I’ve turned down the same great opportunity a few times. In a green room a couple weeks ago, Tyrus asked me why. “Why don’t you…”
Tyrus is just plain old Ty to me. He’s a friend from church I don’t get to hang out with often enough. I love him too much to lie.
“I’m afraid,” I… 
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Why Don’t You…
Answering Elijah (Part 6)
Thanks for hanging with me through this very long answer to Elijah’s great question about my biblical basis for “mission.” Moving along…
So far we’ve covered love, Eden, flood and fame, Abraham and the books Exodus through Ruth. Now, the period of the kings.
Rejecting God For A King
Samuel was God’s spokesperson to the nation. When he…
Read With Discernment… Especially Donald Miller
I bought Donald Miller‘s book A Million Miles In A Thousand Years for my wife recently…at Barnes & Noble – across the street from my local LifeWay store. I think I was too hard on them.
I planned to buy it at LifeWay but when I pulled the book from the shelf I discovered that it…
Answering Elijah (Part 5)
If you’re just tuning in, Elijah is a seminarian (and blogger) at Fuller who’s asked me (for an assignment of his) what biblical foundation I have for my understanding of “mission.”
So far my answer’s covered love, Eden, flood and fame, and Abraham. Now, summaries of books Exodus through Ruth.
I’m summarizing because these books repeat the concepts…
Bzzz
“Don’t run,” he said. I didn’t.
Three cowboys escorted me from my house and out to the driveway. Kids from the neighborhood circled out front on their bikes or sat on our lawn watching.
Bzzzz…
Answering Elijah (Part 4)
Elijah, judging from the comments on these posts, or the lack thereof, it looks like it might just be you and me still reading them! Moving along…more quickly now.
For those of you just joining us, Elijah is a seminary student and blogger at Fuller Theological who’s asked me, as part of an assignment, what the…
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.
