“I will kill as many of them as I can.” A man in his early 20’s from Prizren, Kosovo said this to me quietly through clenched teeth. Not knowing how to respond, I silently reflected on the story he had just told me. It… Continue Reading “Choosing to NOT “Fix It” Myself”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Atonement for sin, Black Holes, Blood of Christ, Christ's Atonement, Cleansing from Sin, Covering Sin, Dealing with Sin, Do it yourself, Fixing Myself, Forgive one another, forgiveness, God's Fix, Jesus Savior, Jesus the Messiah, Kosovo War, Letting Go, Redemption, Releasing others, Self Fix, Self justification, Self Righteousness, Serbia Paramilitary, Surrender, Surrender to God, The Cross
Is “spring cleaning” a real thing? For some, this annual purging is what marks the official emergence from the dark survival mode of winter. It’s a time to step into the bright and hopeful newness of a fresh season with summer right in front… Continue Reading “Choosing a Clean Heart”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Anxiety, Anxious Thoughts, Bad Attitude, Brave, Bravery, Clean Heart, Clean soul, Clean Up, Cleansing, Confess, Courage, Deep Cleaning, fear, Forgive one another, forgiveness, freedom, Getting Unstuck, Grudges, House Cleaning, Letting Go, Moving Forward, New Life, Offenses, Releasing, Repent, Resentment, Soul Cleaning, Spring Cleaning
Posted on March 28, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Is “spring cleaning” a real thing? For some, this annual purging is what marks the official emergence from the dark survival mode of winter. It’s a time to step into the bright and hopeful newness of a fresh season. It’s a regenerated start, embracing… Continue Reading “Choosing to Declutter”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Anxiety, Anxious Thoughts, Bad Habits, Cleaning, Cleansing, Decluttering, fear, forgiveness, freedom, Grudges, Letting Go, Making Changes, New Habits, Old Habits, Releasing, Resentment, Rethinking, Self Evaluation, Spiritual Bath, Spring Cleaning, Unforgiveness, Washing
Posted on February 28, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I was deliberately maligned. A ministry co-worker, years ago, told my supervisor that I had screamed at her when she had confronted me. When this was brought to my attention, I knew right away that she was covering for her own bad behavior in… Continue Reading “Choosing the Path of the Unoffended”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Anger, Angry, Betrayed, Bitter, Falsely Accused, forgive, forgiveness, Free, freedom, Grudge, Grudge Free, Hurt, Hurtful, Letting Go, Living Free, Maligned, Offended, Offense, Offense Free, Release, Releasing, Resentful, Resentment, Self Righteousness, Unfair, Unforgiveness, Unoffendable, Unoffended
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