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Do’s and Don’ts In a Time of Change (4)

Do’s and Don’ts In a Time of Change (4)

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

Our gratitude to Mike Goss for bringing the message last week. I was at our farm in Paoli and Jackson was down with Covid in Richmond, after attending a Quaker pastor’s conference at Quaker Haven, which I was supposed to attend but couldn’t because of a funeral....
Do’s and Don’ts In a Time of Change (4)

Things We Got Just Right (Vesting Power in People, Not Positions)

by Stacey Denny | Jul 24, 2024 | GraceTalk Messages

When I first came to Fairfield, I had a bad case of the big head. I’d had several books published, still had hair, was married to a striking, intelligent woman, and was under the impression I was God’s gift to Quakerism. I rolled into here thinking how lucky you all...
Do’s and Don’ts In a Time of Change (4)

Things We Got Just Right (Equality Over Cultural Norms)

by Stacey Denny | Jul 8, 2024 | GraceTalk Messages

Several years ago, a man I know was told he was dying, which of course we all are, but his death was sooner than he had anticipated. Though well-off, he’d always been miserly, to the frustration of his wife who wanted them to travel and see things and visit their...
Do’s and Don’ts In a Time of Change (4)

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 (4)

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...
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