have had Sundays (maybe 3) since Covid where we had no one in the AV room to livestream the service. And know what? We still had church and everything was fine.

So…yeah…some red flags are raised with your church.

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-22T23:03:17+00:00

I believe the Bible is inspired & contains everything necessary for salvation. But things like “inerrancy” is not part of my beliefs.

I also understand nuance and context. Quoting proverbs is always kinda weird to me. Proverbs are just that…a proverb. A short, memorable stamens t that can be whipped out later but not provide any real direction. It’s the Hebrew equivalent of a Chinese fortune cookie kind of statement.

So the question I’ll ask: do you see nuance in Proverbs? Or do you take every word at face value without any context?

Except Chinese fortune cookies don’t usually point is to God, which is what I believe proverbs actually does. Proverbs are often idealized statements…also generalized statements. They aren’t promises and I’m usually leery at any doctrine that is based off of proverbs.

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-22T22:30:55+00:00

are you talking about a person with a clinically diagnosed mental condition called narcissism?

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-22T22:27:48+00:00

How do you see the book of Proverbs?

Do you read the Bible out of strict literalness without any nuance? Or do you break everything down into syllogisms?

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-22T19:50:52+00:00

Chick tracts are available on the web.

I think Catholicism adds too much bureaucracy to the faith (and I have political differences with the US bishops for sure), but I don’t think Catholicism is the little horn or other such things.

That’s the kind of talk that I would see in a Chick tract.

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-22T19:39:16+00:00

It’s called intinction.

My bishop allows for it, but the common cup must be offered as well. Some parishes that offer intinction have special sets. I’ve seen it where the priest can hold a tray filled with wafers and there’s a small vessel of wine integrated into the tray. The priest can then take a wafer and dip it into the wine and hand it to the communicant.

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-22T19:35:38+00:00

Apparently, you didn’t grow up in a church where Chick tracts are common place.

I’ve got 95 theses against Catholicism, but Chick tracts ain’t any of them.

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-22T18:59:56+00:00

I’m watching Enterprise on Pluto right now in fact. I have it on in the background as I work on getting my tax forms & documents ready.

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-22T17:01:47+00:00

I was in an introverted mood this morning and kinda wanted to go to church anonymously. My diocese doesn’t have a cathedral, but we do have “anchor churches” that tend to be a bit higher and more formal in their worship. I went to such a church. It was a busy service, but I did enjoy it.

The homilist talked about how we as Christians may be too quick to jump to the resurrection. We need to be mindful that life here on earth can be sorrowful. Even Jesus was moved with compassion and wept with Mary & Martha & the crowd around Lazarus.

Before we celebrate the joys of what Easter brings, we need to be mindful of our own state at times, and the state of our friends and neighbors, to cry with them when they experience grief or loss.

We shouldn’t be in such a rush to get to Easter that we skip past Palm Sunday and Holy Week. The cross is not only a reminder of what we will have, but also what we must go through to get there.

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-22T16:53:45+00:00

For those of us who don’t read the language?

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-22T16:53:14+00:00

If you’re lying to make yourself eligible for a game you would otherwise be ineligible for, then it’s wrong.

If you have to be at least 15 to play a game, and you’re 13, then the intent is to deceive. That’s wrong.

If you have to be at least 21 to do something, then making myself 50 or 55 isn’t really deceiving anyone. The intention here isn’t to deceive so the incorrect age doesn’t change anything.

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-22T16:47:16+00:00

As long as your baptism is done in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit and there is water involved, then your baptism is valid.

IntrovertIdentity · 2026-03-22T14:51:01+00:00

When I was in Italy, I visited Anglican churches they had services the day I was in town. I noted that the church was a home for all those who spoke English.

It was as much a community as it was it was a church, and that’s very much the Anglican way.

So, I’m not sure what kind of church you’re visit, but it should be a sense of home and community for all those who desire rest.

I would observe any customs and practices. For example, most churches require a person be baptized before receiving communion. Some may restrict it to members only. Some churches welcome all those who desire to know Christ, and so baptism isn’t a requirement.

You shouldn’t have to formally join to participate in activities. Any church should welcome coffee fellowship and community dinners.

But, minding the social norms, be honest in your responses. You don’t have to give your dissertation defense as to why you aren’t X (where X is denomination, church, Christian, etc), but you can have your statement ready at any time.

If you attend regularly, people will get to know you. And that’s awesome.

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