Many of us have a hard time talking about aging and an even harder time talking about death. But as long as we are still on this planet both are inevitable. There may be something innate about being an American that makes us believe that we will be forever young. In comparison to nations like China and some European countries, America is still a young nation. Perhaps this is related to why we resist ...

Advances in health care have made living with disabilities and caregiving in the later years of life both a reality and a challenging responsibility. There are many options of care available today in all parts of the country. It's important that leaders in the church become familiar with the options available.

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Getting older often gets a bad rap in our culture. We color our hair, hide our wrinkles, and lie about our age because in America there is the notion that aging is a bad thing. In contrast, aging is not something that just magically happens to us once we get the letter to join AARP or we start drawing social security. Rather, the moment we are born we begin to age.

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