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...
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...
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...
by Stacey Denny | Jul 19, 2023 | GraceTalk Messages
VIEW VIDEO I was chatting with a fellow pastor this week who recently experienced a great tragedy in his work as a minister. He had phoned wanting to talk and I could tell by the tone of his voice that something had gone dramatically wrong. “You don’t sound good,” I...
by Stacey Denny | Jul 6, 2023 | GraceTalk Messages
VIEW VIDEO Mike Goss and I rode our motorcycles up north to Quaker Haven Camp last week, nestled on the shores of Dewart Lake in Kosciusko County, which is itself named for the Polish general Tadeusz Kościuszko, who came to the aid of our nation during the...
