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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75 | Is there a demonic root to communism?

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.

74 | Does the Ipuwer Papyrus solve the mystery of the Egyptian Guard?

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.

73 | How the worst chapter break in the Bible impacts your identity in Christ

FOLLOW OUR PODCAST ON (search opentheword): Itunes Stitcher Spotify Google Play IHeartRadio TuneIn Podchaser PODCAST NOTES: 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. Hi my name is Dean Smith and before I talk about SPI-B, I want to first discuss Romans 8:15, where the Apostle Paul makes a curious statement about fear, when he writes: ‘Do not receive a spirit, that makes us a slave again to fear, but you received the spirit of sonship.’ The Greek word for fear in this verse is ‘phobos’, from which we get our English word phobia and describes a ‘terror or dread at the anticipation of harm.’ This word is describing an emotional state far beyond worry or anxiety. And in the initial part of this verse, Paul makes two important points. First he …

72 | SPI-B and a Spirit of Fear

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.

71 | What Ephesians 4:26 has to say about our Amygdala?

In this podcast I discuss the tensions in the Christian community over acts of civil disobedience. Are there times when believers should disobey governments?

70 | When do Christians cross the line on civil disobedience?

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.

69 | When Jesus paid the Temple Tax, and why

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.

68 | Let’s do things badly

In this podcast I want to deal with a trending issue among Charismatics: Does a false prophecy mean a person is a false prophet?

67 | False prophecy or false prophet?

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.

66 | A working theory: Can our prayers change the past?

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.

65 | Is there a secret message in the dead fig tree incident?

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.

64 | Trump prophecies: Believe the prophets and you shall prosper?

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.

63 | Trump prophecies: What happened when Jeremiah Johnson retracted his Trump prophecy?

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.

62 | Does a solitary Bible verse explain what happened to dinosaurs?

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