Posted on October 27, 2025
by Jeff Herringshaw
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It’s a somewhat solemn day of reflection for me. It’s my birthday, and I’m getting old. At least that’s the feeling. I’ve been asking myself for a while if I have found any advantages in getting older, besides cheaper meals at Perkin’s Restaurant. It depends… Continue Reading “Choosing to Grow Up, Really”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: A real man, Aging, Another Birthday, Be a learner, Birthday, Childlike, Embrace, Embrace Differences, Faith, Finishing Well, Follower of Jesus, forgive, forgiveness, God, Growing Old, Growing Up, Hope, Jesus, Learn, Learn more, Like a Child, love, Mature, Maturity, Old Man, Real Maturity, Salvation, Senile, Truly Mature, Trust, Trust issues
Posted on October 20, 2025
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I vividly remember the moment I became a dad. My daughter was a tiny thing, just over five pounds. Holding her, I couldn’t comprehend the strange feelings pulsing inside me. As I looked into her little face, I thought, “I don’t even know you,… Continue Reading “Choosing to Believe My Father Loves Me”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Bad Dad, Bad Father, Child of God, Children of God, Dad, Does God care?, Does God have feelings?, Does God Love Me?, Earthly Father, Faith, Father Heart of God, Father's Love, Feelings of God, God, God the Father, God's Tender Heart, Good Father, Heavenly Father, Hope, love, Loved by God, Mercy, My Dad, Our Father, Our Father in Heaven, Passion, Passion of God, Salvation
Posted on October 13, 2025
by Jeff Herringshaw
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As I pulled up to the stop light in a Dallas suburb, I mumbled under my breath, “Right, left or straight?” The word “right” lingered in my mind, so I made the turn. My knuckles were white clinging to the steering wheel, and every… Continue Reading “Choosing to STOP and LISTEN”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Blind faith, Desperate for God, Divine Direction, Faith, God is Alive, God is Good, God is Real, God loves me, God loves you, God Speaks, God the Communicator, God's Guidance, Goodness of God, Guidance, Guidance of God, Hearing God, Hearing God's Voice, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit Direction, Hope, Jesus Christ, Jesus is Alive, Listen, Listening, Living by Faith, love, Slow down, Still Small Voice, Trust God, Trusting God, Voice of God, Walking by Faith, Word of God
The first time I remember contemplating the word “adultery,” I wondered why it was called that. My conclusion, as a child, was that it was a word to describe the many things that adults do. Though I did not understand it, at the time,… Continue Reading “Choosing to Recognize My Adulterous Heart”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Adulterous, Adulterous Generation, Adultery, Affair, Boy Friend, Cheating, Cheating Heart, Commitment, Committed, Covenant, Extra-marital, Extra-marital affair, Faith, Faithful, Faithfulness, Fling, Girl Friend, God, Holy Spirit, Hope, Husband, Infidelity, Jesus Christ, love, Loving Relationship, Marriage, Marriage Covenant, Married, Open Marriage, Partner, Playing the Field, Self-Sacrifice, sex, Surrender, Surrendered, Trust, Tryst, Unfaithful, Wandering Heart, Wife