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Re: New streaming survey shows Android Auto popularity dipping - Android Authority

Nate — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 19:51:34 -0000

Android Auto compatibility is pretty much a deal breaker for me. Maybe it's the segment I was shopping in, but I didn't come across any car that didn't have Android Auto compatibility while I was test driving. I ended up with a Subaru Crosstrek, which has a massive 11.6-inch infotainment display. The Android Auto implementation has an unusual orientation, but it's actually quite nice once you get used to it.

Re: Thursday Question: What Phone Are You Using Right Now?

Nate — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:59:40 -0000

I'm rocking a Pixel 9 Pro XL paired with a Pixel Watch 3 (45mm).

Re: Crucial Error: Adidas Arsenal 23-24 Home Kit Features Just 32 of 38 Games From Invincible Season

Nate — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 16:07:21 -0000

The replica doesn't have the Invincibles' season record on the shirt, so yeah, this is only an issue on the authentic.

Re: Chapel Probation | Dauntless Media Collective | Podcasts for Exvangelicals and Other Cult Survivors

Nate — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 13:57:47 -0000

Amazing episode! Shin's music is incredible.

Re: TVision Review: 7 Things to Know Before You Sign Up

Nate — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 15:16:36 -0000

My family had DirecTV for several years back in the early 00’s, and quite frankly it was rough. Not sure if this would be an issue near you, but in my region every time there was a thunderstorm (which was nearly every week in the summer), during hurricane season in the fall, or in a blizzard, both TV and internet signals would cut out.

As far as apps freezing and stuttering, what are the specs of the device(s) you’re watching on? Often lower-end devices have less RAM or SSD’s with slower read/write speeds that could affect app functionality. If you’re struggling with internet, it might be worth getting in touch with your ISP to see what’s going on with your service. Unless you live in a very remote or rural area, you should be getting stable internet service. If you’re not, it’s probably a good idea to get in touch with your ISP.

Re: HP Reverb G2 VR headsets to ship in November

Nate — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 00:55:12 -0000

Before the end of 2021?! That's an insanely large window!

Re: Arsenal: 'Learning like children' the only way

Nate — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 23:03:45 -0000

I agree. I would say they need at least 3-4 transfer windows to be able to come together and properly execute what Emery is trying to accomplish.

Re: 8 Things Christians Need to Stop Saying . . . Like, Immediately

Nate — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 14:17:27 -0000

That's ultimately the goal, at least for me.

Re: 8 Things Christians Need to Stop Saying . . . Like, Immediately

Nate — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 14:16:11 -0000

From that perspective, I would imagine not. But the progression from "God is a transcendent, almighty being that sits atop a throne ordering the universe around," to "God is love," is a powerful one. What I'm trying to do is move people away from the idea of God as an object to be loved, worshiped, and adored; and toward viewing God as that which we actualize in love towards each other and towards the world around us.

My hope is that we can eventually do away with the term "God." But we're just not there yet.

Re: 8 Things Christians Need to Stop Saying . . . Like, Immediately

Nate — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 14:01:57 -0000

Are you replying to me? The argument I'm making is the exact opposite of that.

Re: 8 Things Christians Need to Stop Saying . . . Like, Immediately

Nate — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:19:27 -0000

I've come to the realization that everyone's journey and discoveries are different, but if you let the statement, "God is Love," be a statement about God's ontology, then God exists everywhere. In every good thought, action, feeling, etc. We bring God into existence when we love someone/something. We bring God into existence when we care for people and for this world. We do so because we're bringing love into existence.

That's what changed for me. I went from viewing God as a transcendent being to viewing God as being itself. Not sure what kind of change you'll experience (if any at all), but whatever it is, I trust it'll be good for you.

Re: 8 Things Christians Need to Stop Saying . . . Like, Immediately

Nate — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 23:24:27 -0000

Chew on the phrase, “God is Love,” and if you let it sit for long enough, you might discover that God doesn't exist as you once thought. Go far enough down that rabbit hole, if you will, and everything changes.

I'm talking everything. Sadly, there's no blue pill.

Re: 8 Things Christians Need to Stop Saying . . . Like, Immediately

Nate — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 22:56:02 -0000

But you do you. Peace and shit.

Re: 8 Things Christians Need to Stop Saying . . . Like, Immediately

Nate — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 22:55:32 -0000

Cool man. You already lost my interest by describing God as a "he."

Re: 8 Things Christians Need to Stop Saying . . . Like, Immediately

Nate — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 11:47:09 -0000

Neither (though for the sake of your desire to label me, I'll enter your dichotomy and say that I lean a bit closer to the latter, with the caveat that I believe God to be powerless, but that doesn't negate an ability to combat evil and suffering).

I'm moving towards a completely different way of viewing God from the options you provided. Dietrich Bonhoeffer touched on it when he said, “God is weak and powerless in the world, and that is exactly the way, the only way, in which [God] can be with us and help us.”

God is, by very nature, Love. That is a statement about God's ontology. I won't go much further down the rabbit hole in a comment thread with a stranger, but perhaps I can recommend some sympathetic reading material. Brad Jersak’s A More Christlike God, Thomas Jay Oord’s The Uncontrolling Love of God, Catherine Keller’s On the Mystery, and perhaps (though it's only tangentially relevant to the topic of conversation) Peter Rollins’ The Idolatry of God.

Re: 8 Things Christians Need to Stop Saying . . . Like, Immediately

Nate — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 10:57:37 -0000

But that's not very helpful. You're lying to yourself, and by believing that God is in control you're creating a world in which the worst possible outcomes are ultimately God's doing.

When the worst happens, the one believing that God is in control hits a crisis of faith: is God loving? If so, why would God do such a thing?

Let's say for sake of example that your 12-year-old daughter is raped and murdered. If you believe that God is in control, an exercise in theodicy is necessary. God is not off the hook. God's character is in question. Is God loving? I would argue that a God who would orchestrate events so as to ensure this outcome (Calvinism's God) is a moral monster and the furthest from loving that there could be. The same goes for a God who would simply allow such events without necessarily orchestrating them, while having the power and authority to prevent such events (Arminianism's God).

God is either loving and caring, or God is in control. God cannot be both.

Re: 8 Things Christians Need to Stop Saying . . . Like, Immediately

Nate — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 22:45:44 -0000

"God is in control." This statement is usually used in conjunction with "God's ways are higher than our ways," but it's even more boldfaced hogwash disguised as "theological" pious mumbo jumbo.

The logic can be pulled apart pretty easily. Life sucks, but God is in control. So God was in control when hundreds of Yemeni women and children are slaughtered by weapons provided to the Saudis by the United States? God was in control when Hitler rose to power and slaughtered six million Jews? What kind of control is that? Either God is not in control, or God loves to fuck with people for entertainment.

Re: The Montreal Canadiens need to give John Tavares a reason to sign

Nate — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 00:03:15 -0000

I think you mean 24. Though I'm sure we all wish we had 25 Stanley Cups.

Re: Star Trek: Discovery Pulled Off A Superwoman-Style Bait And Switch

Nate — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:39:39 -0000

The fate of Michelle Yeoh's character revealed in this piece wasn't enough to warrant a spoiler alert?

Re: If God Needed A Blood Sacrifice For Sin, God Is Not Holy

Nate — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:19:11 -0000

I love this. I've been trying to address PSA lately, so I'm wondering if you (or anyone reading this comment thread) could respond to this commonly used verse: "Without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sin." That's my biggest obstacle in trying to refute PSA, and I've yet to come up with a convincing way of responding that doesn't involve diversion tactics.

Re: BarDown: Alternative logos for all 30 NHL teams

Nate — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 18:47:14 -0000

Easiest way to know when someone's not from Jersey: they call it New Joisey.

Re: Whatâ

Nate — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 07:06:06 -0000

"If you’re in England and ask for a whisky, you’ll get Scotch."

Is this true? I was under the impression that Scotch was made only in Scotland, therefore ordering a whisky in England might get you any kind of whisky.

Re: Who's the Most Popular Fictional Character From Your State?

Nate — Sun, 10 May 2015 10:32:18 -0000

Indiana Jones?

Re: John Piper’s Divine Wife-Beating & Three Things God’s Wrath Cannot Be

Nate — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:05:45 -0000

I chose those words because I want to acknowledge that what we interpret and what the writers of Scripture may have been trying to get across are possibly two very different things.

I'm also careful to not proof text because it's too easy to make passages say what I would like them to say.

When I read Scripture, I see that Jesus equals God. As Gregory Boyd often says, "Always start with Jesus. If, as you read Scripture, God is acting very differently from how Jesus would act, then it might be time to reconsider how you're interpreting the passages you're reading.

If in Jesus we see God, then we can't say, "God hates sinners," because we know that Jesus doesn't.

(Regarding your reference to Psalm 5, might I recommend reading the book, The Bible Tells Me So by Peter Enns. While he doesn't address that psalm specifically, his explanation of how ancient Israel viewed their God is extremely helpful and relevant.)

I'm concerned that you might be equating your interpretation of Scripture with Scripture itself. Everyone has an interpretive lens through which they approach the Bible. But, as N. T. Wright puts it, once in a while it might be a good idea to take off our lenses, wrote them off, and start fresh.

That begins with acknowledging the fact that we have interpretive lenses to begin with, and we've likely been approaching the Bible without even realizing they were there.

Thanks for the spirited debate. It has been a pleasure.

Re: John Piper’s Divine Wife-Beating & Three Things God’s Wrath Cannot Be

Nate — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 14:23:21 -0000

Sorry, I misspoke. What I meant was that Christ died in our place, but not to satiate God's anger against us, but rather against that which is ravaging the world, namely, sin. Clearly God is angry, but his anger is not aimed at us, but at sin.

I think we sometimes fall prey to putting humans and sin into the same category, possibly because we're so affected by sin that we can't imagine humanity apart from it. But I see a God who loves humanity, and it's precisely because of that love that he is so angry about the sinful condition of this world.