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...
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 | Dec 11, 2022 | GraceTalk Messages
VIEW VIDEO It is good to be back with our friends at Fairfield. We were in North Carolina last week for Thanksgiving, at my brother Glenn’s home. Thirty-five Gulleys in one house, studiously avoiding any mention of politics. Then on Saturday, we attended my nephew...
by Stacey Denny | Aug 20, 2022 | GraceTalk Messages
VIEW VIDEO The interesting thing about living in the same town you grew up in is the almost daily reminders not only of your best moments, but also your worst. Every street, sometimes every house, is a picture album, eliciting a memory, good or bad. In between our...
by Stacey Denny | May 9, 2022 | GraceTalk Messages
VIEW VIDEO I was talking with a man not long ago who learned during our conversation that I was a Quaker minister. He said, “I used to be a pastor.” I asked him how long he had served as a pastor and he said, “Well, it was a long time ago, and I only lasted three...
