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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.

  1. 5D AGO

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

    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.

    4 min

  2. JAN 23

    153 | Why Some Religions Believe in UFOs and Aliens

    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 religions.

    3 min

  3. JAN 9

    152 | Near Death Experiences: When the Totally Blind See

    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.

    4 min

  4. JAN 2

    151 | Atheists don’t believe in God, But They Do Believe in Little Green Men

    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 specifically only 40% of Evangelicals believed in aliens and UFOs.

    4 min

  5. 12/12/2025

    150 | The Strange Connection Between the Christmas Story and the Woman Caught in Adultery

    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.

    9 min

  6. 11/28/2025

    149 | Is Pergamum’s Throne of Satan still exerting an influence?

    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 annual murder rate of 173 per 100,000 residents.

    14 min

  7. 11/07/2025

    148 | What Ancient Non-Christians Had to Say About Jesus

    In this podcast I discuss several mentions of Christ made by ancient secular sources.

    13 min

  8. 10/17/2025

    147 | Are We Seeing Evidence That Spiritual Warfare is Heating Up?

    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.

    13 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    Dean Smith
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    153
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Opentheword.org
  • Show Website
    OpentheWord.org