Author Archives: Maureen Duffy-Guy

April 23, 2023 When I was going to seminary, studying to be a minister, I had to get psychological testing. The psychologist asked me my life story. I took a test. At the end, he gave me an analysis and a prescription. His prescription was, “Don’t get stuck.” That’s a good prescription for me, andContinue reading “What’s Next? Find Freedom”

April 16, 2023 I’m excited we’re in a new sermon series called “What’s Next?” Because, in life, we all want good things to happen, and Jesus said he came to give us abundant life! By that he didn’t mean he came to give us champagne wishes and caviar dreams. He meant a life where youContinue reading “What’s Next? Know God”

Easter, April 9, 2023 Things are scarier in the dark! There’s something about the dark that makes things worse. At times life feels dark and scary and hopeless. You might be worried about a friend or family member who lost their way. Or worried about a heath diagnosis. You might feel defeated because a relationshipContinue reading “While it was still dark…”

April 2, 2023 Have you ever got caught doing something wrong, like have you ever been caught speeding? Or lying? Or with your hand in the cookie jar: you ate something that wasn’t for you? There’s a time I got caught. When we first moved to Tamaqua, we went to a restaurant. We were goingContinue reading “Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders Part 6 Jesus and the Outlaws”

March 26, 2023 I want to thank everyone here for all you do. It’s wonderful that God’s spirit is working through this church! I want you to imagine that everyone likes you, everyone approves of you. No matter what you do, everything thinks you’re awesome! Enjoy how that feels for a moment. Did you enjoyContinue reading “Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders Part 5 The final week”

March 19, 2023  Religion and churches are known as having a certain way you are supposed to do things.  Many years ago, Kevin and I were copastors. Our church had a fundraiser, a ham supper. A bunch of us got together to prepare for the supper. We cut the ham. We all used tiny paringContinue reading “Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders Part 4 On the Journey to Jerusalem “

March 12, 2023 We’re in tax season. It’s time to see if there is a loophole or deduction you can use. It makes sense, if you don’t want to pay more than you have to! With a loophole, we try to see what we can get by with. It goes for other areas of life.Continue reading “Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders Part 3 Parable from the Underside”

March 5, 2023 We’re continuing our sermon series from the gospel of Luke on Jesus and the outsiders. There are four gospels, which are books in the Bible that tell Jesus’ life, death & resurrection. Luke’s gospel has a particular emphasis on how Jesus lifted up the lowly and reached out to humble people. WeContinue reading “Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders Part 2 Look at This Woman”

Feb. 26, 2023 Do you wish you were more humble? Not something most of us are concerned about. You don’t want to be too humble, that would mean you are weak! Or it could mean that your self-esteem is too low. Or you’re not confident enough. But what humility really is, is having the self-esteemContinue reading “Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders Part 1 God lifts up the lowly”

Sometimes you have to throw things  February 19, 2023  We all want to have healthy relationships with our friends and family! If we’re married, we want to be a happy couple. We’re in a message series learning what happy couples know. We learned that when we get married, each partner brings their hopes, desires, andContinue reading “What Happy Couples Know Series: Sometimes you have to throw things!”