Affirmative Aging: A Resource for Ministry |
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... grow in the use of " head , hands , and heart , " to grow " in wisdom , grace , and age . " While these are lifelong activities , they are the primary task of the First Age . The Second Age is marked by autonomy and certain fundamental ...
... grow in the use of " head , hands , and heart , " to grow " in wisdom , grace , and age . " While these are lifelong activities , they are the primary task of the First Age . The Second Age is marked by autonomy and certain fundamental ...
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... growing older does not necessarily mean that they will ever turn to their families for anything except companionship and pleasure . Millions of older people continue right on into their seventies and eighties - even into their nineties ...
... growing older does not necessarily mean that they will ever turn to their families for anything except companionship and pleasure . Millions of older people continue right on into their seventies and eighties - even into their nineties ...
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... growing segment of our population - those over sixty - five . • Geriatrics experts stress the positive aspects of growing old in essays on aging as a spiritual journey meditation and prayer ministry opportunities for older people ...
... growing segment of our population - those over sixty - five . • Geriatrics experts stress the positive aspects of growing old in essays on aging as a spiritual journey meditation and prayer ministry opportunities for older people ...
Contents
Toward an Ethic for the Third | 12 |
Meditation and Prayer | 46 |
The Gift of Wisdom | 63 |
Copyright | |
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