Older Adult Ministries

Nurturing Elders and Others: We see best through two different lenses of fear By the Rev. Paul Graves Terrorism. Star-studded night. “Fear Factor” and “Survivor” reality TV....

Housebreaking Ageism in the Church | By the Rev. Paul Graves A few months ago, I invited us to consider naming the unidentified elephants that...

"From benign bicyclists ignoring stop signs to increasingly toxic shoving matches to the horrors of mass shootings, zero-sum games are played every day." For the Rev. Paul Graves, the pervasive winner-takes-all mentality this engenders stands in contrast to the ministry and teachings of Jesus.

Messy Church celebrates multi-generational relationships and discipleship By Scott Klepach, Jr. There are scavenger hunts and painting crafts. Or, there are camp songs and googly-eyes But...

A young man was the subject of this story. But I have heard persons of all ages say virtually the same thing, and have to...

Portrait of artist Henry Moore, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Nurturing Elders and Others: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall By the Rev. Paul Graves | Photo courtesy of...

"When we celebrate Jesus’ birth only as a “Jesus sweet and mild” newborn, we unconsciously dismiss the radically prophetic message his birth and whole life embodied." Rev. Paul Graves challenges us to see the birth of Christ as the bold unmerited gift of grace that it is.

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 Rev. Paul Graves For his regular column in the Spokesman-Review, Rev. Paul Graves will occasionally use the format of a letter to his grandchildren....

The Rev. Paul Graves has an occasional practice of sharing a letter to his three grandchildren in his column for The Spokesman Review. In his most recent, he explores confrontation as a practical and spiritual matter.