Older Adult Ministries

Nurturing Elders and Others: Listening: It does not just involve ears! By The Rev. Paul Graves “You don’t listen to me anymore!” “My spouse has selective hearing....

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."

"As I watched immigrant children sitting silent in cages on our southern borders, I could only imagine what grief and fear their silence betrayed," writes the Rev. Paul Graves in a letter to his grandkids. In his message Graves considers the power of sacred silence, both in times where it is a reprieve to a noisy world and in moments where it is an alternative to a silence born in fear.

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...

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!

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

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...

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...

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...