Elders: LET GO OF THE ROPE! (or Hey, Church — GROW UP!)

Nurturing Elders and Others: LET GO OF THE ROPE! (or Hey, Church -- GROW UP!) By the Rev. Paul Graves | Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Older adults...

Elders: Is it difficult to be “Alive Inside”?

Is it difficult to be “Alive Inside”? By The Rev. Paul Graves I noticed a woman pushing her husband into a nursing home dining room. She...

Nurturing Elders: Watch out for multi-generational ageism!

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...

Elders: Lean to the Other Side!

Nurturing Elders and Others: Lean to the Other Side! By the Rev. Paul Graves As a wood-worker, I make a pretty fair preacher! That’s to say, wood-working...

Did you ever feel like the time before Christmas is just upside-down?

By the Rev. Paul Graves Do you remember the lead-up to Christmas when you were a child? If you now have children, or grandchildren, or...

Unexplored Territory

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."

Elders: Were you initiated into aging?

By the Rev. Paul Graves | Photos courtesy of Wikipedia, et. al. Do you remember some of the “initiating rites” you either enjoyed or endured...

Seriously, Easter is too a joke

"Could it be that God invented the Resurrection of Jesus as a dramatic reminder for us that death, for all of its power to imprison us in our fears, will not be the end of Life? " In a letter to his grandchildren reflecting on the odd occasion of Easter and April Fool's day sharing a date on the calendar, Rev. Paul Graves makes the case that it is perfectly appropriate.

Elders: Walls Hide Our Real Identities

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Learn more about this image, here. Nurturing Elders: Walls Hide Our Real Identities By the Rev. Paul Graves “We learned that to...

Mark your calendars for Lazy Daze 2017!

Rosalee Mohney extends a warm invitation to older adults for the annual Lazy Daze Retreat held at Lazy F Camp and Retreat Center. Mark your calendars; this year's retreat will take place September 12-14.

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