Wondered what you've been up to since you've been quiet around here. Only one voice option for now? It's not bad. I have been using SherpaTTS via Librera, and my issue with that one is the inconsistency of the voice from sentence to sentence. Lower tone in one sentence, higher tone in the next, like it is constantly switching between three or four similar voice models. Your app definitely has a more consistent voice from sentence to sentence, making it easier to focus when listening. Would definitely like to have a male voice option, though. The voice you have is pretty good! Only slightly robotic, and not distractingly so!

I had an Audible credit about to expire so I went ahead and picked up the audio-book version. Something to listen to on my flight to GA, perhaps.

Indeed it is! Thank you gor the quick reply and resolution!

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Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation. Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them. Full of splendor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures forever. He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and merciful. ~ Psalm 111:1-4 GM and happy Lord's Day! I hope you have a refreshing day of worship toward the true and living God "in the company of the upright," who are only counted as such through the imputation of the righteousness of their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. #Christian #Reformed #catholic #toChristAlone

Wonderful news! Our time without a pastor in 2024 was also blessedly short. I know some pulpits that have been sitting empty for a few years, though. Empty pulpits for that long can be a real danger, because churches become less stringent on their standards and often make compromises that they shouldn't, and then we just have to hope that the presbytery catches it during floor examination.

and still get featured prominently, though near the bottom of the shelf by order of authority.

Spent my afternoon loading my books back into their home on my bookshelf. How do you all organize your bookshelves? I generally go from most authoritative to least authoritative. So... - Original Language OT and NT (Still need to pick up a Hebrew OT) - Bible Translations - Secondary Standards, such as the Westminster standards and my denomination's BCO. - Systematic Theologies - Bible Commentaries - Biblical History and Archaeology - Post-Apostolic Church History - Other Christian Writing - Other Non-Fiction - Fiction #Christian #Reformed #catholic

Right? I would be tempted to just use them as my bank, too, if they had a debit card.

Strike has a debit card?

With my mouth I will give great thanks to the LORD; I will praise him in the midst of the throng. For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death. Psalm 109:30-31 It is the Lord's Day, and we are called to come to His house to worship Him with His people.

I'll echo the recommendation of Greg Bahnsen's "Van Til's Apologetic." He does a great job of presenting Van Til in more approachable terms. One that is a bit more broad, comparing the classical, evidential, reformed, and fideist approaches to apologetics in a balanced, clear, and concise manner, with examples of how each approach would attempt to steer a conversation, is "Faith Has Its Reasons" by Kenneth Boa and Robert Bowman Jr. I need to read more Rothbard... Maybe some summer reading.

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Yeah, Scofield and his ilk really did a number on conservative denominations. At least they are Historic Premil, so they don't deny covenant theology or tolerate dispensationalism, but still an odd position for a Presbyterian denomination. And the fact that they are the only one has been part of the reason they haven't just joined up with the OPC. Many in the denomination want to keep at least one Presbyterian denomination out there that is confessionally Premil. A strange justification for maintaining separation, if you ask me. And yeah, Luther could throw some back in his day!

That looks like a cast lineup attempting to appease Gen Z and almost noone else.