It happened one day on the school playground when I was in 5th grade. A girl who I thought was my friend suddenly called me a “blockhead.” As all the surrounding kids laughed, she went on shouting that my head was too big for my… Continue Reading “Choosing to Let My Shame Be Covered”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Abased, Accused, Anguish, Bad Reputation, Blame, Condemnation, Condemned, Conscience, crime, Crisis, Culpability, Degraded, Discredited, Disgraced, dishonor, Dishonored, Dismay, Embarrassed, Embarrassing, Embarrassment, Error, Fault, guilt, Guilty, Humbling, Humiliation, Ill repute, Infamy, Loss of Face, Mortified, Notoriety, notorious, Offence, Put Down, Regret, Remorse, Repentance, Sad, Scandal, Scandalized, Self-Condemnation, Self-disgust, Self-hatred, shame, Shameful, sin, Sorrow, Stain, Stigma
Posted on February 13, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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As a kid, there were certain old people I avoided. They were the kind that didn’t seem to have the capacity to endure the messiness and clumsiness of children. They couldn’t see the intentions of little ones when something got spilt or broken. They… Continue Reading “Choosing to Resist the Bitter Pill”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Accusation, Accusations, Anger, Bitterness, Blame, Emotional Pain, forgiveness, Hatred, Hope, Hurt, Hurting, Offended, Offenses, Resentful, Resentment, Root of Bitterness, Sorrow, Sweetness, Sweetness of Jesus, Wisdom
Posted on November 29, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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As a kid, there were certain old people I avoided. They were the kind that didn’t seem to have the capacity to endure the messiness and clumsiness of children. They couldn’t see the intentions of little ones when something got spilt or broken. They… Continue Reading “Choosing Sweetness”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Accuse, Accusing, Anger, Bitter, Bitterness, Blame, Confusion, forgive, forgiveness, Grace, Honey, Honeycomb, injustice, Offense, Offensive, Pain, Resentful, Resentment, Root of Bitterness, Sorrow, Sweet, Sweetness, Wisdom
Posted on November 15, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The note was addressed to the leadership of our ministry, but for some reason it was put in my box to deal with. A few weeks earlier our facility had been used as a wedding venue. Several of our ministry staff volunteered to help… Continue Reading “Choosing Not to Accuse”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Accuse, Accuser, Accusing, Allegations, Bitterness, Blame, Condemn, Condemnation, Condemning, forgive, forgiveness, guilt, judge, judging, Judgment, Merciful, Mercy
Posted on June 29, 2020
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The note was addressed to the leadership of our ministry, but for some reason it was put in my box to deal with. A few weeks earlier our facility had been used as a wedding venue. Several of our ministry staff volunteered to help… Continue Reading “Choosing to Not Point My Finger”