Retirement as Spiritual Pilgrimage: Stories, Scripture, and Practices for the Journey

"Retirement as Spiritual Pilgrimage: Stories, Scripture, and Practices for the Journey" offers a Christian perspective on the personal dimensions of preparing for and living life beyond full-time work. First-person accounts of retirees, reflections on relevant passages of Scripture, and suggested spiritual practices provide insight and guidance for each phase of this journey. Questions for reflection and discussion at the end of each chapter make this book suitable for use by both individuals and small groups (e.g., adult classes, small group studies.)

"Retirementas Spiritual Pilgrimage: Stories, Scripture, & Practices for the Journey"offers a Christian perspective on the personal dimensions of preparing for andliving life beyond full-time work. First-person accounts of retirees, reflectionson relevant passages of Scripture, and suggested spiritual practices provideinsight and guidance for each phase of this journey. Questions for reflectionand discussion at the end of each chapter make this book suitable for use by bothindividuals and small groups (e.g., adult classes, small group studies.)

As someone presentlyliving into the challenging transitions that come in our mid-sixties, I findmyself greatly in need of a realistic and inviting vision for the years ahead.This was the gift given to me in this book. In a warm, personal and accessibleway Jack and Jerry explore some of the critical ingredients of such a vision.They helped me to catch a glimpse of this uncertain time of life as a grace-filled opportunity to deepen friendship with God and with some significantothers, to keep growing and learning, to continue giving my life in service toothers, to give expression to locked-up creativity and, most importantly, tobefriend my dying as a time of new beginnings. I was blessed in my reading andgreatly encouraged. Thank you to Jack and Jerry for the life-giving gift oftheir reflections and words.
TrevorHudson (Pastor and Author)