Older Adult Ministries

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....

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...

Rosalee Mohney shares early details on a new Older Adults Retreat being offered at Lazy F Camp and Retreat Center September 18-20. The over-arching them for the Retreat is "What’s Next?" and registration is already available for those who like to plan ahead!

Nurturing Elders and Others By the Rev. Paul Graves They have treated the wound of my people carelessly, saying, ‘Peace, peace’, when there is no peace. -...

In a post for Nurturing Elders on the PNW News Blog, Rev. Paul Graves explores what it takes to keep the brain healthy as we age. While he wasn't surprised to find that that those who kept active through volunteering were rewarded with better brain health, he was to discover the primary importance of motivation. According to one study those who regularly volunteered lived longer "but only if their intentions were truly altruistic."

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...

Nurturing Elders and Others: Embracing the Aging Adventure | By the Rev. Paul Graves What kind of welcoming embrace do you offer to Boomers who are...

Nurturing Elders and Others: The Final Illusion of Control By The Rev. Paul Graves My guess is that within the last six months, every person reading...

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...

By the Rev. Al Aosved | Photo courtesy of Wikipedia and Jesse N. Love It is Thursday. Folks have been busy moving from room to room, picking...