Author Archives: Maureen Duffy-Guy

Jan. 2, 2021 Somewhere along the way in the story of the three Magi who came to visit Jesus, they get a little more important. We say they are the three kings, although it doesn’t say they were kings in our gospel reading today, Matthew 2. Instead, it says they were Magi: astrologers who studiedContinue reading “The road less travelled”

Dec. 26, 2021  Somewhere along the way, Mary and Joseph lost sight of 12-year-old Jesus! Nazareth was 60 miles from Jerusalem, and they walked there on foot to celebrate Passover. The whole trip was more than two weeks. It took at least three days to walk to Jerusalem, the Passover festival lasted a week, and thenContinue reading “Where is Jesus?!”

Christmas Eve, 2021  Everyone celebrates Christmas a little differently. Do you open presents on Christmas eve? Do you open them Christmas day?  Do you celebrate more than one Christmas?  Many years again when I was in the volunteer service in Seattle, we volunteers lived together in the same house. We opened our presents from homeContinue reading “Christmas: A New Beginning”

December 12, 2021  Here is a Christmas cookie joke: why don’t gingerbread men have teeth? Because of ginger-vitis!  We are in week three of our message series: missing peace. The first week we learned when we have a negative thought to replace it with a promise of peace: I can do all things Christ whoContinue reading “Missing Peace: I’m in a hurry!”

Nov 28, 2021  If you’re a little kid, eating an ice cream cone, and the ice cream falls off on the sidewalk you might start bawling. It’s understandable! I cried a lot when I was a kid.  But if you’re an adult, and your ice cream falls and you start bawling, that’s unusual. Because usually we get some perspective over time: it’s not the endContinue reading “Missing Peace Part 1: Peace like a River”

November 22, 2021 In my neighborhood, when you find a parking spot it is a source of happiness! Years ago, when Kevin and I were looking for a house to buy in Tamaqua, I looked at the parking situation, and I thought, we need to get a house with a two-car garage. Lucky enough, weContinue reading “Why is it hard to be grateful?”

November 9, 2021  Have you ever wanted to make a significant change in your life, and you try, and you try to change, but you can’t? Is anybody ever frustrated with that? Today we are going to look at a truth from Scripture that may help you with the change you can’t seem to make.  Because sometimes we get stuck. Sometimes whatContinue reading “Why can’t I change?”

Week 1 of Greater Reward October 31, 2021  I’m guessing that there are many of you that want something different in your life. Maybe you want to be healthy and lose weight. You might want to pay off debt. You might want a better relationship with your spouse, or another family member or friend. Or maybe you’re hoping to becomeContinue reading “I’m out of control!”

October 17, 2021  This is the last of our four-part message series, Doing Good. We’re looking at the story of how an ordinary person named Nehemiah who does a very good work. Here’s what I know about you: you were created by God; he knew exactly what he was doing when he made you. GodContinue reading “Doing Good Part 4: Shut the door on distractions”