Posted on December 25, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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At the beginning of my senior year in high school, my family moved to another state. It was difficult for many reasons. The hardest one was that I was leaving a girlfriend (who would eventually become my wife). This was back before the internet… Continue Reading “Choosing an EMMANUEL Christmas”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Advent, Advent Season, Baby Jesus, Christmas, Christmas Day, Christmas Gift, Emanuel, Emmanuel, Gifts, God Incarnated, God With Us, God's Presence, His name is called Emmanuel, Holy NIght, In the flesh, In the Manger, Jesus, Personal Visit, Presence, Present, The best gift, The Best Present, The Incarnation
Posted on December 19, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Christmas stirs my imagination. Not only can I endlessly ponder the significance of our eternal God becoming a full-fledged human, I am intrigued by the variety of responses in the Bible to this event: Bethlehem shepherds awestruck by an angelic light show; Nazareth residents… Continue Reading “Choosing the Way of the Magi”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Advent, Advent Season, Baby Jesus, Bethlehem, Christ Child, Christmas, Christmas Gift, Christmas Meaning, Christmas Story, Frankincense, Gold, Good Will Toward Men, Holy NIght, Jesus Follower, Jesus Followers, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Magi, Myrrh, Parthian Magi, Peace on Earth, Risk Takers, Seeking Truth, Star of Bethlehem, The 3 Kings, The 3 Wise Men, The Magi, The Star, The Three Kings, The Wise Men, Wise Men
Posted on December 21, 2020
by Jeff Herringshaw
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At the beginning of my senior year in high school, my family moved to another state. It was difficult for many reasons. The hardest one was that I was leaving a girlfriend (who would eventually become my wife). This was back before the internet… Continue Reading “Choosing a Good Reason to Celebrate Christmas”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Baby Jesus, Christmas, Christmas Gift, Fully human yet fully God, Hope, Incarnation, Long-distance Relationships, Magi, Reason for the Season, Shepherds, Wonder
Posted on December 14, 2020
by Jeff Herringshaw
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“Being able to do whatever I want to do.” That’s how a young man at the mall replied to my friend who was randomly asking strangers to define “freedom.” Many of the other responses that day were similar. After later hearing all the descriptions,… Continue Reading “Choosing to Live Free”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Bondage, Christmas Gift, Free, freedom, Incarnation, Liberty, Rescuer, Savior, sin, Slavery, Spiritual Darkness