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Encouragement for the second half
Articles to help adults 55+ keep serving, mentoring, and finishing strong
Women Connect: An Introduction
The introduction to Women Connect, a new women-focused communique from Judy Wick — a bi-weekly breath of fresh air to ponder Scripture, meet everyday women, give thanks, and center our hearts on Jesus.
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Serving Others is Ageless
Ken Postema, 71, is a retired book publisher. Five years ago, Ken had never packed an Operation Christmas Child shoebox and didn’t even know much about the outreach to children around the world to bri
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Purposeful Adventure
As we grow older, we tend to take fewer risks, often with good reason. We’re reasonably confident that you won’t read about us taking on a multi-nation motorcycle trek.But God will call us to do somet
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The Loneliness and Isolation Epidemic
From the beginning God recognized that it was not good for man to be alone. He has wired us for fellowship and community.Earlier this year the US Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, released an 81-page
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Overcoming Grief with Good News
Doris started packing shoeboxes in 1995 after her 13-year-old son died at Christmastime the year before. She was determined not to live in grief, but to do something good to help overcome it. She chos
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Managing OUR Ego
Sometimes when seeing a book title, our minds immediately race to others who would benefit from reading and absorbing its contents. While writing, though, Mel concluded that “pride is everyone’s probl
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Accepting CHALLENGES in the Season of CHILL
Many people already think of retirement as a multi-decade vacation. When you put that mindset smack dab in the middle of summer—universally prime vacation season—promoting serving opportunities can ha
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The Happy Grandmas
Whether you create an item for a shoebox or pack one, it can make an eternal difference in the life of a boy or girl. "One box is going to reach a child—that's a soul that is going to be touched by Je
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See the Forest
Towering trees and older adults: Both have spun numerous years around the sun. What a mistake to treat them as obstructions!They, too, are an incredible part of the view.
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North of 85 and Going Strong
While Stan & Julie have learned the art of downshifting, they clearly still have their foot on the gas pedal, eager to share about upcoming projects in Bolivia and Northern California.We don’t all hav
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Never Too Old to Serve
Sallie is a retired nurse. When she stepped away from her career at age 65, she knew that retirement was the beginning of a very different season of her life as a Christian. She immediately jumped int
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Fan Into Flame
In life’s later stages we need to value our embers/gifts and pair them with a fresh Holy Spirit wind that fans our gifts into flames.Embers don’t remain embers forever. They can grow cold and die out,
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