Tag: Faith
In every house I’ve lived, sooner or later, we have to deal with pests. We’ve battled everything from snakes to bats, all looking to make a home with us. But of course, the most common little irritating critter has been the mouse. Unfortunately for… Continue Reading “Choosing to Resist”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Accoutability, Allurements, Belief, Believe, Believe God, Comfort, Deceiving myself, Delayed Gratification, desires, Disobedience, Faith, Fighting Temptation, Forgetting God, Hope, love, Meeting my own needs, Obedience, Relief, Resisting Temptation, Satan, Satisfaction, Stupid decisions, Temptation, Tempted, Tempter, Trust God, Trust Jesus
It’s a classic idea for a romance story. A prince, a princess, or a wealthy heir for some reason goes undercover and lives as an ordinary, unassuming character. In the course of everyday life, someone gets to know the royal or moneyed individual as… Continue Reading “Choosing to Notice My Famous Neighbor”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: A Nobody, Accepted, Approval, Approved, Awe, C.S. Lewis, Child of God, Children of God, daughter of God, Eternity, Faith, Fame, Famous with God, Forgotten, Glory, God's love, God's plan for me, God's plan for my neighbor, Gospel Message, Hope, Humility, love, Loved, Noticed, Noticed by God, Open Eyes, Overlooked, Received, See others, Seen, Seen by God, Sharing God's Glory, son of God, Spiritual eyes, Spiritual Sight, The Weight of Glory, unimaginable, Unimaginable Glory, Wonder
Posted on February 24, 2025
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Newer is almost always better. This is especially true with technology and when deciding what leftovers in the refrigerator to eat. Cars with lower mileage are almost always preferable to the old ones. Almost. There are those vehicles considered classics and in high demand.… Continue Reading “Choosing Old Stuff”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Ancient Truth, Belief, Believe, Bible Reading, Biblical Documents, Biblical Studies, Biblical truth, Can I believe the Bible?, Dead Sea Scrolls, Essenes, Evidence for the Bible, Faith, Holy Scriptures, Hope, I want to believe, Is the Bible true?, love, New Testament, Old Testament, Qumran, Read the Bible, Reasons for believing, Salvation, Scriptures, The Ancient Way, The Bible, Trust God, Trust Jesus, Truth
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 February 3, 2025
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The well-known British philosopher and atheist, Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), was supposedly asked later in his life how he would explain his beliefs if he was confronted with God after he died. It is said that he quickly replied, “Not enough evidence, God! Not enough… Continue Reading “Choosing to Trust What I Cannot See”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Agnostic, Assume, Assumptions, Atheism, Atheist, Belief, Believe, Believe God, Believe in God, Blind faith, By faith not by sight, Deconstruct faith, Deconstruction, Doubt, Doubting, Doubting God's Existence, Evidence, Evidence for God, Faith, Faith in Christ, Faith in God, Faith in Jesus, God is a Delusion, God is Real, Leap of faith, Life of Faith, Lost my faith, No God, Religion, Seeing is Believing, There is no God, Trust, Trust God
Posted on January 27, 2025
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Don’t you hate it when you find grounds in your coffee? I am not a barista or even close to being a “coffee snob,” but I imagine there can be multiple reasons for such grit in my morning java. The most common reason I’ve… Continue Reading “Choosing My Filter”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Anxiety, Bitterness, Bondages, Distractions, Faith, Faith Journey, fear, Filtered, Filtered coffee, Filters, Focus, Focused, Grace, Holy Scriptures, In Christ, Jesus, lack of discipline, Mind, Negative Filters, negative outlook, Negativity, Restrictions, Scripture, Self Control, Self Discipline, shame, Spirit, Spiritual Blindness, Stuck, Thoughts, Through Christ, Truth, What is true?
Posted on January 13, 2025
by Jeff Herringshaw
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For as far back as I can remember, I have known the words to the old hymn: Amazing Grace. But the truly amazing thing is how long it has taken me to understand them. The lyrics were written by John Newton, an Anglican minister,… Continue Reading “Choosing to Accept an Unlikely Rescue”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Amazing Grace, Condemnation, Condemned, Damn you, Damned, Dirty Rotten Sinner, Extend Grace, Fair, Fair Play, Fairness, Faith, Forgiven, Gift, Good News, Gospel, Grace, Gracious, Humble, Humility, hymns, Jesus, John Newton, Just, Justice, Let Go, love, Nano threads, Receive Grace, Release, Released, Rescue, Rescued, Right, Salvation, Saved, Self Righteous, Self-Righteousness, Sinner, Undeserved Favor, Undeserved Gift, Unforgiven, Unforgiveness
The word “forever” can be interpreted differently depending on what a person wants. A couple reciting their marriage vows might intend the meaning to be “as long as I shall live” or “until things get too difficult.” A child who claims to have a… Continue Reading “Choosing Where I Put My Faith, Hope, and Love”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Always, Believing, Eternal Life, Eternity, Everlasting Life, Faith, Faith Hope Love, Forever, Heavenly Treasures, Hope, Infinity, Life investment, Live forever, love, My Treasures, My Wellbeing, Never Ending, No End, Perennial, Perpetual Life, Trust, Trust God, Trust Jesus, Undying, Unending, Unending life, What has my heart, Where my treasures are
Posted on December 23, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Christmas music! I love pretty much all of it. Both the sacred and secular songs stir something and pull me in. I find beauty (read last week’s post) in almost every melody. And while it is fun to “deck the halls,” “jingle bells,” and… Continue Reading “Choosing to Adore Him”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Adore Him, Advent, Away in the Manger, Baby Jesus, Carolers, Celebration, Choirs, Christmas, Christmas Carols, Christmas Day, Christmas Songs, December 25th, Emmanuel, Faith, Gifts, God With Us, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Holiday Season, Holidays, Humility, Incarnation, Jesus, Joy, Joy to the World, Merry Christmas, O Come All Ye Faithful, Peace on Earth, Season Greetings, The Word Became Flesh, We Three Kings, What Child is This?, Worship, Yuletide
Posted on December 16, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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As far back as I can remember, I looked forward to and savored each Christmas season. I mainly anticipated receiving presents as a child. And then it became associated with a break from schoolwork. For my adult years, I attribute much of the expectancy… Continue Reading “Choosing to See Holiday Beauty”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Attraction, Beautiful, Beauty, Beauty of the heart, Christmas, Christmas spirit, Eye of the beholder, Faith, Holiday Season, Holiday spirit, Holy NIght, Saint Nicholas, Santa, Santa Claus, Skin deep, Standard of beauty, Standards, The Incarnation, Ugliness, Ugly, Universal truth, What is beauty
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