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Welcome to a podcast by opentheword.org where we provide Bible teaching and Biblical perspective on the rapid changes taking place in our society.

Episodes

154 | Do Assyrian Records Mention Jonah’s Visit to the City of Nineveh?

February 6, 2026 • 3 mins
Jonah is best known for being swallowed by a large fish or whale for refusing to call Nineveh to repentance. But after being vomited up on a beach along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, Jonah headed inland to Nineveh where the whole city responded to Jonah’s call to repent.
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153 | Why Some Religions Believe in UFOs and Aliens

January 23, 2026 • 3 mins
In his book, Religions and Extraterrestrial Life published in 2014, Vanderbilt University Astronomer David Weintraub revealed the results of a poll he conducted on beliefs in Aliens and UFOs by different religious groups. Now these numbers are dated, because there has been a dramatic surge in the belief in aliens in recent years. But nevertheless his poll showcased the significant differences in Alien beliefs among different religi...
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152 | Near Death Experiences: When the Totally Blind See

January 9, 2026 • 3 mins
In a recent video, former atheist and now Christian apologist Lee Strobel provided evidences for the existence of the human spirit. The Bible teaches that we are made up of a spirit, soul and body (1 Thessalonians 5:23). At the death of our physical body, our spirit lives on. This is vividly portrayed in the Jesus’ story about the rich man and Lazarus found in Luke 16:19-31.
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151 | Atheists don’t believe in God, But They Do Believe in Little Green Men

January 2, 2026 • 3 mins
While atheists mock Christians because of our belief in God, a 2021 Pew survey found that 85% of atheists/agnostics believed in little green men and aliens. But they weren’t alone. The same survey revealed that 80% of nones, those with no religious affiliation, also believed in aliens. Though certainly not as high, overall 57% of Christians also believed in alien life. But this involved a very broad definition of Christian. More s...
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150 | The Strange Connection Between the Christmas Story and the Woman Caught in Adultery

December 12, 2025 • 9 mins
With Christmas around the corner, I thought I should do a podcast with a bit of Christmas twist. So, I want to discuss the strange connection between the Christmas story and the woman caught in adultery.We know from the Christmas story, that Joseph was engaged to Mary. When Joseph returned to Nazareth for the wedding, he was shocked to find Mary pregnant – having conceived by the Holy Spirit.
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149 | Is Pergamum’s Throne of Satan still exerting an influence?

November 28, 2025 • 14 mins
According to Wikipedia, Caracas, Venezuela is the murder capital of the world. It has held that position since 2016, when it wrestled the crown away from then reigning champ, San Pedro, Honduras. But that brings me to an interesting article from 2013 on the British new site, The Guardian. The article discussed the murder rate in San Pedro, which at that time was running at 20 a day or over 7,000 murders a year. This works out to an...
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148 | What Ancient Non-Christians Had to Say About Jesus

November 7, 2025 • 13 mins
In this podcast I discuss several mentions of Christ made by ancient secular sources.
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147 | Are We Seeing Evidence That Spiritual Warfare is Heating Up?

October 17, 2025 • 13 mins
In this episode I want to discuss spiritual warfare, because I am seeing increasing evidence that things are starting to heat up. At a recent church service my wife and I attend, our pastor shared an interesting story. He never gets headaches. But a few months ago he started having a headache every day for three weeks. It was always in the same spot. 
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146 | What Job Tells Us About the Ice Age, Dinosaurs and the Divine Council

September 26, 2025 • 10 mins
In this podcast, we discuss what the Book of Job has to say about the ice age, dinosaurs and heaven's Divine Council.
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145 | Did God Roar from Zion?

September 5, 2025 • 4 mins
When the Holy Spirit fell on the Toronto Airport Vineyard Church in 1994, it immediately caught the world’s attention. Hundreds of thousands of people from around the world visited the church, which was later renamed Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship.
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144 | Called to be an Encourager: The Power of Words

August 22, 2025 • 11 mins
God has called us to be encouragers, because there is power in words.
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143 | A Couple of Odd Facts About the Jewish Temple

July 25, 2025 • 12 mins
In this podcast, we discuss two curious facts about the Jewish Temple. Did you know that at one time, there were two Jewish Temples operating at the same time?
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142 | American Pastor Crucified for Believing Jesus is God

July 4, 2025 • 9 mins
On April 28, 2025, Arizona pastor, Bill Schonemann, was found dead in his home. He had been crucified. His hands were pinned to the wall and he had a crown of thorns on his head.
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141 | A Couple Stories about Noah’s Ark and the Flood

June 20, 2025 • 8 mins
In this podcast, I discuss a couple of stories concerning Noah’s Ark and the great flood. First was the ark actually big enough to carry a pair of every creature in the world. Secondly, why are there so many flood stories in cultures around the world.
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140 | When Jesus Called Himself God by claiming to be the Son of Man

June 3, 2025 • 10 mins
A few years ago, someone told me that nowhere in the New Testament does Jesus claim to be God. And to be honest, I was caught a bit off guard by the question. Now, to be honest, nowhere in the Gospels did Jesus say, “I am God.”
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139 | It took 2,000 years but we finally understand Christ’s advice on worry and a strange miracle

May 19, 2025 • 6 mins
in this podcast, I want to discuss one piece of advice that Jesus gave and a miracle, that proved itself. In both instances, it took nearly 2,000 years to fully understand what Jesus said and did.
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138 | Is Jesus Christ ‘The Angel of the Lord’?

May 5, 2025 • 15 mins
In this podcast I discuss the mysterious Being in the Old Testament called ‘The Angel of the Lord.’ Many are convinced He is the per-incarnate Christ.
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137 | A Couple of Odd Facts About King David

April 21, 2025 • 6 mins
Hi my name is Dean Smith and in this podcast I want to discuss two odd fact about one of the Bible’s best known heroes, King David.
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136 | Great Tax Revolts of the Bible

April 7, 2025 • 12 mins
Taxes have been the.bane of man’s existence for thousands of years. In this podcast, I discuss two major tax revolts that took place in the Bible.
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135 | Pathways of the Heart

March 21, 2025 • 42 mins
In this Podcast Ian Byrd discusses the pathways of the heart. He talks about three pathways that lead us away from God and one pathway that leads us to God.
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