by Stacey Denny | Sep 23, 2024 | GraceTalk Messages
My phone rang not long ago. It was a Quaker calling from out-of-state, whom I had met several years ago at a conference. He called because their Quaker meeting was in decline, and he wanted to know if I had any suggestions that might revive their meeting. He said,...
by Stacey Denny | Jun 3, 2024 | GraceTalk Messages
I remember when I was in the sixth grade and my best friend was a boy named Joe who was a Jehovah’s Witness. I was still Catholic and believed Joe was going to hell so made it my purpose in life to point out the errors of his religion and convert him to the One True...
by Stacey Denny | Dec 30, 2022 | GraceTalk Messages
VIEW VIDEO Good morning, friends. Well, it’s a week for celebrations. We’re gathering this evening at 6:30 for our children’s program and our candlelight circle, a rich tradition here at Fairfield. The joy continues for the Gulley family, with Madeline turning 8...
by Stacey Denny | Apr 29, 2021 | GraceTalk Messages
VIEW VIDEO When I applied for seminary, I had to undergo psychological testing to discern my mental fitness for ministry. This was in 1988, when Chris Gautier’s grandmother, Dr. Sue Cardwell, did the psychological evaluations for Christian Theological Seminary. She is...
by Stacey Denny | Mar 23, 2021 | GraceTalk Messages
VIEW VIDEO One of my favorite things in our local newspaper, The Republican, is the yesteryear column that recalls local news from decades ago. This week’s column reminded readers that in 1971 all my family but me went to Vincennes to celebrate my sister’s birthday,...
