Posted on February 21, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I remember as a child, hearing a school friend explain her theology of death. When people die, they go to heaven and become angels. This made sense to my young mind. And then a few years later I watched the classic movie It’s a Wonderful… Continue Reading “Choosing a Response to God’s Offer of Family”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Adoption, Angels, Cherub, Cherubim, Children, Daughters, Daughters of God, Family, Family Members, Family of God, Father, God's Children, God's Family, Grace, Holy Trinity, Mercy, Parental Love, Seraphim, Shared Glory, Sons, Sons of God, The Trinity
Posted on February 7, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I wasn’t more than ten years old when I watched my grandfather butcher a pig. Contrary to what some might imagine, I don’t think I was emotionally damaged by it. Sure, it was gruesome and bloody. But I also remember thinking that this is… Continue Reading “Choosing an Exchanged Life”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Atonement, Blood, Bloody, Circle of Life, Death, Exchange, Execution, Grace, Guilty, Human Sacrifice, Innocent, Lamb of God, love, Mercy, Offering, Offerings, Resurrection, Sacrifice, Sacrifices, shame, sin, Suffer, Suffering, Theories of the Atonement
Posted on November 15, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The note was addressed to the leadership of our ministry, but for some reason it was put in my box to deal with. A few weeks earlier our facility had been used as a wedding venue. Several of our ministry staff volunteered to help… Continue Reading “Choosing Not to Accuse”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Accuse, Accuser, Accusing, Allegations, Bitterness, Blame, Condemn, Condemnation, Condemning, forgive, forgiveness, guilt, judge, judging, Judgment, Merciful, Mercy
Posted on September 27, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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My father was a boy during World War 2. He often heard of atrocities that America’s enemies, the Japanese and the Germans, were committing. According to the stories, those foreigners were the villainous aggressors, and they were seeking to come to our country to… Continue Reading “Choosing to Not Be Like Jonah”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Animosity, Bad People, Bitterness, Cancel, Canceling, Character of God, Compassion, Compassionate, Enemies, Enemy, Evil, Evil Behavior, forgive, forgiveness, God Is Love, God's Heart, God's love, God's Mercy, Grace, Hate your enemies, Hatred, Jonah, Judgment, Love your enemies, Merciful, Mercy, Unforgiveness
As a child learning Bible stories, I was intrigued by the Old Testament tale of Jonah the prophet. The idea of spending three days in the belly of a live fish never failed to stir my curiosity and horror. How did he eat, breathe… Continue Reading “Choosing to Manage My Hatred”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Anger, Assyrians, Compassion, Grace, Hatred, Hatred of Evil, Hatred of sin, Humility, Jonah, Judgment, Justice, Love your enemies, Mercy, Nineveh, Revenge