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 August 15, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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As a Follower of Jesus, is asking God to fulfill my desires a bad thing? I have been asked this question more than once. There are two extremes that I now see getting associated with Christianity. One comes out of the God-wants-you-to-be-happy theology and… Continue Reading “Choosing to Follow Honest Desires”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Core Desire, Deceit, Deceitful, Desire, desires, Fake Desires, Heart Desire, Honest, Lier, Lies, Longing, Longings, Passion, Passions, Peace, Real Desire, Significance, Surface Desires, Trust, Trusting God, Truth Teller, Truthful
Posted on October 4, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I first smoked a cigar in college. Somehow I had managed to avoid all tobacco before that. When I joined several other film students in a project to tell a story set during a poker game, we decided our set needed to be filled… Continue Reading “Choosing Things Above”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Comfort, Comforter, Core Desire, Deepest Desires, Desire, desires, Earthly Things, Fulfillment, Heavenly Things, Joy, Living Water, Longing, Longings, love, Peace, Satisfaction, Satisfied, Seek, Seeking, Significance, Yearning
Posted on June 14, 2021
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 Peace”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Calm, Fruit of the Spirit, Inner Security, Peace, Personal Peace, Prince of Peace, Quietness, Restful, Shalom, Tranquility, Wellbeing