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by barnhart
Fri May 10, 2024 7:04 am
Forum: General Theology
Topic: “Five-fold ministry”?
Replies: 16
Views: 339

Re: “Five-fold ministry”?

It feels to me like this movement has taken a biblical role or gifting (prophecy) and created a church structure to meet the needs of that role. I see it similar to the authority structure created for bishops by the high church model or the little fiefdoms of low church with a single prominent leade...
by barnhart
Thu May 09, 2024 3:35 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Autocrat vs Institutionalist
Replies: 10
Views: 235

Re: Autocrat vs Institutionalist

Way back in the 90's I felt the political parties (institutions) were too strong, slow and unresponsive, stifling the voice of the people, so I was encouraged by trends like direct fund raising and proportional delegate allocation. Now that I have a little taste of populism, I feel some nostalgia fo...
by barnhart
Wed May 08, 2024 7:03 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Biden Fit to be President?
Replies: 47
Views: 985

Re: Is Biden Fit to be President?

If I pay too much attention to any of them, I start to feel like a worm is eating part of my brain.
by barnhart
Wed May 08, 2024 4:51 pm
Forum: Spoken Word
Topic: Preach it Bro !
Replies: 13
Views: 582

Re: Preach it Bro !

and where fleeing civilization and "homesteading" become spiritual callings. could you please enlarge on this? The Millennialism and Dispensationalism of today are reactions to the collapse of Post millennialism, at least in the US context. After the Civil war, theology that put the Union...
by barnhart
Wed May 08, 2024 2:25 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Poll: Auto Accident Fatalities and Injuries
Replies: 142
Views: 3367

Re: Poll: Auto Accident Fatalities and Injuries

Who knows, whatever happens, I don't think the most likely scenario will be a smooth transition to driverless cars in dense urban areas.
by barnhart
Wed May 08, 2024 1:23 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Poll: Auto Accident Fatalities and Injuries
Replies: 142
Views: 3367

Re: Poll: Auto Accident Fatalities and Injuries

Ken, I like your vision of a more people friendly, less car centric future but how sure are you the balance of power and law will not be captured by the tech giants for their ends. Just 100 years ago the streets were legally given over to the automobile and simply being in the street without a car w...
by barnhart
Wed May 08, 2024 10:43 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Biden Fit to be President?
Replies: 47
Views: 985

Re: Is Biden Fit to be President?

President Biden might be worse off than I think or not, it's hard to know which news feed to believe. I do recall most of the people who are convinced he is basically an invalid also thought the same of Senator Fetterman and many of them said with certainty Senator Clinton was at death's door while ...
by barnhart
Wed May 08, 2024 10:30 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Poll: Auto Accident Fatalities and Injuries
Replies: 142
Views: 3367

Re: Poll: Auto Accident Fatalities and Injuries

Also, it is substantially easier to design a self-driving vehicle that is constrained to a few square miles of one urban area with staff available to extract vehicles from pinches. I have some questions how self driving tech will work out in dense urban areas with pedestrian culture. Drivers that h...
by barnhart
Wed May 08, 2024 8:39 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Poll: Auto Accident Fatalities and Injuries
Replies: 142
Views: 3367

Re: Poll: Auto Accident Fatalities and Injuries

We will see a release of self driving taxis this fall from Tesla. Once that happens, I suspect every Tesla sold will have FSD (Full Self Driving) installed. It does cost $100 a month for the feature. Once that goes down, we will see it implemented in many more. I see this going large in the cities ...
by barnhart
Wed May 08, 2024 7:40 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Failed: Pastor Shooting Attempt - Western PA
Replies: 12
Views: 496

Re: Failed: Pastor Shooting Attempt - Western PA

I'm glad this didn't happen in the Liberty University chapel. It looks like this congregation handled it well. It seems like they were able to balance the violent nature of the situation with genuine care for the perpetrator.