Shawn D. Congleton

Sharing my God Story

I recently had the opportunity to share my original God Story with our faith community (or my testimony, if you speak Christianese). I have always loved sharing this aspect of my story because it emphasizes how great God is and what He has done for me. There are bits and pieces of the first partContinue reading “Sharing my God Story”

An excerpt from Ch. 13, “From Baby to Leader” of NEVER SETTLED: a memoir of a boy on the road to manhood

For years, I had been the youngest in the family before Shelby was born. Terri was in charge and played a maternal role when Mom and Dad were both working. When anything bad happened, Terri and Jimmy received corporal punishment (up to forty spankings with a belt) while I, at worst, received five lighter spankings.Continue reading “An excerpt from Ch. 13, “From Baby to Leader” of NEVER SETTLED: a memoir of a boy on the road to manhood”