Author Archives: Maureen Duffy-Guy

Happy Birthday Church! I mean church with a big “C,” church around the world! I read there are 37 million congregations around the world! That seems like a lot, but at least there are millions of congregations! And today is Pentecost, the birthday of the church, when it all got started.  There are disturbing events that happenedContinue reading “Overcoming Division”

Last week we talked about Elijah, who was a man of God, the greatest prophet, but he got scared, and he lost heart. We learned we need to reach up to God, and reach out to others, to lift us up when we lose heart.  Today we’re going to talk about what to do when yourContinue reading “Facing your Giants”

Happy Mother’s Day! We want to celebrate all the women who help us grow and be our best selves. Mom’s aunts, teachers, neighbors, grandmothers, etc. Thank you! We hope you all enjoy your day.   Here’s a joke for you, why did the chicken go to the séance? (Think a minute before you look.)  To getContinue reading “Which way?”

There is a lot to get used to lately. You go to the grocery store now, and there is a one way only entrance, and there is a one way only exit. The grocery store is full of people, but empty of the food item you are looking for. Then there are face masks, whichContinue reading “The Lord is my Shepherd”

My husband, Kevin, likes videos of people on extreme journeys. Yesterday he watched a video of people who were in a race, where every few months over the course of year, the runners  will run across four deserts. For each desert, they spend a week running 20 miles a day. I saw some of the video whereContinue reading “He’s still got the whole world in His hands”

As a pastor, one of the most discouraging things I hear people say is: I just don’t see the purpose. For example they might say, “I don’t see the purpose in spending time praying. You pray and God doesn’t answer. What’s the point?” or “I don’t see the purpose in marriage. Why get married? It’s just aContinue reading “There is a Reason”

Easter Hope  Happy Easter! This is a different Easter. We can’t go to church for worship. Maybe you can’t get together with all your family because of social distancing. It’s an adjustment: that big Easter egg hunt with lots of kids running around is now a quiet, private hunt in your back yard. It’s disappointing that our Easter holiday isContinue reading “Easter Hope”

Life is changing fast due to the coronavirus! I’ve been working on an internment for my parents in the veterans cemetery in Ohio for many months now. My mother died in 2007. She had given her body to medical science. So six months later we received her ashes from the medical school. I asked myContinue reading “Not Afraid”

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”