Affable Geek

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Software Developer, part-time pastor, and I raise chickens. Who can't love a chicken?

For Christianity.stackexchange.com, my religious background:

Grew up in a Protestant, evangelical, nondenominational "Bible Church" (-1990)
earned a M.Div at a Baptist Seminary (2008) and pastored a very small Baptist church (2004 - 2008)
Currently serving in an Episcopal Church, and yes I did that site. (2008 - present)

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1d	comment	Can a physically healthy, married couple honor God without having children? Pastoral Advice Questions
1d	comment	Can a physically healthy, married couple honor God without having children? Welcome to C.SE! You've probably noticed that I cut out a chunk of your question. We don't do pastoral advice here (We don't know your situation, and if you're trusting random people on the Internet with it, we need to have a talk!) Still, there was a good kernel of a question in there, so I've taken the liberty of making it more like us. Welcome aboard, and please check out our FAQ when you get the chance.
1d	comment	Are Catholics like pagans, in Evangelical vision? Welcome to C.SE. This answer does a good job of sourcing its answer, and evidencing the claim. The base of the source is a bit narrow (one church), but in reality is a well sourced answer. Welcome! Please be sure to check out our FAQ
1d	comment	What's the position of main Christian churches about brothers of Jesus? Could I suggest asking the question: "Does the Orthodox Church hold to the perpetual virginity of Mary?"
1d	comment	Why does the hebrew word for grace in ps.136:23 &24 have two meanings? You beat me to that recommendation :) @Alvoutila Our mods could migrate this question to Hermeneutics.SE (the study of word meanings), if you are interested. Please don't copy and paste! If you are interested, please hit th e'flag' button
2d	comment	What does it mean to be perfect? Perfect love casts out fear. from 1 John.
May 21	comment	Who compared the Trinity to a triangle with three right angles? I don't know who did it first, but Rev. Edwin Abbott's Flatland definitely used geometry as a theological metaphor with some degree of creativity.
May 21	comment	What does it mean to be perfect? I also wrote a 77 page thesis on the story of the Rich Young Ruler, contrasting this word with "One thing you lack..."
May 21	comment	What does it mean to be perfect? This is one of my favorite words in all of Scripture. I've written more, but don't want to bore people (I may already have!). Suffice it to say, this is one of those words that makes you actually want to learn Greek, or at very least, invest in a TDNT
May 20	comment	How does one discern between thoughts inspired by the Holy Spirit and those produced from themselves Welcome to C.SE. This is a good question, but it might be difficult for this site to answer.
May 20	comment	Why did God wrestle with Jacob? Welcome to C.SE. I invite you to our FAQ. I'm not really sure I see how this exactly answers the question, though.
May 20	comment	Why isn't God mentioned in Esther? This seems a bit tenuous to me
May 20	comment	What is the significance of the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden? Welcome to C.SE. This answer really seems to stray from the question asked. If you could source more of your claims, and be tighter with the connection to what is being asked, it would improve the answer greatly. Additionally, you may want to check out our FAQ. But welcome!
May 20	comment	Why isn't God mentioned in Esther? +1 for separating out canonicity from content. Welcome to C.SE, btw!
May 20	comment	How to know whether God truly spoke to you? K... Ultimately, I'm really thinking this is pastoral - and my VTC is not that this isn't a good question, just that it isn't a good fit for what we can do here. Please seek out a personal guide (Pastor, Priest, Minister) who can know you. As a doctor, I'm not going to diagnose from a distance. As a pastor, I can't really do it either.
May 20	comment	Are there any other books, divined by God, regarding Christianity? +1 I really like how you picked out what would have been the leading contenders!
May 20	comment	Are there any other books, divined by God, regarding Christianity? Put another way, as much as I'd love to be able to add "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis into the canon, and as inspired as I think it is, I can't. Inspired Scripture lays the framework - everything else can only hope to further the understanding I originally received by God's direct inspriation in the original canon.
May 20	comment	Are there any other books, divined by God, regarding Christianity? Maybe I'm reading too much into rpeg's question here, but I really think he's after "What's divine but not in the Bible?" That is exactly the thrust of the duplicate I nominated in my VTC.
May 17	comment	Who decides if a verse is literal and what part is metaphorical @PeterTurner Thank you for adding that - could you tell me if I incorporated that correctly into my answer?
May 17	comment	Who decides if a verse is literal and what part is metaphorical possible duplicate of Do we have to obey the laws of the bible? If so, what laws?