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
Posted on December 25, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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At the beginning of my senior year in high school, my family moved to another state. It was difficult for many reasons. The hardest one was that I was leaving a girlfriend (who would eventually become my wife). This was back before the internet… Continue Reading “Choosing an EMMANUEL Christmas”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Advent, Advent Season, Baby Jesus, Christmas, Christmas Day, Christmas Gift, Emanuel, Emmanuel, Gifts, God Incarnated, God With Us, God's Presence, His name is called Emmanuel, Holy NIght, In the flesh, In the Manger, Jesus, Personal Visit, Presence, Present, The best gift, The Best Present, The Incarnation
Posted on December 18, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Christmas stirs my imagination. Not only can I endlessly ponder the significance of our eternal God becoming a full-fledged human, I am intrigued by the variety of responses in the Bible to this event: Bethlehem shepherds awestruck by an angelic light show; Nazareth residents… Continue Reading “Choosing the Original Christmas Tradition”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Baby Jesus, Best Tradition, Born in a Manger, Christmas, Christmas Story, Christmas Tradition, Christmas Traditions, Follow the Star, Frankincense, Gift Giving, Giving Presents, Gold, Holy NIght, King Jesus, King Makers, King of Kings, Magi, Meaning of Christmas, More than Santa, Myrrh, Salvation, Seeking Jesus, Star of Bethlehem, Star of the East, The 3 Magi, The 3 Wise Men, The Best Present, The Magi, The Real Christmas Story, The True King, The Wise Men, Wise Men
Posted on December 19, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Christmas stirs my imagination. Not only can I endlessly ponder the significance of our eternal God becoming a full-fledged human, I am intrigued by the variety of responses in the Bible to this event: Bethlehem shepherds awestruck by an angelic light show; Nazareth residents… Continue Reading “Choosing the Way of the Magi”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Advent, Advent Season, Baby Jesus, Bethlehem, Christ Child, Christmas, Christmas Gift, Christmas Meaning, Christmas Story, Frankincense, Gold, Good Will Toward Men, Holy NIght, Jesus Follower, Jesus Followers, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Magi, Myrrh, Parthian Magi, Peace on Earth, Risk Takers, Seeking Truth, Star of Bethlehem, The 3 Kings, The 3 Wise Men, The Magi, The Star, The Three Kings, The Wise Men, Wise Men