Did the title of this article (or the image above) surprise you? Perhaps you think I may have rejoined the workforce in a full or part-time paid position? Well, that’s not the case, and I’ll explain later in this article. But before I go there, you may be surprised to know that, according to a … Read more
Many books and articles have been written about Christians and money, and some about retirement. This blog is about Christians and retirement, and I often write about money and stewardship. There’s much to say about these topics, but the Bible tells us what is most essential for us to know—not every practical detail about personal … Read more
This article is part of the Biblically Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship (BIFRS). It was originally published in November 2022 and updated in June 2026. An increasing number of people in their 50s, 60s, and 70s are receiving inheritances as a result of the largest generational transfer of wealth in American history—an estimated $84 trillion … Read more
This article is part of the Biblically-Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship (BIFRS). It was initially published in June 2022 and updated in March 2026. I recently read an interesting study on retirement from A.G. Edwards and AgeWave. It was published in 2022 but remains highly relevant. The study covered a lot of ground and was … Read more
I recently re-read Tim Challies’ article titled ”Rule #5: Ponder the Brevity of Life (8 Rules for Growing in Godliness), in which he wrote the following: Aware of death’s inevitability, we must discipline ourselves to ponder just how short our lives will be. Though our hearts are set on immortality, we are heading toward certain … Read more
The mid-term elections are nearing, and the next presidential election is only two years away. There’s already a significant uptick in the super-charged rhetoric from both sides of the increasingly polarized political spectrum. I’ve never directly written about politics or the culture wars; I’ve preferred to instead think about how they impact economics and personal … Read more
Most of my posts focus almost exclusively on retirement stewardship and planning issues but with a holistic approach (time, talents, treasure, and testimony). I have also written a two-part series about the stewardship of paper and digital assets. Part one addressed device, password, and file management, and how to keep all these things safe and … Read more
Off the bat, I want to make clear I’m talking about the word ‘guru’ here, not the cartoon character ”Gru,” villain and master of the Minions. However, one might say that Gru is a guru to the Minions. (What can I say, I have grandchildren.) On more than one occasion, a friend or acquaintance has … Read more
I recently read this quote by Tim Challies: “We please God—we thrill God—when we live as ordinary people in ordinary lives who use our ordinary circumstances to proclaim and live out an extraordinary gospel.” It’s from an article Tim wrote in 2015 titled “Ordinary Christian Work.” The article was a Christian view of vocation, but … Read more
