Category: Life

The coming year is full of possibilities! If you’re interested in what is coming up for the Preacher Dad in 2024, stay tuned! This one is short but it packs a punch! The Dad Jokes alone are worth the price of admission. To all my loyal listeners, thank you...

[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...

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...

Have you stopped to consider why Christmas is such a big deal? What’s the purpose behind the peppermint? The why behind “White Christmas”? The source of our Celebration? Listen as Jarod encourages us to remember Jesus and the meaning of Christmas.  View on Zencastr Listen Here: Preacher Dad Podcast...

Trials are hard to endure, and no one enjoys suffering. But the Grace of God in the midst of that suffering brings us through, and when we express gratefulness for that Grace, then God gets great glory.  Listen Here: Episode 066 God gets glory from thanksgiving for grace, but...

Here is a blast from the past. Seems to be just as true today, if not more so, than it was over a decade ago. Read and consider… Reformation’s First Step...

One of the most difficult and prevalent challenges facing the 21st century Christian is fighting condemnation. Sometimes confused with judgement, condemnation is something that we often do to ourselves, and sometimes cast at others. The former is, in my view, more common. Let me share some Scriptural truth with...

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...

A pick me up when you’re cast down. Having a low day? I did recently. Here is what brought me out of it and helped me to stay encouraged. Some encouraging thoughts and resources for the next “down day” you have. Read on! First, Priorities: I love my wife...

There and back again – a Preacher’s tale. Someone challenged me to write about my blogging journey. That might be a good exercise for me, but it could be boring for my readers. But maybe I can make it fun. Read on to find out more! I started blogging...

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...

When a child is unreasonable or inexplicably angry (if you are the parent of toddlers then you know EXACTLY what I mean) it is often related to either something they have eaten, something they need to eat, or sleep deprivation. Sometimes these outbursts are clearly the result of being...

Do I require expensive compensation packages? Benefits? Kick-backs? I do not. The cost benefit analysis here is definitely in the buyers favor. No inconvenience is too great, no errand too mundane, that I can resist the simple and sweet manners of a child whom I know will be truly...

My friends, here is a topic I have grown more confident about as the years have passed. Should children worship with their parents during the Sunday morning service, or should they be sent away to a special “Children’s Church” in another room? (Or sometimes a completely different building.) I...

I have included below, for the benefit of any, a letter I wrote to a friend recently about a very difficult subject. Why do bad things happen? At all. Names have been changed to protect the innocent. (And the guilty too, let’s be honest.)  ;o) Hi John, I hope...