Tag: Resurrection
It hit the airwaves just before I graduated from high school. And though I never absorbed any of the lyrics except the first line, I found myself humming and singing those few words over and over. There was also a movie and TV series… Continue Reading “Choosing a FOREVER Life”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Cheating Death, Conquering Death, Death, Delayed Gratification, Elves, Eternal Life, Eternal Value, Eternity, Faith, Fame, Famous, Forever, Fulfilled Life, Fulfillment, Getting Old, God's Promises, Heaven, Hope, I want to die young, Immediate Gratificationh, immortal, immortality, Incorruptible Body, Incorruptible life, Instant Gratification, Legacy, Life, Live forever, Long life, Long Term, Long Term Riches, love, Materialism, My Legacy, Never Ending, Never Ending Life, Old, Old Age, Pain, Perseverance, Remembered, Resurrection, Short Term, Too Old, Trust God
Posted on October 23, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The Geek Squad technician looked at me and said, “It’s dead. Your laptop’s motherboard has failed.” Of course, my first question was how much it would cost to repair it. I liked this computer. We had accomplished a lot together. He shook his head.… Continue Reading “Choosing to Be More Than Just “Fixed””
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Born Again, Dead, Death, Death before Resurrection, Death to Self, Die to Live, Die to Self, Fix Myself, Fixed, Let it die, New Creation, New Life, Reborn, Redeemed, Redemption, Refurbished, Remade, Remade Life, Resurrection, Resurrection Life, Resuscitation, Salvation, Self Help, Self Reliance
Posted on September 18, 2023
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I first became a homeowner when I was 25. It was a small run-down rental in a suburb of Sacramento, California. My wife and I decided we could buy it at a good price and “fix it up” ourselves in preparation for our soon-to-arrive… Continue Reading “Choosing What Remains”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Build, Building, Burnt Up, Eternal Home, Eternal Investments, Eternal Life, Eternity, Faith, Final Judgment, Gold, Hope, Investments, Jewels, Judgment, Lasting, Lasting Investments, Long-Term Thinking, love, Purifying Fire, Resurrection, Resurrection Bodies, Silver, Solid Investment, The Greatest of These, Valuable, Value
Posted on June 13, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The Geek Squad technician looked at me and said, “It’s dead. Your laptop’s motherboard has failed.” Of course, my first question was how much it would cost to repair it. I liked this computer. We had accomplished a lot together. He shook his head.… Continue Reading “Choosing to be Made New”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Dead, Death, Despair, Dying, Easter, Fix it, Fruitful Life, Hope, Hopeless, Hopelessness, New Creation, New Life, Remade, Repair it, Resurrection, Self Improvement, Starting Over, The Cross, The End
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 April 5, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I am known in my family as the one who doesn’t enjoy games, particularly the ones that involve boards, cards, or video controllers. Few of them have ever really held my interest. My mind typically wanders and I end up not getting the concept.… Continue Reading “Choosing to Embrace the New Rules”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Defeated Enemy, Easter, God’s Promises, He is Risen, Hope, Imperishable Bodies, New Bodies, New Rules, Promises, Resurrection, Risen, Victory Over Death
Posted on November 2, 2020
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 to Embrace the Atonement”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Animal Sacrifice, Atonement, Bloody, Circle of Life, Cross, Crucifixion, Death, Human Sacrifice, Innocent Death, Life, Resurrection, Sacrifice, sacrificial love
Posted on April 6, 2020
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The governor of Minnesota recently announced that the number of COVID-19 cases will most likely peak in our state at the end of June. Some are forecasting that it could take 18 months to get through this. And then when I add in the… Continue Reading “Choosing to Put My Hope in Something Worthy”