An entire shelf of books in my office is dedicated to the beatitudes. (I may have obsessed a bit.) Almost all of them quote Augustus Toplady in the first chapter – what it means to be “poor in spirit.” The words he penned in the old hymn Rock Of Ages may define soul poverty best.
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Empty Handed Circle Drawing
After Poverty
A few days after a person walks out of the ramshackle houses of the third world with kisses on their cheeks and singing in their ears. After they ride that big metal bird back to the first world. After they hug the kids, get a good night’s sleep in a bed that’s shaped to their…
When God Comes By
Ann brushed a swath of dark brown hair from her face, turned to me with furrowed brows and pink eyes and whispered, “How do I do this?”
Twenty-four hours later I walked behind Amanda as we snaked quickly through a labyrinth of concrete, cardboard and corrugated metal with armed guards protecting us from gangs that had…
Blessing The Mourners
Julie asked me a question in the comments of a post over on Brant’s blog about some words of Jesus‘ and what I think they could mean: Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted. She asked me to elaborate, but since Brant’s blog isn’t my blog and elaborating would be more than…
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.
