June 19, 2022 Happy Father’s Day! I am not a dad. But I come from a long line of fathers. I wouldn’t be here today without them! You too, come from a long line of fathers! Society gives Fathers a weird place. Mom’s the star, and Dad’s the costar. Mom gets the nursery ready. MomContinue reading “Dad, your Friend”
Author Archives: Maureen Duffy-Guy
Write Your Own Headlines
June 12, 2022 It feels like the news has been pretty bad lately! You can tell from the headlines: “Gasoline reaches record $5 a gallon!” “Inflation is the highest in 40 years.” Well, at least “Covid Down Significantly.” That headline seemed to last about 30 minutes. Now the headline is “Covid is rising.” Another headline is:Continue reading “Write Your Own Headlines “
Dreams and Visions
June 5, 2022, Pentecost I recently attended the Learning Tree Preschool graduation. It’s always fun to hear the kids say what they will be when they grow up, like a mail deliverer, a pilot, a football player or baseball player, or work at Walmart. That’ reminds me of a couple we knew from seminary, TimContinue reading “Dreams and Visions “
It’s ok NOT to be ok!
Mental Health Sunday May 22, 2022 I saw a billboard for mental health that said, “It’s ok not to be ok!” I wondered, why does a billboard have to even say that? If you break your leg, no one says: you’re a horrible person. No, they sign your cast, they open the door for you.Continue reading “It’s ok NOT to be ok!”
Jesus, the Mother Hen
May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day! I’m so happy to be here on this special day. Today we celebrate moms, and women. We celebrate their great love for us. Mother’s Day was started by Ann Jarvis after her mother died. Her mother had taken care of soldiers on both sides of the civil war and wantedContinue reading “Jesus, the Mother Hen “
Creative WE!
May 2, 2022 We’re in the second part of our message series: The Creative Soul! We’re talking about Creativity. Who’s creative? Everybody is! We’re made in the image of God the creator. That makes us creative! Being creative does not necessarily mean you’re an artist. Creativity is coming up with new ideas, it’s using yourContinue reading “Creative WE! “
The Creative Soul: Creative YOU!
April 26, 2022 Today we are starting a short, two-part message series on the Creative Soul. Who here is creative? I brought my creativity detector today, and let’s see: beep, beep, beep, beep, it is beeping like crazy! You are all creative! When I grew up, my mom was an artist, she loved watercolor painting.Continue reading “The Creative Soul: Creative YOU!”
Easter Brings Hope!
April 17, 2022 The Easter story has a happy ending, but it starts in darkness. Mary Magdalene is determined to get to the tomb to show her devotion to Jesus. She leaves home Easter morning while it’s still dark. Jesus died and she can’t change that, but she can go visit his tomb. She waitsContinue reading “Easter Brings Hope! “
Walking with God: Jesus on the Cross
April 12, 2022 The past five Sunday we’ve been learning five practices to walk with God: worship, listening to God through the Bible, serving, giving, and sharing the good news. That’s a lot! A Crossway survey found only 2% of people feel very satisfied with their prayer life. We all know we are not as close toContinue reading “Walking with God: Jesus on the Cross”
Waking with God: Share the Good News!
April 3, 2022 We’re learning to walk with God! We learned to be true worshippers who invite God into our hearts, to read the Bible because it is alive and active and able to transform us. We learned the importance of serving, to follow Jesus. We heard about the early Christians who gave to peopleContinue reading “Waking with God: Share the Good News!”
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