Quaker Qualities (Consistent Compassion)
by Stacey Denny | Feb 27, 2024 | GraceTalk Messages
This past week, I was at the bank and noticed the young woman working as a teller had her preferred pronouns, “she/her,” written on her name tag, just after her name. I thought, “Well, that’s just because she’s young and idealistic,” but then I noticed all...
How to Die Before You’re Dead (7)
by Stacey Denny | Dec 16, 2023 | GraceTalk Messages
VIEW VIDEO I’ve been thinking this week about family traditions, which we used to have in my family until my granddaughter was born and tradition went out the window. When my siblings and I were young and had birthdays, we received one present, a cake, and Mom would...
How to Die Before You’re Dead (2)
by Stacey Denny | Oct 30, 2023 | GraceTalk Messages
VIEW VIDEO It is good to be back with you. Last week, you’ll remember, was our Sunday for unprogrammed worship, which, since time immemorial, has been held on the fifth Sunday, four times a year. But the elders decided to have it last Sunday, the third Sunday,...
Finding Our Way (9)
by Stacey Denny | Oct 2, 2023 | GraceTalk Messages
VIEW VIDEO I went with two of my siblings and my cousin to southern Illinois last weekend to revisit the haunts from our childhood. Most of the people we visited as children are now deceased, inhabiting various graveyards in Franklin County, Illinois, so much of our...