Category: Daily Choices
Posted on December 23, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Christmas music! I love pretty much all of it. Both the sacred and secular songs stir something and pull me in. I find beauty (read last week’s post) in almost every melody. And while it is fun to “deck the halls,” “jingle bells,” and… Continue Reading “Choosing to Adore Him”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Adore Him, Advent, Away in the Manger, Baby Jesus, Carolers, Celebration, Choirs, Christmas, Christmas Carols, Christmas Day, Christmas Songs, December 25th, Emmanuel, Faith, Gifts, God With Us, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Holiday Season, Holidays, Humility, Incarnation, Jesus, Joy, Joy to the World, Merry Christmas, O Come All Ye Faithful, Peace on Earth, Season Greetings, The Word Became Flesh, We Three Kings, What Child is This?, Worship, Yuletide
Posted on December 16, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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As far back as I can remember, I looked forward to and savored each Christmas season. I mainly anticipated receiving presents as a child. And then it became associated with a break from schoolwork. For my adult years, I attribute much of the expectancy… Continue Reading “Choosing to See Holiday Beauty”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Attraction, Beautiful, Beauty, Beauty of the heart, Christmas, Christmas spirit, Eye of the beholder, Faith, Holiday Season, Holiday spirit, Holy NIght, Saint Nicholas, Santa, Santa Claus, Skin deep, Standard of beauty, Standards, The Incarnation, Ugliness, Ugly, Universal truth, What is beauty
Posted on December 9, 2024
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 the Biblical book of Ephesians. It is called Sit, Walk, Stand, and I have referred to it many times since. SIT He points… Continue Reading “Choosing to Stand”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Armor of God, Believe, Faith, God is Good, God's Love, God's word, Obedience, Obey God, Resist the devil, Respond, Rest, Rest in Christ, Schemes of the devil, Sit, Stand, Trust, Trust God, Trust God's promises, Trust His Promises, walk, Walk out your faith, Walk with God, Watchman Nee, Word of God
Posted on December 2, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I have reposted this multiple times over the years before Thanksgiving. This year, I thought I would put it out there again after the holiday to remind us that gratitude is meant to be an everyday lifestyle. *** I am afflicted with a condition… Continue Reading “Choosing Thanksgiving Year-Round”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Appreciation, Attitude, Change my attitude, Daily Habits, Giving Thanks, God is Good, Good Attitude, Goodness of God, grateful, gratitude, New Perspective, Perspective, See things differently, See what I have, Thank God, Thankful Attitude, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day
Posted on November 25, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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There are a lot of people I don’t like. In fact, there are some, if I had it my way, I would avoid completely. They either believe differently than I do and make me feel uncomfortable; they are interested in things I cannot relate… Continue Reading “Choosing to Love God First”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: All my love, All we need is love, Authentic Love, God first loved me, God Is Love, God loves you, Greatest Commandment, love, Love God, Love is the answer, Thanksgiving, True Love, With all my heart
Posted on November 18, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I have been an on and off fan of Star Trek (and its various versions) over the years. As a kid, the alien enemies scared me: Klingons with their cold, hard, and aggressive logic; the emotional paranoia of the Romulans; and the greed and… Continue Reading “Choosing Within Limits”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Boundaries, Eternity, freedom, God's plan, Humility, Limitations, Limits, love, Obedience to God, Pride, Rebellion, Submission to God, Transhumanism, Trust God
Posted on November 11, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The well-known British philosopher and atheist, Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), was supposedly asked later in his life how he would explain his beliefs if God confronted him after he died. It is said the man quickly replied, “Not enough evidence, God! Not enough evidence.” I… Continue Reading “Choosing to Start with Faith”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Begin with faith, Belief, Believe, Believe in God, childlike faith, Confidence, Does God Exist, Evidence for God, Existence of God, Faith, Faith of a child, Free Will, Heavenly Treasure, Help my unbelief, I don't believe, I don't believe in God, I want to believe, Mustard Seed Faith, No Evidence, Pleasing God, Presuming, Presuppositions, Pride, Searching for God, Trust, Trust God
Posted on November 4, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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So much of the truth revealed through the scriptures is counterintuitive. At face value it does not make sense. One of the results is that we have to stop, think about it, and go a little deeper. For example: And there is one that… Continue Reading “Choosing to Go Slow”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: A hurried life, Bad Habits, Better Relationships, Don't Hurry, Faster, Finding God's Will, Hurry, Relationships, Slow, Slow down, Slower, Speed, Take it easy, Too fast, Wait, Waiting
Posted on October 28, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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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 it was okay to say, “Oh, my God” as an exclamation. The discussion included strong opinions… Continue Reading “Choosing to NOT Cheapen God’s Reputation”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: 10 Commandments, 3rd Commandment, Character of God, daughter of God, Family of God, God's Character, God's Values, God's name, God's reputation, Hallowed be your name, Holy is His name, Holy name, Honor God, Idols, No swearing, shame, son of God, Swearing, Taking God's name in vain, vain, vanity
Posted on October 21, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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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 My Habits”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Bad Habits, Behavior, Cause and effect, Change My Mind, Complete, Defeated, Defeatism, Excuses, God loves me, God loves you, Good Habits, Habits, Making Excuses, Perfection, Practice, Practice Makes Perfect, Reap, Reap what you sow, Reaping and Sowing, Relationships, Repentance, Sow, Transformation
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