Posted on October 16, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I despise fasting. I hate the way it makes me feel grumpy, irritable, distracted with thoughts of burgers, pizza, and ice cream when I’m trying to do something important. But most of all, it makes me feel hungry. And hunger tells me I need… Continue Reading “Choosing to Be Empty”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Appetite, Bread of Life, Cravings, Desire, Empty, Empty Stomach, Eternal Life, Fasting, Food as an Idol, Going Without, Heavenly Bread, Humbled, Humility, Hunger, Hungry, Jesus Follower, Junk Food, Manna, Never Hungry, Nourishment, Physical Appetites, Spiritual Appetite, Spiritual Food, Spiritual Hunger, Spiritual Junk Food, Spiritual Nourishment, True Satisfaction
Posted on May 23, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I despise fasting. I hate the way it makes me feel: grumpy, irritable, distracted with thoughts of burgers, pizza, and ice cream when I’m trying to do something important. But most of all, it makes me feel hungry. And hunger tells me I need… Continue Reading “Choosing the Way of Hunger”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Bread from Heaven, Bread of Life, Daily Bread, Eternal Life, Eternity, Fasting, Food, Going Without, Health, Healthy, Heavenly Food, Humbling My Body, Humbling Myself, Humility, Hunger, Hungry, Intermittent Fasting, Life, Manna, Nourishing, Nourishment, Regular Fasting, Spiritual Food, Spiritual Health, Spiritual Nourishment
Posted on May 10, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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“I just want to feel good.” This is the mantra I’ve heard from many people over the years who are trying to figure out their existence. Confusion, discomfort, boredom. They’re looking for something that makes life feel better—worth living, that takes away the discomfort or at… Continue Reading “Choosing to Put My Feelings On a Diet”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: 7 Deadly Sins, Capital Vices, Cardinal Sins, Diet, Fasting, Feelings, Flesh, Fleshly, Gluttony, Hedonism, Jesus Follower, Overindulgence, Passion, Pleasure, Pursuit of Pleasure, Self-Absorbed, Self-Control, Self-Stimulation, Virtues
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