Here’s the story. In the third century the Roman Emperor Claudius II, convinced that single guys made better soldiers than married ones, outlawed marriage for young men. A priest named Valentine broke the law by continuing to join young people in marriage in secret.
Claudius wasn’t cool with this and ordered Valentine to be jailed and… 
Archive for February 2009
Happy Stickin’ It To The Emperor Day
One Year Ago
One of my jobs is heading up this thing called Compassion Bloggers for Compassion International. The hardest part of that job, for me, is encouraging bloggers who want to go on a trip with us but are scared. Really scared.
The top fear is flying, followed by a general concern about safety – terrorist attacks, parasites,…
In The Buckle
More than a month ago I got an eye twitch – you know, one of those little annoying jumpy muscle things. Then it spread to all the muscles around my eye. Then it spread to the other eye.
Now, the interwebs is not the best place to seek a diagnosis. But it is cheap and I…
It Happened Right There
“What’s your name?” she asked. “I know your music but what is-”
“Steven Curtis Chapman.”
“No,” she grinned, “I know his face. I know your face too but I can’t remember-”
“Shaun,” I said, blushing.
“Yes! Shaun Groves! I’ve seen you before but never had the guts to – but I saw you here and I just had to-”
“What’s…
Anne, Me and California.
Blogger/author/speaker Anne Jackson and I will be in Irvine, California together Monday February 16th. She’ll do some reading, some talking, some dialoguing. I’ll do some singing, some interpretive dancing, a little Shakespeare and a good time will be had by all – for FREE!
Thats right, folks. FREE!
To RSV just e-mail rsvp@madchurchdisease.com or (if you’re a…
Another Special Little (Crazy) Snowflake
I thought I was a special little snowflake – the only one of my kind. But there are more.
My first audience was my mom, dad and sister. I was 18. My family gathered in my bedroom doorway and listened to me play and sing my first song. My sister laughed. My mom snickered. To be…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a communicator who’s known by a lot of titles: Singer/songwriter. Speaker. Blogger. Husband. Daddy. Friend. He feels and thinks deeply and laughs easily. And he’s helping Christians discover what they were saved for, and being a voice for children around the world, desperate to be saved from poverty.
