I had a short stint running track when I was in middle school. It was enjoyable until the coach put me in an 800 meter race that I had not prepared for. As a sprinter, I applied what I knew and started out strong.… Continue Reading “Choosing a Strong Finish”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Arrogance, bad choices, Choose Justice, Choose Righteousness, Chosen, Completion, Don't Stop, Endure, Endure to the end, Faith, Finish Well, Finishing Strong, Forgivness, God's Way, good choices, Hope, Hubris, Humility, Living well, love, Love Mercy, Persevere, Pride, Refusing to learn, Resisting God, Thanks, Thanksgiving, The End, Walk Humbly
Posted on July 1, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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My dad turns 86 tomorrow. He and my mom have been living with us for the past several years. And it’s been so good to have them near in this senior season of their lives. They are able to engage with their grandchildren and… Continue Reading “Choosing to Honor My Parents”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: 10 Commandments, 5th Commandment, Abuse, Abusive Father, Abusive mother, Appreciate, Appreciation, Choose Life, Chosen, Difficult Parents, Father, forgive, forgiveness, freedom, grateful, gratitude, Honor, Honor you mother and father, Honorable, Hurt by my parents, Hurts, I Exist, I was chosen, Life, love, Mother, My Existence, Parental Love, Parents, Respect, Respectful, Thank You, Thank you Dad, Thank you Mom
Posted on October 11, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Someone once pulled me aside after a class I taught and said something close to the following: “I can’t believe that God is loving. He put people in the Garden along with a tree He told them not to touch, saying it would lead… Continue Reading “Choosing to Choose”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: choices, Choose, Choosing, Chosen, Deciding, Decisions, Determinism, Fatalism, Fate, Free Will, God's love, love, Responsibility
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