The Diaconal Care of Non-Poor Christians (6) A Modest Proposal for Protestant Reformed Retirement Facilities

In our last article we examined ways in which Reformed diaconates today can implement, and often are implementing, the care of non-poor Christians, such as the sick, aged, widowed, handicapped, and the like. In this article I particularly address Protestant Reformed diaconates, suggesting another way in which deacons can busy themselves in their work. The suggestion regards establishing a group of small retirement homes that are intended primarily for the benefit of Protestant Reformed people,...