Attentive at Advent
The poem is called “Annunciation.” You can find it in a lovely book called A Pentecost of Finches, written by Robert Siegel. She didn’t...
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Bob Guffey
- Nov 3, 2022
Vote Like a (True) Wesleyan (Better Angels)
The election to choose who would succeed George Washington as president, held in 1796, was a bitter contest marked by meanness,...
Deborah Antony
- Oct 5, 2022
Deacon Discernment- calling our servant leaders
Beloved Freemason Street, At this time in our church year, we turn our attention to the nomination of deacons. I have been asked to...
Bob Guffey
- Oct 4, 2022
The Flood Never Gets the Last Word
(The flood in your life may not be literal, but many of us are feeling overwhelmed in some way today. Keep going.) The things we witness...
Bob Guffey
- Apr 27, 2022
The Wounded God
Thomas’ encounter with the Risen Christ can teach us what it means to be the Church today. Like Thomas, we are disciples who have not yet...
Bob Guffey
- Apr 26, 2022
Good Doubt
For many Christians, doubt is a word that reflects failure, especially when it comes to their faith. I know many who have questioned...
Bob Guffey
- Apr 25, 2022
Thomas Was Wounded, Not Doubting
It took a while for me to get to know Thomas. For years, I knew of him by the wholly inappropriate nickname, Doubting Thomas. Growing up...
Bob Guffey
- Nov 17, 2021
Words for Weary Souls
Hildegard of Bingen was a Christian teacher, writer, composer, and spiritual visionary, who was born in Germany at the end of the 11th...
Bob Guffey
- Nov 10, 2021
A Prayer for Gospel Communion (All Saints)
All Saints Day Sundays have become among the most meaningful Sundays of our year in worship for me. Remembering those we have lost, who...
Bob Guffey
- Aug 15, 2021
Love v. Hate
Hate may fill the hole in a wounded soul, but just for a while. It may fire a sense of purpose and drive. It may be the admission ticket...
Bob Guffey
- Apr 6, 2021
The Day after the Resurrection
It had been one of those nights when it felt as if, with enough of a shove, the entire world might split at the seams, coming apart, with...
Bob Guffey
- Nov 4, 2020
10 Ways to Make a Difference (Small Things Matter)
As our time apart due to the pandemic goes on, I’ve been wondering what exactly this experience is doing to us, not just physically, but...
Bob Guffey
- Oct 27, 2020
Heaven (on Earth) Is Like
Could I just tell you a story today? I’ve been thinking about heaven a lot lately. Maybe it’s the wars. Maybe it’s the sense that the...
Bob Guffey
- Sep 1, 2020
A High, Safe Place (Not Far from Tatooine)
When Susanna, our daughter, was quite young she would sometimes bring me things she would want me to place high on the top shelf of my...
Bob Guffey
- Jun 30, 2020
Impressions on the Soul
Today, I’ve been thinking about the gift of family and feeling grateful, especially, to have artists, poets, sculptors, and potters in...
Bob Guffey
- May 9, 2019
Grief, Fierce Companion
Grief is sometimes a fierce companion; love mixed with tenacity, patience (and sometimes surrender) is what gets you through. There are...
Bob Guffey
- Oct 23, 2018
It Is Who You Are and What You Do
“A single person is missing for you and the whole world is empty.” The line is by Joan Didion and is found in her book, The Year of...
Bob Guffey
- Sep 1, 2018
In Our Current Situation in the World, This Is Still True
If you want the world to be a good place, you need to live to your best to be a good person. If you want the world to be a loving place,...
Bob Guffey
- Apr 28, 2017
About Grief and Being Human
In my life and in ministry, I have learned a lot about grief. What I have learned that is most important about grief can be summed up in...
Bob Guffey
- Mar 7, 2017
“if this was the last day of your life”
if this was the last day of your life what would you do? if this was the last day to taste a peach or a strawberry? the last day to smell...
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