by Stacey Denny | Jun 11, 2021 | GraceTalk Messages
VIEW VIDEO My family on my Dad’s side were coal miners from southern Illinois, to the chagrin of my paternal grandmother who wanted everyone to think she was from England and personal friends with the Queen. She and my grandfather had lived in London for about ten...
by Stacey Denny | Mar 11, 2021 | GraceTalk Messages
Well, it’s good to be back. Joan and I enjoyed a weekend at the farm, and are now refreshed. Many thanks to Amanda Gainey and Ned Steele who rose to the occasion in my absence last Sunday. If I had a major award to share, I would share it with them. Joan received her...
by Stacey Denny | Feb 8, 2021 | GraceTalk Messages
VIEW VIDEO In my first church, whenever we had a meeting for business and someone would share an idea, there was this guy who’d stand up and say, “Let me tell you why that won’t work.” Sometimes, just to mix things up, he’d say, “Let me just play the devil’s advocate,...
by Stacey Denny | Nov 13, 2020 | GraceTalk Messages
Good morning, friends. We’re continuing to think about “things we’re supposed to believe, but maybe shouldn’t.” I’ve been contemplating words lately. Some weeks, I think about people—my parents, my grandparents, my sons when they were little. Other weeks I think about...
by Stacey Denny | Aug 11, 2020 | GraceTalk Messages
Several years ago, I was in Virginia speaking at a Baptist Church. I’m always surprised whenever Baptists invite me to speak at their church, though I invariably enjoy myself. I gave my first sermon in a Baptist church in Vincennes, Indiana. I was 21 years old, their...
