Family Life – Jarod Hinton https://jarodhinton.com Biblical perspectives from parenting to politics Wed, 28 Aug 2024 20:06:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/jarodhinton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-lynns-b-day-imi-reunion-baptism-lily-beths-12wk-054.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Family Life – Jarod Hinton https://jarodhinton.com 32 32 175529622 On the Shores of Eternity https://jarodhinton.com/on-the-shores-of-eternity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-the-shores-of-eternity Thu, 14 Dec 2023 05:20:20 +0000 https://preacherdad.com/?p=3040 [A tribute to Mom] I stand here on the banks of the River. On the precipice of Eternity.  For weeks I have come closer and closer gradually to these troubled waters. On the other bank of this river is a land of green pasture. A land of unending peace and indescribable joy.  I look across […]

The post On the Shores of Eternity appeared first on Jarod Hinton.]]> 3040 068 – Interview with Dr. Jay Knolls https://jarodhinton.com/068-interview-with-dr-jay-knolls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=068-interview-with-dr-jay-knolls Fri, 08 Dec 2023 17:55:49 +0000 https://preacherdad.com/?p=3035 Do you ever feel exhausted spiritually? Like you’re just worn out from the spiritual battles you fight every day? This episode is for you! Dr. Jay Knolls shares insights on how to handle spiritual exhaustion along with other insights on other subjects like parenting in the modern age, limiting our exposure to digital media, and […]

The post 068 – Interview with Dr. Jay Knolls appeared first on Jarod Hinton.]]> 3035 Why Do Bad Things Happen? (Reprise) https://jarodhinton.com/why-do-bad-things-happen-reprise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-do-bad-things-happen-reprise Sun, 29 Jan 2023 15:08:04 +0000 https://preacherdad.com/?p=2653 In light of recent events in my life, and the wrestling my family and I have made with strong emotions and challenges, I decided to re-post this letter I wrote to a friend which has brought me needed comfort and Truth. I pray it will also bring guidance to someone out there struggling with the […]

The post Why Do Bad Things Happen? (Reprise) appeared first on Jarod Hinton.]]> 2653 How to keep Thanksgiving about Gratefulness https://jarodhinton.com/how-to-keep-thanksgiving-from-becoming-turkey-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-keep-thanksgiving-from-becoming-turkey-day https://jarodhinton.com/how-to-keep-thanksgiving-from-becoming-turkey-day/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2021 21:12:04 +0000 https://preacherdad.com/?p=746 How can we keep it from becoming just “Turkey Day”? The most obvious answer is “Don’t call it Turkey Day!” But if we take gratefulness for granted, it will fade away. Like the whipped cream on our pumpkin pie when we walk away and get stuck talking to crazy Uncle Charlie…when we come back, it’s […]

The post How to keep Thanksgiving about Gratefulness appeared first on Jarod Hinton.]]> https://jarodhinton.com/how-to-keep-thanksgiving-from-becoming-turkey-day/feed/ 1 746 Answering a Critic of the FICM https://jarodhinton.com/answering-a-critic-of-the-ficm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=answering-a-critic-of-the-ficm Sat, 02 May 2015 19:12:36 +0000 https://sermonettes.wordpress.com/?p=304 I came across this well written blog which answers some of the objections raised to the Family Integrated Church Movement. Voddie Baucham is a leader in this movement and answers some of the objections raised by Doug Brown. Dr. Baucham is an excellent writer and answers the objections well in my opinion. He is very […]

The post Answering a Critic of the FICM appeared first on Jarod Hinton.]]> 304 The Purpose of Man https://jarodhinton.com/the-purpose-of-man/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-purpose-of-man https://jarodhinton.com/the-purpose-of-man/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 02:50:57 +0000 http://sermonettes.wordpress.com/?p=271 “Man’s primary purpose is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.” – Westminster Shorter Catechism We read this tonight during family worship, and while I do not agree with everything in the Westminster Catechism, this first statement is certainly solidly biblical and has been a great help to us here during hard times. The […]

The post The Purpose of Man appeared first on Jarod Hinton.]]> https://jarodhinton.com/the-purpose-of-man/feed/ 1 271 Waiting on the “Good Stuff” https://jarodhinton.com/waiting-on-the-good-stuff/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=waiting-on-the-good-stuff Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:53:58 +0000 http://sermonettes.wordpress.com/?p=216 So tonight, in an incident with my 4 year old son, I had a snapshot of my life with the Lord over the last three years or so. We had some ice cream to give the children as dessert, but we require them to clean their plates before dessert is served. Tonight we decided not to tell […]

The post Waiting on the “Good Stuff” appeared first on Jarod Hinton.]]> 216 I always wondered if the airbags would deploy https://jarodhinton.com/i-always-wondered-if-the-airbags-would-deploy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-always-wondered-if-the-airbags-would-deploy Sat, 01 May 2010 16:02:12 +0000 http://sermonettes.wordpress.com/?p=79 Sometimes over the past four years I have looked down at the "SRS" light on the dashboard of my '95 Honda Accord and wondered (thinking it had something to do with the airbags) if they would deploy if I ever had an accident or just got bumped in the front. I imagined what it would be like to see them explode in my face, and how hard a hit it would take for them to inflate.

Well, some of my questions were answered on Tuesday morning.

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