Sometimes we hear words over and over and yet never really think about the depth of their significance. Words such as faith, hope, and love are examples of ideas we talk about often as Jesus followers. They’re in the Bible, yet sometimes we need to ask ourselves what… Continue Reading “Choosing AWE”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: All Powerful, Amazed, Awe, Awesome, Beautiful, Beauty, Captivated, Child Like, Creator, Entranced, Eternal, Eternity, Faith, Fascinated, Glorious, Glory, God, Goodness, Hope, In Love, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Like a Child, love, Mystery, Prayer, Sacramental, Salvation, Supernatural, Wonder
As a Follower of Jesus, is it wrong to ask God to fulfill my desires? I have been asked this question more than once. There are two extreme responses that I now see getting associated with Christianity. One comes out of the God-wants-you-to-be-happy theology… Continue Reading “Choosing Strong Desires”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Broken Dreams, Core Desires, Creator, Cynical, Cynicism, Desire, desires, Disappointment, Dreams, Faith, Fleshly Desires, Fulfilled Dreams, Gifts, God, God's Desires, Heart's Desire, Hope, I Wish, Jesus, Life, Longing, love, lust, My Dreams, Passions, Reality, Salvation, Satisfaction, Satisfied, Seeking, Shallow, Shallow desires, son of God, Truth, Wishes, Yearning
During a long layover in an airport years ago, I experienced some unpleasant interaction with airport staff. While wandering the terminal looking for something to help pass the time, I came upon the lounge for the particular airline I was flying. My immediate thought… Continue Reading “Choosing My Ultimate Allegiance”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Affirming, Allegiance to Jesus, Alone, Bigoted, Bigots, Closed Mind, Distinctions, Embrace the poor, Embrace the Vulnerable, Embrace the weak, Embracing, Exclusive, Exclusivity, Faith, Faithful, God, Hope, Inclusive, Jesus, Jesus the only way, love, Love God, Misunderstood, Narrow, narrow-minded, No other way, One Way, Openness, Paradox, Recognizing Differences, Rejected, Salvation, Standards, Trust God, Welcoming
Ear plugs have become my friend over the years. Whether it’s to dampen outside noise in a motel room with thin walls, help me mute distracting sounds so I can focus on the book I’m reading, or to get a good night’s sleep with… Continue Reading “Choosing Ears that Hear”
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Posted on February 23, 2026
by Jeff Herringshaw
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It is a nameless, forgotten movie from my childhood. But one scene has remained etched in my mind for decades. Perhaps it’s a composite of multiple movies. An individual, walking through a trackless jungle, steps into quicksand. He tries to work his way out,… Continue Reading “Choosing to Admit I Need Help”
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Posted on February 16, 2026
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 to Let EVERYTHING Pass Through Jesus”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Bitterness, Cigarettes, Faith, Filter, Filtering, Give it to Jesus, God, Good Coffee, Grace, Holiness, Hope, In Christ, Jesus, love, Negativity, Positivity, Redeem, Redemption, Salvation, Saved through Faith, Self Control, shame, Tobacco, Trusting God, Trusting Jesus
Posted on February 9, 2026
by Jeff Herringshaw
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We’re counting down to Valentine’s Day. Love and romance (or at least the appearance of this duo) are on a lot of people’s minds. Flowers. Chocolate. Heart-shaped candies. Cards that reveal “true” feelings. They are all part of the celebration of love, at least… Continue Reading “Choosing to Expand My Love”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Affection, agapē, Be my Valentine, Biblical Love, Eros, eternal love, Faith, Family Love, Four Loves, Friendship, God, Greek, Hope, Jesus, love, philia, Romance, sacrificial love, Salvation, storgē, True Love, Unconditional Love
Posted on February 2, 2026
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Who are those people who play Christmas music year-round? I know a couple of them. And it irritates me a bit. It’s not that I don’t like Christmas-themed songs, it’s just that “Jingle Bells,” in my mind, doesn’t fit during a heat wave in… Continue Reading “Choosing to Sing a New (or Repurposed) Song”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: A New Song, Advent, Caroling, Carols, Christ Follower, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas Carols, Express Feelings, Faith, God, Hope, hymns, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Joy, King Jesus, love, Melody, Music, New Song, Old Made New, Oldies, Praise, Praise God, Redeem, Redemption, Repurpose, Repurposed, Return of Christ, Return of the King, Sacred, Salvation, Second Coming, Sing a New Song, Sing to the Lord, Sorrow, Soundwaves, Tunes
Posted on January 26, 2026
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, on… Continue Reading “Choosing to Live by Grace”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Acquitted, Amazing Grace, Divine, Divine Favor, Faith, Favor, Forgiven, forgiveness, Gift, God, Gospel, Grace, Hope, Humble, Humility, Jesus Christ, Just, Justice, love, Pride, Proud, Repent, Right, Right or Wrong, Scandalous, Self-Righteous, Undeserved, Unmerited Favor, Wrong
Posted on January 19, 2026
by Jeff Herringshaw
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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 What Lasts”
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