I tell the story often. God’s kids hungry and whiny on the long road trip from slavery in Egypt to freedom in the Promised Land. God pulls over the minivan and has a word with them through Moses.
“Tell the people I will rain down bread from heaven for them,” God says. “Each day they are… 
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I Get It. Very Funny, God.
Free Indeed
Jesus had been speaking for a while now. And some of the Jews were convinced he was the Messiah. They believed. Turning his attention to them, he said, “If you do what I’m teaching then you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
They were confused…
Empty Handed Circle Drawing
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.
Nothing…
God Hates Figs
The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. Then he said to the tree, “May no…
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.
