About Me
My name is John Brodrick and I am a millennial who lives in the United States. I am an average person who is not affiliated with the Church in any official capacity. I am a former sinner of the worst variety who has fully repented and come back to Jesus to the best of his ability after being out of Church for a significant amount of time (about 20 years). Here is my story.
I began thinking about how I wanted to raise my kids before I even had them (my first was born in 2019). With a significant upsurge in racism in the United States over the last couple decades combined with the raging culture war I thought a lot about how I was going to speak to them about the situation that exists in the present day United States. I was raised in a conservative family and I will admit that I have personally struggled with racism. While there are good things that come from a conservative upbringing which I would want to pass on to them, passing on a culture of racism to my children was most certainly not one of them. As an older adult (in my 30’s) I had been out of the church for quite some time and by this point had also mistakenly associated this culture with Christians. This was one of the many reasons I stayed out. I also was just lazy or always put work first. While there are some Christians and churches that subscribe to this culture and preach hate, the truth is that most Christians are not like this and walk in the ways of God. For some Christians who are not aware of what I am talking about do a google image search for “Westboro Baptist Church” to call out a specific bad actor.
After coming back to church and reading the bible, I came to learn that I didn’t really know much about Him or His followers. This makes sense seeing that I had not opened the bible since I was 12 or attended church regularly since I was in high school. After doing some deep soul searching I also came to realize how racist I was myself. I was very blind to my own problems. I am deeply sorry about misjudging Him and His followers – especially when I was at fault myself. After learning about Jesus, I can tell you He has love and kindness for all of humankind. The community of Jesus followers embodies the values of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and gentleness. Most churches are like this and preach this. After spending the majority of my adult life watching people just being mean to each other it is the kind of community that I want to be a part of.
Earlier in my life (in my 20s), I stayed out of church because I thought “The Church was only for happy people” and I was not even remotely this (happy). But this isn’t true. I came back to the Church in 2023 because I wanted my kids to know Jesus and immediately was greeted by a couple that exuded nothing but love and warmth towards me. Most churches are like this – they are very open and welcoming to all kinds of people (especially those in need of support in some way). They are filled with warm souls who are out there doing His work – which is serving those in need (the poor, the hungry and oppressed communities).
All my adult life I had an emptiness inside and was constantly searching for something to fill it. In coming back to church I had found what I was looking for and I wanted to share it with others. After seeing so much evil in humanity I am at peace because I know that one day He will wipe away every tear and make all things right here on Earth. In the process I also made every mistake under the sun and wanted to share my life advice here. It could help someone like me who didn’t know some of this stuff. The advice could be for young adults (teens and 20s) trying to find their way, but it also could be for young parents who are trying to figure out how to raise their own kids. If anyone is helped by this site I give all the glory to God. Note: If you are on mobile, be sure to click the hamburger button to open the menu and see all the pages.
How to Use the Site
While I tried to be as concise as possible there is a lot of advice on the site which may be overwhelming. The way I look at it is every time that I am with my kids, I try to spend most of the time playing and having fun. Then at the end I spend about 15 minutes teaching them a short lesson about God and the world around them. If you find the site helpful you could just pick small items to share with your kids every now and then. If you look at it this way the site is less intense. For example, at the time that I wrote this section, it is Asian American and Pacific Islander history month. I went to the library to get a short children’s book on AAPI history. This book has stories of the heroes and cultures that helped to build and shape the United States that we live in today. Doing this for every history month is a quick and easy way to teach kids about the importance of diversity.
Finally, you will notice that music and art is very important to me. Another goal of the site is to use music to bring diverse people together around God. The art is His. All artistic talents and gifts come from Him. He is the God of all people on Earth and everyone’s art is beautiful as long as it is respectful to God and people. I estimate that there is around 12 hours of media content on the site. This might also be overwhelming at first to some. So here is a good strategy: Try reading the text and watching the videos about God (clips from ‘The Chosen’ on the Jesus page) – this is relatively quick. If you like the vibe of the site, then come back and try 30 seconds from each song (skipping around to find the best parts) – I would estimate that you could do this in around 30 minutes to an hour. Racism and hate are taught and learned over time and can be unlearned. My goal is to try and showcase a little of the best that everyone has to offer.
Here is a sample of what is on the site:
Advice For The Kids 