Brooklyn's Dad Talks About the Bible

I'm coming to you from a remote location on a cheap microphone! But we must carry on! I start today with a few comments about the show MASH. We then move on and I go a little deeper into why I don't believe water baptism and the Lord's Supper are for the current age. It all hinges on the place of the Book of Acts in scripture. We go from Korea to Jerusalem! Along the way, I grumble about Charles S...

We all have been given the ministry of reconciliation. That is, we must tell the world that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself. He is not holding anyone sins against him because his work was complete! The duty of man is to be reconciled to God, by grace, through faith. We examine how we can be his witnesses by simply allowing the Spirit of God to work through our spirit, our new na...

I make a small correction from a previous podcast (just a slip of the tongue) and we talk a little more about The Day of the Lord (The Lord's Day). Then we take up the topic of the free gift of Life because of God's Grace and Love. Technically, we are not saved by our faith, we are saved by God's Grace!

"I don't need anything except the Lord! Oh, I need this." Christendom is full of traditions and rules that weigh men down and draw them away from Christ and the Word of Truth. This podcast was recorded a couple of weeks ago, and I decided, despite some things which may not go over well, that the main message is important. This message includes my early experiences with contemporary Christian music...

Kind of a catch-all today. I wanted to say a quick word about The Parable of the Sower, a quick comment on the Sabbath, and a less than quick comment on Paul McCartney's Tug of War LP and the Summer of 1982 in light of the Christian's future hope and glorification in resurrection. How's that for a podcast!

We briefly try to pull back from rash emotionalism and discuss current events from a Christian perspective. We then move in to my contention that there are two different periods represented in Daniel 9. The 70 weeks split into 7-62-1 dating from the call to rebuild Jerusalem (454 BC) and the 70 weeks starting with the dedication of the Temple (405BC). The first points us to the Christ's sacrifice...

Disease, chaos, violence, immorality all on the loose. The world today (fueled by modern technology) is as wicked as it's ever been and perhaps worse. So, if we are looking at the last days, what does that mean for the Christian?

In Philippians chapter 3, Paul is working towards the Prize of the High Calling. Our Apostle wants to attain a special resurrection. We know resurrection life is a free gift by grace alone through faith alone, so what does Paul hope to attain? Professed Christians who don't know if they even have life spend their time trying to earn the free gift and those who believe they have the gift think the...

Recent events have some pastors self-flagellating and dragging their congregations along for the ride. They want to make sure the whole world knows how virtuous they are, so they join the chorus of anti-American rhetoric. Instead of appealing to the biblical answer, every person is to be treated as an individual and each is individually responsible before God, pastors put people in groups and cry...

This podcast we revisit the sacred keepers of the Sacred Tradition... Reformation Charlotte? Apparently they missed one of the primary points of the Reformation. We then turn our attention to Bible translations and the KJV. On the one hand, we have silly translations like The Message, and on the other, we have the odd position of King James Bible Onlyism. I always seem to end up on an island in th...

A stream of consciousness trip dealing with annoying (stupid?) things I have had to deal with in Christendom. From anointed guitars to false prophets to the secret plan Satanists had when they wrote "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and gave it to The Beatles.

In our time together today, we turn the light of interrogation on our humble host. When I say that we all must run our race before the Lord and that will answer for our service, I am speaking out of my own conviction! Yes, we must warn of errors without, but we must also warn of errors and carnality within. Is it time for you to take a personal inventory before the Lord?

A popular verse in Evangelical Christianity is Philippians 2:12, "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling." On today's podcast, we emphasize the idea that your faith is YOUR OWN. God is not interested in whatever label you want to place on your Christianity. You're in a race, and you will win or lose as an individual. Don't pass on that responsibility to anyone or anything! The road to...

The title of this podcast is taken from a quote by AC Gaebelein. It concludes "Christendom has become the enemy of our Lord Jesus Christ." We have noted Paul's warning in Philippians 3 in regard to "the enemies of the cross of Christ" and how the context points to professing Christians. Today, we take a closer look at how Satan works and how there is an enemy within ourselves (our old nature) and...

We stop in Liverpool to discuss a few issues raised by the book, "The Gospel According to the Beatles." Do any or all of the lads have life in Christ? I dunno. They never returned my calls.

This podcast I try, probably unsuccessfully, to explain the Dispensation of the Mystery doctrine held by those unfortunately called Ultra of Hyper Dispensationalists (such as I). Big topic, so we just touch the hem of the garment. The important thing is to start noticing differences between the gospels, the Acts Age, and the Post Acts Age. Too often the differences are dismissed too easily and wit...

More and more people are using the Hebrew "Yeshua" instead of the English "Jesus." And that's perfectly fine. A problem arises, however, when they either try to put other believers into bondage to fear by exalting the Hebrew name or when they get puffed up because they use the Hebrew name. Hint: Paul and the Holy Spirit seemed to prefer the Greek.

We revisit the hymn Come Thou Fount in light of our discussion on Christian Music. How does it stand up to scriptural scrutiny? We visit a few of the "sacred hymns of the faith" and find out who uses them to proselytize (hint: some pretty big, bad players). We emphasize, again, that the problem isn't in the instruments, the attire, or the backdrop... it's in the receiver.

I fill in a few gaps on dispensationalism and ultra-dispensationalism. We take a quick look at "The Gap Theory" and discuss why some of us do not practice baptism or communion (the Lord's Supper) and related.

I realized I was using the terms dispensationalism and ultradispensationalism as though all listeners would be familiar with these terms. So in this episode we step back and take a very big picture look at the topic. If you're a Christian, and you have no plans to head to the temple to offer a sacrifice... congratulations, you're already some form of dispensationalist!

A brief look at the doctrine of immortality and related traditions such as hell, purgatory, and what exactly are "the gates of hell" and the "fire which is not quenched.". In all these, as with all our understanding, we want to be scripturally consistent! One thing all men agree on, from the atheist to the Imam, we're all going to die. That's the problem. The solution is in resurrection (His and o...

After yesterday's trip down TV lane, I wanted to comment on the topic of the current COVID crisis. There are a lot of Christians saying a lot of things about the new world around us, and I, of course, have to get in my 2 cents.

In this episode we talk about the Christian's approach to pop culture. We discuss how watching old TV shows may be a better, and safer, way to encourage our new nature. You know who is going to hate that description? Men who want you to surrender your minds to them. Let's just call them "ministers of righteousness" (see 2 Cor 11) *wink wink*

Most discussions of Christian music deal in peripherals (style, dress, anecdote, and assumption). We take a look at what's truly important when dealing with Christian music. All music calling itself Christian should be examined. We note that the magnifying glass of scripture should be turned, not only on contemporary music, but also on the hymns. Music should edifying be both and doctrinally accur...

Michael introduces himself, his background, and his idiosyncrasies ... the podcast's goals, intentions, and dreams... upcoming topics and the approach. The Franco-Prussian War of 1871 (or not).