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Encouragement for the second half
Articles to help adults 55+ keep serving, mentoring, and finishing strong
Lit Torch
You may think we celebrate older-leader longevity at every turn, based on our Young Enough to Serve mission. Truth is, we often marvel at what people accomplish in life’s later years, but it sometimes
Read more →Women Connect: Sharing His Love — Christine Turner
Judy shares the story of her niece Christine Turner, a woman who walks into each day with eyes and heart wide open, asking Jesus how He can use her to reach others.
Read more →Women Connect: Transformation — Sara McGee
Sara spiraled into addiction at fourteen. Seventeen years later she hit rock bottom at Women's Teen Challenge — and met the One who heals, forgives and gives hope.
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Didn't Paul Know Better?
Older adults are Next-Gen-relevant and can vitally impact younger generations. And, like Titus, young people can teach and spiritually re-awaken older adults.May a better set of presumptions surroundi
Read more →Women Connect: Forgiveness — Lynn & Dan Wagner
After a drunk driver killed both their daughters, Lynn and Dan Wagner chose forgiveness over bitterness—a God-sized story of grace, healing, and hope.
Read more →Women Connect: Solitude — Kari Stewart
Missions pastor Kari Stewart shares how she schedules and protects monthly times of solitude, and why God faithfully meets her in that treasured, quiet space.
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Peer Pressure
We’re not all going to reach the century milestone, so peer influence will likely remain part of our lives. Let’s make the most of it.
Read more →Women Connect: The Best Gift Ever — Subrena Persaud
Judy shares how a 2016 shoebox distribution trip to Guyana introduced her to Subrena, a pastor's wife whose Greatest Journey classes are birthing new churches.
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Through
With the recent sixty-year anniversary of President Kennedy’s untimely death, we were reminded of his famous “Ask not what your country can do for you” speech.Our audience is a tad smaller, but if we
Read more →Women Connect: Sewing & Reaping — June Mills
Judy remembers her friend June Mills, who at 90 took up sewing for Dress a Girl Around the World and stitched 1,500 dresses, extending the spirit of Christmas year round.
Read more →Women Connect: Set Free — Anh Vo
Judy tells the story of Anh Vo, who found Jesus in prison after an undeniable encounter with a bright light, and now lives a radically transformed life.
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Set Free
After several years in prison, Anh experienced an undeniable encounter with Jesus. While walking in the courtyard one day, she experienced a bright light shining on her and a sense in her soul that th
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