Jack Pladdys, Ph.D.

Superman

[Jack Pladdys, Ph.D. @jampladdys]

Hmmm…I think I’m going to start using X to share pet peeve moments.

Pet Peeve #1 - Talking loudly on the phone in a public place that’s supposed to be serene.

[Jack Pladdys, Ph.D. @jampladdys]

@Delta is my favorite airline and this one moment won’t change my opinion about flying with them…but come on Delta…you sold this as a window seat and now my daughter’s first time flying to DEN won’t include a view of the mountains. #whompwhomp

[Jack Pladdys, Ph.D. @jampladdys]

When the first four headlines on my Apple News feed the day after Christmas are stories of war, I know we need to do better as humanity. #warisover #ifyouwantit #christmas

[Jack Pladdys, Ph.D. @jampladdys]

@SYSKPodcast I’m sure this has been shared…but I just listened to this episode and then I saw this on TikTok. Haha!!! https://t.co/0djYwQL5r1

[Jack Pladdys, Ph.D. @jampladdys]

I’m excited to spend my morning with the church at @edgewater_alliance_church. Thank you for serving this community and ensuring that everyone can encounter God! @ Edgewater Alliance Church https://t.co/vcX4s1TbrX

[Jack Pladdys, Ph.D. @jampladdys]

Free coffee to start my day? Yes, please! Thanks @racetrac for the surprise. @ RaceTrac https://t.co/iGZvbpeeyg

[Jack Pladdys, Ph.D. @jampladdys]

The sheep mentality, on the other hand, accepts any answer that circulates in its own flock, provided only that it is not the answer of a prophet who has not been dead for at least five hundred years. -Thomas Merton

[Jack Pladdys, Ph.D. @jampladdys]

The prophetic illusion—which is quite common in our time—is at the opposite extreme from the gregarious illusion, which is more common still in every time. The false prophet will accept any answer, provided that it is his own, provided it is not the answer of the herd.

[Stephen Bryce(bsky@stephenbryce/🧵@stephenhdbryce) @stephenhdbryce]

I am utterly convinced that God will have all kinds of grace if we got the theology wrong. I’m not entirely sure about how God will take it if we got the loving other people, seeking justice, and choosing mercy part of life wrong.

[Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow]

Matt Ryan appears to have forgotten how to play football.

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

We have incorrectly understood extroversion to be a spiritual gift that everyone must cultivate.

Extroversion is not a spiritual gift. Introversion is not a spiritual liability.

It sounds simple enough, but somehow this message gets confused in the church.

[Jon Acuff @JonAcuff]

“Criticism that costs nothing is worth nothing.” That’s a soundtrack my wife taught me. If it only cost someone 20 seconds to write a mean tweet to you it’s only worth 20 seconds of your time. Don’t give your very expensive time and creativity to criticism that's worth nothing.

[Andy Stanley @AndyStanley]

(1/3) Everything that disturbs you about the United States emanates from the sinful, selfish, self-centered, appetite-fueled, fear-driven condition of the human heart. Our government can protect us from it. But our government is powerless to do anything about it.

[Jack Pladdys, Ph.D. @jampladdys]

@campo_kathy @USRepKeating @GovRonDeSantis I’d have no problem with this if the governors and the president worked out a plan that truly helped immigrants become contributing and honorable members of our country…like most of them want to do.

[Jack Pladdys, Ph.D. @jampladdys]

@campo_kathy @USRepKeating @GovRonDeSantis Also, when did the bad decision of someone else make it okay to also make a bad decision? Why can’t someone decide to be the mature person and work out a real solution to the problem of supporting immigrants coming to our country?

[Jack Pladdys, Ph.D. @jampladdys]

@campo_kathy @USRepKeating @GovRonDeSantis It would be one thing if it were Florida immigrants being sent to Martha’s. But @govrondesantis did this stunt with people from TX. I thought he was our governor and concerned with what is actually happening in FL? 🤔

[Congressman Bill Keating @USRepKeating]

History does not look kindly on leaders who treat human beings like cargo, loading them up and sending them a thousand miles away without telling them their destination. Still, Florida @GovRonDeSantis made that choice today.

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

5 truths about Sabbath:

1. Sabbath is not a reward for hard work

2. S. is a reminder that our work will remain incomplete

3. S. is a day that moves us from production to presence

4. S. reminds us that we are not God

5. S. points us to the deeper rest we need found in Christ.

[Zach W. Lambert @ZachWLambert]

Churches who say “everyone is welcome!” but have invisible restrictions on women and LGBTQ+ folks (baptism, membership, marriage, leadership, etc.) are actually much more damaging than churches who are up front about their exclusion.

[Jack Pladdys, Ph.D. @jampladdys]

Tomorrow, I will rejoice as my baby transitions into adulthood through graduation.

Today, I grieve with the parents who lost their babies to an unthinkable act of evil.