I’ve begun to think about the difference between my spiritual practices during my active pastorate and now in this retirement…

One of the most unexpected consequences of my retirement was in the area of spiritual discipline. I happened to be…

Retirement also affects your family relationships. If you have been a seventy hour a week pastor, it is an adjustment…

It is important in retirement that we develop a discipline with respect to finances that is consistent with our new…

There is another aspect to our emotional health that is important. We need to have some honest talk and preparation…

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I think emotional health can be a major challenge for those in the retirement phase of life. So much of…

I’m going to look at the same six areas of health that are used in the ToolBox, www.pastoralcarenetwork.org , but…

While I could just wander into this new phase of my life and see what happens, I don’t think that…

I’m still working on how my new phase of retirement will be structured. Yes, I’ve now been retired for six…

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It is understandable if you have wondered where I was going with these last few blogs on death. For me,…

What does death look like, and what is my calling in the face of death? At its most basic, death…

The ground of my hope, as expressed in yesterday’s comments, leads me to believe that no condition of my life…

OK, as I consider this penultimate chapter in my life, I also need to consider the ultimate chapter — death.…

For those who may think its morbid to be so focused on the time before you die when you are…

Reflecting on the truth that death will terminate my earthly life, I ask the question as to what is my…

I may live for another 5, 15, or 20 years, but I am clearly entering into a pen-ultimate phase of…

Let me provide for you a rather dramatic situation that I think helps clarify the issue of vocation for a…

I speak of this phase of learning how to appreciate each moment and cutting back on my “driveness” as part…