by Stacey Denny | Nov 5, 2020 | GraceTalk Messages
On Christmas Eve, 1979, when I was 18, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, causing then-President Carter, to reinstate Selective Service Registration for men between the ages of 18 and 26. I was a Quaker, opposed to war and the preparations for it, so sent a letter...
by Stacey Denny | Jul 23, 2020 | GraceTalk Messages
We’ve been babysitting our granddaughter Madeline this summer, while her mother and father work. Her other grandparents attend a conservative Baptist church and have made some effort to bring Madeline around to their way of thinking, so I’ve taught Madeline to say,...
by Stacey Denny | Mar 12, 2020 | GraceTalk Messages
It is good to be back among friends. Joan gave me a report and said everything went well in my absence. She told me Keith gave a fine sermon, though when I spoke to Keith he said he didn’t feel good about the message he’d brought, which is how I feel after every...
by Stacey Denny | Feb 25, 2020 | GraceTalk Messages
After Dad passed away this last summer, my brother David divided up the family pictures and brought them to Thanksgiving dinner to distribute to the siblings. So I’ve been looking through them, stirring my memory, and came across a picture from when Dad coached the...
by Phil Gulley | Jan 10, 2020 | GraceTalk Messages
Joan and I went to the farmhouse the day after Christmas for a long weekend. The weather was warm for winter, and rainy, which didn’t deter Joan from walking five miles a day. I stayed home while she walked, just in case the house caught on fire or a water pipe burst....
