1. How foolish of this person to think that, while standing in a room full of people who potentially know you personally, he/she could curse you and it not get back to you.

2.  I don’t think you’ve really said anything that revolutionary, merely suggesting a few areas where improvement could be made - and not in the name of increasing personal records sales, either.  But then, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door the same way many had done before, looking for honest discussion and not revolution.

3. It’s never fun to find out someone has been stabbing you in the back, but it does seem to hurt more finding a fellow Christian doing so.

May you have peace, brother.

bummer.

I learned my lesson about that one.  Once in jr. high school my friend and I were complaining about a teacher at a concert, and all of a sudden she was there. 

I now refuse to talk about people in public situations.  I wish I could say I refuse to talk about them at all, but, that would be dishonest.

Maybe this person cursed at the mention of your name because the truth “hurts’ so-to-speak and he knows the truth you speak about the industry.

Beth

I think he said, “That Shaun Groves is a real bad-ass”.

Most likely that was it.

Brody, that’s hilarious!  I wish you were right, because he is you know.  I posted on the radio pt. 7 post that I was pretty happy with the results of the Dove Awards last night.  Were you both at the show?  Or busy spooning?

I have been on the receving end of such comments before. I have been a songwriter for 5 years and have turned my songwriting into a powerful inspiration for many in my life. There are still those few who doubt and say negative things to my face or when I am in the room (and think I cannot hear them.) I just say over in my head Palms 27:1. The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?

Your music inspires me deeply. I listen to it often and when I need a pick me up, its there. For people to judge and say mean things....well....words are the most powerful thing a person has to use.

I hope this is read and looked at with a smile.

-Amber

Yea, a year ago I went to a summer camp with all Christians, just out of 8th grade. Some of the girls there were being a bit mean to my friend. Instead of saying that perhaps they shouldn’t be saying or doing what they were, I took option b and said some mean things about one of the girls. They weren’t cuss words, but does it really matter? They were still wrong of me to say. I didn’t say it anywhere near her, but I said them to some of my friends that were in my cabin. It turns out that someone spilled the beans a couple months later (we don’t live near each other) and she emailed me asking about it.

I felt really bad, because, when it came down to it, I didn’t really mean those things. Shaun, don’t take it personally, words can hurt at times, but we have to be forgiving.

Our mouths reflect what’s on our heart, so we really just need to read the Bible and pray if we have a problem with gossiping or saying ill things of others.

The girl and I are now back on track after quite a few emails back and forth, and I really don’t know how I could have said those things. It will take a lot more to build up a good relationship again after that.