Shaun Groves
I’m in a hotel room in Lincoln, Nebraska munching on a cinnamon roll courtesy of the kind folks at Union College – maybe the most encouraging college campus I’ve ever set foot on. I sang songs from Third World Symphony and spoke about Compassion International with students last night. And they cleaned us out! They filled out almost every child sponsorship packet we brought with us – 44 kids were sponsored in all!
I love my “job.”
We’ll be flying to Chattanooga later today. Come and see us on Sunday? While we’re in the air, enjoy the best of the net for this week…
How To Be An Explorer Of The World
A review and look inside How To Be An Explorer Of The World. This book is a collection of “59 ideas for how to get creatively unstuck by engaging with everyday objects and your surroundings in novel ways” from illustrator Keri Smith, the author of one of my kids’ favorite books, Wreck This Journal.
Source: brainpickings.org via Shaun on Pinterest
Dora The Explorer And The Search For The Infinity Orb
Speaking of exploring…From the producers of True Lies and the writers of Yo Gabba Gabba comes Dora The Explorer And The Search For The Infinity Orb. No. Words.
Source: collegehumor.com via Shaun on Pinterest
TOMS Will Not Sustain You
“It is a business, after all. But, its unsavory operations are masked under the guise of philanthropy.” An international development and governance professional critiques ‘One to One’ charities, using TOMS shoes as an example. She could also title this article “Why development is best” or “The problem with mission trips.”
Source: huffingtonpost.com via Shaun on Pinterest
Leaked iPhone 5 Promo Video
Source: youtube.com via Shaun on Pinterest
Valley Of God
Long but excellent article on technology and religion in Silicon Valley: How the internet is supporting religion and becoming a religion of its own. “He stopped going to church. Instead, he went to the computer”
Michelle ~ Blogging from the Boonies says:
The article about TOMS was very interesting. They’re not too popular in our neck of the boonies, but I hear a lot about them online.
As for Dora… That was so…. unexpected? I did laugh though.
Kelli says:
Duuuuuude…I haven’t gotten past the Dora clip yet. Dying….
“Hola, Dora. Soy Backpack.” Hilaaaaarious.
I’ll get to the other links later. That one was enough for me right now. 🙂
Jessica says:
CUT THE CRAP, MAP!
Stefanie says:
The iPhone 5 — that is so sad and funny, and true all at the same time. I LOL’d.
TOMS — thanks for this article, I’ve been thinking a lot about sustainability and free trade, and where is all our clothing made anyways? And what is the best way to help?
Dora — “Do you see swiper?” I remember those days 🙂
Valley of God — I’ve been thinking about this a lot too — how media is changing us, changing our children, changing our relationships … also goes along with that iPhone 5 … it really does falsely make you “feel” a certain way.
Kelly @ Love Well says:
Corey and I were just discussing the TOMS model this morning. Thanks for the link to a relevant article. Personally, it bugs me to see criticism without suggestions for improvement. So often, that’s a disguise for cynicism and flat-out negativity. But that article echoed much of what we talked about.
Teena says:
Enjoyed reading. Very true. Loved the Dora. We all laughed. Technology is stealing my kids… trying to counter that. We/they have limited “electronic” time as we call it.
Shaun, I just found out that there is a good chance I will work the Compassion table at the conference you will be at in Oct. (Marietta). I have worked Compassion tables but never a Compassion Concert. I am not sure what all that means but I am VERY EXCITED!
Hope we can finally meet!
Yvonne says:
I love my ‘job’ too! Worked the Compassion table at Joshua Fest over the weekend. Didn’t get home until 1:30am last night? this morning? Always love helping people find kids to sponsor! 🙂
Mark says:
I was at the Union College concert in Lincoln, NE and am so excited to hear that 44 kids were sponsored! Thanks for allowing God to work through you to share in a very sincere and compelling way about the way Compassion changes a child’s life. I think some of those “college kids” look at life and stewardship a little differently now than they did before the concert.
Jennie says:
A wonderful evening in Lincoln, Shaun. Thanks for coming to the land of corn and sharing your heart. We could see Jesus in you…
Jennie says:
A wonderful evening in Lincoln, Shaun. Thanks for coming to the land of corn and sharing your heart. We could see Jesus in you…
Javier&Laura Mendoza Family says:
My wife of 25 years and I felt so blessed by your talent and faith shared at the peaceful concert in Katy last Saturday evening. Your songs have touched our hearts for over 10 years, Welcome Home especially for me, thank you. Meeting you in person was awesome, my wife says you’re angelic. I told her you’re a soldier for Jesus Christ. We hope to see you again,
In Christ, Javier Mendoza