This article is part of the Biblically Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship (BIFRS) series. It was originally written in December 2019 as a response to a Christianity Today cover story from that year. The theological themes it raises have only grown more relevant — but the financial data it cited has aged. This update replaces … Read more
Well, folks, I have great news: as of today, my new book, Reimagine Retirement: Planning and Living for the Glory of God, has been released by B&H Publishing (LifeWay)! It is a project I have been working on for about 18 months, and I am thrilled to announce that it is available to order from LifeWay.com, Amazon.com, Christianbook.com, … Read more
You may remember these lyrics from the now famous 1971 song “Imagine” that was written and performed by former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono: Imagine there’s no heaven It’s easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people living for today… It’s a simple, melodic song … Read more
This article is part of the Biblically-Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship (BIFRS). It was initially published in September 2019 and updated in January 2026. I was recently part of a book study with a group of men who were all younger than me. During a discussion, one of them candidly commented in passing that he … Read more
This article is part of the Biblically-Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship (BIFRS). It was originally published in 2019, but had minor updates in 2026. One of the hard realities of life in our fallen world is aging. Although we live in a culture that celebrates—and sometimes idolizes—youthfulness, everyone is, ironically, getting old. Some are just … Read more
This article is part of the Biblically Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship (BIFRS) series. I was recently surprised to see a couple of words being used together in an article that I might not have expected to see: retirement and grief. You may be thinking, “What!? Grieving over retirement? No more daily commute, an unreasonable … Read more
This article is part of the Biblically-Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship (BIFRS). It was initially published in February 2019 and updated in February 2026. Author and speaker Chris Hogan, who was once part of Dave Ramsey’s team, wrote a book titled Everyday Millionaires as a follow-up to his earlier book on retirement, Retire Inspired. The … Read more
This article is part of the Biblically-Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship (BIFRS). In our culture, success with money is usually associated with self-confidence, self-sufficiency, and self-determination. We take pride in how much money we make, how much we save, how much debt we paid off, and how well our investments do. The Internet is lit-up … Read more
This article is part of the Biblically Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship (BIFRS) series. A while back, I was in a fellowship meeting with a bunch of guys (all younger than me) from our “community group” (small group) at church. We were discussing what we’d like to accomplish that year, and the word that came … Read more
