Comments on: Superheroes http://shaungroves.com/2008/06/superheroes/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:47:17 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Lindsey http://shaungroves.com/2008/06/superheroes/#comment-5970 Lindsey Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:00:19 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2008/06/superheroes/#comment-5970 <p>I just wrote on my blog yesterday about my awesome community group (which is our fancy name for “Bible study”, because it really is much more than that). I never expected to find these girls, but God blessed me so much be providing me with shcb REAL Christian community. I can be honest and stupid and and struggle and grow with these girls, even now while we’re spread out all over the state. I don’t know what I’d do without them! </p> I just wrote on my blog yesterday about my awesome community group (which is our fancy name for “Bible study”, because it really is much more than that). I never expected to find these girls, but God blessed me so much be providing me with shcb REAL Christian community. I can be honest and stupid and and struggle and grow with these girls, even now while we’re spread out all over the state. I don’t know what I’d do without them!

]]> By: anne jackson http://shaungroves.com/2008/06/superheroes/#comment-5969 anne jackson Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:56:18 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2008/06/superheroes/#comment-5969 <p>my grandpa… </p> <p> and my husband… </p> my grandpa…

and my husband…

]]> By: Sarah Chia http://shaungroves.com/2008/06/superheroes/#comment-5968 Sarah Chia Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:39:41 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2008/06/superheroes/#comment-5968 <p>Oh, I meant to include that Elaine is 72.  </p> <p> The coolest old person I’ve ever known.  <img src="http://www.shaungroves.com/images/smileys/wink.gif" width="19" height="19" alt="wink" style="border:0;" /> </p> Oh, I meant to include that Elaine is 72. 

The coolest old person I’ve ever known.  wink

]]> By: Sarah Chia http://shaungroves.com/2008/06/superheroes/#comment-5967 Sarah Chia Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:38:45 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2008/06/superheroes/#comment-5967 <p>Two women have impacted me deeply in the last 8 years. </p> <p> The first was Nina, a 45-year-old mother of 5 and wife of an unorthodox youth minister.  She listened, encouraged purity and didn’t judge when I was a single mom trying desperately to work things out with a loser father or other marriage possibilities (get this...I was actually proposed to by an illegal alien so he could be legal, and worse… I actually considered it...).  She was thrilled to death, you can be sure, that I ended up with who I ended up with.  </p> <p> The other was Elaine. She mentored me through learning more about the truth of my new identity in Christ and learning to live in truth whether my feelings backed it up or contradicted it.  She taught me to find my confidence in Christ and to be certain in my calling, regardless of the human reaction to it. </p> <p> These women are amazing, and yes, I’ve told them both that several times. </p> Two women have impacted me deeply in the last 8 years.

The first was Nina, a 45-year-old mother of 5 and wife of an unorthodox youth minister.  She listened, encouraged purity and didn’t judge when I was a single mom trying desperately to work things out with a loser father or other marriage possibilities (get this…I was actually proposed to by an illegal alien so he could be legal, and worse… I actually considered it…).  She was thrilled to death, you can be sure, that I ended up with who I ended up with. 

The other was Elaine. She mentored me through learning more about the truth of my new identity in Christ and learning to live in truth whether my feelings backed it up or contradicted it.  She taught me to find my confidence in Christ and to be certain in my calling, regardless of the human reaction to it.

These women are amazing, and yes, I’ve told them both that several times.

]]> By: Brian in Fresno http://shaungroves.com/2008/06/superheroes/#comment-5966 Brian in Fresno Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:28:37 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2008/06/superheroes/#comment-5966 <p>This is a great opportunity to, again, pay my respects to Geri Mills. My second mother, my mentor, my friend. I am one of about 40 kids who can call her a second mother. She was grace and Jesus personified in our lives. She is the wisest person I ever had the privilege to know. I did my best to tell her what a difference she made in my life at every opportunity once I become aware of that difference she made. I will never forget her. I’ve told many people about her. I count it a privilege that my own children met her. She went to be with the Lord about a year ago. </p> <p> Thanks for the opportunity to share, Shaun </p> This is a great opportunity to, again, pay my respects to Geri Mills. My second mother, my mentor, my friend. I am one of about 40 kids who can call her a second mother. She was grace and Jesus personified in our lives. She is the wisest person I ever had the privilege to know. I did my best to tell her what a difference she made in my life at every opportunity once I become aware of that difference she made. I will never forget her. I’ve told many people about her. I count it a privilege that my own children met her. She went to be with the Lord about a year ago.

Thanks for the opportunity to share, Shaun

]]> By: Bill http://shaungroves.com/2008/06/superheroes/#comment-5965 Bill Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:25:07 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/2008/06/superheroes/#comment-5965 <p>Keith Green and Rich Mullins were dead.  And so was my desire for what was being promoted as contemporary Christian music. I was disillusioned by Amy Grant’s crossover and divorce. </p> <p> It was easy not to be informed about Christian artists. There is no Christian radio station that I can listen to at my house or where I work. The Reach FM just doesn’t reach that far. And Christian concerts in my area are few and far between. Besides, I had questions. Was every Christian artist trying to emulate the world? Where these musicians writing and performing to an audience of many or to an audience of One? </p> <p> Then for Christmas, my wife gave me the WOW 2002. She was hoping that we could find some other artists to fill our collection besides Steven Curtis Chapman and 4Him. She was right and had a good plan. Song #14 on the second disc made me stop and listen again…welcome to this heart of mine…take me, make me all your own…that’s all I’m asking… </p> <p> We purchased several CD’s after listening to that WOW Hits CD. Without a doubt my favorite was “Invitation to Eavesdrop”.  I wouldn’t have thought that I was particularly dry (spiritually) in the 1990’s, but in January 2002 we added several CD’s to our collection…and we have continued to do so since then.  And the music we purchased did what music should do…it touched our souls…and turned our hearts towards God. </p> <p> Thanks… super hero… </p> Keith Green and Rich Mullins were dead.  And so was my desire for what was being promoted as contemporary Christian music. I was disillusioned by Amy Grant’s crossover and divorce.

It was easy not to be informed about Christian artists. There is no Christian radio station that I can listen to at my house or where I work. The Reach FM just doesn’t reach that far. And Christian concerts in my area are few and far between. Besides, I had questions. Was every Christian artist trying to emulate the world? Where these musicians writing and performing to an audience of many or to an audience of One?

Then for Christmas, my wife gave me the WOW 2002. She was hoping that we could find some other artists to fill our collection besides Steven Curtis Chapman and 4Him. She was right and had a good plan. Song #14 on the second disc made me stop and listen again…welcome to this heart of mine…take me, make me all your own…that’s all I’m asking…

We purchased several CD’s after listening to that WOW Hits CD. Without a doubt my favorite was “Invitation to Eavesdrop”.  I wouldn’t have thought that I was particularly dry (spiritually) in the 1990’s, but in January 2002 we added several CD’s to our collection…and we have continued to do so since then.  And the music we purchased did what music should do…it touched our souls…and turned our hearts towards God.

Thanks… super hero…

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