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750 people slaughtered at church alleged to hold the Ark of the Covenant
by Dean SmithAccording to Europe External Programme with Africa, a Belgium NGO, the Maryam Tsiyon Church in Axum, Ethiopia was recently attacked by a group made up of soldiers with the Ethiopian army and members of the militant Amhara militia who slaughtered 750 members of the congregation. Amhara is a brutal terrorist organization that has been responsible for several massacres in Ethiopia in recent years. Several...
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The Discovery of an ancient description, ‘Christ, born of Mary,’ hints to an earlier battle with heresy
by Dean SmithIsraeli archaeologists working in the Jezreel Valley recently announced that they found an ancient description of Jesus dated to the fifth century. It was found in the remains of a Byzantine Church located near the village of et-Taiyiba. Curiously, the phrase, “Christ, born of Mary,” may hint of a great theological battle that raged in the early church a couple of centuries earlier. The...
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Enforcing religious freedom in Moscow, Russia, err Idaho
by Dean SmithA court has just ruled in favour of Gabriel Rench who was arrested on Sept 23, 2020, when nearly 200 believers gathered to worship and praise God during an outdoor service in the parking lot of the city hall in Moscow, Idaho. The event, called Psalm Sing, was sponsored by Christ Church and according to Gabriel Rench, who serves as a church deacon, they...
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Ironically, doing good to others, is good for you
by Dean SmithMost have heard of Jesus’ story of the Good Samaritan who provided aid to a man who had been mugged by robbers and left for dead by the side of a road (Luke 10:25-37). And while he provided both medicinal and financial aid to the fallen man, studies have shown that people who are kind or help others may also be helping themselves. This...
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Lessons from Nothing
by Andy BeckerNothing. Scientists claim that everything came from nothing. But they have a hard time describing nothing or where it came from or why it was there. Nothing is crucial to their Big Bang Theory which is man’s attempt at explaining what God did without actually saying God did it. As you can imagine, this takes a lot of work and a lot of words....
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Are religious people stupid?
by smcintosYou may have heard the arguments, psychologists have done many studies, and they have found that atheists are more intelligent than religious people. Here is a quote from an article linked here: “the research found that atheists performed better overall than the religious participants even when demographic factors like age and education were taken into consideration. Agnostics mostly placed between atheists and believers on...
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OpenDoors reports a 60% increase in the number of believers who died for their faith in 2020
by Dean SmithAccording to OpenDoors annual report, there was a 60% increase in the number of Christians who died for their faith in 2020 over 2019. This was a largely led by a dramatic rise in the number of Christians murdered in Nigeria by Islamic extremists. OpenDoors reported that 4,761 Christians died for their faith last year with 2,200 of them taking place in Nigeria. Several...
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Trump prophecies: Believe the prophets and you shall prosper?
by Dean Smith“Believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.” (2 Chronicles 20:20 NKJV) Over the past few months, there have been dozens of prophecies proclaiming Donald Trump’s reelection as the President of the US. But along with these prophetic words, many have also cited a verse from Chronicles exhorting us to believe the prophets. In this article, I want to discuss why I believe this verse...