This post is a discussion of Chapter 9: Who Really Loves That Way? from Francis Chan’s Crazy Love. I wrote it to play my part in an on-line book club started by Jess and Angie. To keep up with all the book club happenings check out the Bloom book club blog and their Ning site.
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Who Really Loves That Way?
The Smallest Change That’s Made The Biggest Difference
What’s the smallest change that’s made the biggest difference in your life?
That’s an easy one for me: We canceled cable.
One phone call. Big difference.
Becky and I didn’t do it because of some profound philosophical shift we underwent. Nope, what happened was we sat down to watch X-Files one Sunday night – as we were in the habit…
Pass The Biscuits
You’re breaking a law right now and you don’t even know it. The Old Testament is full of regulations we don’t adhere to anymore.
For instance…
According to the Old Testament you can’t wear clothes made of mixed fibers: no cotton and wool blends. I’m not supposed to shave. And we’re told we can cook a baby…
A Much Greater Hunger
A small wooden desk sat in one corner. A wooden bench without cushion for a chair.
A tiny bed, the size of a child’s, remains in an adjacent corner. Between them, one window.
There’s very little on the plaster walls – always was I bet: a picture of a pope, a letter in a frame, a…
I Can Totally Do This
How much water does one inch of rainfall on 1,000 square feet of roof make? About 6,000 gallons.
How much water does it take to feed our garden? No clue. But I bet it’s not 6,000 gallons. I’m hoping it’s more like 110.
I have a weird hobby. I admit this. I like to find things I…
Sell Everything Christian
A third of Americans now label themselves “born again Christian.” The term comes from a story in the bible in which Jesus tells a religious leader named Nicodemus that he must be “born again” in order to see the kingdom of God.
American Christians in the sixties – some say as early as the fifties…
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.
