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…
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The Link Between Thankfulness and Retirement Stewardship
The Thanksgiving holiday is almost here. Have you noticed that each year Thanksgiving seems to be more and more about “Black Friday” than Thanksgiving itself? It’s sad to think that, for many, getting a good deal on more “stuff” is at least as important as being grateful for what they already have. Besides, most of…
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The High Calling of Retirement Stewardship
The articles on this blog approach the subject of retirement from a biblical stewardship perspective. That view, which I believe is supported in Scripture, is that everything we have – our time, talents, and treasure – belong to God and we are to manage them all for His glory, in all the seasons of our…
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Can Retirement Stewardship Make you a Rich Fool?
The short answer is no, not if you practice it based on tried and true principles of Biblical stewardship. In fact, “stewardship” and “fool” together in the same sentence is an oxymoron. But it can be foolish to take anything – even something that is part of wise stewardship, like saving for retirement – to…
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