Brooklyn's Dad Talks About the Bible

Satan has several strategies and one of his most effective within the walls of Christendom in 2026 is shaming true believers into staying quiet about clearly defined biblical sins. However, the same people that are quick to self-flagellate and condemn the exposing of sin somehow have no problem loudly pointing out what they deem as sin.

First Timothy teaches us about the last days and Second Corinthians give us some insight into one of Satan's most effective strategies; religion, good works, and self-righteousness. Some things Christians do in the name of the faith, while not bad on their own, become evil when Christ, his finished work, and the message of rescue from death is subjugated to somehow trying to "make the world a bett...

More rambling about the neglect of the resurrection (the Lord's and ours) as we just came through Pentecost which, in most places, is celebrated far more than the third day. Putting aside that I don't believe that Pentecost is "the birthday of the Church," on its own it shouldn't be celebrated even at 1/10,000 of how we should celebrate the resurrection. Man's "Lent" and the crucifixion occupy mos...

General commentary on the ecclesiastical direction of the conservative movement in America as Catholics Candace Owens, Nick Fuentes, Megyn Kelly, and others take the headlines. If you think those extremists won't last, they're not the only ones in the movement. More conventional conservatives Like J.D. Vance and Jack Posobiec present an even greater threat as they move on organizations like TPUSA....

From the time God instructed Abraham to walk the length and breadth of the land God promised him and his offspring, through the prophets' vision of a future kingdom, to the declaration of John the Baptist, to the Lord's teaching on the topic, to the offer of the Kingdom to Israel by the Apostles, to the realization of real kingdom on earth in the Revelation... the Lord's promises stand firm. To Is...

Despite the almost universal adoption of the creature known in Christendom as Lent, it is the resurrection that we need to exalt. If not for the resurrection of Christ, two things would be true: we'd still be in our sins, and once we die we'd be dead forever. While we praise the Lord Jesus for suffering and dying on our behalf, without the resurrection we'd have no hope. God has no interest in us...

We don't judge the sincere believer in the pew. We cannot read hearts. We acknowledge our own limitations and failings. But can some of the egregious scandals that have rocked the Charismatic-Pentecostal movement since its inception be simply an expected byproduct of the theology itself? We pull back the lens on the recent scandals (theological and moral) at Bethel Church and other places like The...

We look again at Calvin's Commentary, this time his harsh words for the enlightened and chosen apostles of Christ in Acts 1. Calvin's refusal to see that the God who promised a land and a kingdom to his earthly people will keep those promises. In Acts 1 when the risen Lord teaches his apostles (to whom he promised would sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel in Matthew 19:28) ab...

Teachers and Preachers often take us to Romans 13 when speaking of the believer's duty to "obey" the government. But did Paul give those instructions for all men of all ages? Obviously I don't think so or I wouldn't have posed the question as such! We will compare Romans 13 with the Post-Acts instructions in 1 Timothy (as we did with Paul's instructions for marriage and child-rearing in the two ag...

Christians have historically been persecuted by those who opposed the gospel of grace (grace alone, faith alone, Christ alone, Bible alone). What we may be on the cusp of is a movement of those claiming to be Evangelical Christians rising against other Evangelical Christians.   Some Christians who have the ability to discern false Christianity and a willingness to stand against it will be attacked...

We briefly review Vice President Vance's prayer in the aftermath of the horrible tragedy at Annunciation Catholic Church and School. As someone who attended and RC elementary school for 8 years, I can try, as best I can, to enter into the pain felt by that tight-knit community. But that does not exempt the VP from scrutiny over his words to the nation in light of God's message to mankind. We brief...

Another oft-quoted verse by Christians is Micah 6:8 ("what does the Lord require of you, but to act justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God..."). But what about the verses around it? Why aren't churches claiming those? Well, for the same reason they ignore a lot of verses around a lot of popular "claimed" verses. On our journey, we look for positive things from the Hebrew sc...

We finish our trip through the topic of Marriage and Divorce in scripture. We do a bit of review and then move through Paul's instructions in 1 Corinthians 7. We discuss God's practical solution for the problem of lust and the natural desires of the flesh. God wants to provide both security and affection in a bond meant to last a lifetime. Paul also has to deal with the influx of grafted in Gentil...

We continues our path through the sometimes complex issue of Marriage and Divorce in a Christian context. W start, as we always should, with the original design, them progress through God's dealings with a mixed church in the Acts as they anticipated terrible days ahead. We compare a few of Paul's instructions during the Acts age against his Post Acts instructions. We get a little into the marriag...

This is an enormous topic that is very simple in some ways and very complex in other ways. It started off simply in the Garden: one man, one woman, one flesh, without end. Sin and death was introduced into the world by our father, Adam, and God had to start dealing with men and women and our frailties. We will look at marriage under the Law and how God had to make exceptions to his design for a fa...

Just a quick cleanser on issues we have to constantly revisit as they continue to appear everywhere on popular social media platforms.  Pope Leo's Christless Word What are "the Gates of Hell"? What is "the Lord's Day"? Absent from the Body Verse Misquotes Who is Weeping and/or Gnashing in Matthew? Also serves as an invitation to look for podcasts with a deeper look at each of these issues. What th...

We talk about hoe the clergy/laity distinction/separation has kept so many from studying to show themselves approved unto Go alone (2 Tim 2:15). This has plagued believers and the outward church (Christendom) almost since its inception. We also explore consistency. We recently talked about how some Christians pick and choose verses and passages from the Law and Prophets that fit their agenda, beli...

We revisit 2 Chronicles 7:14 and look to a commentary to try and find the justification for applying that promise to any nation in any age anywhere. Well, we found one that looked at a couple of verses in 2 Chronicles 6. But it's a stretch! And as is our manner, we take any reasoning and try to apply it consistently across our interpretation, and the commentary falls flat. And we barely touch the...

On an internet news site, in the comments section, and atheist posted three scriptures (two from the "Old Testament" and one from the gospel of John) and asked why Christians aren't obeying or claiming them. Several Christians tried to answer, but the hole just seemed to be getting bigger and bigger. I stayed out of the fray. I knew if I tried to help by pointing to the practice of right division...

David Hocking has a decades old ministry (Hope for Today). And while I would never say that David hasn't been faithful to the gospel, I believe he carelessly handles the promise of 2 Chronicles 7:14 by trying to apply it to the United States. "if My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, an...

The modern church defines "joy" quite differently than does the Lord. We look to the Acts age book of Hebrews to see the greatest example of the values of the Christian life. The Lord endured injustice and death, not caring about the shame that came with it, because the greater joy was found in pleasing the Father and bringing redemption to mankind. #theology

We look at another very popular verse from from Psalm 37, verse 4, "Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart." Is God obligated to all men and women in all ages to fulfill this spiritual transaction? Well, we once again turn to the context of the promise and seek also to rightly divide (2 Tim 2:15) the promise. It surely is a "Bible promise," but what is its pur...

We visit another oft-quoted verse (often when preachers are calling missionaries or guilting parishioners into evangelistic duty), Isaiah 6:8. Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, “Here am I. Send me.” But what message was Isaiah sent with? And to whom was he sent and why?

Short commentary on the papal conclave, we then move back to Israel God's plans for the earth, the land, and the Kingdom. We step back into the Book of Matthew and note the Lord's message and mission in that book and we agree with the Lord's assessment: he was sent only to the lost sheep of the House of Israel and the Gospel of the Kingdom is for Israel alone. Yes, he is Lord of the Gentiles, but...

Part 2 of 2. A look at the return of the Lord through Paul's epistles. We again focus on the spheres of blessing and remind ourselves to rightly divide the differences. #theology