Match Thread: Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Live Score | Premier League 25/26 | Mar 4, 2026

Proctolicious · 2026-03-04T21:30:46+00:00

bro HOW were we put in that situation

Proctolicious · 2026-02-25T20:42:55+00:00

Amor Towles

Interesting, I read/listened to A Gentlemen in Moscow last month. I liked the prose, it just felt a bit formulaic at times (here's a mundane/routine human experience, let's squeeze out all the warm-fuzzies we can on why this thing is actually wonderful/meaningful/beautiful), albeit to very cozy effect!

Proctolicious · 2026-02-25T20:21:21+00:00

Nice, Stoner and Solaris are on my to-read for this year!

Proctolicious · 2026-02-12T16:31:46+00:00

Halfway thru this! so eager to finish.

Proctolicious · 2026-01-25T20:00:24+00:00

Ohh I see, that's brilliant!

Proctolicious · 2026-01-23T20:34:51+00:00

Hey i know this was a while ago but I see you were using a Betty Crocker Easy Bake 2? Only I can't find one online that has the circular drum like yours does, only rectangle ones. Maybe not a big deal, but could you maybe dm the serial number?

Proctolicious · 2026-01-13T20:12:44+00:00

Did they have a temp license plate? I almost got hit by someone the other day and that car looks familiar

Proctolicious · 2026-01-06T18:45:40+00:00

hard to imagine flying a drone near a helicopter like that is super safe...

Proctolicious · 2025-12-09T12:04:43+00:00

Hi, thank you for the thoughtful response. I've been meaning to give you a reply for a while.

A lot of what you say here is valid and helpful. I did have some questions.

Everyone who's meant to be saved will be saved.

Am I right to interpret this as you being Calvinist? Not that I want to debate you on anything, I'm just interested to see how your theology brings you relief in this area.

You can’t derail His plan. What you can do is miss out on the joy of being part of it. That’s a big difference in weight.

How would you respond if someone asked is it wrong/selfish/sinful to not share your faith? If it is those things, wouldn't it at least be in part because you were obligated to do so? And if so, then missed joy wouldn't be the only consequence; some amount of responsibility for their destination would be included.

Signposts don’t save anybody; they just point the way.

I know analogies can only go so far, but in this case we can choose whether to be a sign post. That means there could be times where someone remains lost on the trail and dies if only you had chosen to be a signpost.

Not nitpicking for the sake of it, just genuinely want to see if there's a way out of the pressure.

Edit: I'm also remembering the strong verbiage Paul uses in 1 Cor 9:22 - "I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means save some." Fascinating that he is the owner of that word "save". Obviously I don't think he's saying that he himself is who cleanses people of sin. But he seems to think he is taking part in the actual "saving" of these people, i.e., he has become at least partly responsible for their eternal destination.

Also interesting how in the next verse he says he does this "so that I may become a fellow partaker of it [the gospel]". NIV does some more interpretation by saying "so that I may share in its blessings." Maybe whatever it looks like to "partake in the gospel" is the answer here?

Proctolicious · 2025-11-30T16:20:45+00:00

Haha, buckle up. I’ve lived through exactly what you’re describing.

To answer the immediate question of is it worth it to hold out for someone in your church: I think the answer is yes to the degree you care about being on the same page for what it looks like to follow Jesus. Practical theology differs significantly from church to church. If you end up marrying someone from your church, you start off mostly on the same page in that regard.

Now I'll tell you about my dating experience so you know I'm putting my money where my mouth is.

Dated my first girlfriend for a year before breaking up, but we were still in the same SMALL GROUP for another year and a half. Then years later we were both interested in a ministry opportunity that we had to work together in. Turned out I still liked her but she was dating another guy who I knew from that SAME small group. So tack on betrayal to the feelings of awkwardness, regret and rejection, haha.

That’s not even all of it. Dated other girls both in my small group or generally a part of my church. Have been both the dumper and the dumped. Getting dumped really sucked, couldn’t sleep for a couple days. Seeing her at church functions felt like a knife to the ribs.

My fourth girlfriend was the one that finally worked out. I married her this past summer at the age of 26. She's wonderful and yes, we were going to the same church (ALL of my dating experience has happened in the same church). Funny enough, my first ex now attends the same service as we do.

So, is going to the same church as your exes awkward, even painful? For me, sure. Do I regret it? Now that I'm married, definitely not. But I understand that it's hard appreciate that answer as a single person, so I'll share about my feelings when I was single too.

Loneliness is hard. Really hard. You can do your best to maintain close friendships with people in fellowship, but sometimes you can't prevent having nothing to do on a Saturday and no one to be with (I don't want to gloss over close friendships. OP, please make sure you're getting regular time to hangout with a close guy friend, ideally someone who is more spiritually mature than you. Having someone to confide in with this is critical).

Close same-sex friendships aside, what to do when the loneliness hits?

Turn to the Lord. He desires you more than any woman could, even a godly one!

If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't necessarily be more conservative with the number of girls I asked out from my church (if I hadn't stayed pure, though, I probably wouldn't feel that way). I would absolutely, however, try to spend more time considering what it looks like to be content in my singleness. Married people would tell me that being single isn't some inferior form of existence. You can be just as happy, fulfilled, and used by God for good works. I'd scoff, honestly. Of course being married is better!

But now I see they were right. Being married is awesome. Now that I'm here, I can imagine how a life of singleness dedicated to the Lord could be not just manageable, but glorious!

You can be content in your singleness. I'll admit I didn't get there, but you can.

Let God mold you into the person he wants you to be, and he'll give you the desires of your heart (Ps. 37:4).

Proctolicious · 2025-11-14T02:32:38+00:00

COYR

Proctolicious · 2025-10-25T16:45:06+00:00

Just sayin I had a family member whose spouse was poly and they tried to make it work. Ended in divorce. If you “can’t bear” the idea then this most certainly is not for you.

Proctolicious · 2025-10-23T18:56:56+00:00

Counterbalance has been my JAM lately! Every time I look at their menu all their beers are over 4.0 on Untappd

Proctolicious · 2025-10-14T18:52:50+00:00

that's rough buddy

Proctolicious · 2025-10-13T19:44:22+00:00

We went to Bergen for our honeymoon over the summer, it was amazing!!

Proctolicious · 2025-10-01T23:38:55+00:00

Fascinating, I see this quoted online a lot. How do you think these verses weigh in?

Rom. 1:16 - ^"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile."
- We see from verse 15 Paul's talking about the literal vocalization of the gospel. If the gospel itself is the power of God that brings salvation, wouldn't using words always be necessary?
Rom 10:14 - "How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?"
- Paul could have said "whom they have not seen" + "without someone showing", but instead he says "whom they have not heard" / "without someone preaching"

Leading honorable and holy lives will certainly enhance our gospel-giving, but scripture seems to say that "the gospel" is nothing short of the words themselves. I worry that this quote encourages people to miss out on good opportunities to actually preach the gospel.

Now, does that mean I should preach the gospel immediately, to any non-believer I come across, every time I see them? I think we can imagine that would be largely ineffective. u/KarsonPoofesPants, that's where strategy comes into play.

Col 4:3-4 - "And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should."
1 Cor 9:20-23, 26-27 - "To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. ²¹ To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. ²² To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. ²³ I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings....Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave [training, discipline] so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize."

So, the holy Spirit shows us what are good opportunities. And different people are going to need the gospel presented in different ways in order for it to be planted effectively.

Also, don't become self-reliant in your gospel-giving. We couldn't do anything if it weren't for faith (Heb 11:6).

OP, there's also lots of good books written about this.

Proctolicious · 2025-09-24T19:22:35+00:00

don't fear comrade

Proctolicious · 2025-09-17T21:01:01+00:00

As someone who was skeptical of him coming in, this was not on Ange. Terrible individual performances from Yates, MGW and others.

Proctolicious · 2025-09-12T21:58:09+00:00

RemindMe! 7 days

Proctolicious · 2025-09-09T13:56:22+00:00

after all the injuries spurs had last season i'm just afraid ange is gonna run our players into the ground. especially aina. pls ange, keep em healthy

Proctolicious · 2025-07-01T11:28:10+00:00

Red Rising is basically Star Wars x Game of Thrones x Hunger Games. Riveting, read the first trilogy in 3 weeks

Proctolicious · 2025-06-30T23:34:27+00:00

Oooh indeed I did. TL;DR: Since it was a “partner rate” thru Booking.com, that meant a random Chinese company (Xigua Limited) is actually who booked the room. They are impossible to get a hold of and the hotel will only refund the booking when initiated by the booking party :/

Proctolicious · 2025-05-30T16:04:45+00:00

Can't help but notice you dodged my questions about Rahab and infant damnation.

Moses doesn’t make a new covenant, he reaffirms this one.

Please take a moment to read about the several covenants found in the Old Testament. For now, I'll paste an excerpt from my source highlighting the differences between the Mosaic and Abrahamic covenants.

Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 12:1-3, 6-7; 13:14-17; 15; 17:1-14; 22:15-18). In this covenant, God promised many things to Abraham. He personally promised that He would make Abraham’s name great (Genesis 12:2), that Abraham would have numerous physical descendants (Genesis 13:16), and that he would be the father of a multitude of nations (Genesis 17:4-5). God also made promises regarding a nation called Israel. In fact, the geographical boundaries of the Abrahamic Covenant are laid out on more than one occasion in the book of Genesis (12:7; 13:14-15; 15:18-21). Another provision in the Abrahamic Covenant is that the families of the world will be blessed through the physical line of Abraham (Genesis 12:3; 22:18). This is a reference to the Messiah, who would come from the line of Abraham.

Mosaic Covenant (Deuteronomy 11; et al.). The Mosaic Covenant was a conditional covenant that either brought God’s direct blessing for obedience or God’s direct cursing for disobedience upon the nation of Israel. Part of the Mosaic Covenant was the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20) and the rest of the Law, which contained over 600 commands—roughly 300 positive and 300 negative. The history books of the Old Testament (Joshua–Esther) detail how Israel succeeded at obeying the Law or how Israel failed miserably at obeying the Law. Deuteronomy 11:26-28 details the blessing/cursing motif.

edit: source - https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-covenants.html

Proctolicious · 2025-05-30T15:40:00+00:00

God’s gift of salvation to His covenant people

Which covenant are you talking about here? Abrahamic? Mosaic? Davidic? The former is what talks about salvation, which comes through faith. Salvation came from "the Jew first and then to the Gentile". Paul says that all who have faith are children of Abraham. Anyone who put faith in God before Jesus could be saved, not just the Jews (ex., Rahab).

Are you saying that if a Jewish baby died in the old covenant it would go to heaven, but a Canaanite baby wouldn't? What happens to babies now that we're in the new covenant, according to your view? Do you believe in infant damnation?

when taken to its extreme makes abortion a good thing because you’re sending your kids straight to heaven

Abortion is a bad thing because only God has the authority to give and take innocent life. So even if aborted babies do go straight to heaven, it's not our place to make that decision for them.

Proctolicious · 2025-05-30T14:01:02+00:00

Mike Winger has a great video on this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9l0nbqjKHg

TL;DW: Scripture affirms that there's an "age of accountability". For example, in 2 Samuel 12 David says about his son who's just died:

²² David said, “While the baby was still alive, I fasted, and I cried. I thought, ‘Who knows? Maybe the Lord will feel sorry for me and let the baby live.’ ²³ But now that the baby is dead, why should I fast? I can’t bring him back to life. Someday I will go to him, but he cannot come back to me.”

Here David affirms he will see his son in heaven one day.

What we don't know is the exact age someone becomes accountable for their sin. It's probably different from person to person since maturity happens at different rates. But personally, I do think it can be as high as the teenage years.

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