Aging


Edited by Nader R. Shabahangi Creativity has no age requirements and flows freely from young and old alike. This inspiring collection of poems was written by elderly residents of assisted living communities in California. Nader R. Shabahangi, the founder of AgeSong and AgeSong Institute, serves as editor of this anthology. He offers Gems of Wisdom as a demonstration that “life is a continual process of learning, growing and...

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By Gilbert Meilaender Well-thought-out perspectives on living both long and well.  In Should We Live Forever? Christian ethicist Gilbert Meilaender puzzles over the implications of the medical advances that have lengthened the human life span, wrestling with what this quest for living longer means for our conception of living well and completely. As he points out in his introduction, “That we often desire, even greedily desire,...

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By Sue Pickering   Creative Ideas for Ministry with the Aged is a wise, timely, and practical handbook that meets the urgent need for resources for ministry among the elderly. Written out of the author’s own experience as a chaplain to a residential care community, it is suitable for ministers who visit the elderly; chaplains, pastoral visitors, and caregivers; and all who help train others in elderly pastoral care. Part 1...

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By Matthew Linn, Sheila Fabricant, & Dennis Linn A practical and prayerful guide to healing the hurt that may have occurred in the eight stages of life as described by psychologist Erik Erikson. (Publisher’s description) Available at Christian...

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By Timothy M. Farabaugh Ministry To and With the Elderly is a book that will help clergy, church leaders, and seminary students better understand the unique needs and abilities of the older members of our churches. This book is not simply another book on how to meet the needs of older adults. It provides examples and insight into ways the elderly may be involved in ministry to one another and how clergy can be more aware of the unique...

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By Joe Marino, RN, BSN    Were you ever around anyone who was going through the process of dying? If so, remember back to all the questions you had, the worries, how scared you and that person were. The unknown is very scary, and if the questions aren’t answered, then these fears can become out of control to the point of panic. Introduction to Aging, Death, and Dying was written with the intent to open your minds and hearts to a...

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By Carol Orsborn In her breakthrough generational memoir, Boomer expert Carol Orsborn relates the ups and downs of a tumultuous year spent facing, busting, and ultimately triumphing over the stereotypes of growing old. Along the way, she nurtures a love-starved friend through a doomed affair with a younger man, wrestles with the meaning of an exploding fish, and regains her passion for life at the side of her squirrel-crazed dog,...

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By Virginia Morris “The bible of eldercare”–ABC World News. “An indispensable book”–AARP. “A compassionate guide of encyclopedic proportion”–The Washington Post. And, winner of a Books for a Better Life Award. How to Care for Aging Parents is the best and bestselling book of its kind, and its author, Virginia Morris, is the go-to person on eldercare for the media, appearing on Oprah, TODAY, and Good...

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By Frits de Lange Encourages loving care of self and others during the last season of life Is loving later life possible? In our youth-obsessed culture, nobody enjoys growing old. We normally fear our own aging and generally do not love old people — they remind us that death is inescapable, the body frail, and social status transitory. In Loving Later Life Frits de Lange shows how an ethics of love can acknowledge and overcome this...

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By Missy Buchanan Nationally recognized older adult advocate Missy Buchanan offers a compassionate look at the concerns of two generations—adult children and their parents—as they struggle with the fears and frustrations of aging. Buchanan invites readers of both generations to stand in each other’s shoes through a series of 20 scenarios, presented as paired conversations with God. First she introduces the adult child’s perspective on...

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By Missy Buchanan Aging often brings concerns about health, worries about finances, and frustrations about change. The so-called golden years can seem filled with loneliness and pain. How is a person of faith to cope with the challenges and find purpose for the rest of his or her life? Missy Buchanan encourages older adults to maintain open dialogue with God. Through a series of personal poems and reflections, each coupled with a...

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By Donald Capps   The later-adult years are commonly viewed as a period in which one struggles to maintain a vestige of the physical, mental, and emotional vitality of one’s earlier years. In Still Growing, however, Donald Capps contends that older adulthood is actually a period of growth and development, and that a central feature of this growth and development is the remarkable creativity of older adults. This creativity is...

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By Janet Maccaro, Ph.D., CNC Midlife can be a springboard to a new and exciting era in your life. It is a time to answer the wake-up call of this timely book and start experiencing improved health, spiritual fulfillment, and long-lasting realtionships that will enrich and lengthen your days. Midlife Meltdown explains what a body needs through pertinent topics, including: · Proper nutrition for aging bodies – a necessity, not a...

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