vol. 6, num. 18 :: 2007.10.05 — 2007.10.19
The weather may not be showing it yet, but the northern hemisphere is moving into the fall season and then into winter. This issue will include perspectives from a range of life stages on watching others grow older, growing older ourselves and being caregivers to those in the winter of life.
Exploring the contrast between Egyptian and North American funerals.
A collection of ideas on the structure and purposes of funeral services.
An autumn evening prompts reflection on numbering our days.
A eulogy for Ferrari Mundy (Winter 1989-Summer 2007).
A reflection on the passing away of an autumn tradition.
Thoughts on shifting roles in the latter years of a parent’s life.
Comfort is in the particulars when you care for someone who’s ill.
In a new series, a *cino co-founder offers short reviews of worthwhile art and media, This edition looks at the films God Grew Tired of Us and Into Great Silence, music from Kanye West and Common, and Last Train to Memphis, a book about Elvis.
A review of the film Away from Her by Sarah Polley.
An analysis of the film In the Valley of Elah.
Is there such a thing?
Reflections of a Hospice chaplain a few days later.
Divorce is never God's intention for marriage, but there is still grace.
Valerie Weaver-Zercher explores caring for aging parents through Caring for Mother, a sobering book by Virginia Stem Owens.
Professor Don Hettinga shares memories and an essay about the prolific author who passed away in September.
I am holding half an acre
Torn from a map of Michigan
And folded in this scrap of paper
Is a land I grew in.
Hem
“Half an Acre”
from Rabbit Songs
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