Shaun Groves
I’ve been so busy this week I didn’t get to spend much time on-line. But thankfully, some of you sent me stuff you loved and made this week’s Best of The Net a breeze to put together. When you find something you like on-line just e-mail me or tweet the link using the hashtag #BestOfTheNet. Thanks!
Here we go….
Social Media Venn Diagram
I’m a sucker for a diagram. (Nerd much?) Especially one built on sarcasm. Thanks, Oh Gizmo.
Source: ohgizmo.com via Shaun on Pinterest
Millennials Will Save Cities And Destroy The Country
For worriers and optimists raising millennials…a little something for everyone.
Avoiding Logical Fallacies in Theology
Don’t let the seminarian title scare you. This post could just as easily be title How Not To Argue: 6 Things You Should Never Say.
10 Resolutions For Mental Health
His plea was that we stop being unamazed by the strange glory of ordinary things. He ended that lecture in 1976 with a list of resolutions. As a tribute to my teacher and a blessing to your soul, I offer them for your joy.
What Compassion International Is Doing That Every Non-Profit Should Emulate
After a couple nasty e-mails hit my inbox, this meant a lot to me this week.
Source: bradvoigt.com via Shaun on Pinterest
Extending The Narrative
This is theology from a marketer…
Marketers have been using this persistence to their advantage forever. They sell us a car or a trip or a service that fits the story we tell ourselves. I don’t buy it because it’s the right thing for everyone, I buy it because it’s right for me, the us I invented, the I that’s part of the story I’ve been telling myself for a long time.
The socialite walks into the ski shop and buys a $3000 ski jacket she’ll wear once. Why? Not because she’ll stay warmer in it more than a different jacket, but because that’s what someone like her does. It’s part of her story. In fact, it’s easier for her to buy the jacket than it is to change her story.
Read the rest here.
Kris says:
Great links once again.
I noticed that line in there about you receiving a couple of nasty emails–not sure what that’s about but I wanted to say how sorry I am for that experience. I pray whatever trash was directed at you, you are able to shake it off and not be brought down by the enemy’s attacks.
Enjoy your weekend, Shaun! I pray it’s restful and restorative to you soul. 😉
Zoë says:
Nasty emails don’t come from God. Anyone who has anything to say which does come from God has no need to be nasty about it.
Can’t imagine why anyone would want to be nasty to you – this blog is the best of the net, let alone all those links. I love reading what you have to say 🙂
Brad says:
Love both the “logical fallacies” and “mental health” articles. I agree with the comments about the nasty emails. Just want you to know that many of your articles have helped sustain me during a very trying season. You’ve helped me get my focus back where it should be, on the King and His Kingdom, when I’m often lost in thoughts about myself. Also, it is because of you that we started sponsoring through Compassion years ago. So, be encouraged, don’t grow weary.
Shaun Groves says:
Didn’t mean to alarm anyone with that bit about nasty emails in this post. Thanks for the encouragement and concern but really, it’s no big deal.
Hundreds of people have asked to go on blogging trips with Compassion and it’s my job to decide who will go. It’s not easy. And when those who don’t get selected get angry, well, it’s that much harder. I hate being the bad guy.
I was grateful for the post that patted us on the back this week. Helped me stop dwelling on the feelings I’ve hurt and refocus on the lives that have been changed.
Sandra Heska King says:
Keep your eyes on Him, Shaun. And those kids. You are such a blessing.
JabberJaws says:
I have a slightly silly request, please. On the side of your blog, you list your upcoming places by city. Any chance you would add the state? My children love your cd, and we are on the look out for something in the Dallas area, and I always wonder if some of the lesser known cities are close. On the flip side, I know now where Paducah and O’ Fallon are located.
And, if you could come to Dallas, we promise to send you a terrific list of Mexican places and barbecue too.
Thanks!
Shaun Groves says:
Nothing silly about that. We’re going to redo the site in 2013 so, at the very least, we’ll get that fixed then…if not sooner.
Thanks!