Posted on January 20, 2025
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 What I am Passionate About”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Affection, Affectionate, Affections, Apathy, Augustine, Beatles, Beauty, Eternal, Eternally Valuable, Eternity, Eye of the beholder, Feel Deeply, Feel Strongly, Feelings, Goodness, Got to Get You Into My Life, Greatest Good, Justice, love, Love God, Love Jesus, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, No Apathy, Ordo Amoris, Passion, Passionate, Passionate love, Rightly Ordered Loves, Strong Feelings, Valuable, Worthy, Worthy of Love
Posted on September 23, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The word ‘love’ in English is quite pliable. I can say that I love my wife and I love pizza, and most people will not accuse me of reducing my spouse to a mere platter of pepperoni nor looking to marry an Italian meal.… Continue Reading “Choosing to Give Myself”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Affection, Affectionate, Agape, Choosing to love, Dating, Definition of Love, Emotional, Emotions, Engaged, Eros, Falling in Love, Falling out of Love, Feelings, Give, giving, Giving myself, God Is Love, Heart, Highest Good, Image Bearers, Image of God, Infatuated, Infatuation, Love is a choice, Love is giving, Love is not a feeling, Love One Another, Loving, Marriage, Relationships, Romance, Romantic Love, Sentiment, Sentimental
I realize now there was one central reason I played sports as a kid. I wanted to belong. There were some bright moments on the high school football team, but I knew I would never be a star player. It was the opportunity to… Continue Reading “Choosing the Direction of My Love”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Affection, Augustine, City of God, desires, Desires for God, Desires of the flesh, Destiny, Direction, Eternal, Eternity, Heaven, Hell, Kingdom of Darkness, Kingdom of God, Kingdom of this world, love, Loving the world, Loving the wrong person, Loving the wrong thing, misguided love, Purpose, Saint Augustine, Selfish, Selfishness
Posted on February 12, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Valentine’s Day was that time of the year, when as a child I thought I would discover who truly liked me. At school, little pre-printed cards were distributed by each classmate that typically said something like, “Be My Valentine,” or “Be mine.” Some even… Continue Reading “Choosing to Make It Real”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Affection, Affection for you, Attraction, Be Mine, Be my Valentine, Choosing to love, Desire, Falling in Love, Falling out of Love, February 14th, Feelings, giving, Giving and taking, I Love You, I want you, love, Love is a choice, Please Love Me, Real Love, Romance, Romantic, Romantic Attraction, Romantic Love, Saint Valentine, Sentiment, Sentiments, sex, Sexy, Sweet Affection, Tender Love, That Certain Feeling, Valentine, Valentine's Day
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 February 14, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Valentine’s Day was that time of the year, when as a child I thought I would discover who truly liked me. At school, little pre-printed cards were distributed by each classmate that typically said something like, “Be My Valentine,” or “Be mine.” Some even… Continue Reading “Choosing REAL Love”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Affection, Attraction, Beloved, Choose Love, Choosing Love, Emotions, Feelings, Give, giving, love, Love Gives, Lover, Real Love, Romance, Romantic, Romantic Attraction, Sexual Attraction, Valentine, Valentine's Day
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