Older Adult Ministries

By the Rev. Paul Graves As I sat in one of the presentations about Boomers at Boomerstock, this famous refrain came to my mind: “Freedom’s...

Nurturing Elders and Others: Listen to Your Questions: Active Listening to Your Inner-Self By The Rev. Paul Graves Nearly four years ago, I began to verbalize a...

In his latest post, Rev. Paul Graves tackles a topic that many wrestle with particularly as they approach the holidays: grief. When we are ready, Graves encourages us to resist our fear of grief and instead to sit with it and learn what it can teach.

Nurturing Elders & Others Lazy Daze - Relaxed, Not Lazy! By the Rev. Paul Graves Have you even heard of Lazy Daze? Perhaps you haven’t – even...

During a meal at Annual Conference in Pasco, Sue and I sat down at a table where a 20’s-something young lady was sitting next...

By the Rev. Paul Graves As I imagine him, the father looks to the horizon every time he comes out on the porch. Even when...

Nurturing Elders & Others Hatching the Aging Heart: Spiritual Break-Throughs by Geezers By the Rev. Paul Graves | Illustration by Jesse N. Love A few months before...

By The Rev. Elmer Bigham | Photos by Pastor Scott Klepach, Jr. Elmer Bigham is the driving force behind a very significant community ministry of...

Nurturing Elders and Others Spiritual maturity needs “spizzerinctum” and “sprezzatura”! By the Rev. Paul Graves In his 2011 book “A Lever and A Place to Stand”, Richard...

Considering the contemporary argument that severe immigration enforcement is the "law of the land," Rev. Paul Graves looks to how Jesus engaged his contemporaries and their rigid application of Jewish laws. "[Jesus] knew unconditional love is the unexplored territory between those laws and the deeper meaning of those laws."