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Encouragement for the second half
Articles to help adults 55+ keep serving, mentoring, and finishing strong
Tip-a-Canoe and Titus 2
Is there anything inherently wrong with lopsidedness? As long as people are getting saved and nurtured in their faith, shouldn't generationally lopsided churches be celebrated? So what's the big deal
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We Have Met the Enemy, and He is All Three of Us!
Let's take our punching gloves off for a moment and yank at the plank in our own eyes. Hitting the pause button on our rants, let's pretend that WE in life's second half are our own worst enemy . . .
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How Did It Get So Late So Soon?
"How did it get so late so soon?It's night before it's afternoon.December is here before it's June.My goodness how the time has flewn.How did it get so late so soon?”
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Cruising Through Icy Waters
DO YOU EVER FEEL LIKE YOU’RE WORSHIPPING GOD ON THE DECK OF THE TITANIC?While we’re ultimately heaven-bound and on the winning team, what about the ship on which we’re currently sailing? Is it going d
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Appealing to the Younger Side of You
Truth is, you have a right and left side of your brain, and they are precisely your age. Neither side is younger or older, and both sides of you can be very engaging!
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The Castaways
Stay cutting edge but don’t leave Herb & Mabel on the cutting floor, feeling edgy and edged out. Their eight tracks are perishable commodities, but they are imperishable.
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Preaching to Papa- and Gram-To-Be
Grandparenting is not the time to circle the wagons and focus only on family. Nor is it a time to forsake our calling as grandparents for the sake of reaching the world.
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777 Local Church Lessons
When local churches come up short of the runway, are we vigilant enough in learning the hard lessons?
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Tale of Two Moms
We’re often not doing enough to cultivate potential and to provide a clear early warning to those who might settle for the path of idleness.The idle path may appear safer, but it’s actually more treac
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There's Gold in Them Thar Culls
In these later years of life, we do at times get set apart because we’re not shelf-ready in the eyes of consumers.For a moment I am tempted to mutter, “Those stupid consumers who shop with their eyes!
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Dancing on Eggshells
We talk negatively about politicians and ‘political correctness’, but we have our own correctness versions in the church/ministry world.
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The Story of Joe Capri
As we seek to unleash serving and disciple-making potential in others, we encounter people whose life scripts so beautifully and dramatically amplify the message God has placed on our hearts. Our live
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