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  • Is Jesus a Communist?: Join the […] revolution

    by smcintos

    Was Jesus a Communist? Some people believe that he was. You might have heard about “Liberation Theology” which was popular, and very powerful in Latin America, about fifty years ago. It existed mostly in the Roman Catholic Church, although the ideas spread to other Protestant groups. Liberation Christians tried to merge the ideas of Marxist Communism with what the Bible says about Jesus. Technically,...

    June 26, 2022
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    Opinion, Politics, z365
  • Cyprus and its ancient sorcerers

    by Dean Smith

    It's funny how it works for those who are antagonistic to the Bible. If the Bible records an incident it can't be believed, but if Pliny the Elder, a Roman author, philosopher, naval captain, and naturalist, who lived between 23 AD to 79 AD, mentions it in his writings then it must be true.

    June 24, 2022
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    Archaeology
  • Why Every Generation Must Have Its Own Experience with God

    by Guest Post

    By Dr. Michael L. Brown According to the book of Joshua, “Israel served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had experienced everything the LORD had done for Israel” (Joshua 24:31). After that, the next generation fell away from God. The people had not experienced His power for themselves.

    June 22, 2022
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    Culture, Opinion, Religious
  • REJECTION

    by Dean Smith

    One of the most difficult challenges a person can experience is rejection and in a recent article in The Epoch Times, Dawn Milberger, 55, shared her story. Dawn had been adopted into a Christian family, and it wasn’t until she was 18 that she discovered the full story of what had happened, when she finally tracked down her birth mother. It was then she...

    June 21, 2022
    Comments 0
    Abortion, Emotional health, Testimony, z365
  • Why are you angry at God?

    by Dean Smith

    I was reading an interesting article on Denison Forum by Jay Richardson, who pastors Highland Colony Baptist Church in Ridgeland, MS. He was asked to counsel a Christian woman who was struggling spiritually.

    June 20, 2022
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    Teaching, Testimony, z364
  • Modern Morals: Yes, they are coming for the children

    by smcintos

    Are you angry? I can make you angry. Some opinions are extreme these days, and it is easy to be offended. One of the hottest new topics is the indoctrination of children to new moral standards. Our church had a summer VBS, a Vacation Bible School when I was a boy. We mostly had fun, and someone was very generous with the prizes for...

    June 19, 2022
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    Opinion, z364
  • Did a reporter try to infiltrate Sean Feucht’s intercessor group?

    by Dean Smith

    In his last message to the elders of the church at Ephesus, the Apostle Paul warned them to be on alert for wolves that were going to attack the flock (Acts 20:29-31). Jesus issued a similar warning, but with a slight twist. He said beware of wolves in sheep’s clothing. 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are...

    June 17, 2022
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    End times, Media, Persecution, z364
  • Strange Gods and New Ideas

    by Guest Post

    By Rick Renner When we bring new ideas to a foreign culture, it can create an unpleasant reaction among the local people. That’s why we must be both careful and anointed as we take the Gospel into cultures that have never heard the Good News of Jesus Christ the way we are accustomed to preaching it.

    June 16, 2022
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    Culture, Teaching, z363
  • Becoming drunk in the Holy Spirit?

    by Dean Smith

    There are a few passages in the Bible that speak of one of the more unusual manifestations of the Holy Spirit. It talks about people being so overcome by the Holy Spirit, that they appear drunk to outsiders. And I was reminded of this in a recent story on CBN by Vernell Windsor, a regular columnist, who along with a friend had decided to...

    June 15, 2022
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    Miracles, Spiritual Gifts, z363
  • 84 | What does it mean to pray boldly?

    by Dean Smith

    In Hebrews 4:16, we are encouraged to come boldly into the throne room of grace when we pray, that we may obtain help in our time of need. In this podcast, I want to hopefully explain what it means to pray boldly.

    June 13, 2022
    Comment 1
    Podcasts, Prayer, z363

News Briefs

June 24, 2022

US Supreme Court overturns ‘Roe vs Wade’

June 24, 2022

Poll: University students want less free speech

June 23, 2022

265 female inmates are water baptized at Denver ...

June 23, 2022

Bill Gates buys a massive amount of farmland in North ...

June 22, 2022

Religious Freedom victory for Christian schools

June 22, 2022

The problem with electric vehicles

June 21, 2022

Another elitist politician called for cuts to police funding,...

June 21, 2022

The sanctuary cross stands strong, overlooking the charred...

June 20, 2022

Germany is turning on its coal plants

June 20, 2022

FINA bans trans athletes from competing in women’s...

June 19, 2022

The racist roots of abortion?

June 19, 2022

Eleven US gas refineries closed over the past 2 years

June 17, 2022

The Biden administration is a walking contradiction

June 17, 2022

WHO finally admits that lockdowns caused mental health ...

June 15, 2022

Is the Biden administration missing totalitarianism?

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Take a risk and ask a stranger, ‘Can I pray for you’

Published by Dean Smith

When is the last time, you asked a complete stranger if you could pray for them? Ashlye Wilkerson was driving her father, Anthony “Tony” Geddis, home on March 28,...

June 14, 2022
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Main, Prayer, Testimony, z363

Should women stay home and raise children? Are you outraged by the question?

Published by smcintos

I did not know, but I have learned, recently, that there is an argument about women these days. The argument that surprised me is whether women should work in...

June 12, 2022
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Family, Main, z362

Survey suggests people are starting to prefer non-denominational churches

Published by Dean Smith

Though my wife and I attend a denominational, church, which we enjoy, recent polling suggests a cultural shift is taking place as people seem to be moving away from...

June 10, 2022
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Main, Religious, Studies, z362

Looming famine and food shortages?

Published by Dean Smith

In Jesus’ description of the end times, Christ said there will be several signs indicating that the countdown to His second coming has started: 6 And you will hear of...

June 9, 2022
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End times, Main, Politics, z362

Do Not Confuse Your Bad Temper with the Burden of the Lord

Published by Guest Post

By Dr. Michael L. Brown It is true that Jesus drove the money changers out of the Temple and overturned their tables. It is also true that He called...

June 8, 2022
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Main, Teaching, z361

Pro Abortionists disrupt service at Joel Osteen’s church

Published by Dean Smith

Abortion protestors showed up at Joel Osteen's Church in Houston, Texas this past Sunday (June 5, 2022) apparently to protest the leak of a draft decision of the Supreme...

June 7, 2022
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Culture, Main, Persecution, Religious, z361

‘Vile, satanic attack’ in Nigeria leaves over 50 worshipers dead, including children

Published by Dean Smith

This past Sunday, June 5, 2022, gunmen attacked a church in Southwestern Nigeria, killing at least 50, many of them children. The governor of Ondo State, where the attack...

June 6, 2022
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Islam, Main, Persecution, Religious, Spiritual Warfare, z361

Repent of your white privilege: Is racism the original sin?

Published by smcintos

You have probably heard of “whiteness” the offense of being part of the dominant majority, that discriminates against minorities with different skin colors. If we consider the whole world,...

June 5, 2022
Comments 2
Main, Opinion, z360

Former child actor Richard Keith explains how God saved and delivered him from a demonic attack

Published by Dean Smith

In a recent interview with The 700 Club, child-actor Keith Thibodeaux, 71, shared how his involvement in the occult led him to become suicidal and how this was broken...

June 3, 2022
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Hollywood, Main, Music, Spiritual Warfare, Testimony, z360

Don’t be surprised by the fiery trials

Published by Dean Smith

Police have arrested a man who allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at two churches in North Carolina on Sunday morning, May 29, 2022 while services were going on, Christian Headlines...

June 1, 2022
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End times, Main, Persecution, z360

Weeds in the driveway

Published by Wayne Johnston

Almost one year ago, my wife and I plus our dog moved to a new home. This once beautiful large lot on the edge of town had become overgrown...

May 31, 2022
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Main, Teaching, z359

The Bible’s camel controversy

Published by Dean Smith

When people question the Bible, one thing that has been thrown out is the several references to camels in the Book of Genesis. It was actually the focus of...

May 30, 2022
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Archaeology, Bible, Main, z359

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: What happened to kindness?

Published by smcintos

We have all heard some news about legal problems between two famous movie stars, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. Before I continue, I have a disclaimer: I don’t want...

May 29, 2022
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Main, Opinion, Testimony, z359

Popular rapper M.I.A. states she is a born-again Christian after receiving a vision of Jesus

Published by Dean Smith

I was intrigued when a popular British rapper and social activist, Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, who goes by the stage name M.I.A., recently announced that she became a Christian, according to...

May 27, 2022
Comment 1
Arts, Hollywood, Main, Music, Politics, Testimony, z359

Surveys and studies

June 24, 2022

Poll: University students want less free speech

June 17, 2022

WHO finally admits that lockdowns caused mental health ...

June 10, 2022

Nearly half of younger Democratic males believe it’s ok...

June 10, 2022

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June 7, 2022

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June 3, 2022

Poll: People tiring of ‘woke’ corporations

May 22, 2022

Study: Regular prayer to a loving God improves senior’s...

May 18, 2022

Audit alleges nearly half of President Biden’s Twitter...

May 16, 2022

Poll: How many pastors have a Biblical worldview?

May 16, 2022

Bill Maher was surprised that the majority of people opposing...

May 15, 2022

Study: Parts of the Antarctic ice cap are growing, not ...

May 14, 2022

Marijuana usage linked to common heart disease

May 12, 2022

Are teens starting to abandon social media?

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May 6, 2022

Survey: People are impacted by their mom’s faith

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Ruins of the ancient city of Capernaum, the home town of Jesus. Photo: Bon Adrien/Foter/CC-BY

¿Tenía Jesús un hogar en Capernaum?

Published by Dean Smith

English: Did Jesus own a home in Capernaum? Muchos tienen la impresión de que Jesús fue un predicador itinerante, viajando de un lugar a otro en torno a Galilea predicando...

November 18, 2017
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Español, Espanol-6, z83
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God’s prophetic voice needed today

Published by Dean Smith

As I read about the massacre of 26 people (ages five to 72) in the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, during their Sunday morning service, it struck...

November 6, 2017
Comments 2
Bible, Main, News, Persecution, Politics, Religious, Spiritual Gifts, z83
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Conservative organization suing Google and YouTube for censorship

Published by Dean Smith

Popular Conservative columnist and radio-host Dennis Prager recently announced his nonprofit organization, Prager University (PragerU), is taking YouTube and its owners Google to court alleging that it has imposed...

November 5, 2017
Comments 0
Main, News, Politics, z83
Jews for Jesus office in Kentish Town, London, England Credit: Jim Linwood/Wikipedia

Poll: Jewish Millennials express an unusual interest in Christ

Published by Dean Smith

A survey of American Jewish Millennials, those born between 1984 and 1999, revealed a surprising acceptance of Jesus. The poll of 599 Jews aged 18 to 33, found that...

November 3, 2017
Comments 0
Apologetics, End times, Israel, Main, News, Studies, z122, z83
Roman Catholic officials confronted Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms to force him to recant of his heresies Painting by Anton Werner (1843-1915)/Wikipedia

Martin Luther not only believed in salvation by faith but also divine healing

Published by Dean Smith

When Martin Luther pounded his 95 theses on the door of the All Saints Church in Wittenberg, Germany on October 31, 1517, he was trying to reform the corrupt...

November 2, 2017
Comment 1
Apologetics, Main, Miracles, z83
Painting by Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874-1939) Credit: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston/Wikipedia

The invisible woman

Published by Barb Smith

Do you sometimes feel invisible to the people you interact with during the day.  Even if acknowledged it often doesn’t feel sincere enough to satisfy you. I felt that...

November 1, 2017
Comments 0
Emotional health, Main, Women, z122, z83
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‘Something different’ about this Bubonic plague says health official

Published by Dean Smith

It always concerns me when health experts use phrases like “something different” and “health officials couldn’t explain it.” These were the words expressed by a World Health Organization (WHO)...

October 31, 2017
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Apologetics, End times, Main, z83
Montreal student riot May 19, 2012 Credit: scottmontreal/Flickr

Are you ready for when “It Begins Nov 4?”

Published by smcintos

I am writing this a few days before the big day. It is always interesting to remember the time before it all happened. Apparently this is a time we...

October 30, 2017
Comment 1
Apologetics, Bible, End times, Main, Opinion, z83
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CERN scientist admits universe should not exist

Published by Dean Smith

A physicist with CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, recently admitted in an interview with Newsweek that the universe is defying the laws of physics. CERN physicist Christian...

October 29, 2017
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Apologetics, Creation, Main, z83
Painting of Nero's torches also referred to as Christian candlesticks by Henruk Siemiradzki (1843-1902) /Wikipedia

The fiery trials of North Korea described as a ‘life of hell’

Published by Dean Smith

In an interview with Fox News, Choi Kwanghyuk said he had never heard of underground churches until he managed to flee North Korea and its brutal dictator Kim Jung-un....

October 27, 2017
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Main, News, Persecution, z122, z83

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May 10, 2022

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May 2, 2022

Mask Mandates and the Power of Fear

May 1, 2022

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April 24, 2022

Religion is changing in Brazil: Where are we now?

April 21, 2022

Should We Love Our Enemies Even During a Time of War?

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A strange omission at the ‘Museum of the Jewish People’ in Tel Aviv

Israel Today reports on an interesting fact about the Museum of the Jewish People (ANU) found on the campus of Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel. The massive...

May 25, 2022
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Has Israel started the construction of the Third Temple?

Many Christians believe that a third temple will be built in Jerusalem as part of the end times prophecy leading to the second coming of Christ. And because of...

May 23, 2022
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Study: Reports of antisemitic attacks have reached record highs

According to a recent study by the Tel Aviv University’s Center for The Study of Contemporary European Jewry reports of antisemitic attacks around the world have reached a record...

April 27, 2022
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Putin demands Israel turns over a Jerusalem church to the Russian government

According to the Jewish news site, Haartz, Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has sent a letter to the Israeli government demanding that it turn over control of The Church of...

April 25, 2022
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blog, Islam, Israel, Persecution, Religious, z348

Evangelical Palestinian pastor arrested after meeting with Rabbi

ohnny Shahwan is an Evangelical Arab Christian who pastors, Beit Al-Liqa (House of Encounter), a church located on the West Bank. Israel365 News reports that Palestinian police recently arrested...

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Orthodox Jews in Israel are calling a Christian Arab man, Amir Khoury, a hero after he died trying to thwart an attack in the city of Bnei Brak by...

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Survey: How many Messianic Jews are there in Israel?

Israel Today recently interviewed David Serner and Alexander Goldberg, the authors of Jesus-Believing Israelis: Exploring Messianic Fellowship, published by Jerusalem's Caspari Center in 2022. In their book, the two...

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Nearly a third of Canadian and US teens believe the Holocaust was ‘exaggerated or fabricated’

According to a survey conducted by Liberation75, an organization based in Ontario, Canada, nearly 33% of students attending junior high and high schools in Canada and the US believe...

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Hollywood, Israel, Main, Music, Religious, Testimony, The Arts, z323

How a Jewish pop ‘Idol’ star in Israel found Jesus after being bitten by a snake

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Does the Vatican have sacred items looted from the Jewish Temple in 70 AD?

I have to admit this is a strange story, but who doesn't enjoy a good conspiracy theory from time to time.

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