Here’s something you can put in your GOOD TO BE OLD file: By virtue of being old, you know stuff that most people have never heard about! (You met Mother Theresa, and learned that her hands were soft. You know how to attach flowers to Rose Parade floats! You can explain the difference between Scriptural exegesis and eisegesis.) How’s that an advantage? By this time in your life, you haveMORE...
Sooner or later, most of us will come to the time in life when driving a car is inadvisable. Diminished capacities—reaction time, vision or strength—may make us less able to operate automobiles safely. To remain a driver for as long as possible, think about these possibilities: Say a prayer before turning on the ignition. Pray fervently while driving. Don’t’ drive as much, for as long or to asMORE...
Today, at a moment whose precision is forever lost, my wristwatch died. It first started running more slowly, and then wouldn’t hold the electrical charge provided by its solar panels. Now I am watch-less, and left to wonder what I should do about this matter. As I get older, other possessions come to the end of their lives—appliances, clothing, tools, gadgets and gizmos. Each has had someMORE...
BOB SITZE has filled the many years of his lifework in diverse settings around the United States. His calling has included careers as a teacher/principal, church musician, writer/author, denominational executive staff member and meat worker. Bob lives in Wheaton, IL.