Archive for October 2011

Mom Blogger By Choice

You don’t have to have ovaries to be a mom blogger. It’s a choice. When I started blogging back in 2005 I was a theological blogger – once or twice a political blogger. I ranted in lists and bullet points and stats and stock images. That lasted about two weeks, if memory serves me right. And then,… Continue Reading »

Ipen Do It

“Please monkey bars,” he’s said every day for almost four months. He climbs the ladder in his Spiderman boots, stands on the platform – “Ipent do it.” “You can do it, Sambhaji. You’re very strong. You’re Spiderman!” He grabs the first yellow ring and considers swinging out alone. “Please help, Daddy.” And I do. Every day I walk… Continue Reading »

Yucky

There’s a great temptation to romanticize poverty, to cast the poor as saints, especially the little ones. Look at them, we say, playing so nicely, saying “please” and “thank you”, holding our hands, sitting in our lap, sweet smiling things – always smiling. So good, so cute…not like those kids back home. But if you were… Continue Reading »

Ouch

The NFL began with a committee. That committee’s job was to determine where it would be best to play football games. After much research and deliberation the committee determined that football games are best played outdoors.… Continue Reading »

Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards Move Toward Meaning

In 2002 I was nominated for five Dove Awards and won none of them. The alleged reason why this happened is almost certainly why winning a Dove Award has become meaningless to artists and fans alike. But recent changes at the Gospel Music Association may be a move toward meaning.… Continue Reading »

Together For Adoption Conference Winners!

And the winners of FREE registration to the Together For Adoption Conference October 21-22 in Phoenix are…… Continue Reading »

About Shaun

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.
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