Aging in the Grace of God
Lessons from the Wilderness Pa r t i c i p a n t ’s G u i d e
Recommended Resources ¿ Check out the following Bible studies at: ChristianBibleStudies.com • Making Retirement Meaningful • The Joys and Trials of Grandparenting
¿ www.autumnsaints.com (This website provides a copyright free newsletter, Saints Alive!, that may be downloaded and used in your small group or given to the senior adults in your church.) ¨ Moses, A Man of Selfless Dedication, Charles Swindoll (Thomas Nelson, 1999; ISBN: 9780849913853) ¨ Living Simply, Joanne Heim (Multnomah Press, 2006; ISBN: 1590527283) ¨ When God Interrupts: Finding New Life through Unwanted Change, Craig Barnes (InterVarsity Press, 1996; ISBN: 9780830819799) ¨ The Seasons of a Restless Heart: A Spiritual Companion for Living in Transition, Debra K. Farrington (John Wiley & Sons, 2005; ISBN: 9780787973926) ¨ Wine at the End of the Feast: Embracing Spiritual Changes as You Age, Kristen Johnson Ingram (Loyola Press, 2003; ISBN: 9780829419368) ¨ The Way of Embracing Transition: Embracing Life’s Most Difficult Moments, William Bridges (Da Capo Press, 2001; ISBN: 9780738205298) ¨ Transitions, Making Sense of Life’s Changes, William Bridges (Da Capo Press, 2004; ISBN: 0201000822) 8 DVD: The Brides of Christ, Episode 3, produced by Australian television and recipient of four Australian film awards. It chronicles the difficulty of change for the nuns teaching at a Catholic school for girls in the sixties. While it is overtly Catholic, the difficulties of change are poignantly depicted, so that one can only empathize with the pain and challenge Vatican II brought to these faithful servants of God. Well worth seeing even by those who have differences with the Catholic Church. 8 DVD: Moses, starring Ben Kingsley, from The Bible Collection 58
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