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Paul Graves

In March 2026, Paul will have completed 30 years as a faith/values writer, and he has plans to keep writing! After almost 37 years in Sandpoint, ID, Paul and his wife moved to Hillsboro, OR in March 2025, to be close to their son and family. They live in a retirement community, where Paul’s professional back as a retired United Methodist pastor and also a retired geriatric social worker, have been welcomed and are grist for the writing-mill on matters of spirituality, politics and aging.
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Sowing Seeds of Gratitude

Each day between now and including Thanksgiving Day, be very conscious of the little things for which you are thankful – in your home, at work, with friends, even with strangers.
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We Must Be Partners With Creation

Everywhere we look, from majestic mountains or sunsets to the tiniest stamen in a flower, we need to be increasingly aware of how our world is nourished by every living organism around us.
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Jesus Wasn’t A Zero-Sum Game Player

“I win, you lose!” Or “I lose, you win!” That’s the essential message in the Zero-sum Game.
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Grateful for the Grief That Comes with Downsizing

Because, you see, any grief I experience in this downsizing of our collective sermons is borne out of a deeper gratitude.
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Listening is a Healing Art

For me, hearing refers to the capacity to hear a sound; while listening refers to the capacity to identify a meaning behind the sound.
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