Kevin Smith

Saints, when discussing tense matters with fellow Christ-followers, it can be helpful to (1) use biblical language & paradigms, avoiding secular combat rhetoric & (2) engage as a family member seeking to persuade, rather than a lobbyist or activist seeking to maneuver an opponent

@BullyPulpitPod @deaninserra @EricTeetsel @AndrewTWalker @ErikReed Yes, yes, 1John2:22 - they seem like a disparate “alliance,” but they’re quite aligned in core principle, the rejection of Jesus the Christ and Lord. 👍🏾 It looks strange, but opposing Christ made Pilate and Herod “play nice” with each other 🤷🏽‍♂️

This week @EricTeetsel, @deaninserra, @AndrewTWalker, and @ErikReed tackle a tough, but important, subject.

@KodyGibby @jt_english 🤣

@jt_english Brother, this kind of comment should not be shared on Twitter. Let's sit down man-to-man and have an honest conversation about our differences on this issue. I am deeply grieved by this post.

With the NBA being nearly unwatchable it is so refreshing to watch basketball that matters.

The saints believe, from scripture, in the joys and rewards of eternal life in Christ Jesus. No one encouraged me in the non-pulpit fruits of evangelism like Steve Gaines. Enter the reward of the Lord, my brother 🙌🏾

In a post-9/11 world, we let homeland security shut down (partially). The Congress has stunk my entire adult life: 40+ stinking years of partisan gridlock, money-chasing _____, with very few Constitution-minded public servants. 🤷🏽‍♂️ maybe they do represent us; maybe we stink 🤷🏽‍♂️

@deaninserra 💪🏾

I love the local church. I drove on backroads tonight and passed at least 7 or 8 churches with parking lots full for Wednesday night church. Prayer, Bible study, fellowship, happening in each one. Stuff like that fires me up.

Saints, heard a pastor say, about Daniel’s life, “the Kings changed, the governments changed, the policies changed … but Daniel didn’t change.” Certainly not a descriptor one would widely ascribe to many in the last generation of pulpits, even Bible-believing ones 😔🙏🏾

@edstetzer only way to roll 👍🏾

@DerwinLGray @JohnMPerkins Amen!

Rest easy @JohnMPerkins. We got it now.

@randycdavistbc Amen 🙏🏾

Dr Steve Gaines is a favorite son of Tennessee. He walks humbly as an anointed preacher. He is friend & encourager to anyone he meets, especially pastors. He talks to, & about, the Lord all the time. Please pray for Steve & the family as hospice cares for our dear brother.

@deaninserra Amen 🙏🏾

When I think of Pastor Steve Gaines: Prayer. Evangelism. Love for his family.

Belief in scriptural teaching about the Fall (Genesis3) gives one understanding. It does not remove the realities, pains, and mortality of fallenness. Grace to my brother @bellevuepastor as he walks through the valley of the shadow … but we know WHO is with him (Psalm23) 🙌🏾

@JaredSKennedy @TGC Thank you for your reply; although now it is what it is 😔 help us, Lord 🙏🏾 #InHisImage #ImageBearers #WombToTomb May the saints #StandForLife

@smithbaptist @TGC That's a good question, Kevin. The survey polled self-identified churchgoers about whether it's right or wrong to abort an unborn child. Didn't use the term "pro-life." Here's the survey. downloads.frc.org/EF/EF25J65.pdf

Last year, a study found that the percentage of regular churchgoers identifying as pro-life plummeted from 63 percent (in 2023) to 43 percent (in 2025). But wait, it gets worse.

@claysmith79 the debaters are rarely posting about baptisms, gospel conversations with unbelievers, or pastors they’ve sent out 🤷🏽‍♂️ you know, book of Acts stuff

Are we seriously debating sabbaticals? We need something to do, don't we.

The first day of REACH wrapped with a plea from @DrPaulChitwood to take the gospel to the ends of the earth.

@deaninserra political expediency and/or no belief in the unique person/work of Christ

Something that has been confusing to me for the longest time is the left being either pro, or silent on Islam. Christian Nationalism (which they still haven’t defined) is a national emergency, Islamic practices towards women and views on gays is a nothing burger. Why?

@BullyPulpitPod Can’t wait for your next episode. The ones we “decapitated” seem to be responding systematically - our intelligence equipment, our bases, our embassies, oil refineries, etc.

🚨New Episode Drop! 🚨 This week the boys discuss the war in Iran, SCOTUS ruling on gender privacy, and Texas Rep. @MichaelJCloud's epic hermeneutics lesson during a Confessional hearing. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

@AndrewTWalker Thou soundest like a certain 1920s Presbyterian - yes, it’s not!

Progressive Christianity is not Christianity. Any movement or thirty-something "seminarian" that denies the core doctrines of the Christian faith has, by definition, departed from Christianity itself. And anyone—even certain New York Times columnists—who aids and abets such heresies by insisting that such a malformed Christianity still counts as Christianity is not offering serious commentary on the Christian faith.

@ChelsPat Grace to you 🙏🏾

Eight years ago today, my first book, “Longing for Motherhood” was released! I wrote the book I wish I’d had when I left the doctor’s office, my life forever changed as I was informed that my body would never bear babies. The longing for children is not a visible pain, not on display for the world to see or offer comfort. I was a teenager at the time and silently grieved this tremendous loss. Over the years, the grief has morphed. It’s not sharp in the same ways it was when I first received my diagnosis. But it’s a unique grief to navigate now that I’m a mother. Stepping into motherhood doesn’t remove the grief of a body forever touched by the fall. My heart still aches as I watch friends get pregnant and forget to be tenderhearted towards me. As I know that there are certain experiences I’ll never experience on earth. I stepped into motherhood 2.5 years ago through international adoption. It was worth every mountain of paperwork, every dollar spent, every delay, every tear, every moment of exhaustion. In LFM, I wrote, “even though our feelings might tell us otherwise, we can stake our hope on the fact that He’ll be with us every step of the way.” I remind my soul of this often — perhaps you need that reminder too. 
I don’t know what your story looks like, whether you’re single and longing for marriage and motherhood, struggling with month after month & year after year of infertility, or have lost precious little ones through miscarriage. God promises never to leave or forsake His children — even when our hearts are weary with aching and grief. He keeps our tears, and our Savior intimately knows what it’s like to suffer. What a friend we have in Jesus. Thank you to everyone who has read, shared, and recommended “Longing for Motherhood” over the years.💛

As you pray for America’s soldiers in harm’s way, I urge you to also pray for our Southern Baptist missionaries, for national believers, and for the lost who so desperately need the Lord. I’m grateful to God that we can confirm our missionary families are currently unharmed.