Older Adult Ministries

"I don’t want to hate anybody, especially the political leaders I vehemently disagree with," writes the Rev. Paul Graves. Reflecting on a cultural climate "where it's hard not to hate," Graves suggests that our faith offers us a better path than hate or despair if we risk opening our hearts to the world around us.

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....

Nurturing Elders & Others Hatching the Aging Heart: Spiritual Break-Throughs by Geezers By the Rev. Paul Graves | Illustration by Jesse N. Love A few months before...

Outside the Oklahoma National Memorial Museum is the children’s memorial to honor the children killed. The wall tiles and courtyard were designed by other...

Transforming faith is an adult task! | By the Rev. Paul Graves “When I was a child, my speech, feelings, and thinking were all those...

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...

The process of downsizing has not been easy one for the Rev. Paul Graves as his family moves to a new, smaller home. In his post, Graves considers the value of accumulated "stuff" and the relationship between grief and gratitude.

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...

Illustration of “Bobby Bumps Goes Fishing”, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, bit.ly/bobbybumpsfishing Nurturing Elders and Others: I don’t have time to be patient! By The Rev. Paul Graves When...

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...