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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...
I don’t have time to be patient!
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...
Two different lenses of FEAR
Nurturing Elders and Others:
We see best through two different lenses of fear
By the Rev. Paul Graves
Terrorism. Star-studded night. “Fear Factor” and “Survivor” reality TV....
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....
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...
Who can older adults ADVOCATE for?
Nurturing Elders and Others:
Who can older adults ADVOCATE for?
By the Rev. Paul Graves
A funny thing happened on the way to my computer when I...
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...