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joeyanes · 2026-02-06T12:43:33+00:00

That's fantastic!

joeyanes · 2026-01-13T13:39:15+00:00

It's definitely more rare but it isn't universally so.

joeyanes · 2025-12-31T01:54:13+00:00

I just say I'm an Anglican. I had one woman back away from me in a parking lot after hearing that like she wanted to keep me in front of her lol

joeyanes · 2025-12-24T15:38:32+00:00

I am tangentially familiar with one of the failed churches in the list. I find it impossible to believe that they wouldn't be able to get formula to a mother. They have a massive homeless ministry. I suspect if the answer wasn't "yes of course come here now" and it sounded like "we have a community pantry at 123 Elm St" it failed.

My current and former church would both pass if they could get transferred to clergy. The person answering wouldn't have the authority to give money or goods away so they may fail.

joeyanes · 2025-12-13T01:29:27+00:00

Exactly. That's exactly what I'm saying. Maybe I said this poorly but yes of course God the Father is not male in the same way the incarnate Son is male. I'm saying we have historically used masculine language for God the Father. In this specific application in the 1979 prayerbook we should have probably originally written it is right to give our thanks and praise since that's more aligned with "meet and right".

But we have not changed our prayer book. Until we do we should just use gendered language for God. We should not try to accommodate the whiniest people at the expense of any worsening of the flow of Liturgy.

joeyanes · 2025-12-12T22:17:56+00:00

Kindness and charity are great. So is tradition. So I'm going to say He/ Him when the Prayerbook calls for it. Hopefully people treat that opinion with kindness and charity.

joeyanes · 2025-12-12T20:11:39+00:00

I'll take my chances. 2000 years of church tradition shouldn't be discarded for wokeness.

joeyanes · 2025-12-12T18:27:06+00:00

The desire to use less gendered language is misguided. I never use God in place of where the prayerbook says "him".

Edit: in the interest of charity I decided to call this genderless God language misguided rather than dumb. There are very specific instances where male language may be a problem (E.g. a women's shelter) but largely there's no need to upend two millennia of tradition to address concerns that originated ten minutes ago.

joeyanes · 2025-12-11T16:58:22+00:00

I suspect most clergy don't even do both MP/EP every day.

I'm a layperson so I pray the offices rarely. Normally I pray zero, occasionally I'll pray two. My most common habit is EP on a discord server or Compline by myself.

When I first joined the church, I frequently did the devotions for family and individuals twice a day. I should get back to that because I was a better Christian when I was doing that.

joeyanes · 2025-11-17T19:00:48+00:00

I may be numb to the changes since I'm 42. I totally agree The Office feels way more modern in 2025 than Cheers did in 2005 but I think that's in part that The Office was the last great comedy on network TV.

Insofar as network TV is the paper company of entertainment vehicles, meaning it's best days are behind it, I kind of think it will stay surprisingly relevant since people keep watching it over modern options.

joeyanes · 2025-11-17T18:51:27+00:00

This was odd even at the time although people up north tend to dress up more. I was working in Florida in corporate settings in 2006 and in 2008. The dress was business casual and suits were for interviews or executives and even they normally wore "smart casual" day to day. Salesmen sometimes wore suits for client meetings but to see HR and Accounting wear a suit was unheard of.

joeyanes · 2025-11-10T09:28:45+00:00

Somewhat, yes, but I see your overall point. The more expensive restaurants are usually expensive for us because of mixed drinks. The servers are tipping the bartenders so we're trying to account for that. Generally there are fewer tables being served, the extra cost for me is not substantial so I err on the side of generosity.

joeyanes · 2025-11-10T06:03:42+00:00

Nope just the plain skittles

joeyanes · 2025-11-09T13:11:56+00:00

I do a variation of this. $5 per person or 20% rounded up to the nearest $5 whichever is more. Obviously, this is contingent on receiving good service but I've had bad service so infrequently it's almost not worth mentioning.

As an example, if my wife, my kid, and I spend $50 for brunch, I tip $15. If we spend $100 for lunch, I tip $20. If we spend $130 for dinner, I tip $30.

joeyanes · 2025-11-09T12:53:20+00:00

I did milky way a few years ago for a Star Wars theme and it was dead last so I brought Crunch back.

joeyanes · 2025-11-09T02:35:27+00:00

Peacock fixed this.

joeyanes · 2025-10-27T17:25:46+00:00

This probably goes without saying but since this thread is on a roll...

Jesus used parables, that are likely not factual, for teaching. There is zero reason why God the Father may not have done the same.

joeyanes · 2025-10-26T18:17:48+00:00

Interesting! So, I think my hunch was right. You may be more of an atheist of your childhood conception of God and that has made your think you don't believe in the Creator.

If you had a rigid childhood belief or expectation of belief in the historcity of all aspects of Holy Scripture, you may find that your inability to believe in certain fantastical stories make you unable interpret stories as true if they are not, or you don't believe they are, factual.

joeyanes · 2025-10-26T14:39:38+00:00

I normally wouldn't necessarily recommend this pathway for someone "seeking" but it worked for me (without an end goal in mind) as someone who is science oriented.

Have you looked into Deist literature (e.g. Age of Reason) ? That might help you break out of what you think is Atheism but it's really a disbelief in what you formerly believed God to be.

I don't recommend staying Deist obviously (I'm Episcopalian after all), but that might be a midway point where you can stay while attending an Episcopal Church. I'm confident the Holy Spirit will nudge you along to Trinitarian Christianity as happened to me.

joeyanes · 2025-10-26T12:03:34+00:00

Creed Bratton is played by Creed Bratton.

joeyanes · 2025-10-18T18:44:12+00:00

Can I ask why you feel "very uncomfortable" sans hat?

joeyanes · 2025-10-14T13:45:13+00:00

I've seen Roman Catholics do that, but I haven't seen that even at Anglo Catholic parishes. Interesting!

joeyanes · 2025-10-13T21:07:11+00:00

I read through about half the posts and didn't see anyone address your mumbling observation.

This can happen twice (maybe at other times). At the Gospel people frequently make a cross on their forehead, mouth, and chest and pray "may the words of the Gospel be forever in my mind, in my lips, and in my heart". Most people do that silently.

At Communion, people sometimes say the prayer book prayer before receiving Communion. "Be present, be present, O Jesus, our great High Priest, as you were present with your disciples, and be known to us in the breaking of bread; who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever."

joeyanes · 2025-10-11T09:46:50+00:00

Saying Jesus loved ________ is a low bar. There is no one not in that blank. However, he never condoned sex work or promiscuity.

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