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Comment below if you agree or disagree with what we’re discussing. If you make some good points we'll let you call into the pod to discuss your points! #endtimes, #armageddon, #endoftheworld, #rapture, #markofthebeast, #antichrist, #newjerusalem These aren’t just catch hashtags. They are also some pretty complex concepts that scholars and theologians have been discussing for millennia. It’s not just because they're bored and don't have anything better to do, but rather depending on how you perceive certain passages of scripture it will drastically effect how you understand the terms above as well. There are a few primary perspectives on the end times which dominate the landscape. They are Pre-Millennial, Post-Millennial and A-Millennial. The most popular at the moment is Pre-Millennialism, but Post-Millennialism is closing in quickly! In this episode we discuss the various views of the end times with our buddy Kamron, who is a hybrid Post / A-Millennialist. We will be primarily reading though Mark 13 in the #Bible which is one of the primary passages dealing with end times eschatology and arguably the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in AD 70. This episode is broken down into 2 parts as it ran pretty long. Enjoy!

Comment below if you agree or disagree with what we’re discussing. If you make some good points we'll let you call into the pod to discuss your points! #endtimes, #armageddon, #endoftheworld, #rapture, #markofthebeast, #antichrist, #newjerusalem These aren’t just catch hashtags. They are also some pretty complex concepts that scholars and theologians have been discussing for millennia. It’s not just because they're bored and don't have anything better to do, but rather depending on how you perceive certain passages of scripture it will drastically effect how you understand the terms above as well. There are a few primary perspectives on the end times which dominate the landscape. They are Pre-Millennial, Post-Millennial and A-Millennial. The most popular at the moment is Pre-Millennialism, but Post-Millennialism is closing in quickly! In this episode we discuss the various views of the end times with our buddy Kamron, who is a hybrid Post / A-Millennialist. We will be primarily reading though Mark 13 in the #Bible which is one of the primary passages dealing with end times eschatology and arguably the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in AD 70. This episode is broken down into 2 parts as it ran pretty long. Enjoy!

Have you ever though about what the world might have looked like if Adam and Eve never sinned in #Eden? It might seem really random, but this was a fantastic thought experiment and it actually leads us to think about some possibilities that we've never considered before; such as what if Adam and Eve were originally intended to be the only humans that were capable of reproduction? I know it sounds weird, but listen to the video to understand how we got there. Let us know down in the comments what you think too. Enjoy!

Of course this is where satan cuts our feed and starts giving us technical difficulties, Dennis couldn't help himself but bring up the question that he's been churning over, are we actually living on a #flatearth? I know I know, it's a crazy one to think about, but as #Christian I think it's ok for us to question the mainstream narrative on everything! I'm not sold on the whole flat earth thing to be honest. The only #bible proof for a flat earth are phrases in scripture like "the 4 corners of the earth" or the word #firmament used in #Genesis when God creates the world. For me, I just don't see the upside in lying about the shape of the earth? Why push that narrative? And trust me, I don't trust a single thing that comes out of any government organization, which is exactly what #NASA is by the way, but I just see the endgame here. However, I will tell you, I have wondered, if the sun is just this big ball of light in #space and it's what illuminates our planet so brightly day after day, why the heck is space so dark? If the sun is giving off light in all directions, wouldn't all of space within the same distance as the earth to the sun also be as illuminated as the earth is? If someone has an answer to this please leave it down in the comments. Enjoy!

We've been gone for a few weeks, and now Dennis is out of town too. But in the meantime, my best friend was in town so enjoy this awkward episode as we bumble our way though his first podcast attempt ever :) Once he shakes the cob webs and we start acting a bit more natural, it picks up a bit and we actually start having a pretty good discussion. We reminisce for a while and go over how we met and some and how we became best friends, or if we really are bff's lol. Towards the end we discuss a couple interesting topics, mainly what and where is #heaven. Not too many #christians actually dig into this question too deeply. We're told that it is a place outside of this #dimension where we'll be in the presence of #God forever, but is that really what the #Bible says? Is that really where we'll spend #eternity as believers? That's kind of what most Christinas believe when they think about heaven. But is that really what the Bible says our eternal state will look like? When posed the question, my buddy freezes and you can see on his face that he never actually took a second to think through the biblical concept of heaven. This leads into a pretty interesting conversation about our resurrected body, or our eternal bodies. On this topic, you can see at one point that it finally clicks for me personally that I haven't really spent enough time thinking through the condition of our eternal body either. I've had two competing ideas in my head which I only now realized they don't add up to a cohesive understanding of our eternal state. Mainly, will our eternal bodies be like #Jesus #resurrection body where he could appear and disappear at will but still ate food and had a physical body that could be touched and probed? Or will our physical body be more like Adam and Eve's bodies which God created perfect and #sinless and their condition was arguably the state God intended humanity to exist eternally and it's the original creation order that God will reestablish in the new heavens new earth? It might be boring for some, but if you're a #nerd like me who likes being #introspective, hopefully these thought experiments will help you better develop your perspectives and #spirituality too! Let us know what you think in the comments!

We've been gone for a few weeks, and now Dennis is out of town too. But in the meantime, my best friend was in town so enjoy this awkward episode as we bumble our way though his first podcast attempt ever :) Once he shakes the cob webs and we start acting a bit more natural, it picks up a bit and we actually start having a pretty good discussion. We reminisce for a while and go over how we met and some and how we became best friends, or if we really are bff's lol. Towards the end we discuss a couple interesting topics, mainly what and where is #heaven. Not too many #christians actually dig into this question too deeply. We're told that it is a place outside of this #dimension where we'll be in the presence of #God forever, but is that really what the #Bible says? Is that really where we'll spend #eternity as believers? That's kind of what most Christinas believe when they think about heaven. But is that really what the Bible says our eternal state will look like? When posed the question, my buddy freezes and you can see on his face that he never actually took a second to think through the biblical concept of heaven. This leads into a pretty interesting conversation about our resurrected body, or our eternal bodies. On this topic, you can see at one point that it finally clicks for me personally that I haven't really spent enough time thinking through the condition of our eternal body either. I've had two competing ideas in my head which I only now realized they don't add up to a cohesive understanding of our eternal state. Mainly, will our eternal bodies be like #Jesus #resurrection body where he could appear and disappear at will but still ate food and had a physical body that could be touched and probed? Or will our physical body be more like Adam and Eve's bodies which God created perfect and #sinless and their condition was arguably the state God intended humanity to exist eternally and it's the original creation order that God will reestablish in the new heavens new earth? It might be boring for some, but if you're a #nerd like me who likes being #introspective, hopefully these thought experiments will help you better develop your perspectives and #spirituality too! Let us know what you think in the comments!

Isn't it interesting that all the #ancientcivilizations accredited some sort of #heavenly or #extraterrestrial being with the #genesis of their origin? We’re talking about peoples that have never met who were separated by thousands of miles and hundreds of years just so happen to come to the same conclusions about their origins. Is it just mere coincidence? Or is there some truth to their #myths? As a #christian it's very easy to see that the #Bible talks at length about additional #dimensions or #realms of reality where #spiritual or #alien beings actually exist. So it's not farfetched from a biblical prospective to assume that the ancient civilizations weren't just making up silly stories. It's very possible that after the #flood of #noah when man began to spread and settle in different parts of the earth, the #demonic forces which were at work before #theflood came back and began sowing seeds of deception all over again. Many of their origin legends have the same figures too! Namely a serpent like figure which appeared and gave the people knowledge and wisdom. Sound familiar? Once could argue it may have been the same #serpent that appeared to Adam and Eve and gave them winsome of good and evil. However, whereas Adam and Eve knew the serpent was not #God, these early civilizations began to glorify and worship their #alien visitors. Interestingly enough, #ufo and #uap are all over the news and social media lately. People are constantly talking about balls of light in the sky and weird objects. I mean even our military is shooting things down on a regular basis apparently. This might all seem new to us, but one can argue this is not a new #phenomenon. It’s quite possible this is what the ancients encountered again, and they're back! Is it pure coincidence the book of #revelation in the Bible, describes all sorts of wonders and beings appearing in the skies in the #endtimes. Even the #antichrist and the false prophet are said to be able to perform signs and #miracles by the power of #satan to deceive mankind. I wonder what people’s reactions will be when someone or something appears on the scene who can even command fire to fall from heaven, as the false prophet does in Revelation. I wonder if people will have the same reaction as the ancients did? Will the natural reaction be to #worship that being?

I've known Rafi since I was a kid. It's been at least 25 years. We grew up together in the same #Romanian #pentecostal #church. He was always a wild kid, but my god did we have some good, and bad, times together! In this interview, Rafi opens up to the world about his decades long battle with #drugs and #addiction which got so bad it cost him his family. A lot of what he shares I've never known because this is the first time he is sharing some of these details with people. So this was definitely one that hit home for me personally. By the #grace of #God, Rafi was given a second chance at life and family. #Jesus showed up in his life in a powerful way and I can honestly say I don't even recognize the Rafi we spoke to in this interview. He is a completely transformed man and he gives all credit and glory to Jesus #Christ for doing a miraculous work in him that saved his life and his family. It was a huge blessing to us to hear of God's work and faithfulness in Rafi's life, and we hope his story will bless you too! If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, get in touch with me via direct message on Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter @bennisthemenacepod

Ok I admit, the title is a bit clickbaity, but still accurate. I know I. know, it sounds like I'm equating #Jesus to an #alien or a #timetraveler or whatever, but realistically, once you understand how the laws of #physics in this third #dimensions works, the fact remains, Jesus came from outside of our third dimension, explained truths about his realm, and then went back to his plain of existence. I don't think there’s much to argue with there. But I'm sure some #christians will still say I'm blaspheming.... So here’s what I mean by all this. physics and mathematics have proven that there are at least an additional 9 dimensions. This isn't really a point of contention in academia and Christians shouldn't find it difficult to believe either because, I mean, we kind of own the conversation when it comes to believing in other dimensions. Think about it, where is heaven? Where is hell? Where does the soul abide, where is the Father's throne room? Obviously, Christians should have no problem accepting that there are additional realms of reality out there, and lucky for us, science has proven as much. So, now that we've established this fact, my argument is simple enough to understand. I believe God, who created all things including all the dimensions, descended from his plain of existence into our 3rd dimension and took on human form in the person of Jesus, because that’s what conscious life looks like in our dimension, it looks like a human being. So to exist in this dimension as a conscious being, the laws of physics demand that Jesus was a human being. However, as the #Bible tells us, he was still fully God and fully human at the same time. (side not here, I'm just thinking out loud so don't #excommunicate me, maybe Jesus was fully God while also fully human because Jesus's #soul was God, in the same way we're human but also have a soul in another realm, maybe God was Jesus's soul... Just a thought, I don't know if I believe it myself so don't quote me.) Then, when the time came, Jesus began his ministry here on earth where he gathered his apostles and began to preach about #thekingdomofheaven and about where His Father house is and all sorts of attempts to use 2000 year old language to explain higher dimensional truths about the place he came from and the place he is trying to take us. I'm sure if anyone came to you and told you they're from the future or that they’re from another planet or dimension, the first thing you would think is this guy is crazy. That’s exactly what the people around Jesus first did. They said he was loco and the religious leaders said he was possessed by a #satan. The next thing you would do is ask this crazy person to prove it! And that’s exactly what the hearers of Jesus did, they asked for evidence of his claims, and Jesus brought receipts! He healed the blind, the cast out demons, he raised the dead, and the cherry on top was he raised from the dead. What more evidence could he provide as proof of his claims that he’s not from this dimension but from another plain of existence? Now, does that sound so crazy for a Christian to believe? I don't think so. I think it’s exactly what our Bible describes. I think Christians should believe what the Bible says and stop trying to make excuses for the word of God. #UFO #UAP #Nephilim #AncientAliens #AncientEgypt #pyramids #joerogan #grahamhancock #ancientapocalypse

#ai #chatgpt #transhumanism are some of the leading innovations and topics of our generation. Outside of electricity, AI might be the most significant technological revolution in human history. It will be incredible to see how AI alters the course of human development in the very near future. Some people are very worried though, and in my opinion, rightly so. However as a #christian I have to remind myself there is a sovereign #god who created all things and allows his his will to unfold in this reality as He sees fit. So naturally, I have to ask the question, how far will God allow AI and innovation to progress before he steps in? I personally believe God has stepped in and intervened at least one other time in human #history when man kind was getting a little too advanced for it's own good. The #Bible describes the #flood of #Noah as a judgment that was sent onto the earth because mankind had become so evil and so altered by demonic forces that women were giving birth to half human half #demonic #hybids known and #Nephilim. Sure we might not be getting knocked up by #demon #aliens anytime soon, but one can argue that as a result of tampering with God's original intent for his #creation, He sent a flood to eradicate the mess and start over with the only pure human left on the planet. And what a coincidence, if you read the book of #Revelation, in the last days, again mankind becomes next level wicked and possibly even manipulated via #technology if things continue to progress the way they are, and interestingly enough God wipes nearly everyone out again... Could it be a pattern we are beginning to see? When mankind begins altering God's intended creation order He intervenes to rest things? So how far will he let transhumanism go?

I know I know, I'm crazy and going to hell... I've heard it all before. Too bad you know I might be right :) Some people read the book of #Revelation completely metaphorically and try to interpret everything symbolically and weave some kind of cohesive narrative based on what they perceive as imagery. Others, myself kind of included, try and take Revelation literally and see what unfolds in the last days as a kind of #interdimensional #battle between good and evil which breaks through into our #dimension. I know it sounds like an #Avengers movie, but if you read the book of Revelation, specifically the #prophecies regarding #Armageddon and the #tribulation, it definitely seems to be describing something pretty wild. I mean there's numerous mentions of beings appearing on the earth who seem to have #supernatural powers and their intentions are to lead humanity into worship of none other than #satan. And then it talks about the return of #Jesus who comes to wipe evil off the face of the earth of a 1000 years or a long period of time. In Revelation, all of these beings are said to appear on this planet in physical form and all man kind sees them. Sure you can take this all metaphorically, but what if it's not? Can you imagine what our skies will look like? Can you imagine the battle that will ensue? It's going to look wild! I'm sure the powers that be and the masses will think it's #aliens battling it out, but from a #christian perspective, we know this will be a battle of God waring against the #demonic forces. Then coincidentally enough, we see all the lights and #ufo or #uap signs everyones talking about and it makes you wonder, has the battle already begun?

In our interview with Lucas Kerr, he brought up a point that I've thought about many times before, if we see America going downhill and have the foresight to predict what troubles lie ahead, where in the world can we go to escape what's happening? This is a pretty rational question for anyone trying to avoid destruction, #famine, #war... It's a question I imagine many throughout the millennia asked themselves as they saw things acorn them start to get weird and uncomfortable. I would say it's almost a natural and common sense question at some point for everyone. Being #Romanian, I can tell you, my parents, and thousands of other Romanians, asked themselves this exact same question when #communism took over in our country. Most people stayed put because the consequences if you were caught trying to flee the country were death. However many tried escaping. Some made it, some didn't... My parents fled and crossed the boarder into Hungary under gunfire from the Romanian side. It wasn't a matter of being kept out of other countries, it was our own country willing to kill you to keep you in. After taking refuge in a concentration camp in Hungary for months, they were able to apply for refugee visas and come to America, where they have lived and flourished for nearly 40 years now. This has been the same story for millions of people who #immigrate to the US. There's is a reason everyone escaping other countries wants to come here! We are still by far the best place to live in the world in terms of freedoms and opportunities. But at the same time, we see where this country is headed, and a lot of people are afraid for their future freedoms and even their safety. So the question persists, where can we go? Everyone else is in the world is looking to #America as the escape haven, but where do Americans escape to? The answer unfortunately is nowhere.... There's nowhere left to run... The evil we see spreading in our country is spreading globally. There isn't a single country untouched by the #zeitgeist of this age, and I think America will be one of the last to be pushed completely over the edge because of our ability to self defend and our supposed fighting spirit. But fall we will never the less. It'll just be a slow role into submission. A systematic dismantling of our character and rebellious spirit. In the end, we too will roll over and fall in line because we'll just want to feed our families. There's nowhere left to run...

It's called the FOOD and DRUG administration for a reason people. Have y'all seen the kind of junk that the #FDA allows in our food? Tons of chemicals legal in our country for consumption are illegal in other countries. Why is that? It's no surprise to me that #disease and #infertility is up like never before. Just look at what these corporations are allowed to sell! And again, it's all under the supervision of the government. Then when your #health is destroyed from decades of ingesting harmful #chemicals you go to a hospital thats subsidized by #bigpharma and all your doctors do is give you #medication for your booboo. Its all a #scam! Call it a #conspiracy if you'd like, but look around you. I call it a #coverup.

Lucas Kerr is an actor, model and writer, but above all else, he is a believer in Jesus Christ. Lucas is a friend of Dennis's and was gracious enough to come on the show and open up about the journey God has him on. He is our first guest ever and it was an absolute pleasure talking to him about what God's been doing in his life. It was so encouraging to see who Lucas has become as a result of his trials and to be reminded that God is always at work, especially in the hard times. We hope Lucas's testimony about God's faithfulness will be an encouragement to you no matter what your life looks like today.

We had some fun with Lucas Kerr on the show today. After hearing his testimony for the first half of the episode, we couldn't help ourselves, we had to get into the weird and kooky. Of course the first topic on the list was #aliens and what Lucas thought they were. From their, we went down all the rabbit holes ;) Other topics hit are #ufo #uap #demons #cern #rapture #revelation and other #conspiracy theories. It was definitely a good time with the boys and it was also encouraging to talk to another christian who has the same kind of thoughts going though their heads. It reminds me that Dennis and I aren't the only ones having these thoughts and that were not crazy lol! Or at least not the only crazy ones ;)

Quite possibly my favorite episode to date, this one's a doozy! It’s our pleasure to introduce Kamron to the Bennis crew! As you can tell from this episode, he is going to fit right in! He is taking the place of our former resident #Bible experts so he is a welcomed and needed addition for sure! We tried making this episode a half dozen times and but things just always fell apart for some reason. Finally, by the #grace of #God, the stars aligned and we finally got our Kamron introduction video recorded! As you can tell, the chemistry is definitely there between the boys. This was completely unrehearsed and off the cuff and it went as smooth as possible. I don’t think we’ve ever been this silly and laughed so much in any previous episode. We hope the energy will continue in the weeks to come. We also want to thank Kamron for opening up about his history and his #addiction to #porn and how that effected his relationship with his wife and his relationship with God. It’s not easy to get online in front of the world, or just 117 followers, and share your shortcomings and #sins. But Kamron understands one thing, when we are weak He is made strong. When #Jesus shows up and delivers and transforms you into an new person, you are no longer defined by your sins and they have no power over you! He gives the you ability to talk openly about your shortcomings because he has taken them and nailed them to the cross and they have no power over you. The only thing you can do to thank him is tell others what he has done and that he can do it for you too! Kameron gets this! Lets show him some love!

It's no secret, cash is on it's way out, and #CBDC (central bank digital currency) is on it's way in. What's CBDC you might ask? Well it's basically #digital money. That's right, there is current legislation being worked on which aims to get rid of that filthy, decease spreading physical paper money, for this clean, safe and effective Central Bank Digital Currency. Nothing to fear here. The government has your best interest at heart, they promise! Every single penny will be tracked by the government and you will no longer be able to hold any physical bills or coins, it will all be 0's on a ledger, just like a #crypto or #bitcoin. There's no way you say? People won't stand for it you say? Well, I used to think the same thing too. That is of course until this recent Silicone Valley Bank fiasco. Then it dawned on me. Never let a good crisis go to waste! An economic meltdown and the collapse of our banking system is exactly the perfect time to implement such drastic measures like CBDC. Oh what's that, you don't want to use it? That's fine, we're not forcing you to do anything you don't want to do, just like no once forced you to take any meds you didn't want to over the past 3 years. Oh, however, unfortunately you just won't be able to participate in commerce in any manner. But it's totally your choice to use this new tender. #economy #stockmarket #finance #recession #banking #svbank #economycrisis #economycollapse

In this episode we hit on a few current events as well as some fun topics. We touch on the recent Silicone Valley Bank collops as well as my theory on how and when the government will introduce their Central Bank Digital Currency (#CBDC). As usual, we get into #aliens and what the government / mainstream media is promoting this week, and well as what the #Christian perspective on this topic should be. #Nephilim come up. The rebuilding of the temple in #Jerusalem, etc. We're also excited to introduce Kamron to the show in the next week or two who will be our new resident end times expect ;) We're excited to get into some more #Bible discussions about #Revelation, #eschatology, #Armageddon, etc. We are also going to be changing upload model and frequency. Rather than posting a 2-3 hour episode once or twice a week and then posting clips form that full episode, we hope to be able to record and upload multiple 1 hour episodes throughout the week instead. Let us know in the comments if you like this model more.

This is a clip from our full Episode 8 interview with our good friend Rafi. In it he describes his experience with #addiction and what hitting #rockbottom looked like for him, as well as the #miracle it took to get him out of that place in his life. For Rafi, it took an encounter with #Jesus to pull him out of the gutter and to set him on the right path. Rafi is a new man now, and I can tell you, knowing Rafi for over 25 years, he's a completely different person now that he's met Jesus! It's amazing to see who he was and who he is today, and that's only a testimony to the power of Jesus and his life saving work! Lots of people, myself included, will at some point experienced a rock bottom in their life. Hopefully there's only one such experience, but nevertheless, it seems to be at this exact moment when there's no place left to go, the Jesus shows up in a miraculous way and offers people a way out. And once you've turned your life over to him, there's no going back to the slums and gutters of this world. He gives new life and eternal life everlasting. #salvation

In this sobering interview, pun intended, we talk with Rafi, a friend who has gone through the wild experience of being in a car accident and becoming #addicted to pain medication. Rafi shares his journey of how he went from being an accident victim in need of pain management to becoming dependent on the medication and ultimately struggling with #addiction. Rafi describes how the medical system was more than willing to #overprescribe these powerful #narcotics to manage his #pain and as a result, he soon found himself unable to function without the medication. This led him to question the #healthcare system and the role that #pharmaceutical companies play in promoting these medications. Despite the challenges he faced, Rafi was fortunate enough to go to #rehab with the help of his family. However, his road to recovery didn't end there. While in rehab, he was introduced to other addicts who taught him how to get #drugs with similar effects once he's out on the street again. Throughout the interview, Rafi candidly shares his struggles with addiction, as well as his journey towards #sobriety. He talks about the challenges he faced in rehab, the support he received from his loved ones, and the grace he was shown by #Jesus to bring him out of that death spiral. This video aims to shed light on the dangers of addiction resulting from the overprescription of narcotics and the importance of advocating for alternative treatments. #addiction, #sobriety, #recovery, #rehab, #caraccident, #painmedication, #narcotics, #overprescribing, #pharmaceuticals, #healing, #mentalhealth, #AA, #12step, #jesus, #hope.

In my opinion, the strongest #evidence for the validity of the #Bible is biblical #prophecy. Sure, people can try and argue away what we would call prophetic fulfillment as mere coincidences or self fulfilling, but you'll be hard pressed to explain away the fact that thousands of years ago, multiple biblical #prophets predicted that #Israel would be destroyed, it's people would be scattered across the face of the earth for generations, and eventually Israel would become a nation again, and they would even rebuild their #temple! The odds of this actually coming to fruition are impossible. #Jerusalem and the second temple were destroyed in AD 70 when the #Romans squashed the Jewish revolt. Soon thereafter Israel as a whole was conquered and the nation of Israel ceased to exist for nearly 2000 years, until their land was granted back to them in 1948 after World War 2. Never in human history has a nation been completely obliterated and non existent for thousands of years, only to re-form and re-inhabit their own native lands and gather their people from all over the world to come back as a global power now stronger than ever. It's unprecedented in human #history! And what do you know, it was all foretold in the Bible thousands of years ago. If this isn't proof enough for you of Biblical authority, in the book of #Revelation in the #endtimes or #lastdays it says that Israel. Hold on a minute, there hasn't been a temple in Israel for nearly 2000 years, and still isn't. But wouldn't you know it, Israel is preparing to build the #thirdtemple as we speak. They already have building supplies in place, trained craftsmen, even a priestly class has been raised up who will minister at the temple.

This is a clip from our full Episode 8 interview with our good friend Rafi. In it he describes his experience with #addiction and what hitting #rockbottom looked like for him, as well as the #miracle it took to get him out of that place in his life. For Rafi, it took an encounter with #Jesus to pull him out of the gutter and to set him on the right path. Rafi is a new man now, and I can tell you, knowing Rafi for over 25 years, he's a completely different person now that he's met Jesus! It's amazing to see who he was and who he is today, and that's only a testimony to the power of Jesus and his life saving work! Lots of people, myself included, will at some point experienced a rock bottom in their life. Hopefully there's only one such experience, but nevertheless, it seems to be at this exact moment when there's no place left to go, the Jesus shows up in a miraculous way and offers people a way out. And once you've turned your life over to him, there's no going back to the slums and gutters of this world. He gives new life and eternal life everlasting. #salvation

You know how everyone has certain experiences that will live on with them for the rest of their lives? Well, this is one of those memories for me. I'll never forget the #cruise Rafi and I were on about 20 years ago now. Our #church organized a cruise to the #bahamas with about 200 Romanians from all over the world. Rafi and I were in our teens, 15 or 16, and we had an absolute blast. Imagine being on a boat for a week with a ton of your friends at 15. I’ll never forget that trip for a plethora of reason. In this video we remember a couple of the antics we found ourselves in. For some reason, this cruise in seemed to have revolved around #cigars quite a bit for us boys. In the #pentecostal #Romanian community, any kind of drinking or #tobacco use is highly frowned upon so we were quite the outlaws. Aside from getting caught with cigars and the whole youth contingent having an on board #intervention, somewhere somehow Ben ended up getting caught by his dad with a sparkly man thong and his father has never looked at him the same… Just kidding lol. We were young, we were dumb, but we had some good times! But thank #god for his protection all those years! Who knows where we'd be if it wasn't for #Jesus #Christ.