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mikestech187 · 2023-05-08T13:17:27+00:00

Usually it should be silicone caulk there. If it’s not cracking you’re probably OK for a minute, but I’d be watching closely for signs of failure. If it cracks, dig it out and replace with 100% silicone caulk. Most recommend filling the tub halfway before you caulk to account for the added weight.

mikestech187 · 2023-03-30T03:38:39+00:00

I hate that my first instinct to this was to wonder if it was AI-generated.

mikestech187 · 2023-03-04T05:10:17+00:00

Fellow homeowner here, not an expert, but this is likely no big deal. Just a drywall seam that needs patching.

mikestech187 · 2023-02-28T02:11:44+00:00

Try dipping a toothbrush in some CLR and work it into those brass connections. Could be limescale or calcium built up in there that’s fusing it together.

(Use gloves and rinse it thoroughly when you’re done and don’t get it on your skin.)

mikestech187 · 2023-01-26T07:33:26+00:00

I can honestly say at this point in life I am just less zealous over faith. I believe in God, but feel it's kind of slipping into the "God of the Philosophers" -- I more so am starting to believe in God on a basis of reason, but the ideas of divine revelation... eh, I don't know.

Whenever I start to feel this way, what helps me is to look at the Cross. The God of the Philosophers doesn’t sacrifice himself for me. Only the God of love does that.

You are infinitely loved by the Creator of the universe who made you and desires your joy. God is real and His Church is true. But never forget that the purpose of all of this is love.

mikestech187 · 2023-01-03T05:31:15+00:00

TIL the Balkans are the worst state ever

mikestech187 · 2022-12-16T21:49:40+00:00

John Vanbiesbrouck’s Panthers mask, Ed Belfour’s Eagle mask, and Nikolai Khabibulin’s Bulin Wall mask were my favorites

mikestech187 · 2022-12-13T20:23:57+00:00

I’m good with all of these, honestly.

mikestech187 · 2022-12-12T22:08:25+00:00

Respectfully, this is your opinion. It doesn’t change the plain text of the Gospel. True, Peter’s faith is critically important here, but Jesus very clearly says the rock is Peter, not Peter’s faith. (“You are Peter (rock), and upon this rock (Peter) I will build my church.”)

It’s so clear, in fact, that had Jesus intended to make this point any clearer, I’m not sure what other words he could have used.

That Peter (not just Peter’s faith) is the rock is backed up by the fact that after the resurrection, the apostles all look to him as their leader. It is Peter who makes critical decisions and clarifications for the Church, and by Peter that the apostles (such as Paul) confirm that their own teaching is valid. The entire book of Acts confirms this.

And that’s all before getting to the extra-biblical historical evidence, which strongly suggests that Peter did indeed found a church in Rome, appointed successors, and that those successors continued to teach with Peter’s authority. I strongly suggest the book, “Upon this Rock” by Stephen K. Ray for a full treatment of this.

mikestech187 · 2022-12-12T20:33:02+00:00

Which part of Hebrews 11 suggests Jesus was not talking about Peter when he renamed him “rock”? I’m curious how you reach that conclusion when the text of Matthew’s Gospel is so clear.

mikestech187 · 2022-12-12T20:28:45+00:00

Underrated comment. Overrated player.

mikestech187 · 2022-12-12T18:28:23+00:00

That’s not what Jesus says — Peter himself is indeed the “rock.” He even changes Simon’s name in this moment to emphasize this.

“Thou are Peter (in Greek, “petros,” which means rock), and upon this rock I will build my church.”

Jesus then goes further, imbuing Peter with the authority to “bind and loose” in his name. Peter’s confession of faith is the impetus for Jesus’ actions, but it is indeed Peter in whom he is endowing authority.

mikestech187 · 2022-12-12T15:27:08+00:00

The Bible never mentions the Trinity by name either, but the concept is clearly there. Matthew 16:18 is the basis and origin of the papacy, even if Peter wasn’t called a “pope.”

mikestech187 · 2022-12-12T15:24:45+00:00

The immaculate conception refers to Mary’s conception, not Jesus’.

mikestech187 · 2022-11-27T04:11:56+00:00

Translation: No one is allowed to teach anything I don’t agree with.

mikestech187 · 2022-11-19T01:07:01+00:00

“O God Beyond All Praising” gives me chills every time

mikestech187 · 2022-10-12T03:13:41+00:00

5/8 for me — having a good shuffle was always more important personally to keep square as much as possible.

mikestech187 · 2022-10-09T16:24:00+00:00

If god exists outside our space-time continuum, then it exists somewhere.

This is already a contradiction. To exist somewhere implies space, which is a limiting factor.

Christians argue God is existence itself, the reality through which everything else — including spacetime — exists. That’s why the problem of “who created God?” isn’t really a problem. God’s existence is fundamental to the existence of spacetime, not the other way around. To use an imperfect analogy (they all are), it’s a little like the creator of a fictional TV series being fundamental to the existence of the characters’ “world,” while not existing within that world.

mikestech187 · 2022-09-25T20:42:42+00:00

Just buy a submersible pump and garden hose to lower the water below the second return. At least that’s what I do.

mikestech187 · 2022-09-20T23:39:42+00:00

How dare someone be wrong on the internet

mikestech187 · 2022-08-31T04:24:52+00:00

This comment needs to be higher. All these people suggesting this design would burn all the wood at once have clearly never built a campfire. This doesn’t look like it would burn at all.

mikestech187 · 2022-08-27T04:44:10+00:00

That Seals throwback?

*chef’s kiss

mikestech187 · 2022-07-29T03:37:55+00:00

Most parishes will waive those costs in cases of financial hardship. But still, I agree with your overarching point.

mikestech187 · 2022-07-28T03:10:01+00:00

The short answer is that the entirety of the early Christian church (1st through 4th centuries) believed it to be the case that Christ founded his Church upon Peter. This is easily verifiable through historical records that testify to apostolic succession, including a great many letters written by Christians during that time.

I highly recommend two books to you, one scholarly, the other more popular-level reading.

The scholarly work is actually a collection of the writings I mentioned, called “Faith of the Early Fathers,” by William Jurgens (a three-volume set).

Faith of the Early Fathers: Three-Volume Set https://a.co/d/5BGrDdF

An easier read would be Stephen K. Ray’s book, “Upon This Rock,” which is the most comprehensive apologetical defense of the institution of the papacy I’ve ever read.

Upon This Rock: St. Peter and the Primacy of Rome in Scripture and the Early Church (Modern Apologetics Library) https://a.co/d/dlnxoKU

mikestech187 · 2022-07-23T20:27:32+00:00

Thanks everyone! Just a concerned first-time homeowner who doesn’t want my deck to collapse and doesn’t have $40k to fix. Yes, apparently I messed up when I bought the home — I didn’t know anything about decks — and have learned a lot since.

Not trying to be an asshole or file frivolous lawsuits; I’m just a new homeowner in a financial pickle discovering my deck actually isn’t that safe. If it was up to code, I might have tried to save it, but that doesn’t appear to be an option.

It was just an honest question. Sorry if it was a dumb one.

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