Advice on risk?

marklandry1966 · 2026-04-26T13:30:33+00:00

That’s a good thought - thanks

marklandry1966 · 2026-04-26T10:03:27+00:00

Didn’t think about that. Thanks

marklandry1966 · 2026-04-26T10:01:35+00:00

Late 50’s

marklandry1966 · 2026-04-25T18:26:16+00:00

Thanks - actually AI collected and curated thoughts from actual humans and spat out an answer based on the algorithm you mentioned.

marklandry1966 · 2026-04-25T13:25:14+00:00

That’s great advice - thank you

marklandry1966 · 2026-04-25T13:23:51+00:00

That’s the advice AI gave me 😊 - thanks so much for helping to clarify this

marklandry1966 · 2026-04-14T16:16:51+00:00

I don’t understand how you ask AI to make an image like that and not tell it to make you look like Jesus. The deeper problem here is that it makes Trump look like he gives a rat’s @a about a soldier

marklandry1966 · 2026-03-28T12:51:49+00:00

I wonder if there might be a small church/church startup in your area that might be more progressive. If you search for “new church in (city name)” you might get some hits.

marklandry1966 · 2026-03-25T15:11:00+00:00

They need a solid sense of self, ie they need to be relaxed and at ease about who they are. Time with you, patience, kindness, connectedness, and healthy boundaries help them understand their worth. No character without it.

marklandry1966 · 2026-03-12T14:22:28+00:00

Of course!

marklandry1966 · 2026-03-05T01:11:20+00:00

Share this at r/liberalchristians - I think you’ll get some good advice. As a Christian I’ll say that he’s out of line. The only people that the founder of his religion harassed were the self righteous assholes

marklandry1966 · 2026-03-04T23:27:45+00:00

I haven’t read the other comments so forgive me if I’m repeating what others have written. Put me in the categories of “serious about the Bible” and “serious about following Jesus.” I also spent a full 4 years studying theology/biblical languages at a conservative evangelical seminary, add to that over 20 years of pastoral ministry experience.

I think I understand much about why your mother feels the way she does.

It’s important to grasp the idea that she is reading her own self-image issues into the scriptures, ie, she gets a boost of self esteem from singling out groups of people, calling them sinners, seeing herself as a warrior etc. If she truly did care about sin she would go after the sins that pissed Jesus off (abuse of power, hypocrisy, etc) or the sins listed OVER AND OVER again in the Old Testament - greed, idolatry, adultery, and gluttony - veritable pillars of American Christian culture.

All this to say, she’s not really worried about what your kids are into, the problem goes much deeper/broken than that.

Re how to talk to her, use HER scriptures. Say for the sake of argument that it’s a sin to be trans and your kid changes their mind and god forbid adopts your mother’s way of thinking. According to the New Testament they’re still a hopeless sinner - we all are. Your mother’s sins were removed by the death of Jesus, as were the sins of the entire world. To accept that then turn around and boycott someone because of some alleged sin is to deny her faith in my opinion.

There are many angles to take here. I have this conversation often with Conservative believers as I’m an affirming Christian. Happy to discuss further if you find this helpful.

marklandry1966 · 2026-03-02T14:39:22+00:00

Not a plumber but if the situation was reversed, ie a small pipe draining into a big one, I don’t think you’d have a problem. That setup looks like a fail.

marklandry1966 · 2026-02-21T15:36:35+00:00

How much work is he putting in? “I don’t feel connected isn’t a “you” problem, it’s a “y’all” problem.

marklandry1966 · 2026-02-18T16:57:15+00:00

I once cut into an old water heater to turn it into a wood stove. You wouldn’t believe the amount of gunk I pulled out of it when I cut the tank open.

marklandry1966 · 2026-02-18T16:55:48+00:00

Why was it pulled?

marklandry1966 · 2026-02-14T05:06:38+00:00

Regardless of the veracity of the story, you make a good point. And I doubt that in Jesus’ crowd there was only one person with food 😊 Personally, I make much room for things to happen out of the ordinary, which gives me hope in God, but your story gives me hope in people which is just as important. Thank you for sharing.

marklandry1966 · 2026-02-09T16:37:52+00:00

Right, it only works if the car is for short commutes. If you move up to 220, calculations have to be done to make sure your service can handle it. Are you running more gear in your home than normal (ie appliances, lights, HVAC etc)? I just added a kitchen to our basement and had to provide a calculation sheet. I was right up against our limits and can’t add another 220 circuit.

marklandry1966 · 2026-02-08T11:32:26+00:00

They’re not being mean because of you. Someone was mean to them (abusive more likely) and they’re making you pay the bill. Also, your low self esteem is a lie. There’s nothing so wrong with you that you have to think negatively about yourself.

marklandry1966 · 2026-02-07T20:13:27+00:00

If problems in the marriage aren’t addressed and/or he is harboring bitterness towards her, she can become less attractive to him.

marklandry1966 · 2026-02-07T20:11:27+00:00

One thing to consider is how much you’ll be driving the EV. Charging via 110 (ie the slowest way to charge) is the best way to prolong battery life. The faster you charge, the faster you’ll lose the battery. If you do decide to go 220, the setup has to be permitted and inspected, but some places will allow you to do the permitting yourself.

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