Older Adult Ministries

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 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....

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."

"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.

The Rev. Paul Graves believes that gratitude is a gift we are born with. In his latest post, he shares a personal example of this truth and a call to nurture and care for the gift as we find it in our children and grandchildren.

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

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.

By Rev. John J. Shaffer What is Lazy Daze at Lazy F? An Older Adult camping experience available for both laity and clergy in the Pacific...

"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.