Twice a year our country frets over the semi-annual time change between standard and daylight savings time. We have this thing about time. It can move too slowly when we are young. Too fast when we are old. Our meager effort to save more daylight for part of the year doesn’t change the fact there are still only 24 hours in a day. As we move into the months with less daylight, we only exchange brighter mornings for darker afternoons.
Once I officially retired, I became more acutely aware of the many “experts” opining about this phase of life. What should I do? What shouldn’t I do? How do I organize..
I’ve never aged in a conventional way. I’m 41, and I find myself living a life that doesn’t quite fit the expected rhythms of age and stage. But honestly? I’m thankful..
When introducing myself I am often interrupted. I begin by saying, “I am the director of The Center for Abundant Aging and we seek to…”
From the archives: The author shares the lessons learned about Abundant Aging from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Growing up loving science fiction in the 90s meant..
My favorite story of the risen Christ meeting the disciples is during the encounter when he calls from the beach to the disciples out on the boat. There are a couple of..
Right before I went into the Labor and Delivery Room, my brother Mark texted me this message, “Remember this is a sacred moment. Open your heart and take this in.” And..
Some of life’s most transformative moments sneak up on us unannounced. They’re not the ones we pencil into our planners or brace ourselves for—they’re the spontaneous..
Of all the men and women in the Bible, of all the amazing stories of faith and failure, one person stands out for me. The apostle Peter.
This week we offer a video from Rev. John Ortberg. WATCH VIDEO
