You can paint the sun or you can paint what you see by the light of it.
In 2005 I took a trip to El Salvador that changed my priorities, politics, finances, marriage, theology. For the first time in my life poverty had a name – Yanci – and face – brown and sweaty and smiling.… 
Archive for February 2011
In Light Of That
Neither Radical Nor Crazy
David Platt is not radical. And Francis Chan, in fact, is not the least bit crazy. Despite the titles of their best-selling books, they’re absolutely normal.…
You Will Always Have The Poor
This is a reposting from my trip to Guatemala with Compassion Bloggers. I woke up with this sermon on my mind this morning – trying to wrestle it into rhyme and melody today. You will always have the poor…the opportunity…the gift of giving.
In a sanctuary turned classroom and gymnasium, over a bowl of chicken and…
Awake My Soul
A good many of us do-gooders can’t keep our minds from wandering through the world’s problems, can’t seem to stay fully present. Stopping to laugh or play or sit silently seems like a waste of time sometimes when I consider the never-ending list of things to get done, to fix, to fight and fight for.
There…
Meet The Producer: Mitch Dane
Mitch and I met back in 2002 on a bus. I was on tour with Jars of Clay and Mitch spent some time on the road with us – a friend of the Jars guys and their new producer. Even then Mitch was talking about how my recorded sound was much different from my live…
What Kind Of Beans Do You Want?
A song is like green beans. It can be prepared an endless number of ways to suit almost any taste.
Casserole in the oven. Simmered in a pot with a generous amount of bacon. And, well, that’s all I can think of, but you cooks out there could list green bean recipes for days couldn’t you?…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a husband, father, singer and communicator connecting the first world with the third world for the benefit of both.
