PlainSpeech with Philip Gulley
  • Home
  • Bio
  • PlainSpeech Messages
  • Books
    • All Titles
    • Grace Series
    • Porch Talk Series
    • Harmony Series
    • Hope Series
  • Media
  • Events
  • Contact Us
    • Friendly Links
  • Donate
Select Page
Things We Got Just Right (We Value Experience Over Belief)

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

Things We Got Just Right (Sacramental Living)

by Stacey Denny | Jun 20, 2024 | GraceTalk Messages

When our children were born, Joan bought a camera and started taking pictures. Pictures of everything—vacations, hikes, family gatherings, birthday parties, first haircuts, first days of school, holidays, thousands of pictures. Just when I thought I couldn’t take it...
Things We Got Just Right (We Value Experience Over Belief)

What in the World Were We Thinking (Adversarial Religion) Philip Gulley

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

What In the World Were We Thinking? (A Dress Code? Seriously?)

by Stacey Denny | May 7, 2024 | GraceTalk Messages

The older I get, the more I look forward to summer, and this summer especially. It’s been several years since I’ve been to the state fair, and there’s something I’ve always wanted to do there, but never have, which is to visit the Pentecostal tent just inside the...
Things We Got Just Right (We Value Experience Over Belief)

What in the World Were We Thinking? (Silence is Good for Everyone)

by Stacey Denny | May 7, 2024 | GraceTalk Messages

A friend phoned me recently, asking if he could borrow our Ford Flex. He didn’t say why he needed it, and I didn’t want to appear nosy, because if there’s one thing I’m not, it’s nosy, so I just said sure, come get it. A bit later I was looking out the window and saw...
« Older Entries
Next Entries »
Subscribe on Substack for Plain Speech Messages

    • Google
    ©2025 Philip Gulley | All rights reserved