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Encouragement for the second half
Articles to help adults 55+ keep serving, mentoring, and finishing strong
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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Atmospheric Rivers
America and the world have been hit by many storms in recent years, certainly not all weather-related, and we need God’s supernatural intervention.May all of us be open to God’s fresh touch as we too
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Tipping the Scales with Younger Leaders
There’s something special when other parts take notice, show concern and give honor.Younger people are old enough to lead us. And we who are older are still young enough to serve.Partnering with young
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Here's the church and there's the steeple...
Houses/buildings have many parallel systems and fewer interdependent systems. The electricity and plumbing operate independently. The brick masons, painters, and carpet layers may have little interact
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Some Side Effects May Occur
We’re often blessed to see very favorable side effects when we follow our prescribed-by-God calling.We never know the far-reaching impact of our efforts when God leads us. Some of the effect falls rig
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Is Our All Too Small?
“For God so loved THE WORLD.” We like the bigness of that picture. He loves the poor, the elderly, the unborn, ethnic minorities and majorities, the young, the rich and middle class.And while our pass
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The Element of Surprise
While we’re not throwing many surprise parties, we do like surprising people…challenging hidden assumptions and helping them see things in a new light.Even though it strikes at the core of our mission
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A Work of Art
Art Gaeta, has flunked retirement several times. At age 77 he just signed another year-long public high school contract, teaching Spanish in Gilbert, Arizona.Real lives are being impacted because Art
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Adding Breadth
When we started YES! over fourteen years ago, we were anxious to ‘flip the script’ with regard to older adult ministry.We knew a ton of potential was being ignored, and changes were needed in how chur
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A Break from Routine
Allow us to share a ‘secular’ resource that we’ve found helpful, a break from our typical promotion of Christian resources/ministries.Eldera is an organization committed to connecting older mentors (a
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Relationship. Relationship. Relationship.
Serving in a generationally-focused ministry, we enjoy learning about key character traits of Millennials, Gen Xers, Boomers, Builders, etc.But something is missing when we study generations in these
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Oh, We Wish!
As we flip our daily or monthly calendars, we realize each day we have is precious. Lord, help us—even as we look forward to the possibility of better days ahead—not to wish away our hours, days, mont
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