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?
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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.
55 | Crossing over to the other side of faith
Hi my name is Dean Smith, and in this podcast I am asking: Are you ready to cross over to the other side of faith? But first let me tell you an interesting story involving the dramatic healing of Tony Yahle in West Carrollton, Ohio. It was so dramatic that the story was featured in several secular news sites including the New York Daily News, ABC News and WHIO TV.
54 | Are you an injustice collector?
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 am asking are you an injustice collector? Several years ago, my wife and I invited a newly married Christian couple over to our home. I have no idea what we are talking about. I vaguely remember it was about church — but this is important — it wasn’t anything serious. It was just a casual conversation. It wasn’t about anyone or anything. Suddenly, the husband exploded in absolute rage. Anger poured out of him like hot lava. We were shocked. His wife looked at him with her mouth wide open. After things subsided a bit, I asked him why he was so upset by what we were talking about. He sheepishly looked at me, shrugged his shoulders, and said “I don’t know.” Something in what we said triggered him. It could have been a single word or phrase. But whatever it was it unleashed a torrent of rage. …
53 | What baseball cards tell you, about you
Hi my name is Dean Smith and in this podcast I ask the simple question does how you look on a baseball card actually determine how long you live? Well according to researchers from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan apparently it does.
52 | You have just 90 seconds
Hi my name is Dean Smith and in this podcast I want to talk about a strange dream I had and how it relates to a 90-second warning.
51 | The Butterfly Effect
In this podcast I want to talk about a Christian version of “The Butterfly Effect” that could change your life.
50 | Christians in the age of civil disobedience?
In this podcast I want to talk about Christians and civil disobedience and I even include women in this discussion because of what is happening in Iran.
49 | Thinking old?
FOLLOW OUR PODCASTS ON: Itunes Stitcher Spotify Google Play IHeartRadio TuneIn Podchaser PODCAST NOTES: Hi my name is Dean Smith and in this podcast, I want to discuss the question: Does how we think, affect how we age? But first let me ask you a question: At what age does a person officially become old? So what age did you pick? A recent survey of 2,000 Americans commissioned by LetsGetChecked asked that very question. This survey concluded that you are officially old when you turn 57. When I read the number I was absolutely shocked and also concerned because if we think we are old at just 57, could this potentially impact our aging process? As well, they provided some top indicators that you have officially reached old age. 39% listed an increased concern about health. 36% said more wrinkles. 35% listed grey hair And perhaps what was most disturbing is that 34% said hair loss. Good grief I was losing hair by the time I was 30. But in England, a similar survey of …
48 | Did a “strange” word of knowledge help win the most important hockey game of the past century?
In this podcast I will be discussing a strange, and I mean really strange, word of knowledge that helped win arguably one of the most important hockey games in Canada’s history.
47 | How many crosses did Jesus actually die on?
Follow our podcasts on: Itunes Stitcher Spotify Google Play IHeartRadio TuneIn Podchaser PODCAST NOTES: Hi my name is Dean Smith and in this Easter podcast I want to answer the top theological question of the day, namely how many crosses did Jesus die on? Now here is the strange thing, most Christians, and I even include myself in this, at times believe Jesus actually died on two crosses. The Gospel of John tells us that Jesus was crucified along with two other men, and that Jesus was on the middle cross with the two criminals on either side of him. But most Christians believe that sometime in the middle of one of those nights that Jesus hung on the cross for our sins, God switched the Lord to one of the other crosses. And what is even more incredible, the disciples, who had been absolutely traumatized by the Lord’s crucifixion, didn’t even notice and never recorded this switch in the Bible. I know this sounds strange, but this is what most Christians believe. Of course, …
46 | Three events that may connect COVID-19 to the end times?
In this podcast I discuss three events that may connect the coronavirus to the end times.
45 | The Nudge from Above
In this podcast, Wayne Johnston shares his personal experience with listening to the still small voice of God. He says God may be speaking to us more often than we realize.
44 | What is your default setting?
In this podcast, Wayne Johnston gives a prophetic word that God gave him recently about the coronavirus. What is your default setting? How are you reacting to the pandemic?
43 | I blame Gehazi for grave soaking!
In this podcast, I hope to answer three important questions. First, what in the world is grave soaking? Secondly, who in the world is Gehazi and thirdly, what is the strange connection between Gehazi and grave soaking?
42 | The first recorded case of whiplash in the Bible
In this podcast, I talk about the first recorded case of whiplash in the Bible and how it affects your faith. It happened when Jesus gave a very unexpected answer to the disciples’ question.
41 | Did God bind the strongman over Argentina?
Follow our podcasts on: Itunes Stitcher Spotify Google Play IHeartRadio TuneIn Podchaser PODCAST NOTES: Hi my name is Dean Smith and in this podcast I want to talk about the concept of binding the strongman and how it played a major role in a significant revival that took place in Argentina in the 1950s. In Luke chapter 11, the Gospel writer describes how the Pharisees were put in the awkward position of having to explain how Jesus had the power to cast out demons, an ability that the Pharisees and scribes did not have. So they came up with a rather stupid and bizarre explanation, that Jesus was casting the demons out by the power of Beelzebul, who Luke describes as a prince of the demons (Luke 11:15). This description also hints of a hierarchy in the demonic realm with higher and lower level demons. Jesus quickly countered this by explaining how stupid the idea was. How would the satanic realm survive if it was divided against itself? Jesus then goes into a teaching on …
