Iran’s role in the end times
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by Dean Smith
7h ago
When discussing Iran, we need to separate the views of the country’s citizens from those of its tyrannical leader. Iran is currently controlled by an Islamic fundamentalist, Ali Khamenei, who serves as the country’s Supreme Leader, an unelected position. Though there are elections in the country for the country’s legislature, the Supreme Leader decides who will serve as president and cabinet ministers and ultimately approves or disapproves of any legislation that is passed. As a hard-line extremist, Ali Khamenei is not only seeking to construct nuclear weapons, he has also called for Israel to ..read more
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Did you know that one of the most popular podcasts on Spotify is about deliverance and exorcisms?
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by Dean Smith
1d ago
It's called The Exorcist Files. In its first year, the podcast had over 7.5 million downloads and has been at the top of Spotify charts for upwards of 40 weeks ..read more
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Las maldiciones generacionales #6: Perdonar a nuestros padres
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by Dean Smith
1d ago
En Éxodo 20:4-5, la Biblia dice que la iniquidad de los padres pasaría a sus hijos hasta por cuatro generaciones. En publicaciones anteriores, hablamos de cómo la muerte de Jesús en la cruz rompió esta maldición (Gálatas 3:9-13). Pero romper la maldición no garantiza que esté rota. De manera similar, el hecho de que Jesús muriera por nuestros pecados no significa que todos estén salvados, y el hecho de que por sus heridas nosotros seamos sanados no significa que todos sean sanados automáticamente. Tenemos que luchar y creer para la salvación y la sanidad, y de la misma manera debemos hacer lo ..read more
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The Holy Spirit Wants To Place A Razor-Sharp Sword in Your Hands
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by Guest Post
1d ago
By Rick Renner How would you like God to give you a weapon that can rip to shreds the devil’s strategies against you? Well, that’s exactly what He has done! Ephesians 6:17 declares that God has given you “…the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God ..read more
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The Holy Spirit performs a miracle in a city park
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by Dean Smith
2d ago
If I am honest, this is my favorite style of miracle. It is one that didn’t take place in a church or revival service, but rather one that occurs outside the church walls, like in this instance, a city park. In an Instagram Reel, Pastor Jake Lazar shared the story of a miracle that took place while he was out walking his dog and encountered a man by the name of Jeremy who was also walking his dog. Sensing a prompting of the Holy Spirit, Pastor Jake struck up a conversation with Jeremy, who served as an officer in the Marines, which led to an opportunity to share the Gospel. Before they parted ..read more
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Dealing with anger by forgiving a mass murderer who killed your sister
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by Dean Smith
3d ago
Many remember the Columbine High School massacre that took place, in Columbine, Colorado on April 20, 1999, resulting in the deaths of 12 students and a teacher at the hands of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. Harris and Klebold committed suicide when police finally stormed the school. This year marks the 25 anniversary of the horrific mass murder that also saw 24 people injured. One of the survivors of that shooting was Craig Scott, now 41, who recently shared with the Christian Post how a missionary trip to Africa helped him deal with his anger and hatred by enabling him to forgive the two kil ..read more
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The majority of Americans and Canadians do not trust the UN, survey finds
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by Dean Smith
3d ago
According to a poll conducted by the Metropolis Institute and the Association for Canadian Studies, the majority of Americans and Canadians do not trust the UN, the National Post reports. When asked if they trusted the UN, only 30% of Americans and 38% of Canadians said that they did. The poll was taken three months after Hamas invaded Israel when the UN faced a barrage of criticism for its failure to condemn the attack. The survey found that in both countries, the people who leaned left politically had a greater trust in the UN than those who classified themselves as middle of the road or on ..read more
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More Gen Z say the Bible is transforming their lives, survey finds
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by Dean Smith
4d ago
There was a bit of good news in a recent survey of Gen Z, those born between 1997 and 2012, conducted by the American Bible Society, CBN reports. For the past 14 years, the American Bible Society has been asking Americans how much they engaged in the Bible. Based on how much they read the Bible and believe it is relevant to their everyday lives, the State of the Bible survey sorts Americans into three basic groups, ‘scripturally engaged’, ‘moveable middle’, and ‘disengaged’. Overall the survey found that the percentage of people who are considered ‘disengaged’ from the Bible, was at its highes ..read more
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That time I started smoking: Was I wrong?
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by smcintos
4d ago
Ok, I don’t smoke, either tobacco or anything stronger, but there was a time when I started. I realize now that I learned one of the most important life lessons if I was willing to learn. I was raised in a strict religious family, and we knew that we could never do many things. In my lifetime, I never heard my father swear, and I heard a story at his funeral, that his coworkers annoyed him, just to get him to say some of those words. Apparently, he never did. When I lived in that family, I was walking home from school with my friends, one afternoon, and I saw something on the ground. We all lo ..read more
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Maldiciones generacionales #5: Exponiendo pecados secretos
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by Dean Smith
5d ago
En esta serie, estamos estudiando el concepto bíblico de las maldiciones generacionales, que nos dice cómo la “iniquidad” de los padres puede ser transmitida a los hijos (Éxodo 20:4-5). Los niños pueden heredar los pecados de sus padres. En el último artículo, comenzamos nuestra discusión sobre cómo romper con las maldiciones generacionales. El primer paso implica comprender que Jesús rompió la maldición. Esto significa que estamos luchando desde un terreno más elevado. La maldición está rota, debemos hacerla valer. También consideramos la necesidad de enfrentar la mentalidad de víctima que pu ..read more
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