Wife: “You forgot to put the garbage can out this morning.” Husband: “I put it out last night.” Wife: “I’m pretty sure I just saw the garbage truck go by, and it did not stop at our house.” Husband: “I put it out! You… Continue Reading “Choosing to Be Right”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Ashamed, Being right, Believe, Faith, Fix me, Full of Shame, Gift of Righteousness, I am OK, I am right, I am wrong, I need Jesus, I want to be right, I want to be righteous, I'm Not OK, Make Me OK, Make Me Right, Right, Righteousness, Rightness, robe of righteousness, Self Righteous, Self Righteousness, shame, Shameful, There's something wrong with me, Unrighteousness, Validate me, Validated, Validation, You are right
It was my high school Spanish teacher who challenged an old axiom I had heard all my life. “Practice makes perfect.” This little phrase had been a mantra that I had assumed must be in the Bible somewhere because I heard it so much.… Continue Reading “Choosing What I Practice”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Bad Habits, Discipline, Good Habits, Habits, Hypocrites, Identity, New Habits, Practical, Practice, Practice Makes Perfect, Practice what you preach, Praxis, Real Change, Repentance, Self Discipline, Temptation, Training
Posted on September 25, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The pop artist Andy Warhol is said to have come up with the phrase that is now known as “15 minutes of fame.” There is disagreement over whether it was actually his idea. But regardless of who coined it, the idea took hold and… Continue Reading “Choosing to be Noticed”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Acclaim, Acclamation, Admiration, Admired, Affirmation, Approval, Approved, Attention, Celebrity, Celebrity Status, Distinction, eminence, Esteem, Esteemed, Exaltation, Exalted, Fame, Famous, Glorious, Glory, God's Affirmation, God's Light, Great, Greatness, Highly Esteemed, Honor, Honored, immortal, immortality, Infamous, Noticed, Notoriety, popular, popularity, Prominence, Recognition, Red Carpet, Regard, Remembered, Renown, Reputation, Repute, Significance, Significant, Spotlight, Stardom, To Be Famous, To Be Known, Validation
Posted on September 18, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I first became a homeowner when I was 25. It was a small run-down rental in a suburb of Sacramento, California. My wife and I decided we could buy it at a good price and “fix it up” ourselves in preparation for our soon-to-arrive… Continue Reading “Choosing What Remains”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Build, Building, Burnt Up, Eternal Home, Eternal Investments, Eternal Life, Eternity, Faith, Final Judgment, Gold, Hope, Investments, Jewels, Judgment, Lasting, Lasting Investments, Long-Term Thinking, love, Purifying Fire, Resurrection, Resurrection Bodies, Silver, Solid Investment, The Greatest of These, Valuable, Value
Posted on September 11, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I was five years old when I had my tonsils removed. Medical concerns and procedures were different back then. They had me spend the night before surgery in the hospital. I remember my initial impression was that of getting to do a sleep over… Continue Reading “Choosing to TRUST in the Dark”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Blind, Confusion, Dark place, Disoriented, God is Good, God is Light, God's Light, Holding God's Hand, Hope, Hope in dark times, I can't see, Light, Light at the end of the tunnel, Light in the Darkness, Light of Christ, Making my own light, My own light, No fear, Rely on God, Self Reliance, Self Righteousness, Trust, Trust God, Trust Jesus, Trusting when it's dark, Voice of God, Voice of Jesus, Walking in darkness, When I am afraid, When there's no light
Posted on September 4, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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When I was a kid, I always associated the delights of being out of school with the 4th of July (Labor Day sadly meant it was all over). The 4th has traditionally been one of the most important days for Americans to express their patriotism,… Continue Reading “Choosing What Has My Heart”
“I will kill as many of them as I can.” A man in his early 20’s from Prizren, Kosovo said this to me quietly through clenched teeth. Not knowing how to respond, I silently reflected on the story he had just told me. It… Continue Reading “Choosing to NOT “Fix It” Myself”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Atonement for sin, Black Holes, Blood of Christ, Christ's Atonement, Cleansing from Sin, Covering Sin, Dealing with Sin, Do it yourself, Fixing Myself, Forgive one another, forgiveness, God's Fix, Jesus Savior, Jesus the Messiah, Kosovo War, Letting Go, Redemption, Releasing others, Self Fix, Self justification, Self Righteousness, Serbia Paramilitary, Surrender, Surrender to God, The Cross
After my face was smashed into the sweaty mat several times by a brute bigger than me I changed my mind. That was enough, and I gave up the thought of becoming a wrestler. The high school coach had said he could make me… Continue Reading “Choosing to Wrestle with God”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Confusion, Desperation, Discomfort, Don't give up, Draw near to God, Endurance, Endure, Faith, Fighting with God, God's blessing, Jacob, Life is Unfair, New Identity, Pain, Perseverance, Promises of God, Struggles, Struggling with God, Suffering, Wrestling with God
Online debates typically resolve nothing. And yet they continue and get ever more heated. There was one I saw awhile back that bantered back and forth over whether or not it was okay to say, “Oh, my God” as an exclamation. The discussion included… Continue Reading “Choosing to Honor God’s Name”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: 10 Commandments, Children of God, God's Holy Name, Holiness, Holy behavior, Holy Lifestyle, Holy words, Honor God, No cursing, No cussing, No swearing, Not in vain, The Name of God
I first wrote the words “I love you” in a note to a girl when I was in the 5th grade. It felt good. And the feeling was even better when I received a note back with the same words. A core belief took shape… Continue Reading “Choosing Love that Gives”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Agape Love, Choosing to Give, Choosing to give the greatest good, Crazy Love, Divine Love, Enduring Love, For God so loved the world, God Is Love, God's love, Good Gifts, John 3:16, Let us love one another, Long-suffering love, love, Love Gives, Love Hurts, Love is not a feeling, Love that Gives, Loving the unloveable, Passion, Passionate love, sacrificial love, Suffering Love, The Greatest Gift, The Greatest Good, Unconditional Love, Unfailing Love
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