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(Blog) Is Lindsay Clancy Possessed? - Ep. 972 - September 4, 2026
Lindsay Clancy: Medication, Faith, and Accountability
The mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case led Alan Smith and Jeff Rowland to confront a painful question: how should people weigh…
Lindsay Clancy: Medication, Faith, and Accountability
The mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case led Alan Smith and Jeff Rowland to confront a painful question: how should people weigh…
Can medication, postpartum mental illness, and spiritual oppression help explain the Lindsay Clancy case, and where does personal responsibility begin?
In Episode 972 of The Smith and Rowland Show, Alan Smith and Jeff Rowland discuss the mistrial in…
In Episode 972 of The Smith and Rowland Show, Alan Smith and Jeff Rowland discuss the mistrial in…
(Blog) The Rapture & The Courts' System - Ep. 971 - September 3, 2026
The Rapture, Maine Courts, and Religious Freedom
Can a court restrict a child's church attendance because teaching about the rapture allegedly causes anxiety? Alan Smith and Jeff…
The Rapture, Maine Courts, and Religious Freedom
Can a court restrict a child's church attendance because teaching about the rapture allegedly causes anxiety? Alan Smith and Jeff…
The Smith and Rowland Show examines the growing conflict between politics, religious freedom, and the courts in "The Rapture & The Courts' System."
Alan and Jeff discuss Vice President JD Vance's public friendship with Tucker Carlson, disagreements…
Alan and Jeff discuss Vice President JD Vance's public friendship with Tucker Carlson, disagreements…
(Blog) JD Vance & The End Times - Ep. 970 - September 2, 2026
JD Vance, AI, and the Antichrist in Bible Prophecy
Vice President J.D. Vance's comment that the Antichrist may already be walking among us brought end-times prophecy into a political…
JD Vance, AI, and the Antichrist in Bible Prophecy
Vice President J.D. Vance's comment that the Antichrist may already be walking among us brought end-times prophecy into a political…
Could Vice President JD Vance be right that the Antichrist may already be walking among us?
On this episode of The Smith and Rowland Show, Alan Smith and Jeff Rowland examine Vance's comments about Bible prophecy, the end times, artificial…
On this episode of The Smith and Rowland Show, Alan Smith and Jeff Rowland examine Vance's comments about Bible prophecy, the end times, artificial…
Planning a fall garden starts now. Learn which vegetables, berries, grapevines, and flowering bulbs to plant in September, plus the soil and drainage tips that help them thrive.
In this episode of Gardening with Daddy Pete's, Melvin and Jay York…
In this episode of Gardening with Daddy Pete's, Melvin and Jay York…
What makes a true shepherd different from a false prophet? In Episode 969 of The Smith and Rowland Show, Alan and Jeff examine the warning signs of false teaching, spiritual pride, legalism, and messages that add to or leave out the gospel.
Drawing…
Drawing…
What if the place of isolation, loneliness, or persecution is also the place where God brings revelation?
In this message, "The Clash Between Two Worlds: The Place of Faith," the focus turns to Revelation 1 and John's exile on the island of Patmos.…
In this message, "The Clash Between Two Worlds: The Place of Faith," the focus turns to Revelation 1 and John's exile on the island of Patmos.…
(Blog) False Prophets & Wolves - Ep. 969 - September 1, 2026
False Prophets and Wolves: The Whole Counsel of God
False teaching does not always arrive with an obvious denial of Jesus. It can sound spiritual, intelligent, and familiar while adding to…
False Prophets and Wolves: The Whole Counsel of God
False teaching does not always arrive with an obvious denial of Jesus. It can sound spiritual, intelligent, and familiar while adding to…
(Blog) Dispensationalism Gives YOU The Correct Eschatology - Ep. 968 - August 31, 2026
Dispensationalism and the Whole Counsel of God
A claim that "God had a wife" shows what can happen when Scripture is interpreted through mysticism and outside…
Dispensationalism and the Whole Counsel of God
A claim that "God had a wife" shows what can happen when Scripture is interpreted through mysticism and outside…
What happens when pastors replace the authority of Scripture with mysticism, politics, and speculation? The Smith and Rowland Show examines why a clear understanding of the whole counsel of God matters for sound doctrine and biblical prophecy.
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(Blog) Sharia Law & The Replacement System - Ep. 967 - August 28, 2026
Sharia Law and the Replacement System
Alan Smith and Jeff Rowland connect Sharia law, political power, Noahide laws, religious pluralism, and America's spiritual condition in…
Sharia Law and the Replacement System
Alan Smith and Jeff Rowland connect Sharia law, political power, Noahide laws, religious pluralism, and America's spiritual condition in…
What happens when Sharia law, religious authority, and political power begin moving into the same conversation? The Smith and Rowland Show examines the warning signs discussed in Episode 967.
Alan Smith and Jeff Rowland focus on Sharia law, Islamic…
Alan Smith and Jeff Rowland focus on Sharia law, Islamic…
Paul's warning to the church is as relevant today as it was in Acts 20: false teachers can arise from outside the church, but they can also come from within.
In Lesson 128, Alan Smith continues the study of Acts 20 and Paul's farewell address to the…
In Lesson 128, Alan Smith continues the study of Acts 20 and Paul's farewell address to the…
