As I mentioned here a few weeks ago , I was invited to give a presentation to the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Association on April 20. My topic: Why and How to Provide Spiritual Care During Dementia. I'm honored to have been featured, and I'm happy to say that it was recorded! If you registered but were … Continue reading Alzheimer’s Association webinar on spiritual care
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Dementia-friendly church service: Mother’s Day
This week I recorded a new version of my nondenominational church service for Mother's Day. As always, this church service is suitable for older adults with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. I hope you both enjoy it as you remember and celebrate the role of motherhood, which I believe originates with God. Watch the 44-minute … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Mother’s Day
Prayer of forgiveness to help elders with dementia
A few weeks ago, I exchanged emails with a lovely reader who ministers to elders with dementia. She described how one person living with dementia (PLWD) was tormented by past mistakes, unable to forgive himself. She wondered what she could do to help him accept God's forgiveness. What a beautiful question! This is what spiritual … Continue reading Prayer of forgiveness to help elders with dementia
Dementia-friendly church service: Hope
I've updated this week's nondenominational worship service on hope to fix sound issues (again). As always, this service is suitable for older adults with Alzheimer's and other dementias. Watch the 43-minute video church service on hope here. And if you're providing the service yourself, here's the written agenda on hope. Thank you, thank you, thank … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Hope
Dementia-friendly church service: Patience
I've made a brand-new recording of this week's nondenominational worship service video on the theme of patience. It still includes the wonderful "Frog and Toad" story, which remains one of the best illustrations of patience that I know ☺️ Watch the 44-minute church service video on patience here. If you'd like to provide this service … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Patience
