It happened one day on the school playground when I was in 5th grade. A girl who I thought was my friend suddenly called me a “blockhead.” As all the surrounding kids laughed, she went on shouting that my head was too big for my… Continue Reading “Choosing to Let My Shame Be Covered”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Abased, Accused, Anguish, Bad Reputation, Blame, Condemnation, Condemned, Conscience, crime, Crisis, Culpability, Degraded, Discredited, Disgraced, dishonor, Dishonored, Dismay, Embarrassed, Embarrassing, Embarrassment, Error, Fault, guilt, Guilty, Humbling, Humiliation, Ill repute, Infamy, Loss of Face, Mortified, Notoriety, notorious, Offence, Put Down, Regret, Remorse, Repentance, Sad, Scandal, Scandalized, Self-Condemnation, Self-disgust, Self-hatred, shame, Shameful, sin, Sorrow, Stain, Stigma
Posted on January 27, 2025
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Don’t you hate it when you find grounds in your coffee? I am not a barista or even close to being a “coffee snob,” but I imagine there can be multiple reasons for such grit in my morning java. The most common reason I’ve… Continue Reading “Choosing My Filter”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Anxiety, Bitterness, Bondages, Distractions, Faith, Faith Journey, fear, Filtered, Filtered coffee, Filters, Focus, Focused, Grace, Holy Scriptures, In Christ, Jesus, lack of discipline, Mind, Negative Filters, negative outlook, Negativity, Restrictions, Scripture, Self Control, Self Discipline, shame, Spirit, Spiritual Blindness, Stuck, Thoughts, Through Christ, Truth, What is true?
Posted on December 30, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The new year is upon us, and that means resolutions! Many of us are making promises to initiate changes in our lives. I have heard mixed reviews regarding the effectiveness of such commitments. Most of us give up on the pledges made on January… Continue Reading “Choosing a GUILTLESS New Year”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Change, Change my life, Clean Heart, Cleansed from sin, False Guilt, Forgive and forget, Forgive me, Forgiven, forgiveness, freedom, Freedom from guilt, freedom from past mistakes, freedom from past sin, God's mercy, guilt, Guilty, Healing, Hope, Hope for the new year, Humble, Humility, I want to change, Making Changes, new start, New Year, New Year Resolution, Pain, Redemption, Relationship healing, Release, Repentance, shame, sin, Soul Pain, Starting Over
Posted on October 28, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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Online debates typically resolve nothing. And yet they continue and get ever more heated. There was one I saw awhile back that bantered back and forth over whether it was okay to say, “Oh, my God” as an exclamation. The discussion included strong opinions… Continue Reading “Choosing to NOT Cheapen God’s Reputation”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: 10 Commandments, 3rd Commandment, Character of God, daughter of God, Family of God, God's Character, God's Values, God's name, God's reputation, Hallowed be your name, Holy is His name, Holy name, Honor God, Idols, No swearing, shame, son of God, Swearing, Taking God's name in vain, vain, vanity
Who wouldn’t want to be Bilbo the Hobbit upon finding a magic ring? Oh, the mischievous things that could be done! In addition, there would be the unique comfort that comes with the ability to turn invisible, hiding from the prying eyes of goblins,… Continue Reading “Choosing More than Appearances”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Addicted, Addictions, Anonymity, Anonymous, Appearance, Appearances, Approval, Bilbo Baggins, Camouflage, Cloak of Righteousness, Cloaked, Conceal, Concealed, Cover, Cover up, Covered, Crucifixion, Cruel, Cruel intentions, Cruelty, Deceit, Deceitful, Deceitful Heart, Don't look, Fear of Man, Good works, Goodness, guilt, Guilty, Gyges, Harry Potter, Hidden, Hide myself, Hiding, Identity, Identity in Christ, Invisibility, Invisibility Cloak, Invisibility ring, Invisible, Magic Ring, Mask, Masks, Motivations, Myth of Gyges, naked, Nakedness, Narcessist, Narcissism, Narcissistic, Others Approval, Pretend, Right Appearance, Righteous, Righteousness, Righteousness of Christ, Ring of Invisibility, See, Seeing, shame, Shameful, sin, Temptation, The Cross, The Right Look, Vulnerability, Vulnerable
Wife: “You forgot to put the garbage can out this morning.” Husband: “I put it out last night.” Wife: “I’m pretty sure I just saw the garbage truck go by, and it did not stop at our house.” Husband: “I put it out! You… Continue Reading “Choosing to Be Right”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Ashamed, Being right, Believe, Faith, Fix me, Full of Shame, Gift of Righteousness, I am OK, I am right, I am wrong, I need Jesus, I want to be right, I want to be righteous, I'm Not OK, Make Me OK, Make Me Right, Right, Righteousness, Rightness, robe of righteousness, Self Righteous, Self Righteousness, shame, Shameful, There's something wrong with me, Unrighteousness, Validate me, Validated, Validation, You are right
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 October 12, 2020
by Jeff Herringshaw
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It happened one day on the school playground when I was in 5th grade. A girl who I thought was my friend suddenly called me a “blockhead.” As all the surrounding kids laughed, she went on shouting that my head was too big for… Continue Reading “Choosing the Right Clothes”
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