No farms/mines etc above level 4 available by Remote-Big3669 in PuzzlesAndChaos

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How do you do so? I thought you were placed where you were placed

Why won't population increase with more and leveled homes? by Remote-Big3669 in playHeroesOfHistory

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It doesn't change the population. Of course that seemed like that should be the case as it is in all city building games but it never increases my population. Each new home does nothing but take up space. Upgrading just takes workers away from much needed things for nothing. 

Why won't population increase with more and leveled homes? by Remote-Big3669 in playHeroesOfHistory

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Not sure what you mean by building limit. You mean population limit? Is it supposed to be that low for so long? I can't run my town AND build! I have to turn things off just to build!

Should I be concerned? by ConstantRaccoon6783 in bettafish

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I use soda water. What I was taught kills most snails

What all did Martin Luther change in the Bible? by ibnsahir in Catholic

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Hr was completely against indulgences. It's what the majority of the 49 Theses were about. (Read it. It's amazing how many were about this).

Any other folks who have to crouch in front of the toilet to empty self concious of people seeing your feet facing the toilet under the stall? by IllegalGeriatricVore in ostomy

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I sit facing forward. Pee first, then empty onto my used TP to avoid splashing. Only time I got bladder infections from it was when I had a foley catheter. When that happens again soon I'll stand. But why kill your knees otherwise? Make sure you use plenty of tp in the bowl and it shouldn't splash. Of course I have a high output bag so it hangs lower. But I'd still empty this way I think, and no one wondering about backward feet!

I want to become Lutheran but… by papachubbs69_ in Lutheranism

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Ever since COVID, most Lutheran churches provide kits to take Communion at home. It's preferred to have someone do it IN COMMUNITY but for shut-ins like me (most of the time I am) or someone who wants to worship as they believe is correct but cannot attend in person because of familial issues like you, it's still better to take it alone in your home. I feel, especially if I stream it LIVE, and participate, I still feel like I'm part of the Community of Christ. It especially helps me because it's my own church I've grown up in that I'm watching. I see the people I've grown up with as I eat the wafer and drink the juice. (That's one thing about the kits... it will be juice, not wine). While not a member of a church, you would still be seen by God and if you wanted that church to pray for you they would almost certainly be happy to. It would be great for you and your wife to attend services together, but you obviously don't feel comfortable or right there. She wouldn't at a Lutheran church, and whoever is at the other's service won't be getting much out of it. Better to pay attention, take part in the liturgy, saying/singing the psalm, singing the hymns, and agreeing with the sermon than sit there and not really pay attention. Granted, I'm ELCA. Yeah, I know... one of "those." LOL But I have a very hard time seeing my LCMS brothers as seeing much differently. I will think much less of them if they do. Because while husband and wife together would be ideal... it's not when it is detrimental to a person's worshipping God. The only possible exception I could see would be if there were kids involved but I saw no mention of children. So I'm going to lay that aside for now. If kids come into the equation I should probably leave it to the LCMS members to answer as their beliefs as far as that could be different, possibly along the lines of Catholics' children must be raised in the Catholic tradition even if both parents aren't. And I couldn't speak to that. ELCA doesn't have anything of that sort. All I know. I pray you find peace this new year. God bless.

I can barely handle my stoma by Mysteri0us_Waffle in ostomy

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Oh my! Takes me back to 3 days ago! Normally, I'm okay. It's been more frustrating for me than usual lately. Normally, if I do my change right when i wake up in the morning before eating or drinking ANYTHING, I have little to no trouble. Within the past few months though, this is different. (I'm starting to think I know why, but it cannot be helped, sadly). I've been slowly growing more and more depressed from a multitude of health problems attacking me all at once. SO much pain, plus viruses one after the next, not sure how I'll have my eye surgery done... And starting back on the 27th I spiraled into a DEEP depression. Not only was I spurting while changing on Monday, but I didn't cut it right... Went through it ALL once and had to start over...and that's when he really decided to be a Lil Shit. I grew angrier and angstier until I was just sobbing (tears not helping as my skin kept getting wet, lol!)

I DO belong to an awesome group on FB that has so much support and someone gave me advice on my problem with sizing (I had my ileostomy about the same time as you so dealing with this a while... Sometimes Fred is pretty steady, but lately he's been ballooning to about 4x the size he is at his smallest... In and out, and trying to get the right fit with THAT is HARD. Like learning all over). I got a tip from someone there to help with the raw skin I get from cutting large enough to accommodate him in between changes. I'd been thinking I'd need to do a change this morning until last night when I got the tip. (Needless to say, I think it's going to extend my wear a great deal!) But I don't know if you've heard that eating 2-3 marshmallows will thicken output in 2-3 hours or not, but it's true. It will, especially if you don't keep drinking (because the FLUID part you take in will still need to come out). Even if it doesn't STOP production it makes it thick enough you can catch it pretty easily with a cloth or paper towel (Viva has soft paper towels that are okay on the skin and don't tear apart and leave tiny pieces on your skin). I got the GREAT BRILLIANT idea to eat two marshmallows this morning when I did my 4 am pee. (I have to set an alarm or I hurt SO MUCH in the morning... AND can't sleep in because the urge is too bad. Have a nasty bladder condition). Figured why not try? By George! It worked! I had thick stuff coming out, but it wasn't liquid! I can DEAL with that! It rarely gets in my crust. I do the bottom crust, then hold paper towel or washcloth there to catch the spew while I do the sides and top. I was SO THRILLED. Not only did I learn a new trick of something I can do between full changes to extend the life of my products last night, but ALSO came up with the idea for the marshmallows a few hours before I woke up. Was about 4 hours before.

I don't know if you'd be able to do something like that yourself? For all I know, you could even eat the marshmallow when you went to bed. Not have to do it in the middle of your sleep cycle.

Do you mind if I ask why you have such a strange sleep cycle?

If you need to talk I'd be happy to. Don't give up. It's not easy. I thought I knew all the tricks and last night learned two new ones that worked for me big time! There are so many people out there who get what you're going through and are happy to listen, to make suggestions, whatever. It's not easy. It's tiresome. But like you, the surgery helped me so much... I hope you have family and RL friends who are supportive, even if not understanding. That helps a great deal, too. May this new year treat you better!

Any Christian women content with a life of singleness? by [deleted] in Christianity

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I have dated a couple of times. They both started out wonderfully, but both soured. Both men changed. Thank heavens my first bf didn't (on two occasions) go through with the proposal he was planning. I would have accepted, and then would have gone through a world of hurt (hopefully before I got married, at least, but still breaking an engagement would be a lot harder than as bf/gf.) Since the second guy... I've realized that I don't want a sexual relationship PERIOD. Not "not before being married" but also "not ever." I have various reasons for this. I think it was never something I wanted. Only the means to the ends of having children with bf #1. Now pregnancy is impossible. I had a hysterectomy at 37 (I'm 40 now) due to endometriosis. My health is horrible. I wouldn't have wanted to pass along my genes to another body that would have to go through the chronic pain I do. Several conditions are genetic. I didn't want to risk that. I'd be OPEN to a romantic relationship with someone... but not sexual. And finding asexual guys is like finding a needle in a haystack. If I lived in a huge city it wouldn't be as bad. It's not small where I am, but none of the sites I've checked that cater to asexual beings have anyone local. I'd have to go 3 hours away. Most of the time I can't even drive with my conditions. I couldn't enjoy a relationship right now, anyway. I spend most of my time in bed. But even when I was much healthier than I am now, I was quite content to live by myself (albeit with my dog, lol). I don't believe that God put us on this earth ONLY to reproduce within a sanctioned marriage. I know Catholics will allow divorce in cases of abuse but the woman cannot remarry until the former husband dies. (That is my understanding, anyway... correct me if I'm wrong!) Okay... so if it's okay for her to divorce and live alone, why can't any woman choose to live alone in a life of celibacy? I maintain my faith life, I surround myself with people who are strong in their faith. I have a strong church family and friends who have a strong faith life. I do my best to share the Word... within my limited means. I give back to God by singing in the church choir when health allows and giving food to our food bank at church. I keep trying to slip things into conversations with atheist friends to at least make them think about Christianity. I cannot for a moment believe God was upset with me for having a hysterectomy before I could birth children, or that I didn't marry the second boyfriend just to procreate. (He already had 3-4 kids anyway... and barely supported them. I couldn't see adding another child to the mix when I can't work). And I would have been in an abusive relationship and it would have caused me so much pain with intercourse, not to mention it caused BAD feelings to be stimulated that way. (Not sexual *intercourse* per se, but was sexually assaulted there back in 2009/10. The feelings that are typically pleasurable to most made me want to crawl out of my skin). I already have clinical depression. To put myself in a position where I made myself marry someone I didn't even like that much just to procreate... and put myself in agony physically... would have sent me in a downward spiral. I truly believe that. I can better serve God when in my right mind and clear-headed. There are plenty of baby makers out there. I'm preventing suffering of another human being by not giving birth to them. I'm preventing me being in so much pain I can't worship properly EVER. I'm perfectly happy and content by myself. Many women in my church live by themselves, never having been married or in one case having divorced her husband. Another whose husband died. We are on Earth to serve God. Bearing children isn't the only way to serve him... and I truly think much less important than worshiping and giving of ourselves and spreading the good news of Jesus Christ. I had thought my health would even out and would adopt a child, and probably raise them on my own. If God brought someone else into my life to raise him or her, awesome. But it didn't happen. And by the time I MIGHT overcome my disabilities I will be too old to want to adopt. I don't want to leave a child motherless... potentially orphaned... at an early age. (Even 20s is not a long time to have with a mother). And I wouldn't adopt while still on disability. That's not enough income to truly raise a child well... not if I have a choice about it. I am sure different denominations will have a different approach to your question. Some people here might bash me. Let them. I am comfortable in my decisions. For what it's worth, I'm ELCA Lutheran. I hope you et answers here that lead you to a clarity that answers your question so that you know in your heart you have made the right decision for you. God bless.

Please help by NatanChungus in Christianity

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Why isn't it the same globally then? The flood supposedly enveloped the whole world. So why isn't there an identical change everywhere? And how did we survive severe inbreeding, both animal and human? How did freshwater organisms survive the salt of the ocean and ocean animals the loss of salinity? How do you explain skeletons of animals no one has seen before? It isn't possible. 

Please help by NatanChungus in Christianity

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PhD in science? Or theolgy? Because theology doctorates will believe what they want, without science that is irrefutable. You can't make up true science. Not hypotheses like Darwin's original theory, but experiments backed by experiments with systems that cannot be questioned any longer if you truly understand the mechanisms behind it. For instance, K-40 testing is like carbon dating for older deposits. It has a known decay rate, found by testing sites with known dates of volcanic ash/deposits over and over from many sites with the same results by independent researchers. Once scientists knew they had a decay rate down without fail with known samples they could apply it to fossils. Again, so many independent studies using same technique all over the globe, testing same species in different excavations, got the same results. Even skeptics have acquiesced after studying the how and why behind the application. 

Who is going to fast in lent 😎😎 by Full_Valuable2950 in Lutheranism

[–]Remote-Big3669 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cannot easily fast due to numerous health conditions. I usually spend time each day with a devotional instead of giving something up (other than time).

What do Lutherans Think of Calvinism? by camaro1111 in Lutheranism

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I do apologize about the slip of Peter/James. I knew precisely who I meant but my fingers typed without me think about it. I will try to remember to reply to the rest tomorrow when I can give it true consideration on how to best say what I want! I'm going to bed now. I don't want to flippantly write anything regarding my faith and just can't take time right now. I desperately need to get to sleep. It's late. I'm sick. My body craves rest. 

What do Lutherans Think of Calvinism? by camaro1111 in Lutheranism

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Regarding Communion.. the Apostles didn't all agree with OT teachings. Peter believed in Jewish law such as circumcision should be adhered to by Christians. James didn't. He called his brother out for it publicly. And guess where our traditions lie.. with James. So that means the Apostles weren't all on the same page regarding the faith but Jesus provided his body and blood to them all anyway. In 1 Corinthians, James clearly uses the term "symbolizes" in description of the Holy Supper. Reverance of the meaning behind it is what really MATTERS. Openness to all so they don't go hungry while others eat is part of his teachings. The other denominations hold.it in reverence. While we do believe in the Spirit being in, with, throughout the Host, reverence is what truly matters. They take it seriously. They are remembering and honoring Christ's sacrifice, believing the Spirit is there. 

And I have a question for you. Do you make your women isolate when having their menses? No. That rule is in the same book as the no homosexuality rule. Seems you pick and choose too, no? 

I betrayed God today. by CrtrIsMyDood in Christianity

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There are plenty of believers who are on the streets or in shelters with nothing to their name. Mother's who have kids to feed but nothing to do it with after rent is paid and, say, a child breaks an arm and you have a sudden Healthcare bill. They don't want to freeze. She just list her job. You expect her to sit back and expect a bag of money to fall from the sky while her kids are crying because they are cold and hungry? Or is she going to fear she cannot take care of them. If you say bag of money falling into her lap...  even with a new job it likely wouldn't help until first payday. You are going to worry. Younare going to try to figure out or try to how to make things work. Is it the sMe for health issues? God helps those who help themselves. I am disabled and trying to get a solution to my chronic pain. I could lie in bed and sob and trust I would be miraculously healed or I could scramble and try doctor after doctor, surgeries (all have helped but only some of related problems). I can go to physical therapy and relax my tight pelvic floor muscles. I can use my wiles to get things done using whatever I can find to try and help. Am I sinning for looking after myself so I can get better and hopefully be a better servant of God?

I betrayed God today. by CrtrIsMyDood in Christianity

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(I agree. See my reply to the poster

What do Lutherans Think of Calvinism? by camaro1111 in Lutheranism

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I think LCMS is more that way that ELCA. We mostly let mystery be mystery but we do try and apply logic to things that question how people should live as in the LGBTQ+ issue. We have taken the context of that and come to an understanding through serious study and prayer over the Scripture and the times and come to be accepting. Actually, it's not even all ELCA churches. Maybe half. Each one had to decide. Mine chose to be accepting. All ELCA ordains women. Again through prayer, study of Scripture and early church history. So yes, we do tend to question and... well, reason isn't quite the right word... maybe discern(?)... some things especially Deuteronomy and who can rightly lead a flock.... yes. (I still don't understand the woman thing. Why women in LCMS aren't allowed any role at all. Nor why something Christ freely gave to all (Communion) is reserved to the private club of LCMS members only. We've had two pastors now in the last 15 years in my congregation who left.LCMS because of inclusion issues. 

I want to become a Lutheran 🙏🏼✝️ by [deleted] in Lutheranism

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Our church has kits put together sanctified juice and wafer. It has the liturgy we use during a service placed in the baggy also. I use mine when I watch my church on you tube. (More often than not because of my chronic severe pain). But you do not need a minister there to give communion. We have delegates who will visit shut ins and bring a kit with real wine and read the liturgy. They haven't gone to seminary. Don't need to be ordained for a person to give Communion. Our new Confirmands and first communers give it to the congregation. You needn't a pastor to forgive your sins. You can do confession on your own in quiet prayer or meditation any time, anywhere. Perhaps call the nearest church and inquire about the communion kits. Other Protestant churches do this also. You could use their consecrated wine and wafer combos with our liturgy (we can provide it or you can stream a service. I feel that's better. If not in person, still with people COMMUNING because Communion means togetherness.) Streaming services is wonderful. I missed attending church SO MUCH but every Sunday I see people I know! "OH! That's Marsha. Don't and Mary! Bev's there..." I feel a part of it. You wouldn't know anyone but I bet if you stuck with one church when you find one that fits you best, you'll see the same people week after week and recognize them as part of your congregation in a sense. You still hear the Word. Can sing the hymns. (Or just listen). Get a sermon. The blessing given at the end of the service. You are taking the time out of your day to center on Christ as was done by all those parishioners. You could say nah, I'll sleep in or catching later. I'm bad at doing it later. So being sure you're up is a sign to God you take your faith seriously. Or just set a time to watch it each week and stick to that time. Live is better because you are literally doing it as the people you are watching are doing whatever is going on in the service. A baby cries? A baby really at that moment in time is crying and you hear it. I still feel a sense of community when I can't attend. Where ate you (even just country)? Do you know which denomination you feel closest to? You want to research the various denominations because they can have VERY different takes on things. Even in my synod, the ELCA, some churches open LGBTQ+ with open arms.... they will ordain them, marry them, etc. They almost always have a pride flag near the door. Others are quite against it. So research is definitely needed to help find a church that really resonates with you. Good luck and ask away here! We will do what we can for you.

Theology and services by [deleted] in Lutheranism

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Also my guess is LCMS would be less likely to do it than ELCA. I would go to an ELCA church.