by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 10, 2015 | Aging, Faith
In the later stages of life it is important to value your life’s journey. One way to do that is to record your life history. Use a list of questions that will evoke memories. Here are some sample questions for your personal history taken from Houston and Parker’s...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 3, 2015 | Aging
A friend of mine confessed that when he was at leisure and not being productive he felt guilty. He echoed what I often experience. Why is this? Paul Tournier (1898-1986), addressed this problem in his admirable classic, LEARN TO GROW OLD. His thesis is that we have...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 1, 2015 | Aging, Ministry, Suffering
“Whereas Alzheimer’s may be specified as a brain disease, dementia is an encompassing concept that can be used theologically to reflect upon the deterioration of a much greater realm of personal stimuli, including one’s social environment. A ‘dementing person’ may be...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Sep 26, 2015 | Aging, Church, Ministry, Prayer
Many are sadly depressed because they feel so lonely. Because they feel devalued as they age and they lose their place and function in society, they find it difficult to initiate contact with others and build relationships. They don’t call people or set up lunches, or...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Sep 24, 2015 | Aging, Jesus
Depression afflicts all ages but especially those at later stages of their lives. Many of those are afflicted by depression in their younger years because of chemical imbalance can be helped by antidepressants. Tragically some, who struggle despite medication, lose...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Sep 22, 2015 | Aging, Faith
James Houston and Michael Parker in their A VISION FOR THE AGING CHURCH, ask which of these two views of aging dominates our churches today? How hard and painful are the last days of an aged man! He grows weaker every day; his eyes become dim, his ears deaf; his...
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