Tag: Heavenly Father
Posted on April 18, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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During my senior year in high school, my football coach referred to me as a “great athlete.” I was shocked but ecstatic that he would say such a thing. That was NOT how I saw myself. I had had minimal interest in athletics most… Continue Reading “Choosing to Not Turn Myself into an Object”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Calling, Child of God, Children of God, daughter of God, family member, God's kid, Heavenly Father, Identity, Identity Confusion, Object, Objectification, Objectify, Purpose, Self Identity, Self Image, Self Understanding, Self Worth, son of God, Value, Who am I, Worth
I was attending college in Southern California when I had my first discussion with a Muslim about the nature of God. He was from Iran, highly intelligent and very polite. After listening to my stumbling words trying to explain the Holy Trinity, using my… Continue Reading “Choosing a Divine Family”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: 3 gods, 3 in 1, Arianism, Arius, Athanasius, Child of God, Divinity of Jesus, Faith in God, Family of God, God is a Relationship, God Is Love, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Heavenly Father, Made in His image, Made in His likeness, Trinitarian, Trinity
Posted on September 20, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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“I believe in God, but I don’t feel close to Him,” a young woman told me after a class one day. She went on to say how she wanted a better relationship with God, but thinking of Him as a father meant nothing to… Continue Reading “Choosing a New Father Image”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Absent Dad, Absent Father, Abusive Dad, Abusive Father, Dad, Daddy, Daddy Issues, Dads, Father, Father Image, Father Issues, Father's Love, Fatherheart of God, Fatherhood, Fathers, God the Father, Heavenly Father, Holy Father, Holy Trinity, Our Father in Heaven, Papa
Posted on September 13, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I vividly remember the moment I became a dad. My daughter was a tiny thing, just over five pounds. Holding her, I couldn’t comprehend the strange feelings pulsing inside me. As I looked into her little face, I thought, “I don’t even know you,… Continue Reading “Choosing Love from a Father”
“I believe in God, but I don’t feel close to Him,” a young woman told me after a class one day. She went on to say how she wanted a better relationship with God, but thinking of Him as a father meant nothing to… Continue Reading “Choosing to Remove Barriers Between Me and the Father”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Absent Dad, Abusive Dad, Authoritarian Dad, Bad Dad, Dad, Dads, Father God, Father Image, Father Pain, Fatherheart of God, Fatherlessness, Good Dad, Good Father, Heavenly Father, Indifferent Dad, Passive Dad, Performance-Oriented Dad, Twisted Images of Father
Posted on July 27, 2020
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I vividly remember the moment I became a dad. My daughter was a tiny thing, just over five pounds. Holding her, I couldn’t comprehend the strange feelings pulsing inside me. As I looked into her little face, I thought, “I don’t even know you,… Continue Reading “Choosing to Find My Place in the Father’s Heart”