Posted on July 18, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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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
Posted on June 6, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I am a recovering English teacher. It’s been many years since I stood in front of a class of middle-schoolers and attempted to convey the beauty of past participles, gerunds and the joy of diagraming a sentence. The response was almost always less than… Continue Reading “Choosing What’s IN”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Christ in me, Connecting with God, God in me, Holy Bible, Holy Scriptures, Identity, In Christ, In God, Knowing God, Listening to God, New Testament, Prepositions, Reading the Bible, Reading the Word, The Bible, The Word of God
Posted on June 28, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Most of my life growing up, I often felt misunderstood. I tried to relate to those around me by being who I thought they wanted me to be. But it felt like few, if any, ever saw the real me and said, “I like… Continue Reading “Choosing Intimacy”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Closeness, Connection, Hope, Hopeful Future, Intimacy, Intimacy with God, Intimate, Intimate Friendship, Intimate Love Relationship, Intimate Relationships, Into-Me-See, Knowing God, Known, Loneliness, Lonely, Protective Walls, Relationship with God, Seen, Trust, Vulnerability