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Do’s and Don’ts In a Time of Change (10)

Do’s and Don’ts In a Time of Change (10)

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

I’ve been thinking this week of my Baptist grandmother, who took it upon herself to make us fit for civilization. Fortunately, I didn’t see her often. When my father and mother were first married, they moved 120 miles away from her, to give themselves a little...
Do’s and Don’ts In a Time of Change (10)

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 (10)

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 (10)

Things We Got Just Right (We Value Experience Over Belief)

by Stacey Denny | Jun 24, 2024 | GraceTalk Messages

This happened maybe 30 years ago, when I attended a conference for Quaker pastors down in Orlando. Someone had the bright idea to get all the Quaker pastors in America together and somehow the Evangelical Friends were put in charge, which meant all the speakers were...
Do’s and Don’ts In a Time of Change (10)

Quaker Qualities (Not Simplicity, but Generosity)

by Stacey Denny | Mar 6, 2024 | GraceTalk Messages

When I was 32 years old, I received a phone call from the Friends World Committee for Consultation, asking if I would serve on their Executive Committee. This was a big deal in Quakerism, like being asked to serve on the college of cardinals and pick a new pope. I was...
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