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@MaryBowdenMD @TexasChildrens Thank you. I wish all doctors did this

Patient today came to see me to discuss possible tonsillectomy. @TexasChildrens quoted her $15,000 as a "discounted cash price." My price is $3760. Every physician and hospital in the country could list their prices on their website. It's not hard.

Wearing outside shoes inside the house. According to Dr.Gerba, Microbiologist, there's a 96% chance there's fecal matter on your sole and +400k units of bacteria.

The insufferable and pious arrogance of “pastors” like @jaysonyork has plagued the Church for too long.

@SacrdCowTipping @TonyG_in_LV *posts

@JetDriver05 @TonyG_in_LV Both his, and my original post were in jest

If you think that instead of going to church, you are just going to get together and stir each other up to do good things and encourage one another, then you are in sin. Repent. "Do not forsake the gathering" Go to church.

@SacrdCowTipping @TonyG_in_LV I know your post was in jest, but wasn’t sure about Marine1. Either way keep it coming! Love your pasts.

@M_Sorentino @jaysonyork The historical record disagrees with your assumption. “Church” buildings didn’t exist. Believers met in homes. Early on, evangelism was done in the Temple courts but not ekklesia . That was done in homes. How and where would 15k persecuted people even meet in Jerusalem?

That’s not entirely true. When Paul wrote letters, do you think he was writing them to small groups of 9-12 people? Do you think thousands of people came to Christ in a small group setting in Acts? It seems pretty clear that the cities Paul wrote to had gatherings for all the Christian’s in the geographic area. And we know that the church in Jerusalem was likely 15-20 thousand people. It seems unlikely that they were only meeting in small house gatherings.

Unpopular pastoral opinion: Losing the midweek gathering of the church and replacing it with “small groups” in homes on various nights has been a net negative for the fortification and mission of the church. There are positives, there are negatives. Overall, it’s been an L.

@jaysonyork 2/2 the Ekklesia of the 1st century resembled small groups and looked nothing like the typical modern day “church service”. Hence my question

@JetDriver05 When you start with stupid and insulting questions, you don’t then also get to be offended that I don’t give you a detailed scriptural argument for why I do what I do or not.

@jaysonyork Let’s start over then.The early church gathered in small groups in homes where everyone “brought something” 1Cor. And were led by a plurality of elders & never a lead pastor. Hundreds of years later Constantine created the laity clergy division and institutionalized the Church1/2

@gotem_365 @Thorazine007 @TomBradyEgo @BestBallJunkie I think that’s his point.

@Thorazine007 @TomBradyEgo @BestBallJunkie Oh no. Did mommy not tell you WWE is fake and scripted? Hope this news doesn’t make you shit your diaper

Kevin Hart tried playing peacemaker when Gronk and Logan Paul got into it 😂

@jaysonyork Thanks for providing Scripture and actual facts. Is this what goes on at your “services”…and you’re wondering why the Church is ineffective 😂

@JetDriver05 Man, all those stupid Christians for the last 2000 years until you got it right

@TonyG_in_LV @SacrdCowTipping Is this satire? Your post makes no sense. Are you saying to ignore the 1st century believers and instead to follow the traditions started 300 years later? My apologies if your post was in jest.

@SacrdCowTipping Yes. Because the year is 60 A.D.ish. And the first church won’t be built for another 300+ years. So go to church.

@Mattlinn01 @GregAbbott_TX Matt, you’re embarrassing yourself.

@GregAbbott_TX So should we not observe Presidents’ Day either being Trump has been found liable for sexual abuse?

The state of Texas will not observe the Cesar Chavez Day holiday. I am directing all Texas state agency heads to comply. In the upcoming legislative session, I will work with Texas lawmakers to remove Cesar Chavez Day from state law altogether. Reports of the horrific and widely acknowledged sexual assault allegations against Cesar Chavez rightfully dismantle the myth of this progressive hero and undermine the narrative that elevated Chavez as a figure worthy of official state celebration.

@dougrotondi2025 @JustinPetersMin 💯you NAILED it.

@JustinPetersMin Poor Justin wasn’t healed when he was younger so he’s been on a life long quest to discredit anything supernatural that is not written in black n white in scripture. He made the NT law. Justin needs deliverance from the spirit of pride.

On the left, Don Piper's book about his made-up trip to Heaven. 90 Minutes in Heaven came out in 2004. On the right, Gabe Poirot's book about his made-up trip to Heaven is coming out now. Not only are these stories unoriginal, so are the book covers. C'mon, false teachers - give it a better college try on your books than this.

@JustinPetersMin Osteen is definitely not my style, but @JustinPetersMin denies many chapters of the Bible. Does that make you a false teacher? Take the log out of your own eye @JustinPetersMin…a little bit of humility will help.

This is not a church. Joel Osteen, by his own admission, does not preach on sin. By definition, if you do not preach on sin, you cannot preach the Gospel. He has admitted he does not know much theology (patently obvious) and, therefore, is unqualified to preach (1 Timothy 3:2). Osteen preaches a false jesus and a false gospel. This is not a church by the biblical definition and Osteen is not a pastor. For anyone reading this, find a church that is committed to expository preaching and is led by biblically qualified men. Such churches are definitely not a dime a dozen, but they are out there.

@CadenJCooper @brheiny Same here.

@brheiny I like to lead discussion in small groups, so instead of me preparing to monologue for 30 minutes straight I prepare questions about a scriptural passage to encourage participation and interaction. It takes time, but I think it's more beneficial than a typical "sermon."

When I was preaching once per month (or fewer), I would often spend at least 15+ hrs on a sermon. Now, preaching every week as a planter, that’s closer to 6-7 hours. My sermons are far less refined, but, IMO are better overall for four reasons: 1) I’m speaking more directly from the heart. 2) I don’t get lost in endless internal debates about what points/illustrations are best. I trust my instincts. 3) I’m less polished, which I think has made me a more engaging preacher. 4) I’m far more dependent on the Holy Spirit to direct me to what matters in the text. I’m curious if any other preachers have gone through a similar transition. What has been your experience?

@TanneriteCortez Of course you don’t 🙄…pastor

I have no problem with pastors getting paid to shepherd nor do I have a problem with sabbaticals in principle.

Bi-vocational pastors seeing other pastors argue for paid sabbaticals:

@AdamInHTownTX @BradeauxNBA Good point

@JetDriver05 @BradeauxNBA Nah, that doesn't explain his sudden dislike of Okogie. And that dude is even Nigerian like him. I think Ime just defaults to playing guys whom he perceives as really good defenders. Which DFS used to be prior to this year. He starts Sengun because he has no other option.

Dorian Finney-Smith is making his first start of his Rockets career today with Şengün out. Amen Durant Tari DFS Jabari

@AdamInHTownTX @BradeauxNBA This is so bad I’m now wondering if Ime just hates white people.

@BradeauxNBA Ime needs to be fired now. Pull a Memphis or Denver and get rid of this bum and at least give yourselves a chance in the playoffs. There is ZERO justification to start DFS over Clint, Reed, or Josh in Alpi's absence.

@BobKellemen @jasonkovacs Ministry is NOT a careee path. Every believer is called into full time ministry. The only “workers” that were expected to be supported while in the field were missionaries. And even they didn’t do this as a career.

It's fascinating to see the current X debate on #Pastors and #Sabbaticals since @jasonkovacs has been writing about this for years. Why did X choose this week to break over whether pastors need a break before they break? People are talking about how other fields don't do sabbaticals. Really? Academia does sabbaticals. A 2019 study showed that some form of extended leave was available in 16% of American companies. A 2026 study by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics collated the average PTO which included vacation days, sick days, personal days, holidays, and medical leave days (for the person and for family member issues). Most workers in America have significant time off annually. They receive 15-20 paid vacation days (3 to 4 weeks) after 5-7 years of work, plus 7-10 paid holiday days (during the first year of employment), plus 5-7 sick days, plus personal days, plus medical leave days, averaging 35-40 (seven to eight weeks) work days off annually. Multiply that times 7 years and you have a year off of workdays every seven years! That sounds like an incredibly generous sabbatical policy. Maybe churches would not consider pastoral sabbaticals if pastors had 35-40 workdays off annually, if pastors were not on-call 24/7, if they did not work most holidays, and if they had a 9-5 schedule. None of that even factors in the toll it takes on the embodied-soul to counsel the hurting, grieve with the grieving, visit the sick and dying, do multiple funerals per year, deal with critics, live in a fishbowl, etc. Plus, most pastors taking sabbaticals are not just resting: they are researching, writing, and doing further educational, ministerial, and personal development. None of this is a novel concept. Charles Spurgeon typically spent a month to six weeks almost every winter in Menton, France to refresh his embodied-soul. BTW: As a pastor, I never took a sabbatical. As a professor, I took one part-time sabbatical that covered three months, during which I wrote my first two books.