Tag: Hopelessness

Choosing to Embrace the Dry Season

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Jeff Herringshaw

The Sahara can be a lonely and disheartening place. I’ve been to this seemingly endless North African sandbox several times. Its beauty, overshadowed by the harshness and potential for disaster, was often not seen till after I returned home and reviewed my photos. On… Continue Reading “Choosing to Embrace the Dry Season”

Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Afraid, Alone, Desert Experiences, Desert Seasons, Despair, Don't give up, Dry Seasons, Dry times, Endurance, God has left me, God is far away, God Stopped Speaking, God who sees, Hope, Hopelessness, It's too hard, Keep going, Knowing God, Knowing God's Ways, Life is too hard, Loneliness, Lonely, Perseverence, Trusting God, Wilderness Experience

Choosing to be Made New

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Jeff Herringshaw

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The Geek Squad technician looked at me and said, “It’s dead. Your laptop’s motherboard has failed.” Of course, my first question was how much it would cost to repair it. I liked this computer. We had accomplished a lot together. He shook his head.… Continue Reading “Choosing to be Made New”

Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Dead, Death, Despair, Dying, Easter, Fix it, Fruitful Life, Hope, Hopeless, Hopelessness, New Creation, New Life, Remade, Repair it, Resurrection, Self Improvement, Starting Over, The Cross, The End

Choosing Patience

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Jeff Herringshaw

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I always saw myself as a laid-back, easy-going person. That was until my first year of teaching remedial English to 8th graders in a California inner-city school. My carefully composed lesson plans were sabotaged daily by 13 and 14 year olds who derived perverse… Continue Reading “Choosing Patience”

Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Delayed Gratification, Despair, Destiny, Eternal Perspective, Eternity, Expectation, Expecting Good, Fruit of the Spirit, Future Good, Hope, Hopeful, Hopelessness, Hoping, Impatience, Instant Gratification, Long Suffering, Patience, Patient, Short-term Thinking, Wait, Waiting

Choosing to Hope in Resurrection

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Jeff Herringshaw

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Grim news continues to come out of Ukraine. Mass graves are being discovered. And stories of torture and executions are multiplying. Not since World War 2 has Europe been the site of such atrocities. But now, with another apparently unhinged despot doubling down on… Continue Reading “Choosing to Hope in Resurrection”

Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Crucifixion, Death, Depression, Despair, Easter, Eternal Life, Eternity, fear, Fearfulness, Future Resurrection, He is Risen, Hope for the future, Hopeless, Hopelessness, imperishable body, Life, Living, Meaning of Easter, New Body, New Life, Raised from the dead, Resurrected, Resurrection Day, The Cross

Tag: Hopelessness

Choosing to Embrace the Dry Season

Choosing to be Made New

Choosing Patience

Choosing to Hope in Resurrection

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