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

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

Cooperation, not Competition, as an Aspect of Community

by Stacey Denny | Mar 26, 2024 | GraceTalk Messages

I was being a curmudgeon the other day, talking with someone about how young people today don’t know anything about history, when it occurred to me that until I was 30 or so, the only thing I knew about World War II was what I learned from watching Hogan’s Heroes. A...
Things We Got Just Right (Vesting Power in People, Not Positions)

Quaker Qualities (Not Simplicity, but Generosity)

by Stacey Denny | Mar 6, 2024 | GraceTalk Messages

When I was 32 years old, I received a phone call from the Friends World Committee for Consultation, asking if I would serve on their Executive Committee. This was a big deal in Quakerism, like being asked to serve on the college of cardinals and pick a new pope. I was...
Things We Got Just Right (Vesting Power in People, Not Positions)

Why I Am Woke    

by Stacey Denny | Jun 29, 2023 | GraceTalk Messages

VIEW VIDEO   I was in Florida recently, speaking to elected officials. I went with some trepidation, fearing my speech would betray my progressive tendencies and I would be tarred and feathered, rode out of town on a rail, sent packing, choose your metaphor. Instead,...
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