This seems to be a season where my attention keeps getting drawn to how big our God is. You can see it in many of my posts over the past several months. He is way bigger than we can comprehend and yet still chooses to love and want to live with us on such aContinue reading “Big God Big Feet”
Author Archives: Shawn McCarthy
His Promise
Are you watching Ted Lasso? No judgment if you are or are not. But the 7-time Emmy Award-winning flagrant cussing comedy finished its second season last week. It ended in ugly betrayal, and without revealing the spoilers, all I can say is the main character was done so dirty, it left me stinging for someContinue reading “His Promise”
Your Language
A couple of friends and I are going through a small group study called Rooted that Mariners Church in California put together, and there was a particular chapter on how God speaks to us that really stood out. It said that God speaks to us through circumstance, His creation, other people. supernaturally, and often throughContinue reading “Your Language”
What Do You Want?
This week the Shawn-God Red Letter Moments thought train had many stops but ended up pulling into the best station possible. Tuesday morning, I was standing at the coffee maker asking God what He wanted me to talk about in the men’s group that I lead. Most of the time, we have a curriculum toContinue reading “What Do You Want?”
The Easy Way
Over the last 17 years, I have passed a run-down mobile home park several times a month. The sign at the front entrance always smacks me with irony. It’s called, Easy Way Park, and let me tell you, there is nothing easy about the way there. It’s like my grandmother’s words come to life. “The easyContinue reading “The Easy Way “
The Laughing Room
This weekend our best friends are coming into town for a birthday celebration. To say that we are excited is an understatement of colossal proportions. I don’t have many good things to say about COVID or 2020, but it has brought the power and importance of relationships to the forefront. Last year, as a family,Continue reading “The Laughing Room”
All Symptoms Normal
I think you would agree Teenagers are interesting animals. Sunday mornings are the truest testing ground to see which of the fellas in my small group will come to church wildly pissed off. We all have kids that have stepped into their teens (13-18yo), and none of us were ready for it. Punctuality, making eyeContinue reading “All Symptoms Normal”
The Rolodex
Years ago, I heard a piece of advice that left my heart pounding and my palms sweaty. It was that we should invite older people out for lunch, a coffee, or even a beer from time to time because they know things we don’t, and they’re just dying to tell us all about it. ItContinue reading “The Rolodex”
Cut Me, Mick!
My small group and I were talking about heart and tenacity the other day. You can’t get a bunch of dudes in a room talking about that and not get several references from Rocky and Braveheart. There are a lot of great scenes in both of these movies, but the one that always comes upContinue reading “Cut Me, Mick!”
Knowing Helper
Remember last week when I sarcastically asked God for a secret decoder ring? It was more of a metaphor a week ago, but I realized I needed a translator after missing a few opportunities to step into His plan this week. So, I literally asked God for a decoder ring. We used to find themContinue reading “Knowing Helper”
