Posted on January 13, 2025
by Jeff Herringshaw
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For as far back as I can remember, I have known the words to the old hymn: Amazing Grace. But the truly amazing thing is how long it has taken me to understand them. The lyrics were written by John Newton, an Anglican minister,… Continue Reading “Choosing to Accept an Unlikely Rescue”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Amazing Grace, Condemnation, Condemned, Damn you, Damned, Dirty Rotten Sinner, Extend Grace, Fair, Fair Play, Fairness, Faith, Forgiven, Gift, Good News, Gospel, Grace, Gracious, Humble, Humility, hymns, Jesus, John Newton, Just, Justice, Let Go, love, Nano threads, Receive Grace, Release, Released, Rescue, Rescued, Right, Salvation, Saved, Self Righteous, Self-Righteousness, Sinner, Undeserved Favor, Undeserved Gift, Unforgiven, Unforgiveness
Freshly baked bread. The smell and taste of it are difficult to beat, especially when it’s warm, just out of the oven. My mother made it when I was growing up and still occasionally does. It’s a comforting memory associated with pleasant feelings. Even… Continue Reading “Choosing the Right Ideas to Consume”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Bread, Bread of Life, Christ, Christian Nationalism, Confused Ideas, Confusion, Culture, False Teaching, Herodians, Human Traditions, Ideas, Kingdom of God, Leaven, Nationalism, Pharisees, Philosophy, Relevant Faith, Religion, Religious, Sadducees, Secular, Secularized, Self-Righteousness, Teachings, Teachings of Jesus, Theology, Thoughts, Traditions, Truth, Yeast, Zealots
Posted on January 29, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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“I’m so disappointed,” the young man said to me. “I came here wanting to experience God’s love. But I have felt nothing new. This has been a waste of my time.” I was interviewing one of our discipleship students as the program was winding… Continue Reading “Choosing to Need Forgiveness”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Arrogance, Blind Spots, Encountering God, forgive, Forgiven, Forgiven Little, Forgiven Much, forgiveness, Help Me!, Helpless, Humble, Humble Myself, Humility, I am a sinner, I have sinned, I Need a Savior, I Need God, I need help, Independence, love, Love of God, Need a Savior, Need help, Need to be Rescued, Pride, Rescued, Rescuer, Respectable Sinner, Save me, Savior, Self-Righteousness, Self-sufficiency, sin, Sinner, Spiritual Pride
Freshly baked bread. The smell and the taste of it are difficult to beat, especially when it’s warm, just out of the oven. My mother made it when I was growing up and still occasionally does. It’s a comforting memory associated with good and… Continue Reading “Choosing the Right Kind of Yeast”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Bread, Cultural Trends, Faith, False Teachings, Ideas that expand, Leaven, Passover, Pharisees, Pure Faith, Religious Teachings, Sadducees, Self-Righteousness, Teachings, Teachings of Jesus, The Kingdom of God, Yeast