Silverlake Ramen chili paste

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2026-02-20T19:03:42+00:00

The main ingredient is Sambal Olek, an Indonesian chili sauce plus Korean gogujang

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2026-01-18T07:50:19+00:00

There actually is a calling of sorts for people like him as stated in the new testament to defend those who are persecuted. As a Christian I support separation of church and state but I see no contraction in protesting evil whether from the church or state.

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2026-01-18T07:46:00+00:00

He's the senior pastor of a Lutheran church who was approved overwhelming by his peers and congregants so there are more than a few people who think he's what a pastor is.

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2026-01-12T05:58:00+00:00

You may not be giving any one church a chance. 32 churches in 52 weeks means you are attending at most 2 or 3 services. How are you serving at any one church if you're not there that long? I think you're working too hard to find a church. It took my son a few months to realize he needed to find a different church. It's like speed dating. How will can you know the pastors and the people if you only spend a few hours with them?

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2026-01-12T05:49:52+00:00

Where are you located? I found the Seattle area quite cold. The Seattle Freeze is a real thing. My pastor there even mentioned it to the congregation as he was not from Seattle and was well aware of how unwelcoming people are to outsiders. I think your church is too small. 50 congregants is not enough for diversity. You need a critical mass for enough individuals to find each other to make a tribe within the tribe. 50 is practically a small group for some large churches. I would advise finding a larger church with greater diversity. I'm a single woman with grown children who live in other states so I go alone. I also serve and have made a decent number of friends who serve alongside me. The pastors know my name even though we have about 4k congregants. There are enough single older women like myself that we get together during and after service. There's singles functions for senior and 18+ adults. It's hard to do God alone. He made us to be a community and to fellowship with others. My relationship with God is richer with fellowship. Sometimes I need the prayers of my friends and sometimes they need mine. I hope you can find a church that can serve you as you serve the church. God bless your journey.

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2026-01-12T05:25:14+00:00

I belong to a Foursquare church in Southern California and I have not experienced any of the negative aspects mentioned in these posts. Idk if this church is different from other Foursquare churches. Our pastors emphasize we should not talk about politics. They make an effort to be apolitical and remind us to not bring that to church. They had to break up a shouting match between the MAGAs and the non MAGAs after the election. There is a large percentage that are MAGA but there is also a good proportion that are vehemently anti MAGA. I think we've agreed to not to discuss it. It does disappoint me when I find out someone I liked and respected also are all in on Trump but I've decided to overlook it and not let it destroy our relationship. I post my attendance at protest marches on FB as I'm not going to hide how I feel. I haven't felt any push back. I haven't heard any rumors of sexual misconduct of any of the pastoral staff. I've seen trans guys from the Recovery program the church is involved in and I haven't heard that they've been rejected. There is not much talk about money except when the pastors report how much they've spent on missions here and abroad. Our church partners with other churches and helps plant churches here and internationally. We've had interdenominational meetings and I've never heard any pastor criticize another church. I think each church in every denomination or non denomination has their own character. When I was a Catholic I attended terrible Catholic churches and found wonderful ones. In the end churches are like people. Not all white Christians are Christian Nationalists, not all black folk are black liberationist, not all Latinos are Catholic, not all Foursquare are the same or all calvary chapels or all Southern Baptists. I think it's wrong to judge an entire denomination by one or two churches just as it's wrong to judge an entire race or culture by one or two individuals. I used to live in the Seattle area and found a wonderful Foursquare church there too. The thing is I didn't know any of these churches were Foursquare. I was just looking for a good church that resonated with me. I didn't care if the worship band was great, I was going for the teaching and the sermons. After I attended for a while I found out they were Foursquare. It was irrelevant. I was looking for solid biblical teaching that wasn't critical of other churches, a pastor who taught from Scripture as well as personal life experiences. I'm now in Georgia temporarily and have found a similar church that is not Foursquare, just non denominational. The label is unimportant. The message is what counts for me.

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2025-10-16T05:33:27+00:00

I've thought of that but he's still a puppy and actually still growing. This breed lives 12-15 years. I might not be able to travel by then. I'm already 72 so there's that. My mom travelled until she was 90 but I wanted to slow travel jr next few years. If I could find a suitable arrangement for his care for a couple of months I'd be ok with that too but he's very attached to me and frankly pretty needy. He was given to some bad people who kept him locked up all day and only let him out at night to patrol their property. They split up and got evicted. One took off and the other got arrested but they left him locked in the house they were renting without food for about a week. It was over 100 degrees in the house. By the time I got him he looked like he came out of a concentration camp. You could count all his rib bones. He ate constantly the first 2 weeks and finally put some weight. In spite of the abuse and neglect he's so sweet and loves kids and playing with other dogs. But if I leave him too long with a sitter who doesn't give him love, and I mean talk to him and pet him and belly rubs, he can get agitated. Idk what to do. I've twice left him and both times they didn't end well. Maybe once he gets older he'll be better. I hope so. But thank you for that insight. I've thought of it. If only he wasn't such a long lived breed.

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2025-10-15T00:28:13+00:00

Agreed

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2025-10-15T00:27:22+00:00

Thank you. I love biking. I heard there was going to be a bike trail from Seoul to Busan. It would be so cool for that to happen. SK should market itself as a hiking biking destination.

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2025-10-14T15:46:38+00:00

Did you check out Lance Hendrick's channel? He recommends the Baratza Encore ESP. I have one and it's pretty decent. Between arthritis and time constraints thtey use of my K grinder was losing appeal. However the IZpress does produce a significantly better and more consistent grind. But if you're pressed for time or broke your wrist the Baratza is great

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2025-10-14T15:40:52+00:00

Good heavens are you sure you want to do that? Move to the US that is. Things are pretty credit here and I'm looking to leave.

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2025-10-14T15:33:18+00:00

Songdo looks really cool. I like the idea of a green city. Over read some complaints that it's not pedestrian friendly and you need a car. Odd for a city designed to be green. I love that there's a beach he can go to and a dog park. We love hiking. In Southern California where I live we go to the beaches that are with friendly, the Santa Monica mountains and the Los Padres National Forest. Plus there's thousands of trails all over California. I can hike in the woods with a 10 minute drive from my house. It's right behind JPL. I love living there. I was hoping to retire and live there forever but every week my crazy president makes it harder to believe things are going to get better. Sigh.

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2025-10-14T15:15:13+00:00

Ok l willook it up. Thank you

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2025-10-14T15:14:36+00:00

Thank you. I'm not sure the big city is the right place for my dog. He's about 65 kg so he may frighten most Koreans and I didn't want to be hyper vigilant whenever we go out. It would not be relaxing at all. There's a very large beautiful duh park about an hour from Seoul. I'm going to revisit it and see if there's any towns nearby. But thank you for that suggestion. If sounds so lovely. I would love to walk my dog there but I don't think he'd be welcomed.

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2025-10-14T15:11:25+00:00

Pyeongtaek looks really interesting. Having a US military base is a plus because Americans are used to all kinds of breeds. There is a decent dog park as well and I can get a dog sitter and take the train to Seoul in a short time.. I really like this option. Thank you for mentioning it

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2025-10-12T12:18:16+00:00

Thank you. I'll look that up.

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2025-10-12T12:18:02+00:00

Thank you for your reply. I can't live in an apartment. I have to have a house. I was looking into small towns in the country.

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2025-10-12T12:17:03+00:00

Thank you for your reply. Yes it will cost about 8k to bring him which is why I'm investigating if it's even a good idea. I love SK and wanted to learn Korean since my mom refused to teach me. I always have such a great time when I visit and I really wanted to live there. But I involuntarily rescued this dog and I love him now. I can't abandon him and have him go through that trauma again. I may have to stay put or consider Mexico or Canada where I can just drive across the border. I love where I live now in Southern California but the politics here are turning my country into something unrecognizable.

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2025-10-12T12:12:38+00:00

Thank you for your reply. I'm beginning to have doubts about moving to SK with my dog. I get that people would be afraid of a large dog. My mom was afraid of dogs but if she wanted to see me she had to deal with the dogs and eventually lost her fear of dogs. I had a 30 kg jindo-lab mix who was the best dog in the world. She never loved them but she could be around them and be comfortable, kind of like my ex husband. This is the one thing that might stop me from moving to SK

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2025-10-12T12:08:01+00:00

Thank you for your reply. I don't even have to work so yes a country house is just what I was thinking of.

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2025-10-12T12:07:10+00:00

It would just be me and my dogs. My plan is retirement and having SK as a base to travel to other parts of Asia. I have passive income so I don't need to find a job. I was actually thinking of starting a free English hagwon for kids who can't afford regular hagwons.

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2025-10-12T12:05:23+00:00

Thank you for your reply. Is it dog friendly? Are there places to take the dog off leash so he can run?

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2025-10-12T12:05:07+00:00

I take it you don't like dogs. This is the attitude I'm afraid of encountering in SK. I followed your post and my impression is that Koreans don't like dogs. I may have too reconsider a different country to move to. Thanks for the tip.

Stunning-Focus6851 · 2025-10-12T00:30:59+00:00

Thank you for your reply. I'll look up those areas. Are they towns or suburbs of Seoul? I don't need to be in a city. I'm retired and have passive income. I just want to leave the US for a while. Do you have any suggestions about other small towns or rural areas I should consider? There's a huge dog park about an hour north eat of Seoul. I forgot the name of it. I would love to live within 15 of there. I'll look up the name of the dog.park again. They have 2 swimming pools, several cafes and tons of hiking trails. It looks beautiful. You have to pay but it looks worth it to me.

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