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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 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
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
Posted on December 22, 2025
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Christmas is here, and we’re celebrating again. Food, presents, holiday movies, and family. At least those are the traditions for some. But why? And for those who have little to spend on food or gifts, who don’t like movies and, for whatever reason, aren’t… Continue Reading “Choosing to Celebrate Even More!”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Adore Him, Alone, Baby Jesus, By myself, Celebrate, Celebration, Christmas, Despair, Easter, Emmanuel, Eternal Life, Eternity, Faith, First Christmas, First Noel, God, God became flesh, Hate the Holidays, Holiday Season, Holidays, Hope, Humility, I hate my body, Immanuel, Incarnation, Jesus, Lasting Hope, Lonely, love, Manger scene, Party, Reason for the Season, Resurrection, Salvation, Saved, Self hatred, Trust, Word became flesh, Xmas, Yuletide
Posted on December 15, 2025
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Many times in my life growing up, I felt misunderstood. I tried to relate to those around me by being who I thought they wanted me to be. It felt like few, if any, ever saw the real me and said, “I like that… Continue Reading “Choosing to Be Seen”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Closeness, Connection, Cover-up, Emotional Connection, Faith, God, God Is Love, God loves, Good Relationships, Hiding, Hope, I want more, Intimacy, Intimacy with God, Intimate Connection, Into-Me-See, Jesus, Jesus Loves Me, love, Masks, Meaning of Life, Relationship with God, Relationships, Salvation, Satisfying Relationships, Self Deception, sex, Sex is not enough, Spiritual Connection, Vulnerability, Vulnerable
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