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 September 5, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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In the movies it always looked so easy and nonconsequential. As a kid, I watched shows where chairs were busted over heads in barroom fights, the recipient merely staggering a few paces before flinging his opponent through a wooden railing. In addition there were… Continue Reading “Choosing to Offer an Invitation”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Choosing Jesus, Choosing to let Jesus in, Disciple of Jesus, Discipleship, Fellowship with Jesus, Free Will, Gentleness, Honor, Honored, Invitation, Invite Jesus in, Jesus Knocking, Jesus the Gentleman, Jesus waiting, love, Open door, Open Heart, Real Love, Relationship with God, Relationship with Jesus, Revelation 3:20, Submission to God, Volition, Welcome, YWAM
Posted on April 25, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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As a kid, I loved to do pencil drawings. I received so much affirmation from my sketches that I decided at a young age that I should learn to paint and become a professional artist when I grew up. But the problem was that… Continue Reading “Choosing God’s Way of Perfection”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Complete, Correctness, Failure, fear, Fear of Failure, Flatland, Fulfilled, God's Expectations, Heart Transformation, Intimacy with God, Intimacy with Jesus, Perfect, Perfection, Perfectionism, Perfectionist, Performance, Performance Orientation, Relationship with God, Relationship with Jesus, The Right Way, The Wrong Way
Posted on September 6, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I was on a 10-day camping trip in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It was part of my university’s leadership training. We were divided into teams one day with each group receiving a topographical map and a compass. After being shown a spot on the… Continue Reading “Choosing Straight Paths”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Compasses, Direction, Experiencing God, Faulty Knowledge, God's Goodness, God's Trustworthiness, Good Paths, Goodness, Goodness of God, Guidance, Knowledge, Lost, Maps, Relationship with God, Signs, Straight Paths, Taste and See, Trust in the Lord, Trusting God, Trusting Something
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
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