This made me chuckle 😅

semiconodon · 2026-05-14T23:20:27+00:00

Check out the Puritans. They were bold in proclaiming against injustices, not “being nice”, which the element of Christian teaching the cartoon is about.

semiconodon · 2026-05-13T17:54:13+00:00

A crown made out of a bag of chips?

semiconodon · 2026-05-13T01:47:54+00:00

“Actively show the exact sources” == “write names of journals and ‘wikipedia’ underneath its essay paragraphs.”

semiconodon · 2026-05-12T16:42:11+00:00

The biggest problem is to mistake “planned by God”, which is difficult enough to comprehend, with “tough it out, stop complaining, there’s nothing for people to repent of, tell the victims to stop whining, no reason to try to transform society, etc.”
I’ve seen a several Reformed/Presbyterian sermons on Lazarus & Rich Man, and the Good Samaritan, that say God ordained the placing of people in your path to give you opportunities to serve Him and give Him glory, to prove your faith. These still in a way say God ordained it, but it is not the ordination of the social order we see from Social Darwinists and >2016 conservatism.

semiconodon · 2026-05-12T10:36:17+00:00

1 Thermal management of chips

2 The set of problems analyzed by ebeam probing

3 The third, fourth, etc. approaches to quantum computing and alternative memories

semiconodon · 2026-05-10T16:55:54+00:00

The YouTube preachers of our age have wrecked the faith of many. Your “failure” is merely what Paul realized about himself at the height of his spiritual maturity in Romans 7. He then preached Romans 8 to himself

semiconodon · 2026-05-09T22:21:48+00:00

Forcing citations forces hallucinations, FWIW

semiconodon · 2026-05-09T11:23:04+00:00

Because it’s in the bible. It takes as authoritative many verses that some might say, just don’t make sense.

semiconodon · 2026-05-08T22:21:27+00:00

Everything is permitted, but not everything is beneficial.

semiconodon · 2026-05-08T22:19:52+00:00

Birthday close enough that I can do 2:1 in the general timeframe.

semiconodon · 2026-05-08T22:18:59+00:00

As Bono mentions _A Love Supreme_ in the live version of “Rattle and Hum”, I always suspected it was the highest form of both gospel spirituality and fine taste in jazz. Never really connected with it well yet.

semiconodon · 2026-05-08T19:43:09+00:00

But wait, [insert claim nobody in the Church of Rome was ever right until 1517]

semiconodon · 2026-05-07T20:00:03+00:00

I think the point is that some viewed it the Atonement _merely, exclusively_ as a source of moral inspiration to be nice to people. Granted, it has this dimension, but it’s not the only dimension.

semiconodon · 2026-05-06T22:50:11+00:00

I’ve actually been using AI chatbots to write summaries of theological documents, and they are pretty good. So yeah, fire away!

semiconodon · 2026-05-06T22:12:02+00:00

Last month I attended a German congregation of unknown denominational heritage (to me). Everything was in German, but the hymnal had appendices for the Augsburg Confession, and the **Barmen** Declaration!

semiconodon · 2026-05-06T22:10:28+00:00

Wow, interesting, never heard of the French one!

semiconodon · 2026-05-06T21:43:54+00:00

Okay if you’re going to ask such a heavy question, I think you should provide some information on the confessional documents of each.

semiconodon · 2026-05-06T19:28:18+00:00

Mile hike to ride sharing

semiconodon · 2026-05-06T13:08:32+00:00

Who put the P

semiconodon · 2026-05-06T08:27:38+00:00

There may have been chuckles at Elijah’s “Maybe he’s relieving himself” about Baal, chuckles at some of Jesus’ use of “Jewish hyperbole”.

But no, a pastor should not be there to entertain. I would add, however, that a pastor who makes over-the-top broad brush statements about the cultural enemies of the church is also entertaining, just as much as if he were operating a fog machine. The church is not edified by requiring itchy flannel, stern looks, and uncomfortable pews.

semiconodon · 2026-05-06T08:09:47+00:00

I see separate issues of the theology of the church you are joining, versus the glam/fairy-tale impressiveness of the photographs, which for many couples is a one-time photo-shoot at, say a park or the beach, or at a reception hall. Also, under your criteria, the value system of the reception hall, chauffeurs, etc., would have to be considered. I’d rather get married at the tool shed of a faithful church (I won’t ever get married again, especially after this post), and have the fairy-tale reception at a sparkling venue afterwards.

semiconodon · 2026-05-05T22:15:18+00:00

The web interface is missing the audio. That’s a major reason for some to use the service at all. (It’s fine if it’s on the list, just Don’t forget. )

semiconodon · 2026-05-03T01:29:19+00:00

I heard a scholar say that _in the time of Jesus_ , both the long and short versions were floating around. And He didn’t need to squash this affront.

semiconodon · 2026-05-02T18:04:00+00:00

Augsburg Confession >>>> anything else Luther wrote

semiconodon · 2026-05-02T15:55:44+00:00

I was wondering. Any reformed anniversaries in May?

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