Posted on December 25, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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At the beginning of my senior year in high school, my family moved to another state. It was difficult for many reasons. The hardest one was that I was leaving a girlfriend (who would eventually become my wife). This was back before the internet… Continue Reading “Choosing an EMMANUEL Christmas”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Advent, Advent Season, Baby Jesus, Christmas, Christmas Day, Christmas Gift, Emanuel, Emmanuel, Gifts, God Incarnated, God With Us, God's Presence, His name is called Emmanuel, Holy NIght, In the flesh, In the Manger, Jesus, Personal Visit, Presence, Present, The best gift, The Best Present, The Incarnation
Posted on December 18, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Christmas stirs my imagination. Not only can I endlessly ponder the significance of our eternal God becoming a full-fledged human, I am intrigued by the variety of responses in the Bible to this event: Bethlehem shepherds awestruck by an angelic light show; Nazareth residents… Continue Reading “Choosing the Original Christmas Tradition”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Baby Jesus, Best Tradition, Born in a Manger, Christmas, Christmas Story, Christmas Tradition, Christmas Traditions, Follow the Star, Frankincense, Gift Giving, Giving Presents, Gold, Holy NIght, King Jesus, King Makers, King of Kings, Magi, Meaning of Christmas, More than Santa, Myrrh, Salvation, Seeking Jesus, Star of Bethlehem, Star of the East, The 3 Magi, The 3 Wise Men, The Best Present, The Magi, The Real Christmas Story, The True King, The Wise Men, Wise Men
Posted on December 11, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I had a professor in college who challenged all of us to be passionate . . . about anything. Throughout the semester he often said that it didn’t really matter what we were passionate about, just that we cared deeply enough about a cause,… Continue Reading “Choosing the Order of My Affections”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Affection, Affections, Beauty, Confused, Confused Passions, Deep Feelings, Emotion, Emotions, Eternal Value, Eternal Values, Eternity, Feelings, Goodness, Justice, love, Loving, Misdirected Passions, Order of Affections, Ordered Loves, Ordo Amoris, Passion, Passionate, Passions, Rightly Ordered Loves, Saint Augustine, Sentiment, Sentiments
Posted on December 4, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Many years ago I read a slim little book by a Chinese pastor known as Watchman Nee. It was a study of of the Biblical book of Ephesians. It is called Sit, Walk, Stand, and I have referred to it many times since. SIT He… Continue Reading “Choosing to Hold My Ground”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Alert, Defiance, Don't give up, Don't back down, Faith, Hold fast, No, Not giving up, Obedience, Obedience to God, Obedience to Jesus, Perseverance, Push back, Resist, resisting, Resisting Satan, Resisting the devil, Say no, Spiritual Warfare, Stand up, Strong faith, Take your stand, Taking my stand, Unwavering, Watchman Nee
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