2018 is here and the beginning of a new year is when a lot of people do some planning, and perhaps make a resolution or two. If you are five or ten years from retirement, you may be increasingly focused on that. Since my wife and I both reach “full retirement age” as defined by … Read more
I get this question fairly often: “When are you going to retire?” Perhaps because I am almost 65 and mentioned that I’m receiving solicitations from Medicare insurance providers in the mail; or, maybe because I’m starting to look my age, I hear it more often than I used to. I usually say that I’m not … Read more
Over the years, I have read a few of the reformed confessions and catechisms. I have even taught the Shorter Catechism to children in Sunday School. I recently read an article by Tim Challies titled, Use Your Catechism, Silly. It in, he extols the virtues of using these resources to understand and evaluate contemporary matters … Read more
I was inspired to write this article by something that a young man shared with me in a men’s books study meeting early this morning. He reminded me that I had been one of his teachers in children’s ministry in our church many years ago. He admitted that he wasn’t a model student, but now … Read more
In a brief conversation with a friend after church recently, the topic of “retirement” came up. He and I are about the same age. He made a statement that stuck with me. He said that he was thinking about retirement but had one big concern – he didn’t have any idea what he would do … Read more
