Listening: It does not just involve ears!
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....
Lazy Daze: Refresh and Reboot!
Lazy Daze: Refresh and Reboot!
By Jesse N. Love
Older adults from the PNW Conference enjoyed time apart to “Refresh and Reboot” during Lazy Daze --...
Being Human is More Than We Settle For
Nurturing Elders and Others:
Being Human is More Than We Settle For
By The Rev. Paul Graves
What if being human is more than we human beings...
If you want to be taken seriously…
The Rev. John Brewer, Bishop Cal McConnell, and Mary Tapp share a moment of laughter during Tapp’s retirement party at PNWUMC in 2010.
Nurturing Elders...
Messy Church celebrates multi-generational relationships and discipleship
Messy Church celebrates multi-generational relationships and discipleship
By Scott Klepach, Jr.
There are scavenger hunts and painting crafts.
Or, there are camp songs and googly-eyes
But...
Elders: Listen to Your Questions!
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...
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: 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: Near The End!
Nurturing Elders: Near The End!
By the Rev. Paul Graves
Don’t let “near the end” scare you! The end may be one of the best times...
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...
