Shari Smith

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

The goodness of even a few people can overcome the fear of many. We must be like an open Bible for everyone. May others encounter the Word of God in our faces and lives. Love is the language that makes everyone feel at home. #ApostolicJourney

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

The human heart is not filled by accumulating experiences, possibilities, or temporary guarantees; it is filled when it discovers a call, when it understands that life reaches fullness only if it is given. Following Christ does not impoverish existence, but expands it. #ApostolicJourney

[Stephen F. Austin State University @SFASU]

Lumberjacks make great draft picks. 🪓🏈

Congratulations to @SFA_Football’s Charles Demmings on being selected 163rd overall by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2026 NFL Draft. #AxeEm

[Patrick S. Tomlinson @stealthygeek]

When people like Pam Bondi fearmonger that our "Whole system will collapse" if the full Epstein files are released, they aren't talking about our system itself. They're talking about their place inside the system and control over it.

And that should absolutely collapse. Today.

[Beth Moore @BethMooreLPM]

I share this post in earnest and (what may prove a naive) hope that a few people caught in the situation I’m about to describe will hear instead of rushing to the usual tropes, criticisms and caricatures. For what it’s worth, I offer this in good faith.

Between 2016 and 2022, I faced a test of the genuineness of my faith so large and consequential, I’m almost at a loss to think of the right adjectives to describe it. It might not have been so big to someone else but it involved so much of my Christian identity, it was all but existential. Well more than that. It was a dying.

It is this test that helps me understand why people who seem deeply devoted to the Lord Jesus and hold the scriptures in highest esteem also hold to a system, institution or leader no matter what they do and defend a side or individual to a degree that is baffling.

I can tell you why because I had to face every bit of it. Identity, community, camaraderie, what we’ve known and loved, what part of it we still love, the people we loved, the people we still love, reputation, what people will think, how you will be judged and condemned and thrown over to the other side who doesn’t want you either. And to whom you also do not align and would not belong. Friendships. How you will be misunderstood and misrepresented. How adrift and alone you will feel. How disliked.

And then there’s this and it would be a mistake to minimize it: your JOB. Your source of income. Your vocation.

This is the part of the crisis I most write these words to convey because I think they are most in play for many right now, whether in media, ministry or politics.

Let me try to put this in the words that were constantly resonant in my spirit in those years. And to this day.

Though you have no other place to go, Beth, and no place to fit and it not only MAY have financial repercussions but WILL have financial repercussions to the ministry and to your family and will also make them targets and none of it will ever look the same or be the same, will you choose what you believe to be right and put everything else in your vocational life at risk?

This is what is at risk for many people whose professional reputations and positions are tied up with leaders, institutions and political parties. Mine was, too. The cost is enormous and the options are often untenable. And so there we are.

Having to cast ourselves on the mercy of God. Not for a third way. But as THE ONLY WAY. The only truth. The only life.

I’ve made multiple errors in judgment. Jumped too quickly to condemn. Spoken wrongly. Remained silent wrongly and confusingly. I never get it completely together.

But what I will tell you is that I believe we are meant first and foremost to call out our own house, our own side, and our own identity group for its mind-boggling hypocrisy. These were my people. Evangelicals. Conservatives.

Claim what you will but I know who I am:

I am pro life from conception to casket.
I am pro small government.
I am pro godliness and the pursuit of a holy life.
I am pro marriage and family and pro-those God calls to remain single and sanctified and I’m deeply thankful for them.
I am pro traditional sexual ethics.
I am pro love of God and love of neighbor and the dignity of every person as an image bearer of Christ.
I am pro love all.
I am pro church. I believe in the community of the saints.
I am pro Bible study to the death and believe the aim of all discipleship is to know and love and follow and emulate Jesus Christ.
I am pro gospel. Dear God in heaven, I am pro gospel. I believe there is one name by whom we must be saved. Jesus.

What I am not is pro Trump.

Wasn’t pro Clinton. Wasn’t pro Biden. But those were not the candidates many in the world that I loved so much were cheering on.

I accept that Donald Trump is my president. I pray for him on a regular basis. I’m a law abiding citizen and pay my taxes. But I believe Trump fosters something in people that makes them lose their way.

[Stephen F. Austin State University @SFASU]

It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of beloved SFA professor, Dr. Tim Clipson. For 36 years, Dr. Clipson shaped generations of Lumberjacks as a gifted teacher, mentor and leader. He believed deeply in the power of voice — helping students discover their own and giving them the confidence to lead with integrity, courage and purpose.

In honor of his lasting impact, friends, colleagues and former students are coming together to establish the Dr. Tim Clipson Professorship at Stephen F. Austin State University, to ensure that future generations of Lumberjacks continue to learn from educators who reflect Tim’s passion for teaching and mentorship. To learn more and donate, visit https://t.co/jriR3i4sDI

We extend our condolences to his family, friends, colleagues and former students. 💜

[Malcolm Guite @malcolmguite]

But when these three arrive they bring us with them,
Gentiles like us, their wisdom might be ours;
A steady step that finds an inner rhythm,
A  pilgrim’s eye that sees beyond the stars A Sonnet for Epiphany https://t.co/pG8NdYitJV

[Shari Smith @ShariDSmith]

@jimhoodtx @StandUpForTrmp No

[Speakeasy @speakeasytlkshw]

Today, Shedeur Sanders proved he is NFL SPECIAL! 🤯

He is the future of the Cleveland browns, anybody who doubts that show them this!

This is the most comprehensive breakdown you’ll find of Shedeur Sanders jaw dropping performance versus the Titans. Created for novice fans or experts.

WATCH & SHARE!

#ShedeurSanders #AchoAnalysis

[Jordan Schultz @Schultz_Report]

Really can’t say enough good things about Shedeur Sanders today: he’s improving by the week - not only with his decision-making, but with his reads and overall accuracy as well.

Simply put, 364 yards and 4 total TDs in your third career start is awfully impressive.

[Heath Cummings @heathcummingssr]

I have avoided most of the Shedeur nonsense but I will say this:

With what we have seen so far it’s really hard for me to understand how anyone in Cleveland thought Dillon Gabriel was the better option.

[Emmanuel Acho @EmmanuelAcho]

60 YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS— Shedeur Sanders finds Jerry Jeudy.

The Browns don’t need to draft a quarterback, their future is Shedeur!

[Korbin Pate @KorbinPate]

No ABC, but a standalone matchup on ESPN Friday night in Bozeman. Great exposure for our university.

This is will be the 2nd appearance for SFA on ESPN this year, following the Ladyjacks playing Notre Dame in the NCAA tourney. First time ever for @SFA_Football.

[Emmanuel Acho @EmmanuelAcho]

We speaking unfiltered truth on Shedeur Sanders RIGHT NOW- why wait til tomorrows shows we cooking NOW, y’all tap in! 🔥🔥

[Shari Smith @ShariDSmith]

@ML3democrats 🇺🇦

[Lumberjack Football @SFA_Football]

The Chief stays in Nac🪵

#AxeEm x #EastTexasTough

[David Smoak @DavidSmoak]

Congrats to @SFA_Football for winning the outright @SouthlandSports conference championship with a resounding 62-14 win against long-time rival NW La. Demons. 'Jacks finish the regular season 10-2, have won ten straight and should host an FCS post-season game when that begins. @CoachCarthel #AxeEm

[Beth Moore @BethMooreLPM]

The first description the Lord God gave of himself in the divine disclosure of Exodus 34:6 was “compassionate.” Our capacity for compassion comes from being created in the image of God. It is not meant to be politicized, exploited, mocked, sold or regarded as weakness. Guard it.

[Shari Smith @ShariDSmith]

@DrNeilStone @iamfujimura 👍

[Gabrielle Giffords @GabbyGiffords]

I mourn for Charlie Kirk’s family. I didn’t agree with almost anything he said, but he had a right to go on a work trip and return safely to his wife and two young children.

Like all Americans, he deserved to be safe from gun violence.
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