Posted on February 21, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I remember as a child, hearing a school friend explain her theology of death. When people die, they go to heaven and become angels. This made sense to my young mind. And then a few years later I watched the classic movie It’s a Wonderful… Continue Reading “Choosing a Response to God’s Offer of Family”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Adoption, Angels, Cherub, Cherubim, Children, Daughters, Daughters of God, Family, Family Members, Family of God, Father, God's Children, God's Family, Grace, Holy Trinity, Mercy, Parental Love, Seraphim, Shared Glory, Sons, Sons of God, The Trinity
Posted on July 19, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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No matter how hard I try, why are some things so difficult to resist? Overeating? Harsh responses to those who correct me? Anxiety about the future? I know how I should respond, what I’m supposed to do, and what I ought to feel. But… Continue Reading “Choosing to Take Temptation Seriously”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Adopted, Adoption, Allegiance, Child of God, Children of God, Core Identity, daughter of God, Identity, Identity Tag, No longer orphans, Purpose, resisting, Resisting Temptation, son of God, Temptation, Temptation of Jesus, Tempted, Thomas á Kempis, View of Myself, Weakness