Plain Speech Messages – Page 9 – PlainSpeech with Philip Gulley

Do’s and Dont’s In a Time of Change (3)

by Stacey Denny | Jan 20, 2025 | Plain Speech Messages

Our washing machine gave up the ghost last Monday. Joan asked me to look at it, so I did and deduced that paying to fix all the things wrong with our 25-year-old washer and dryer would be more expensive than a new set, so I phoned Shuee’s Appliance Store in...

Do’s and Don’ts In a Time of Change (2)

by Stacey Denny | Jan 20, 2025 | Plain Speech Messages

When I was 16, I was hired, along with 39 other teenagers, to work at the Indiana Dunes Lakeshore for the summer. It was my first time away from home, except for vacations, which were always family events, so I was worried about not knowing anyone, and whether or not...

Do’s and Don’ts In a Time of Change (1)

by Stacey Denny | Jan 19, 2025 | Plain Speech Messages

My friend Jim Mulholland grew up in Greenville, Illinois, where his father taught philosophy at Greenville College. And his father before him. So Jim was steeped in the deep waters of academia, which I realized when I first met him in seminary. A group of us were...