I don't know about that, buy there's really good coffee for Monero from a business owner I know in Bowling Green, Ohio:
www.flatlandscoffee.com
nostr:npub1n4s8ga4uu8af8aphl8rscs9nxtgh3vpl6seqsgq79dv6ptr6j9eqdpvsnn I can describe the meaning of metanoia through my experience. I experience a foundational and essential conversion when I align on the side of powerlessness and suffering instead of the side of power and control. “Be transformed by a renewal of your mind,” Paul says (Romans 12:2) but unless I empty myself there is no transformation, no metanoia. Paul taught us (Philippians 2:6-8): “he emptied himself” This is metanoia.
But metanoia definitely does not lead us to rethink or want to redefine sexual morality.
nostr:npub1n4s8ga4uu8af8aphl8rscs9nxtgh3vpl6seqsgq79dv6ptr6j9eqdpvsnn I can describe the meaning of metanoia through my experience. I experience a foundational and essential conversion when I align on the side of powerlessness and suffering instead of the side of power and control. “Be transformed by a renewal of your mind,” Paul says (Romans 12:2) but unless I empty myself there is no transformation, no metanoia. Paul taught us (Philippians 2:6-8): “he emptied himself” This is metanoia.
That's good.
That kind of conversion will lead a person away from sexual deviancy as we've always understood it. It doesn't mean we will eliminate our concupiscence, but we will have the desire and power to overcome.
Very enjoyable. Except it makes me think of an old Country Time Lemonade commercial.
Why do trannies often seek "gender-affirming surgeries"?
You'd think they would realize these surgeries reinforce the understanding that gender corresponds to the body.
If gender and bodily sex are unrelated, as some desperately wish us to believe, then why advocate for bodily mutilation?
What you're describing is not biblical wifely submission.
I submit to my employer, but that doesn't mean I don't have input or have any personal pizazz.
The Church is supposed to be submissive to Jesus. The saints (i.e., the best examples), even the women, are not boring deadheads, but have tremendously unique and colorful personalities.
Belittling or mischaracterizating Christian submission is like making fun of Jesus for saying "Blessed are the meek." We can't pour our worldly meanings into his words.
nostr:npub1n4s8ga4uu8af8aphl8rscs9nxtgh3vpl6seqsgq79dv6ptr6j9eqdpvsnn Perhaps I am still not understanding. Why is metanoia not appropriate for all people?
If by metanoia you mean "a change of mind," there is no virtue in that alone.
The virtue of metanoia is changing from wrong to right, from evil to good. It's not change for its own sake.
With regard to sexual morality, we already know what is right and wrong. To deviate from the Church's constant teaching here is to deviate from truth in a serious way, leading to mortal sin -- which leads to hell.
nostr:npub1n4s8ga4uu8af8aphl8rscs9nxtgh3vpl6seqsgq79dv6ptr6j9eqdpvsnn When is change the ultimate act of faith? The term metanoia would be appropriate for a people who grow in faith.
Metanoia is appropriate for a people who "repent and believe," not who fall back into sexual sin.
We have to trust Jesus to give us the grace to live a holy and chaste life.
The "synodal church" always like to "rethink" the Church's teachings on sexuality.
Wanting to think about them (meditation) is great, but wanting to change them shows a lack of faith.
Free and Open Source Inkscape Vector Graphics Editor is 20 Years Old with a Big Update
The latest point release, Inkscape 1.3.1, has grown into one of the biggest bug fix packages they've ever shared with the community. Update to benefit from more than 70 bug fixes, 16 improved user interface translations, and even two small, new features!
Inkscape has proved itself to be a good alternative to Adobe Illustrator. It is a free and open-source vector graphics editor that is similar to Illustrator in many ways. Inkscape can be used to create a wide variety of graphic designs, including illustrations, logos, icons, and website graphics. It also has a variety of features that are similar to Illustrator, such as layers, paths, and filters. I've also found my drawing tablet on Linux to work very well with it.
It is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
See https://inkscape.org/news/2023/11/18/big-small-release-inkscape-131-is-out/
#technology #opensource #alternativeto
I love Inkscape.
Many of my coworkers are snobby Mac-addict graphic designers, and I hear them complain about how much Photoshop and Illustrator, etc., cost to have on their home computer for their personal use outside of work.
Sometimes I'll preach the good news to them about GIMP and Inkscape, etc., but they'd rather spend money they don't have on Adobe for their private projects like photo touch-ups, greeting cards, logo designs, and the like.
If they were open to help, I would come over and install some of these good open source alternatives for them -- and I'd loan them my copy of Dave Ramsey's "Total Money Makeover" book!
Yeah, that's what I meant -- sorry. Thank you.
Especially with my phone, I wish there was a good "edit" solution for nostr notes. We all know typos are always invisible until tapping the "post" button. That's when they shout to the world, "Look at meee!"
I find it fascinating that thoughts *generally* don't come upon us randomly; we're able to will the creation and direction of our thoughts. That's a wild concept, but cool.
And thoughts are spiritual in nature, because while they are absolutely real, they don't have size, weight, location, etc. So in once sense, we can't say they come from anywhere, because they don't exist in a particular place that a GPS could identify. But I'd say we can know they usually originate from or in "us."
I think the idea of thinking about thoughts is a good thought, and very thoughtful. At least that's my thought.
Seems nostr would be ideal. He wouldn't be supressed, and we would get a healthy boost in users and awareness.