“They locked me up for preaching Jesus at the university…”
“The jailers set us free because our prayers and preaching started a revival among the other prisoners and some of the guards…”
“We each had one page of the bible. No one had all of it. We met as often as we could, in secret, to trade… 
Posts Tagged ‘story’
Where They’ve Been
Storytime With Papa
The best stories are true.
When my in-laws come for a visit my father-in-law tells the kids “little Papa” stories every night before bed: Tales from his childhood in Bowie Courts, a segregated government housing project in Texarkana, Tx where people named “Anteater” lived and kids wore clothes sewn from potato sacks and turned bees into…
A Few Words Against Safety
Yesterday I asked you all to tell your story, of a time when an adult’s words or actions left you positively different. Then Jessica chided me in the comments to go first.
Smack talk is highly motivating for men. Here’s my story.
I can remember hearing my father’s baritone voice mumble through the sheetrock and…
What Mrs.Hayes Taught Me
Another post for teachers about another influential teacher in my life I’ve never forgotten:
My first performance was in front of my third grade class. Mrs.Hayes asked some of us to read our scary stories - written around Hallowen – to the rest of the class. I was nervous. I hadn’t actually finished writing my scary story so…
What Mrs. Adams Taught Me
The greatest teachers do more than fill our minds. They change them. And our lives.
There are a lot of teachers out there reading this blog. I’m honored. And deeply concerned about my spelling and grammar! Surely you know by now that, besides mom and dad, there’s truly no one more important in the life of…
Between The Rows
Grandaddy was a Southern Baptist until he tried to start a co-ed Sunday school class. The church wouldn’t allow it so he took his bible and his family across the street to the Presbyterians where he served as a teacher and elder for decades afterward.
As tall and thin and talkative as he was stubborn, Grandaddy…
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.
