A new Women’s Book Discussion Group will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 28.
The book is “On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity and Getting Old” by Parker J. Palmer, author of “Let Your Life Speak,” “The Courage to Teach,” “Healing the Heart of Democracy.” It is available on Amazon.
Robin Carlson, our commissioned minister of Christian education, will guide this discussion, which will go through Sept. 18.
Drawing on eight decades of life — and his career as a writer, teacher, and activist — Palmer explores the questions age raises and the promises it holds. “Old,” he writes, “is just another word for nothing left to lose, a time to dive deep into life, not withdraw to the shallows.”
But this book is not for elders only. It was written to encourage adults of all ages to explore the way their lives are unfolding. It’s not a how-to-do-it book on aging, but a set of meditations in prose and poetry that turn the prism on the meaning(s) of one’s life, refracting new light at every turn.
Reading Assignment is:
- Aug 28 – Prelude and Chapter 1
- Sept 4 – Chapters 2 & 3
- Sept 11 – Chapters 4 & 5
- Sept 18 – Chapter 7 & Postlude
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