Jody Steward

Lover of the Lord. Just trying to not mess up a good thing. Old enough to remember when it was called Twitter.

[Arthur MacWaters @ArthurMacwaters]

Get in, we’re Americamaxxing

[SpurgeonBooks @SpurgeonBooks]

“Every day brings us nearer to the coming of the Lord.”

— Charles Spurgeon

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

The man who attempts Christianity without the church shoots himself in the foot, shoots his children in the leg, and shoots his grandchildren in the heart.

—@RevKevDeYoung

[Jody Steward @jodystew]

@CORSAIR K100 Air Keyboard broke after 33 days. Butterfly mechanism came apart after light use (plastic broke). Tried your customer service bot on the website. Worthless. How to get warranty claim started?

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

In loving memory of Charlie Kirk, a fearless patriot & man of unwavering faith who dedicated his life to America.

"It's bigger than you, I want you to remember that... It's bigger than me - you are here to make somebody else's life better, the pursuit of liberty & freedom."❤️

[Jody Steward @jodystew]

We are in the actual city. Sold our house in Bartlett after 5 years. Moved to Overton Park area for 4 years. Bought a house near Med Dist. a couple years ago. We just keep getting closer. Been here long enough to know the dangers. I’m not the solution, but darkness is only driven back by light.

[Trevor Sheatz @TrevorSheatz]

Church isn’t optional for the Christian.

It’s where we gather, grow, serve, fellowship, disciple, and worship together.

Don’t neglect something that the Bible makes clear is essential.

[Jody Steward @jodystew]

Call it what it is, incompetence. It’s 3 miles of roadway. Not interstate.

Incompetent leadership and contractors. They will spend the next 5 Augusts (Elvis Week) as construction zones.

https://t.co/v950hnACQB

[Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc]

If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshiping an idealized version of yourself.

[Kyle Worley @kyleworley]

Actually, the local church is pretty sweet.

There’s still time to get in on this…

[Jody Steward @jodystew]

@WoopTCG @gamestop @Costco Best Buy has it listed for $59.99 which is MSRP. Costco does sell it under MSRP, but GameStop is charging their people a premium.

[Jody Steward @jodystew]

@gamestop @Costco Now sell it for MSRP also.

[Jody Steward @jodystew]

@benpdeeter They need to audit the school board spending. That should give enough evidence to shut the whole thing down and re-cast with competent leadership.

[Chance Carlisle @ChanceCarlisle]

Downtown Memphis needs to evolve. 🧵

We need a 2030 Vision for Downtown.

Third stint living downtown (2011, ‘21 and ‘24). A decade ago was better.

Is Downtown tired?

Ja & Co dazzle. Tigers are nationally ranked. Yet, today’s turnstile counts do not shine.

Orpheum has its best lineup ever & it’s not close. Yet, restaurants continue to close.

I am not pessimistic. Real change has occurred. 8 years ago, obtaining land to develop was the biggest challenge.

Today, there are too many sites, too much land, too much to do.

There is simply not enough demand.

To create more demand, the uninitiated will quip “make it safer”, “reduce crime”.

Yes but no. To achieve less crime, you need more people.

It’s a catch-22.

To get more people, you need a better draw. Unfortunately, the Grizzlies, nationally ranked Tigers basketball or premier Broadway plays once worked.

Not anymore.

We’ve already whooped that trick.

To be clear, we have to maintain and improve what we have. The loss of any of these seems incomprehensible but possible.

But they are baked into the base.

We need new tricks for a new generation. Understand this - and you can understand how to build a better downtown.

We need to rethink Tourism. We need to change the “downtown experience” and embrace a digitally enhanced world.

We’re a 2D city living in a 4D world. Let’s give ourselves permission to leapfrog into the future.

We need a better pedestrian experience, safer roads, less joyriding and easier crowd navigation.

We must become a “LIVE” and LIVELY destination.

We need weekly events - attracting 2500 plus crowds at 1pm, not 1am.

We need to supercharge eco-tourism, celebrate & support local artists and re-discover our authentic musical heritage.

We need dine differently and imbide better than $5 Big Ass beers.

We need to shop differently and offer more than junky trinkets and souvenir gags.

We need more condos and better housing options. There’s a difference between affordable and cheap. Let’s stop celebrating “cheap”.

We need more business leaders to return to work - downtown.

We need to connect the riverfront to downtown and downtown to Memphis.

We need a head of “ecotourism”, not of parks.

We need a downtown transportation / destination “czar”, not a
series of committees.

We need an elite downtown high school, not more bus options.

Build a better downtown, and citywide crime will decline.

Don’t and Memphis middle class will continue to exit - and TBH, that’s not a black or white issue - it’s an economic issue.

Today, the money is fleeing, and the “status quo” will be turnstile counts declining and more restaurants closing.

Don’t expect a revitalization if the playlist moves from vinyl to 8-tracks to CDs to streaming.

The tunes may be tired, but Downtown wants to dance and dazzle.

We gotta create a different beat, a vibe for this generation, not our past.

[Jared C. Wilson @jaredcwilson]

Chiefs this season on their way to another Super Bowl

[SpurgeonBooks @SpurgeonBooks]

“The power of prayer can never be overrated.”

— Charles Spurgeon

[Jody Steward @jodystew]

@aprince121 @oldsoulchef @1689CigarsCo @canonpress Next year. We’ll get them next year!

[Brian Croft @PastorCroft]

Pastors, I know you are busy, but write your own sermons.

A sermon written, prayed over, and internalized for a particular group of people, deeply known by the actual preacher, is uniquely used by God in the life of that church.

The hard work of sermon writing is worth it.

[Smash Baals @smashbaals]

God has been abundantly better to America than we ever deserved