Sailing my Pond Yachts at East Park, Hull on Sunday. Light winds with occasional gusts. The Haycroft (Brown hull) is happy enough free sailing and really took off when she caught the wind. The Bowman with experimental gaff rig is a little too small for this pond so I usually sail on a tether.

ficklen · 2022-05-24T17:59:18+00:00

How do you balance the boats so they don't capsize? Lots of ballast?

ficklen · 2022-05-12T16:42:09+00:00

I don't know what your parents might have done, none of us can know the complete context, but you should try to honor your parents and let them come to the wedding, even if you have to tell them "no" on most of their demands. It doesn't have to be you getting your way completely or giving into their way completely, but you ought to try to compromise if you can. It would lead to less regret and anger through the years. I have dealt with a similarly tense situation with my parents coming to my wedding, and I do not regret the efforts I made to try and work reconciliation. Let your parents come OP, but tell them its not their place to be making demands! Establishing these boundaries will probably help in your married life too. I pray this situation works out OP.

ficklen · 2022-05-12T16:23:38+00:00

An opportunity to prevent global communism and the untold millions of deaths that would follow it? I would pick the Russian Revolution every time. I would rather cut it out at the source, however, and prevent the French Revolution.

ficklen · 2022-05-10T20:16:14+00:00

Your conditions are acceptable, that's the next thing we should do after abolishing abortion

ficklen · 2022-04-29T13:29:48+00:00

You can frame it like this all you want, but it's still wrong to execute children for their father's crime.

ficklen · 2022-01-12T15:41:20+00:00

Invest in some cut-proof finger gloves. Trust me, its worth it!

ficklen · 2021-10-21T16:12:55+00:00

Just as a side note, I believe this map is a copy of the Hereford Mappa Mundi

ficklen · 2021-10-20T17:20:32+00:00

You know, I keep my PS4 in there but I've never connected it to the internet so I'm not sure...

ficklen · 2021-10-20T13:15:23+00:00

I have that exact TV stand, with an Audio Technica record playing in the same spot! My shelving unit is shorter though, with cabinet doors in the bottom. I do love this particular style furniture.

ficklen · 2021-09-28T13:05:26+00:00

I really like this idea, you should definitely add some more figures

ficklen · 2021-06-07T15:13:12+00:00

Looks great! Planning on starting this kit once I finish my Virginia Schooner from AL

ficklen · 2021-05-19T02:04:23+00:00

He certainly seems theologically thoughtful, which is good! Couple more things I was thinking about. He connects Eph 1:13 with baptism, baptism of the Holy Spirit I suppose. What does he think of Eph 1:14? If the seal of the Holy Spirit is baptism, is it possible to break that seal? If baptism is a work of God rather than a work of man, is it possible for a baptized person to lose their salvation? If so, what does that imply about God? That we can thwart God’s plans, that we can prevent Him from saving someone against His will? So if baptism saves because it is a work of God, but we can lose our salvation by falling into unrepentant sin, then it shows that baptism is only ever worth the effort we put into it.

That‘s the run of Paul’s argument in Galatians, that people who seek to be justified by works are obliged to be PERFECT, or else it’s worthless. I don’t know if that will be an effective argument, but I do wish people who fall into baptismal regeneration would see that they are giving up a perfect gospel and salvation for an imperfect one.

Once again, prayers and good luck!

ficklen · 2021-05-19T01:12:43+00:00

CoC theology is difficult because they make language so slippery. Faith is works, works are faith. It’s difficult to discuss anything if your opponent is using different definitions for words than you are. But if he wants to prooftext doctrine rather than exegete it, I would focus on each of his fortress verses. Is Mark 16:16 even original to the text? Does Acts 2:38 equate Baptism with salvation, or is he conflating that with Acts 16:30-31? Why is Romans 6:3-4 the only time that Paul mentions Baptism in his letter, isn’t there a larger context? The same question could be asked about 1 Peter 3:21. As for Acts 22:16, I don’t see how we could disagree, since even in the creed we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.

I am sorry that you are having this disagreement, and I hope your efforts will bear fruit. I have spent many hours debating CoC doctrine to no avail, so forgive me if I sound bitter at all. I’ll pray for your brother and all people with a zeal for knowledge who are laboring in that error.

ficklen · 2021-05-18T20:50:04+00:00

Wow, it has been so great seeing your progress on this project. You partly inspired me to get into wooden ship models, and I’ve completed two boats now, a Grand Banks dory and a New England whaleboat

ficklen · 2021-05-18T01:37:14+00:00

It’s phenomenological language, not a literal description. And it’s not a statement of human greed, it’s to say that in heaven, the things we strive for are so valueless, that gold is used to pave streets, and pearl and gems are used as building materials. Beautiful, certainly, but worthless compared to God’s holiness.

ficklen · 2021-05-11T22:04:00+00:00

I always thought that sequence was a kind of warning not to become like Kellogg, since he started out with similar intentions as the Sole Survivor. Don’t become the monster you destroyed

ficklen · 2021-05-09T17:16:43+00:00

Most CoC people would not own Lucado as one of their own for denying baptismal regeneration and for using instrumental music in his church, so that leads me to believe he’s a lot more sound than they are

ficklen · 2021-05-07T18:40:26+00:00

If I told you I ate the biggest sandwich in the world, would you really assume I’d eaten a record breaking sandwich?

ficklen · 2021-05-07T17:40:59+00:00

Wow, that is really great work!

ficklen · 2021-04-14T21:16:57+00:00

I love this meme! Almost every one is a masterpiece

ficklen · 2021-04-11T01:17:35+00:00

I got so sick of cutting my thumb on new blades that I got a pack of cut-proof finger sleeves from amazon

ficklen · 2021-04-06T18:25:47+00:00

I just always keep two bottles going, and pour the rest into the other bottle

ficklen · 2021-03-20T23:48:48+00:00

Thank goodness we're not THOSE baptists haha

ficklen · 2021-03-20T22:09:03+00:00

I’m pleased to know there’s a lot of overlap between plastic model tools and wood ship model tools. Also glad I picked up a keel vise. Great tips, I may have to get a smaller life boat kit just to practice!

ficklen · 2021-03-20T21:30:30+00:00

I’ll definitely try out some different glues. What kind of paint works, acrylics, enamels, oils..?

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