RSS FeedTHE CHALLENGE OF AGING – VALUING CAREER
One of the temptations of old age is to think of yourself as having no value. People don’t know who you are or what you have done with your life. You do not feel productive and valuable as you used to be. You are not sought out or asked to contribute as you were in...
EULOGY FOR ED WEIHENMAYER
For the last twenty years Ed Weihenmayer wrote a Lenten Meditation for the Chapel. In them he shared his beliefs about life and faith. Let me share some of his convictions.In 2001 he wrote about being raised in a household in which he was taught to use all the talents...
THE CHALLENGE OF AGING – A LIFELONG PERSPECTIVE
My sister and I. “From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you. I have become a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge. My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long. Do not cast...
THE CHALLENGE OF AGING – SIMPLIFYING POSSESSIONS
“A man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge and skill, and then he must leave all he owns to someone who has not worked for it.” (Ecclesiastes 2:21) We have lived twenty-two years at our present address. We moved here from a larger house where we lived fourteen...
THE CHALLENGE OF AGING – INTELLECTUAL STIMULATION
“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (Romans 12:2) While the body may deteriorate as we age we must make every effort to stimulate our minds intellectually. It is so easy to become lazy, not only physically, but also intellectually. As we strive to exercise...
BRITISH OPEN WINNER
Cameron Smith, who won the 150th British Open at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, St. Andrews, Scotland, is a local. Although born in Brisbane, Australia, he has lived in Ponte Vedra Beach for the past seven years where he won the 2022 Players Championship as well. He...
THE CHALLENGE OF AGING – CULTIVATING A SPIRITUAL VOCATION
All Saints Church, Hokitika, where I was baptized. I retired from my working career at age seventy-seven. I have not retired from my spiritual vocation. My spiritual vocation is life-long. What is it? In the words of my baptism in the Book of Common Prayer: “I shall...
THE CHALLENGE OF AGING – LIMITATIONS
“We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our...
WISDOM FOR OUR TIME
When so many bad things are happening in the world, and we never seem to learn the lessons of history, I find the book of Job to be filled with so much wisdom. It should be required reading for all politicians and statesmen to foster humility and to counter hubris....
REFLECTIONS ON A LIFETIME AND THE CHALLENGE OF AGING
As I enter into my eighty second year, which is hard for me to comprehend, I am determined to explore my impressions for my own satisfaction and a guide for others on the same journey. All my life I have had goals and aspirations, deadlines and expectations to...
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