Andy Smits

husband of loni. father of matthew, dahlia, olivia, & zach. a son of God.

[Robert Hasler @rdhasler]

A personal tradition of mine on the anniversary of 9/11 is to go back and listen to the sermon Tim Keller delivered at Redeemer that following Sunday.

Nothing can account for evil like the Christian story. In the face of such overwhelming suffering, nothing brings comfort like the Gospel and promise of resurrection and redemption. https://t.co/BCXrkTCW2F

[Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc]

Here's something to read. The first of two articles.
https://t.co/BKwinAlFOv

[Scott Sauls @scottsauls]

Those who pejoratively use words like “wokeness” or “deplorable” or “leftist” or “fascist” to condemn or distance themselves from the costs, inconveniences, tensions, messiness, and Good-Samaritan-ness of neighbor love are missing out on a key feature of the heart of Christ.

[Andy Smits @andyjsmits]

@HodlingJ Waiting for a true and better currency?

[Andy Smits @andyjsmits]

@jamieunited That’s insane, Jamie. Twitter is the ultimate fighting platform, and I’ll fight anyone to the death who disagrees with me.

[Andy Smits @andyjsmits]

@mattCivico I’m here for these tweets

[Michael Mileski @RevMikeHammer76]

Q: What does "undocumented? mean?

A: It means the #215children who died at the Indian Residential School in Kamloops = 215 more than the 4100 already reported to have died in IRSs across Canada by the #TruthAndReconciliation Commission.

Kamloops is one of 139 schools.

[Kaitlyn Schiess @KaitlynSchiess]

I think we forget sometimes that one beauty of the church is the clash of excited, optimistic, and sometimes naive young people with wise, practical, and sometimes hardened older people.

That clash is painful and not very efficient. But it’s also good. We need each other.

[Andy Smits @andyjsmits]

@jbenjolliffe I’ve got some room for a tent in my backyard, if that helps the decision.

[Matthew Podszus @matthew_podszus]

In his Evangelism and Outreach course, Jerram Barrs (of @CovSeminary) describes his longstanding dialogue with his Marxist father, whom he described as one of the most moral, kind, and compassionate men he'd ever known.

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[Josh Packard @drjoshpackard]

The work religious leaders do with young people is expected to be TRANSFORMATIONAL, but too often it gets treated as TRANSACTIONAL. It's time to ditch attendance as the only metric that matters in the work of #youthmin and #stumin.

[Jon Tyson @JonTyson]

Folks, this...

[Abraham Cho @abrahamcho]

At Redeemer, we talk about defeaters: barriers that keep ppl from hearing the Gospel. They've mostly been rational: Bible's reliability, science, suffering

Defeaters today are ethical: Is Xty racist, sexist, nationalist, bigoted?

Our discipleship must become our apologetic.

[Jon Tyson @JonTyson]

Dear White leader,
Black folks talking about justice does not equal CRT. It mainly means our brothers and sisters are inviting us into the struggle for BIBLICAL justice long overdue.

[Andy Smits @andyjsmits]

@jamieunited Praying for you, Jamie.

[Mika Edmondson @mika_edmondson]

It’s fascinating how some people can deny systemic sin on the one hand and yet affirm conspiracy theories on the other.

By definition, conspiracy theories are speculations about systemic corruption.

[Ken Shigematsu @KenShigematsu]

The Church’s Role in Creating Systemic Racism, and How the Church Can Dismantle It https://t.co/2Q9gfWIw5n

[Andy Smits @andyjsmits]

Fun conversation with @danielsangi https://t.co/Kq4C3WHVzB

[1 Ministry Question Podcast @1mqpodcast]

Fundraisers should not communicate a “need” but a vision. @andyjsmits https://t.co/UMYIzi6i4b

[Andy Smits @andyjsmits]

@silas_wong @5Watts @elecavalier Yessir, Silas! My adoption of it is a good sign that the trend must be in decline...

[Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc]

Everyone in the world is an evangelist. Even telling someone they can't proselytise is a form of proselytising.