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  1. tango

    Handing out things for your church

    The permission issue makes sense - without permission flyers of just about any description are essentially litter. Beyond that I can't help thinking that it makes little difference whether we are trying to convert someone to Christianity or to a specific denomination. I'd certainly hope that...
  2. tango

    So... What are YOU doing? - Part 8

    Got another load of lumber ready to do some more wall-building. It has been wet these last several days and I really didn't want to be unloading wood from the car and making multiple trips in the rain. Now I have the wood and it's all indoors, so I can do my work whenever. I just need to let a...
  3. tango

    People starve to death in Kenya while fasting 'to meet Jesus'

    That's it exactly. Test everything - if the person you blindly trust leads you astray it makes little difference whether they did it on purpose or if they truly believed they were right. An outright lie is often easy to spot. A lie blended with some truth is often harder to weed out...
  4. tango

    People starve to death in Kenya while fasting 'to meet Jesus'

    Sure, it can be hard to strike a balance. The pastor who "felt called" and started a church might be the best guy for the job but, to put it politely, sometimes it's hard to conclude anything other than it being a wrong number. But then the disciples never went to college. Sometimes I get a...
  5. tango

    Handing out things for your church

    Do you feel the same way about the Gideons putting Bibles in hotel rooms?
  6. tango

    People starve to death in Kenya while fasting 'to meet Jesus'

    Be wary of the unaffiliated but also be aware of affiliations. Personally any church associated in any way at all with a place like Bethel would be a huge red flag for me. A church I attended for a short time was notionally part of a very conservative denomination but went so far off the rails...
  7. tango

    Windows Update

    The worst thing is that they give no indication of how long an update will take. You just get the option "update and shut down" or "shut down", and it's hard to decide whether to install the update now when you don't know if it will take 5 minutes or 5 hours. An "update and restart" is great but...
  8. tango

    Handing out things for your church

    Our church has flyers and business cards we are invited to take and hand out. I prefer a more personal invitation - it's not difficult to find a church if you're interested in attending, and if someone isn't interested there's no need to give them a card or flyer that will most likely end up in...
  9. tango

    Loneliness epidemic

    Funny how soon this comes after our fearless leaders ordered everybody to stay home and be afraid of everybody else.
  10. tango

    Your first computer

    An Apple in about 1981 or so. I learned a lot on that old thing. By the time I retired it there wasn't much I didn't know about it and I'd modified it almost beyond recognition.
  11. tango

    Intelligence?

    In general, the ability to use principles from previous experiences to solve a new problem and the ability to take on new information and relate it to things you already knew.
  12. tango

    Stickers

    Rubbing alcohol or acetone, depending on what the item is made of. Acetone doesn't play nicely with a lot of plastics, so be careful with it.
  13. tango

    18-year-old nonbinary high school senior

    Thanks for the lesson on critical thinking. Looking at something from all angles isn't the same thing as trying to take multiple stances, which is what I was describing. But, you know, critical thinking I guess. Yes, you can challenge the status quo. You just don't get to complain when the...
  14. tango

    18-year-old nonbinary high school senior

    You seem to want to argue every which way here. Earlier you were talking about a child transferring in to the school. Now you're talking about a child there for years. Ordinarily I would agree with you that it doesn't matter what a child wears as long as it's appropriate. But if the school...
  15. tango

    Cratonavis Zhui and LCMS

    Honestly, when you ask specifically for the LCMS position on something you exclude a lot of posters here. With respect, you'd be better off seeking what is true rather than what one denomination believes to be true. If all you seek is what your preferred denomination believes, how will you know...
  16. tango

    A 6 foot gap distance

    I live in a quiet area so maintaining six feet of separation is more or less baked into the lifestyle around here, at least when out and about. In situations like standing in the checkout line or gathering around a table at church I don't worry about it. Truth be told I worried about it for a...
  17. tango

    People starve to death in Kenya while fasting 'to meet Jesus'

    People may fast for all sorts of reasons. It doesn't necessarily mean you have to do it. The fact the guy in the pulpit says something doesn't mean it's true. There are enough kooks and nutjobs out there masquerading as ministers that we can't just trust anything we hear from the pulpit or read...
  18. tango

    The longest commute

    A bit over an hour. It got soul destroying, especially when things went wrong and I needed to stay late to resolve them. But the pay was good.
  19. tango

    18-year-old nonbinary high school senior

    The student is biologically male or female. What's between their ears doesn't change that. I can identify as a Saudi oil billionaire if I want to but it doesn't change the reality.
  20. tango

    18-year-old nonbinary high school senior

    If you agree to a school uniform and the school uniform specifies dresses for female students then the school can absolutely require a dress. If you don't like the rules you can go to a different school.
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