Tag: Jesus
What gives meaning to life? That is the philosophical and spiritual question that has been asked for thousands of years. As a follower of Jesus, I have assumed that all others who follow Him would answer this in the same way: it is God.… Continue Reading “Choosing to Think Big”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Anais Nin, Beauty, Big Ideas, Big Picture, Conflicting Definitions, Definitions, Goodness, Happiness, Happy, Ideas, Individual meaning, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus Follower, Justice, Me, Meaning, Meaning of Life, My happiness, My Purpose, My Truth, Nominalism, Purpose, Relativism, Secularism, The individual, Total unity, True for everyone, Truth, Unity, universal defintions, Universal Meaning, Universal Purpose, Universal truth, Universals, What makes me happy
I traveled quite a bit when my children were young. I led outreach teams to foreign countries and could be gone for several weeks at a time. We didn’t have a lot of money, and so when it came to bringing gifts home to… Continue Reading “Choosing Treasure Not Easily Seen”
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No matter how hard I try, why are some things so difficult to resist? Overeating? Harsh responses to those who correct me? Anxiety about the future? I know how I should respond, what I’m supposed to do, and what I ought to feel. But… Continue Reading “Choosing a Resilient Identity”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Child of God, daughter of God, Evil Temptations, I am a child of God, Identity, Identity Confusion, Identity in Christ, Identity Tag, Jesus, Knowing who I am, Life Purpose, My Life Purpose, My Purpose, Resilience, Resilient, Resisting Anxiety, Resisting Bitterness, Resisting Lust, Resisting Temptation, Satan, Self beliefs, son of God, Temptation, Tempted, The Tempter, Thomas á Kempis, Who am I?
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
My desire as a boy was to be strong. Being verbally and physically picked on in elementary school, I became fascinated with the idea of becoming powerful. The longing to demonstrate my strength led to a few fights and endless daydreaming of what that… Continue Reading “Choosing a Deeper Strength”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: fear, Gentle, Gentle Words, Gentleness, God's Perspective, Jesus, Jesus' Way, manliness, Meek, Meekness, Power, Powerful, Quiet Strength, Strength, Strong, Submission, Submit, Tender, Tenderness, The Cross, True Strength, Weak, Weakness
Posted on February 20, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Speculations on the beginning of the universe fascinate me. There is, of course, the Big Bang Theory (not the television show). It is the most commonly known hypothesis, proposing that all existing matter was at one time compressed into a tiny, infinitely dense speck… Continue Reading “Choosing to Start Small”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Baby Jesus, Christmas, God's love, God's Mercy, God's Wisdom, Humility, Incarnation, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Small Beginnings, Small Packages, The Incarnation, True Greatness, Value System, Values
Posted on December 26, 2022
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 Incarnated God”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Advent, Baby Jesus, Celebrate Jesus, Christ's birthday, Christmas, For God so loved the world, God in the flesh, God's love, Holiday Season, In the flesh, Incarnated God, Incarnation, Jesus, Jesus' birthday, love, Messiah, Reason for the Season, Relationship with God, The Incarnation
Posted on December 5, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The word “holiness” has always fascinated me while at the same time making me feel uncomfortable. Throughout the scriptures, it is used to describe God, His Spirit, His dwelling place and many of the things he does and has done. My discomfort comes from… Continue Reading “Choosing to Be Holy”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Anti-Death, Death, Holiness, Holy, Holy God, Holy Lifestyle, Holy Living, Holy One, Jesus, Purification, Purity, Righteous Living, Seeing God, Set Apart, Spiritual Death
Posted on October 3, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I once read an article by an atheist describing the serenity he felt as he overlooked a beautiful valley while drinking a cup of coffee. The point he was trying to make was that Christians do not have a monopoly on peace. He was… Continue Reading “Choosing the Gift of Shalom”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Calm, Gift of God, God's Presence, Good Sleep, Healing, Hope, Jesus, No anxiety, No fear, Peace, Peace in the Storm, Peace of God, People of Peace, Quiet, Quietness, Release, Shalom, Still, Stillness, Storms, Storms of Life, Strength, Tranquility, Wellbeing, Wholeness
Posted on July 12, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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My desire as a boy was to be strong. I was verbally and physically picked on in elementary school. The longing to demonstrate my strength led to a few fights and endless daydreaming of what that day would feel like when I could show… Continue Reading “Choosing Gentleness”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Firmness, Fruit of the Spirit, Gentle, Gentle at Heart, Gentleness, God's Wisdom, Inner Firmness, Jesus, Quiet Strength, Responding Like Jesus, Strength, Strength Under Control, Strong, Tender, Tenderness, Weak, Weakness
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