Posted on February 17, 2025
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I chaperoned a field trip for my daughter’s elementary school class years ago. We went to San Antonio, Texas and toured the Alamo Mission. Having lived in Texas for several years by that time, the history of the place was already familiar. As part… Continue Reading “Choosing to Give Up!”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Alfred the Great, Best to give up, Complete Surrender, Concede, Confused, Confusion, Davy Crockett, Don't know what to do, Don't resist, Eternity, Faith, Family of God, freedom, Give Up, God is Good, God is Trustworthy, Guthrum, Hope, How to change, Humility, I Quit, I Surrender, love, Mercy, Not sure what to do, Pride, Resist, Stop resisting, Strength through surrender, Submission, Submit, Submit to God, Surrender, Surrender to God, Surrender to Jesus, The Alamo, Trust, Trust God, Vikings, Why resist, Why submit
Posted on September 9, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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After my face was smashed into the sweaty mat several times by a brute bigger than me I changed my mind. That was enough, and I gave up the thought of becoming a wrestler. The high school coach had said he could make me… Continue Reading “Choosing to Not Give Up”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Child of God, Confused, Confusion, Difficult, Disappointed with God, Disappointment, Discouraged, Don't Give Up, Endurance, Faith, God's child, Hurt, I'm Confused, I'm Done, Identity, Is God Good?, It's over, Life, Never give up, Pain, Painful, Perseverence, Press On, Push in, Struggle, Struggling with God, Suffering, Tired, Trust, Trust God, Where is God?, Wrestling, Wrestling with God
Posted on February 26, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Perhaps you’ve seen the presentation before. Someone asks you to tell them what you see on the screen. You look, and there is a single black dot in the middle. That is all. The presenter then asks if there is anything more. Once you… Continue Reading “Choosing to See Things in a New Way”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Big Picture, Bigger Picture, Blind, Clarity, Confused, Don't know which way to go, Eternal Perspective, Eyes open, Forward movement, Frame, God's Perspective, God's Ways, Guidance, Guidance from God, Hope, Humility, Long-Term, Moving Forward, New Perspective, New Sight, New Vision, Open Eyes, Perspective, Quick solutions, Reframe, Reframing, Short-term perspective, Solutions, Solve the problem, Stuck, Unstuck, Wise question, Wise voice
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 May 16, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I was five years old when I had my tonsils removed. A lot of medical concerns and procedures were different back then. They had me spend the night before surgery in the hospital. I remember my initial impression was that of getting to do… Continue Reading “Choosing Well . . . in the Dark”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Alone, Artificial Light, Blind, Blindness, Comforter, Confused, Confusion, Control, Dark, Darkness, Fa;lse Light, God is Light, God's Voice, Light, Light in the Darkness, Loneliness, Night, Nighttime, Out of Control, Redeemer, Rescuer, Savior, Spiritual Blindness, Take God's Hand, Trust, Trusting in God, Trusting in Jesus, Voice of God
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