Tag: Hope
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”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Active Listening, Agape, Bad Communication, Care, Caring, Caring enough, Communicate, Communication, Deaf, Faith, God, God's Voice, Good Communication, Hear, Hear me, Heard, Hearing, Hearing God, Hearing my spouse, Hope, Humility, Integrity, Isolation, Jesus, Listen well, Listening, Listening Skills, Lost, love, Misunderstood, Neglected, Open questions, Pride, Salavation, Show Love, Understand
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”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Alone, Ask for help, At the end, Can't do it alone, Can't Move, Encourage, End of my rope, Escape, Faith, Free me, freedom, God, Help me, Helplessness, Hope, Humility, I need help, I'm Needy, I'm Stuck, In a mess, In Bondage, Jesus, Life Coach, love, Need a Savior, Need an escape, Need Deliverance, Need Hope, Peace, Request Help, Salvation, Savior, Sinking, Speak Truth, Struggling, Stuck, Truth, Truth speaker, Truth Teller, Vulnerable
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”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Christ Follower, Eternal, Eternal Glory, Eternal Life, Eternity, Faith, Forever, Forever House, God, Good Investment, Heavenly Treasure, Hope, It's going to last, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Live forever, love, Never Stops, Real Value, Salvation, Treasure in Heaven, Trust, Trust God, Unending, What it means to be a Christian
Posted on January 12, 2026
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I’ve written about this before: I’m color blind. It’s not severe, but it does prevent me from seeing some things. Certain shades of greens and reds or blues and purples are difficult and sometimes impossible for me to distinguish. More than once everyone around… Continue Reading “Choosing to See What I Can’t See”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Admit you're wrong, Ask for help, Blind, Blind Spots, Can't See, Color Blind, Community, Faith, Healthy Community, Help, Holy Spirit, Hope, Humble, Humility, I confess, Jesus, Joy, Lost, love, Need help, Peace, Pride, Proudful, Salvation, See, Seeing, Sight, Spiritual Blindness, Word of God
The year 2025 has come to an end and we have now stepped into a new one. There are all kinds of things to wonder about: what will be different in 2026? What will be the same? What new hope will this year offer?… Continue Reading “Choosing to Live on the Edge”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Afraid, birth, Change, Dissatisfied, Dread, Evaluation, Faith, fear, Funeral, goal setting, Goals, God, Heavenly Father, Hope, I want change, I want more, I'm Stuck, Jesus Christ, love, Make a Change, Make room for God, Most Precious, Need a Change, New Beginning, New Year, New Year's Resolutions, Not happy with my life, Predictability, Salvation, Seasons, Seasons of Life, Staying in Control, Stuck, Trust, Unending Sameness, Values, What's Most Important?
Posted on December 29, 2025
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I didn’t grow up believing in Santa Claus. But as a child, I still enjoyed the image he provided for a special and “magical” season. It wasn’t until I became an adult that I made the connection between Santa and Saint Nicholas. And it… Continue Reading “Choosing to Celebrate Christmas Year-Round”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Celebrate, Celebrate Giving, Christmas Legends, Christmas Traditions, Edict of Milan, Faith, generosity, Gift Giver, Gift Giving, Give, Goals, Goals for the New Year, Happy New Year, Heavenly Father, Holiness, Hope, Jesus, love, New Year Resolutions, New Year Traditions, Persecution, Sacrificial Giving, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Saints, Salvation, Santa, Santa Claus
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