At the end of every Compassion blogging trip I lead the bloggers in a time of “debriefing.” It helps us process what we’ve experienced, get some of the nasty destructive thoughts and emotions out and begin thinking about how we’ll re-enter a society that hasn’t been where we’ve been.
Last night I started the debrief by… 
Posts Tagged ‘Jesus’
Debrief: It’s Your Turn
Who’s Fault Is It?
Who’s fault is it that Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere? Who’s fault is it that an earthquake leveled Port-au-Prince? Who’s fault is it that almost 20,000 kids in Compassion’s care lost homes, clothes, parents, food, or water on January 12th? Who’s fault is it?
I’ve been asking these questions a lot.…
All For All
You know the story. A young ruler asked Jesus, “What do I have to do to live forever?”
Jesus asked, “You know the laws right?”
And the guy said, “Know ‘em? I’ve kept them all. Since I was a kid.”
Jesus said, “Then there’s only one thing left to do: Sell everything you own and give it away…
Happy Birthday, Mom
My mom gave me life, her face, the flecks of auburn that sometimes sneak into the gray and black in the Summer, and Jesus. The least I can do is remember her birthday.…
One Of Us
Every great story has a villain or two and the Christmas story is no different. Caesar Augustus is the reason a very pregnant Mary had to travel to Bethlehem to be counted by government census takers.
He wasn’t always called Augustus. At birth he was given the name Octavius and a handful of heady titles to…
Ask Jesus’ Grandma
Gresham, age seven, handed me a wrinkled scrap of paper. On it was scrawled a list.
As a child I at least had the courtesy to hand my parents a list complete with corresponding page numbers from the Service Merchandise catalog and prices for each item. Kids these days.
“Why do you think you’re getting presents…
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.
