It’s a Mess Around Here

by | May 16, 2017 | Retirement

I’m sitting in the middle of a mess.I decided to take a break, momentarily leaving the mess to rest and put these thoughts on paper. Well, you know what I mean.Earlier this Saturday morning, Judy and I returned from a wonderful breakfast at our favorite local eatery....

The Retirement Reformation: an emerging movement

by | May 8, 2017 | Retirement

In our prior text, we explored the context for the launch of the Retirement Reformation. We left our exploration with the following:Next we will examine the actual components, the basic elements, the critical pieces of what makes up a movement. What are the essential...

Is it time to get the movement organized?

by | May 1, 2017 | Retirement

The opposite of organization is chaos.Or, at least a significant absence of system, process, and structure. When there is no organization, frustration reigns. I read somewhere that if you don’t know where you are, you can’t possible determine where you are going. And...

How do we get to our preferred future?

by | Apr 24, 2017 | Retirement

I recently met with a friend who wanted to talk about the future of coaching within the Christian community and he made a very clear distinction between “coaching” and “mentoring”.He brought some clarity to me on the subject when he realized I was trying to put the...

Retirement means applying life’s lessons

by | Apr 19, 2017 | Retirement

As our physical capabilities decrease, our wisdom increases.Have you ever thought about that? When we couple that truth with this thought, “Retirement means less doing and more being” and we enter the 4th Quarter, Life 3, we are initiating a new way of thinking, doing...

When does your calling end?

by | Apr 11, 2017 | Retirement

So, when does your calling end?Here is amazing news: It doesn’t!God’s call on our life is exactly that – a call on our life that extends for a lifetime. On the one hand, we say, “I knew that” while on the other we don’t often act like it. By saying we don’t act...