Silence has many faces
"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.
Nurturing Elders: Prodigal Summer Memories
By the Rev. Paul Graves
One of my favorite Biblical stories for decades has been The Prodigal Son parable. For a variety of reasons it...
Embracing the Creative Age: A Boomer Reflects Upon Growing Older
By Ellis Waller-Walker
I am a boomer and confronting getting older. The irony is that I happened to have a background in aging as a...
Threshold Decisions Nearly Every Day
Nurturing Elders and Others:
Threshold Decisions Nearly Every Day
By the Rev. Paul Graves
In late June, I wrote my monthly faith-and-values column for the Spokesman-Review on...
When the ordinary becomes art
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....
We are compassionate people with a passion for action!
By Rosalee Mohney | Photos by Jesse N. Love
“I’m doing volunteer work because I wasn’t able to say ‘no.’ I’m called to do certain things...
Sowing Seeds of Gratitude
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.
COVID-19 tests more than our bodies
"The COVID-19 is testing more than our bodies. Our spirits are getting a great test too," writes the Rev. Paul Graves. He argues that despite our separation and individualistic tendencies, we are our best, most authentic, selves when we help each other.
Making Friends with Grief
In his latest post, Rev. Paul Graves tackles a topic that many wrestle with particularly as they approach the holidays: grief.
When we are ready, Graves encourages us to resist our fear of grief and instead to sit with it and learn what it can teach.
Don’t Confront Alexa!
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.
