89 | Should Christians be Vegan Vegetarians?
Should a Christian be a Vegetarian? Does that make us spiritual and bring us closer to God?
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88 | Are Christians required to tithe?
In this podcast, I want to discuss one of the more thorny issues in the church today, and that is giving. More specifically, do believers need to tithe?
87 | The only time that Jesus asked if a person was healed
In this podcast, I talk about the only time that Jesus asked if a person was healed. It was a strange miracle, and one we would not fully understand until 1991.
86 | How do you secretly feel about yourself?
In this podcast, I talk about our secret thoughts. The things we secretly think about ourselves. Many of us have secrets. Things we think, but have never told anyone. We secretly wonder if God really loves us, or if God loves others more than you.
85 | Catching the flow of the Holy Spirit
I read an interesting article a while back on CBN entitled Holy Spirit Outpouring by Vernell Windsor where she talked about a church service she attended in North Carolina with a friend. During the service, she became so drunk in the Spirit, that she could no longer stand and was crawling around on her hands and knees.
84 | What does it mean to pray boldly?
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.
83 | A believer’s authority and power
In this podcast, I discuss the strange declarations that the Apostle Peter and Protestant reformer, Martin Luther, made that led to incredible healings. It speaks of the authority and power, Christ has given believers.
82 | What do the prophets Zechariah and John have to say about nuclear war in the end-times?
FOLLOW OUR PODCAST ON (search opentheword): Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify Google Play IHeartRadio TuneIn Podchaser PODCAST NOTES: In this podcast, I discuss the several times that Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened nuclear war since his invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. These threats even included two Russian fighter jets that briefly flew into Swedish airspace armed with nuclear warheads on March 2, 2022. But this leads to a bigger question: Do any of the Bible’s prophets predict nuclear war will be part of the end-times apocalypse? I believe there are several prophecies that suggest this may happen, and I will look at two of them. One of them comes from a vision given to the Prophet Zechariah (Zechariah 14:12), and the second from the Apostle John, found in the Book of Revelation (Revelation 8:10-11), John’s written record of a vision he received describing the events that will lead up to the second coming of Christ. Click here for a more complete transcript. READ: Putin implies nuclear attack if West interferes in Ukraine. Why …
81 | The Bible and its GIANTS: What does archaeology have to say
In this podcast, I discuss the several mentions of giants found throughout the Old Testament. Of course, atheists, and their ilk, enjoy mocking the Bible and the Christian faith because of these giants, referring to them as little more than myths. But is there any historical and archaeological evidence that these giants existed.
80 | The great cover-up of Psalm 51 and its connection to the Tabernacle of David
In this podcast, I want to talk about arguably the greatest cover-up of the meaning of a Bible verse in the history of the Bible. And this misinterpretation has an odd connection to an important prophetic event, the Tabernacle of David.
79 | The day the sky split in two
In this podcast, I discuss the similarities between the asteroid that exploded over Siberia, Russia in 1908 and the Apostle John’s description of an asteroid event in the Book of Revelation.
9 | How did December 25th end up as Christ’s birthday?
It is generally believed that the Roman Catholic church made December 25 the day of Christ’s birth to replace a pagan holiday. But that may not have been the case. In fact, Christ’s birthday was probably tied to the Feast of Annunciation.
78 | What the Septuagint Bible tells us about fallen angels and spiritual warfare
We are living in perilous times as governments of all political stripes seem intent on restricting people’s liberties and freedoms, either under the guise of protecting us from COVID or banning speech that some consider offensive, because it disagrees with their beliefs. In this podcast, I discuss the Septuagint’s odd translation of a Bible verse in Deuteronomy that may help explain why this is happening.
77 | What to do with a strange memory
FOLLOW OUR PODCAST ON (search opentheword): Itunes Stitcher Spotify Google Play IHeartRadio TuneIn Podchaser PODCAST NOTES: Hi, my name is Dean Smith and in this podcast, I wonder: am the only person in the world who suddenly has flashbacks of things that happened to them decades ago. Well it happened to me recently and involved an incident of something that took place probably 45 years ago. It was the 1970s. I was in my twenties and driving an old Rambler station wagon. It was a dusty grey colour, probably 15 years old when I bought it. But along with my Toyota Previa, was the most reliable vehicles I have ever owned. I was just saved and attending a young people’s Hippy church, a Jesus People church, where everyone had long hair, including the girls. Back then, I had hair past my shoulders and one of my friends had hair down to his waist. And today, I have sadly resorted to shaving my head, because I am basically bald. It’s very sad. Anyway, I had put …
76 | Three signs you are being plagued by a ‘spirit of fear’
In this podcast, I briefly look at three indicators that may suggest you are being controlled by a Spirit of Fear.
75 | Is there a demonic root to communism?
While most communist regimes are considered officially atheistic, in this podcast I ask the odd question, Is there a demonic root to communism?
74 | Does the Ipuwer Papyrus solve the mystery of the Egyptian Guard?
In this podcast, I want to discuss an issue that has puzzled many people namely: why don’t we find any mention of the of the devastating 10 plaques or Israel’s departure in Egypt’s archaeological records. In fact, we do but puts the exodus about 300 years earlier than traditionally believed.
73 | How the worst chapter break in the Bible impacts your identity in Christ
In this podcast, I discuss one of the worst chapter breaks in the Bible and how it has the potential to profoundly impact your relationship with God.
72 | Are governments and SPI-B behind the spirit of fear?
There is a small group in Britain that goes by the acronym SPI-B. It sounds like some rogue government agency from a Mission Impossible movie and even fits this profile as some allege SPI-B helped the British government implement covert strategies that would deliberately manipulate and magnify people’s fear of COVID.
71 | What Ephesians 4:26 has to say about our Amygdala?
In this podcast I want to talk about some interesting advice the Apostle Paul gave about 2,000 years ago, and how it affects our amygdala.
70 | When do Christians cross the line on civil disobedience?
In this podcast I discuss the tensions in the Christian community over acts of civil disobedience. Are there times when believers should disobey governments?
69 | When Jesus paid the Temple Tax, and why
In this podcast, I want to hopefully answer the burning question that has puzzled many for years, why did Jesus volunteer to pay the temple tax.
68 | Let’s do things badly
In this podcast I want to discuss a statement that Roman Catholic author, philosopher and theologian, G. K. Chesterton, made that I believe is a key to success. He is something is worth doing, it’s worth doing badly.
67 | False prophecy or false prophet?
In this podcast I want to deal with a trending issue among Charismatics: Does a false prophecy mean a person is a false prophet?
66 | A working theory: Can our prayers change the past?
Hi my name is Dean Smith and in this podcast I want to discuss my theory that our prayers can change the past. And also share a story from World War II, that seems to suggest they can.
65 | Is there a secret message in the dead fig tree incident?
In this podcast I want to discuss one of the more puzzling stories in Gospels and perhaps even offer a bit of an explanation of the secret message that Jesus was trying to pass on. It involves the time that Jesus cursed a fig tree, because it bore no fruit.
64 | Trump prophecies: Believe the prophets and you shall prosper?
Hi my name is Dean Smith and in this podcast I want to talk about a verse in 2 Chronicles 20:20, that reads, “Believe His prophets, and you will prosper” and how this verse was misused by people prophesying that Donald Trump would win a second term as US president.
63 | Trump prophecies: What happened when Jeremiah Johnson retracted his Trump prophecy?
In this podcast, I discuss the dozens of prophecies that came out in 2020 and earlier that Donald Trump would be reelected as President of the United States in Nov., 2020 and particularly what happened when Jeremiah Johnson retracted his prophecy, predicting Trump’s reelection.
62 | Does a solitary Bible verse explain what happened to dinosaurs?
In this podcast, I want to hopefully answer one of the bigger Bible mysteries: what happened to the dinosaurs. According to the Genesis creation account, God created all animal life on the sixth day which by definition would have included dinosaurs.
61 | Breaking Perception’s power
In this podcast I want to talk about Breaking Perception’s Power or changing your perception of you. I was reading about a few interesting psychological studies that revealed the powerful hold that negative perceptions can have on people. It can be so strong that it even negatively impacts how well you can do things.
60 | The day God needed ‘super grace’
Hi my name is Dean Smith and in this podcast, I want to talk about the day in 1995, when God needed to use super-grace. On Sept. 2, 2020, I was surprised to hear about the passing of Duch, pronounced Dook. He was one of the most brutal mass murders of the past century. And I guess by definition that makes him one of the most notorious Christians of that era as well.
59 | Conquering exaggerated fear
Hi my name is Dean Smith and in this podcast, I want to talk about conquering exaggerated fear. My wife and I were talking to friends recently and they told a story of person who was being very careful about COVID including isolating herself and wearing masks when she needed to go out. And there is nothing wrong with that.
58 | 4 Rs for 4 Countries
In this podcast, Wayne Johnston recounts on how God recently gave him four single words that began with the letter R for four countries while he was out buying dog food.
57 | The sons of God and the Antichrist
Hi my name is Dean Smith and in this podcast, I want to discuss the possible strange connection between the Sons of God, mentioned in Genesis 6 as having married the daughters of men, and the Antichrist.
56 | Who are the Nephilim and Sons of God?
Hi my name is Dean Smith and in this podcast I want to delve into some rather strange Bible verses that led up to the world-wide flood found in the Book of Genesis. It involves the passage where the Sons of God married the daughters of men found in Genesis 6 that led up to Noah’s world-wide flood.
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