Tag: Salvation
I recently traveled to Central Asia where a small group of us visited rural villages in a remote mountain range. Our purpose was simply to pray. Believing in the power of intercession, we asked God to bless these communities that, as far as we… Continue Reading “Choosing Adventure”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Adventure, Afraid, Angst, Anxiety, Anxious, Beauty, Control, Don't Worry, dopamine, Endurance, Faith, fear, freedom, Giving up control, God, God is Good, Goodness, Hope, Jesus Christ, love, Mental Health, Neurotransmitters, Release, Risk, Salvation, Stress, Stressful, Taking a risk, Trust, Trust Jesus, Wonder, Worry
I had a short stint running track when I was in middle school. It was enjoyable until the coach put me in an 800-meter race that I had not prepared for. As a sprinter, I applied what I knew and started out strong. But… Continue Reading “Choosing to Keep the End in Mind”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Admit mistakes, Bad ending, Consider the Cost, Faith, Finish Strong, Finishing Well, Goals, God, gratitude, Holy Spirit, Hope, Humility, It's not over, Jesus Christ, Keeping the End in Mind, Life, love, No slacking, Persevere, Plan Ahead, Poor finishes, Pride, Priorities, Right Priorities, Salvation, Thanksgiving, The End
Posted on May 18, 2026
by Jeff Herringshaw
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This Friday, my wife and I will celebrate 44 years of marriage. We were both 20 when we said, “I do,” having first met when we were freshmen in high school. Many times, I’ve been asked two questions: 1) how did we know that… Continue Reading “Choosing to Continue to Choose that One Person”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Anniversary, Cohabitation, Commitment, Dating, Faith, Faithful, Faithfulness, Feelings, Fidelity, God, Growing Old Together, Holy Spirit, Honor one another, Hope, I choose you, I Do, In Love, Jesus, Jesus Follower, Limits, Living Together, Longevity, love, Making it work, Marriage, Marriage Commitment, Persevering Love, Relationships, Salvation, Till Death do us part, True Love, Values, Wedding Anniversary, Weddings, Wisdom
The Launch of Artemis II on April 1st caught my attention. I was a child when Apollo 11 landed on the moon the summer of 1969, and this most recent mission took me back to the wonder I first experienced thinking about space exploration.… Continue Reading “Choosing to Submit to Gravity”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Apollo 11, Artemis II, Development, Difficulties, Faith, God, Good Life, Grace, Gravity, Grow, Growth, Heavenly Father, Hope, Humility, Jesus, Joy, Life, love, Mercy, Pain, Perseverance, Pressure, Resistance, Resistance Training, Salvation, Space Travel, Spiritual Growth, Stability, Steadfastness, Stress, Struggles, Trials, Trouble-Free
Most of my life growing up, I 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 that… Continue Reading “Choosing to Let Myself Be Seen”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Beauty, Christ, Connection, Discipleship, Faith, God, Goodness, Holy Spirit, Hope, Intimacy, Intimacy with God, Intimate, Intimate Relationship, Jesus, Jesus Follower, love, Relationships, Salvation, Sexual Intimacy, Spiritual, Spirituality, Surrender, Surrendered Life, Trust, Trust issues, Truth, Vulnerability, Vulnerable
I forgot a friend’s name the other day. For a few moments I couldn’t recall that word that represents someone I care about. It should be so familiar to me. I felt ashamed. Fortunately, the lapse didn’t last long. But moments like these make… Continue Reading “Choosing to Recall the Right Things”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Don't Forget, Faith, fear, Focus, forgive, Give Thanks, God, Good Attitude, Goodness, grateful, gratitude, Hope, Humility, Ingratitude, Jesus, Joy, Let Go, love, Memories, Negative, Negativity, Optimism, Painful Memories, Peace, Pessimism, Positive, Positive Attitude, Release, Remember, Remembering, Salvation, thankfulness, Thanksgiving, The Good, Unforgiveness
I have been an on and off fan of Star Trek (and its various versions) over the years. As a kid, the alien enemies scared me: Klingons with their cold, hard, and aggressive logic; the emotional paranoia of the Romulans; and the greed and… Continue Reading “Choosing What’s Already Been Decided”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: AI, Artificial Intelligence, choices, Confusion, Create Myself, Cyborgs, Decisions, Eternal Life, Eternity, Faith, Futility, God, Hope, Human, Human Progress, Humanity, I can choose, I want to live forever, Identity, Live forever, love, Make my own identity, My own identity, No Limits, Physical Limits, Progress, Salvation, self, technology, Transgender, Transhumanism, What does it mean to be human?
As a child, I remember when my Sunday school knowledge about God and the Bible became too simple and dull. I was a jaded 12-year-old, having grown up saturated with what felt like dry, moralistic lessons drawn from the pages of scripture. The words… Continue Reading “Choosing to Think Like a Child”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Affection, Become a child, Belief, Believe, Child Like, Child of God, Enjoy, Faith, fear, forgive, God, Grace, Hope, Humility, Jesus Christ, Kindergarten, Learn, Learning, Lessons, love, Maturity, Mercy, Practice, Pride, Respond, Salvation, Trust, Wonder
Posted on April 6, 2026
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Will this war ever end? And when it does, will circumstances in Iran, or in the world for that matter, be better? Here at home there is so much division, anger, and fear for the future. I don’t see any politician being able to… Continue Reading “Choosing to Believe GOOD is Coming!”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Angry, Change, Crucifixion, Dark Future, Darkness, Depressed, Easter, Faith, Future, Future Resurrection, God, Holy Week, Hope, Hopeless, Jesus, Jesus Christ, love, Meaning, Meaningless, New Life, No Change, Pain, Purpose, Purposeless, Resurrection, Resurrection Day, Sad, Salvation, Sickness, Stuck, The Cross, War, Worried, Worry
Sometimes we hear words over and over and yet never really think about the depth of their significance. Words such as faith, hope, and love are examples of ideas we talk about often as Jesus followers. They’re in the Bible, yet sometimes we need to ask ourselves what… Continue Reading “Choosing AWE”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: All Powerful, Amazed, Awe, Awesome, Beautiful, Beauty, Captivated, Child Like, Creator, Entranced, Eternal, Eternity, Faith, Fascinated, Glorious, Glory, God, Goodness, Hope, In Love, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Like a Child, love, Mystery, Prayer, Sacramental, Salvation, Supernatural, Wonder
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