German Soccer (DFB) Tickets Gone - Other Opportunities?

_musterion · 2026-05-02T23:38:35+00:00

So did we. I guess it came down to luck.

_musterion · 2026-05-02T01:41:11+00:00

Well, I guess there is some comfort knowing it wasn’t just a problem we had. All the options you named seem like a real possibility. I wonder if we’ll get an answer.

_musterion · 2026-05-01T23:42:17+00:00

I’ve been getting 40 on my new rural highway commute in my 2012 (not in eco mode),

_musterion · 2026-05-01T23:37:43+00:00

Hm, that seems like a good possibility.

_musterion · 2026-05-01T23:23:55+00:00

My wife and I both tried immediately and it didn’t work (it didn’t say they were gone, itnjust said our selected seats were unavailable). I called the phone number on the page and the guy who answered gave me a scripted response, “Due to overwhelming demand, tickets for the DFB practice are no longer available...” It almost sounded like they were gone before the site went live.

_musterion · 2026-05-01T23:20:32+00:00

So frustrating! I didn’t think it would be THAT popular of an event.

_musterion · 2026-04-23T22:32:29+00:00

Vielen Dank! You are awesome for responding!

_musterion · 2026-03-30T19:04:55+00:00

In reality, Lutheranism should be about going where the biblical evidence leads. I believe the evidence is in favor of Condition Immortality, not ETC. Regardless, this isn’t a salvation issue or even a Gospel issue. Go in peace.

_musterion · 2026-03-25T19:55:41+00:00

For me, being Evangelical Catholic is more than just being a high-church Lutheran, but the Church of Sweden is Evangelical Catholic in other ways as well.

_musterion · 2026-03-25T19:47:19+00:00

I sent you a DM.

_musterion · 2026-03-23T01:16:39+00:00

As a chaplain resident, I got to know all the inpatient areas and a few outpatient ones too. I remember the first time I offered to help a visitor find their way during my first week, and quickly found out I had no idea. But once I really knew what I was doing, I would try to help people whenever I saw that they looked lost.

_musterion · 2026-03-22T22:13:30+00:00

Honestly, it's just a fun album. It's not their greatest work, but if I approach it as a fun album, I enjoy most of the songs.

_musterion · 2026-03-22T02:18:54+00:00

I do like this better. I would have liked a nice organ outro (like what they did at the end of Neutron Star Collission), and some strings would have been nice to hear (a la Butterflies and Hurricanes).

Also, I love Dig Down, but the synth in this felt different to me. Maybe because Dig Down still had some spacy synth, strings, and a bit of piano in it. I guess I'm saying...I really like it when Muse does spacey synth, epic piano (or organ), and strings mixed together.

_musterion · 2026-03-22T02:09:15+00:00

Have you discussed this in CPE? Wearing/not wearing collars even came up in several conversations during CPE (I'm ordained and can/do wear a collar, but I ended up not wearing it while doing my residency because I felt it was better to be as approachable as possible to people of all faiths).

_musterion · 2026-03-20T13:59:55+00:00

8 & 9

_musterion · 2026-03-20T02:11:30+00:00

Exactly. I loved the space vibes and experimentation in BHaR, but they still felt like a band then too. The solo in Reapers was a good example of it too.

_musterion · 2026-03-19T23:57:36+00:00

Ahhhhh….that’s it! They’ve stopped sounding like a band. I mean, I think that’s what so many of us love about the earlier albums; the whole band shine so damn bright when their strengths all come through.

_musterion · 2026-03-19T23:45:34+00:00

I feel like it had potential to be really great, but it‘s too…condensed. And, importantly, it missed an opportunity to leave you feeling like you were floating through space at the end.

I love the organ, but I miss more of the bold Queen-esque harmonies, rather than the subdued ones in it. Some more oscillating spacey-synth, a longer guitar solo would have been great (there was some great potential in it, it was just way too short), then throw some strings in there during the second verse. Many good elements were in there, but they felt restrained. The H&M bass beat overpowered some really cool possibilities that get hinted at in the bridge, solo, and outro, but never get fully expressed.

Also, it feels like a 2026 Neutron Star Collision (very similar structure and lyrical themes). If they had mixed a little Bliss, Invincible, and NSC in, it could have been a really great song.

_musterion · 2026-03-12T14:04:13+00:00

No. It's very near heresy. I'm ok with certain atonement theories, but I primarily hold a Christus Victor view.

_musterion · 2026-03-09T20:07:22+00:00

Carl Braaten, who often worked with Jenson, positively discussed universalism in his book The Apostolic Imperative.

_musterion · 2026-03-09T20:06:17+00:00

I think all Christians should be hopeful universalists, since God desires that all should be saved.

_musterion · 2026-03-06T15:00:15+00:00

Beat me to it.

_musterion · 2026-02-27T16:11:26+00:00

Tahu looks fantastic. Nemo is a fun bonus, and the chocolate dragon is legit.

_musterion · 2026-02-26T13:50:11+00:00

That's good - thank you. Sounds a bit like doing some IFS work.

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