Author Archives: Maureen Duffy-Guy

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!”

February 12, 2023  Valentine’s Day is this week! We’re in a message series on love called, “What Happy Couples Know.” Last week we introduced the “box.” When a person gets married, they have a box of their hopes, dreams, and desires for their relationship. We all imagine our future relationship, organized around our box: ourContinue reading “Happy Couples Know It’s Mutual “

February 5, 2023  This week I got a call from a woman with the Schuylkill County Sheriff’s office. I felt a little bit of panic: am I in trouble? She said there is no problem, we’re asking for sponsorships for a calendar. When I got a call from the County sheriff, I expected there wasContinue reading “What Happy Couples Know: Nothing “

January 29, 2023  We all like grateful people who appreciate what we do. Gratitude comes from noticing the goodness in life and realizing that it comes not just from us, but goodness comes from other people and God. We live in a selfish culture, that encourages us to want things, to think that when weContinue reading “Grateful Everyday “