Winston “Hopeful Universalist” Smith, Tweet PhD

NEW: 🚨 🇺🇸 🇮🇷 The USS Gerald Ford is expected to be out of service for at least 14 months but likely 2 years. That was some “laundry room fire”…

My wife was formerly promiscuous. I was a virgin. She was then radically born-again. Committed to church, evangelized constantly, Puritan books in her bedroom, prayer journals, grief over past sexual sin, etc. We got to know each other well for over a year, dated for four months, engaged for two and a half, and didn't sin sexually with one another. Our first kiss with each other was at the altar on our wedding day (reaction pic attached!). We've been married for over five years now, and she's been the most wonderful and godly wife, mother to our three children, and homemaker you could imagine. She's more pure than most virgins, as biblical purity has less to with past sins (though they certainly matter) and more to do with one's current posture of the heart and daily decisions to honor the Lord (Matt. 5:8). We're far too quick to forget the story of the woman labeled as a known "sinner" (likely a prostitute) in Luke 7:36-50 who was washing Jesus' feet with her tears while kissing them too. The Pharisees were shocked that Jesus let a public sinner do this. Jesus responded with a parable about debts being forgiven and ended with this powerful conclusion: "Her many sins have been forgiven; that’s why she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little" (Luke 7:47). Everyone seems to highlight the benefits of virginity, and it certainly is a blessing. But we forget to highlight the benefits of being forgiven much as well. My wife knows the depths of Jesus' forgiveness more than most people, enabling her to more easily live out a life of passionate love for her Savior. A woman or man's past sexual sin matters. But what matters far more when it comes to deciding who to marry is if the person is truly born again, if their repentance is real, if they truly have a heart for Christ, if they truly follow Jesus and obey his commands. "God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong. God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world ​— ​what is viewed as nothing ​— ​to bring to nothing what is viewed as something, so that no one may boast in his presence. It is from him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom from God for us ​— ​our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, — in order that, as it is written: 'Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.'" (1 Cor. 1:27-31) "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!" (2 Cor. 5:17)

Do you believe Mary was conceived without sin, remained ever-virgin, and was assumed into heaven, body and soul? Yes or No

Alcoholic beverages should be illegal

Letter by letter, crews cover up “Plaza De Cesar Chavez” in San Jose.

This is very likely a war crime and a violation of U.S. military law. It is Putin-like behavior. If you are an Airman or Naval Aviator I highly suggest you think hard about carrying out an order to strike a civilian power plant. Under the Geneva Conventions, you can’t target civilian infrastructure just to harm civilians which includes power plants serving homes, hospitals, and water are protected. That being said if they support military systems, they CAN become legitimate targets. But even then, if civilian harm outweighs the military gain, it can still be a war crime. That is called proportionality. This comes after Hegseth said no quarter which is also a war crime and a violation of U.S. military law.

Iran fired a pair of intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a joint U.S.-UK base in the Indian Ocean. One missile failed in flight, and another was engaged by a US Navy destroyer using an SM-3 missile.

Mission trip christians are so funny to me like Jesus always takes them to Costa Rica or Panama or Amazonas but never like East St Louis or West Memphis