This week's updated nondenominational worship service (now slightly shorter and, I hope, with balanced sound) takes on suffering. As we ask "how long, oh Lord" in the midst of hardship and confusion (Habakkuk 1:1), I hope this service encourages you and your elders to "stand at the watchpost ... and look out to see what [the Lord] … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Suffering
This week's nondenominational worship service (updated for 2021) focuses on a universal reality: suffering. As usual, this church service is suitable for older adults with Alzheimer's and other dementias. I guarantee, every elder you know has a solid sense that hardship is real and unavoidable. How does our faith in God help us endure it? … Continue reading Dementia-friendly church service: Suffering (2021)
If there's one thing that elders, including those with Alzheimer's and dementia, understand clearly, it's suffering. They have no illusions that life is easy or that God owes them happiness at all times and in all things. But they, like the rest of us, also crave reassurance that suffering is not in vain and that … Continue reading Dementia-friendly worship service: Suffering
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