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Mid-segment special guest: Ron Henry #1 of a 3-part series. In his book Moving Forward: Putting your Future Funded Ministry into Motion , Bruce Bruinsma guides everyday Christ-followers towards a future that is not only financially secure but also ministry-minded. This week we begin a three-part podcast series where Bruce unpacks and simplifies the key components to retirement preparation. On this...

Mid-Segment Special Guest: Steve & Ruth Carter It’s almost New Years and most of us are looking forward to new beginnings, resolutions, and a chance to start over – especially as we move another year away from the COVID-19 pandemic. But for some, the new year is a reminder that we are alone. Similarly, while some of us may look back on 2021 with fondness, for many people this past year has been fu...

Mid-Segment Special Guest: Steve & Ruth Carter For most people, Christmas is an exciting time of year; a time to get together with family, to see little ones open gifts and run around. But for some of us, it brings a stark reminder of how much time has passed and how many friends or loved ones have gone home before us. There are a lot of mixed emotions that end up surrounding this annual celebrati...

Mid-Segment Special Guest: Merlin Buhl Money is power... well, at the very least it’s influence. The retired generations of the United States have 70% of the purchasing power, which means we should also have most of the influence on the culture. But how do we learn to wield the wealth influence that is at our fingertips, rather than leaving the next generation to deal with the world’s issues? We k...

Mid-Segment Special Guest: Larry Jones #2 of 3-part series: Culture shapes the way we think. Most Christians in the United States are at least somewhat concerned with the direction that our culture has been moving. Tempers are running high, division is everywhere, and frustration and fear are the norm. Christianity is no longer the primary influencer of culture, the media is. How can we stop the m...

Mid-Segment Special Guest: Larry Fowler #1 of 3-part series: Culture shapes the way we think. Thirty, forty, or fifty years ago, when you were contemplating retirement, you likely lived in a quiet neighborhood with a couple of friendly neighbors that you talked to about sports, church, and family. Almost everyone around you lived just like you did and valued the same things that you did. And Ameri...

Mid-segment Special Guest: Jon Hirst #2 of 2-part series:  Resources – sometimes there are just too many choices. Sometimes there are just not enough. Which is it you may ask? When it comes to equipping Christ Following Retirees for what to expect in retirement and how to spend their retirement years investing their faith into others, there are very few places on the web that offer assistance. By...

Mid-segment Special Guest: Jon Hirst #1 of 2-part series:  Resources – sometimes there are just too many choices. Sometimes there are just not enough. Which is it you may ask? When it comes to equipping Christ Following Retirees for what to expect in retirement and how to spend their retirement years investing their faith into others, there are very few places on the web that offer assistance. By...

Mid-segment Special Guest: Will Randall #3 of 3 Part Series: The world’s a mess today and it’s effecting our retirees too. Today Bruce Bruinsma and Jim Brangenberg discuss the impact of FEAR on the life of a retiree and how our faith can pull us through.  Special 2nd Segment guest is Will Randall. Will be talking about the career transition he is facing at 58 that could shape the next 20 years of...

Mid-segment Special Guest: Will Randall #2 of 3 Part Series: The world’s a mess today and it’s effecting our retirees too. Today Bruce Bruinsma and Jim Brangenberg discuss the impact of LONELINESS on the life of a retiree and how our faith can pull us through.  Special 2nd Segment guest is Will Randall. Will be talking about his radical transformation in Jesus and how it saved his marriage and cha...

Mid-segment Special Guest: Marie Brangenberg #1 of 3 Part Series: The world’s a mess today and it’s effecting our retirees too. Today Bruce Bruinsma and Jim Brangenberg discuss the impact of ANXIETY on the life of a retiree and how our faith can pull us through.  Special 2nd Segment guest is Jim’s Mom – Marie Brangenberg talking about her 2nd career launched when she went back to school and starte...

Special Mid-show Guest: Elaine Hains The concept and reality of retirement in the US is a rare social construct. The ability and the assumed right to be non-productive and still retain full social status in society is an American thing. Work is a way of providing for life expenses and retirement. The American perspective is that leisure is the extended right that should be available for all and su...

Special mid-show guest: Ted Hains Ministry/Workplace: The Pocket Testament League The concept and reality of retirement in the US is a rare social construct. The ability and the assumed right to be non-productive and still retain full social status in society is an American thing. Work is a way of providing for life expenses and retirement. The American perspective is that leisure is the extended...

SPECIAL MID-SHOW GUEST: Frances Gregory Patch The concept and reality of retirement in the US is a rare social construct. The ability and the assumed right to be non-productive and still retain full social status in society is an American thing. Work is a way of providing for life expenses and retirement. The American perspective is that leisure is the extended right that should be available for a...

SPECIAL MID-SHOW GUEST: Bob Lambert Ministry/Workplace: Samurai Business Group The concept and reality of retirement in the US is a rare social construct. The ability and the assumed right to be non-productive and still retain full social status in society is an American thing. Work is a way of providing for life expenses and retirement. The American perspective is that leisure is the extended rig...

SPECIAL MID-SHOW GUEST: Bill Portrait The concept and reality of retirement in the US is a rare social construct. The ability and the assumed right to be non-productive and still retain full social status in society is an American thing. Work is a way of providing for life expenses and retirement. The American perspective is that leisure is the extended right that should be available for all and s...

SPECIAL MID-SHOW GUEST: Chris Radcliff We start preparing for retirement, almost on the first day of our working life. If we work for a larger company, they make us start saving right away.  But in reality, saving money for retirement is only part of the planning for retirement. How much money is nice to know and hard to save but also, where to live, who to live nearby, what are we going to do to...

SPECIAL MID-SHOW GUEST: Ted Hains Ministry/Workplace: The Pocket Testament League We start preparing for retirement, almost on the first day of our working life. If we work for a larger company, they make us start saving right away. But in reality, saving money for retirement is only part of the planning for retirement. How much money is nice to know and hard to save but also, where to live, who t...

SPECIAL MID-SHOW GUEST: Mark Cecil We start preparing for retirement, almost on the first day of our working life. If we work for a larger company, they make us start saving right away. But in reality, saving money for retirement is only part of the planning for retirement. How much money is nice to know and hard to save but also, where to live, who to live nearby, what are we going to do to occup...

SPECIAL MID-SHOW GUEST: Leon Gomes We start preparing for retirement, almost on the first day of our working life. If we work for a larger company, they make us start saving right away. But in reality, saving money for retirement is only part of the planning for retirement. How much money is nice to know and hard to save but also, where to live, who to live nearby, what are we going to do to occup...

SPECIAL MID-SHOW GUEST: Jim Brangenberg (turning 55) Prepping for Retirement 101. When we step into our retirement years, we step into a world of wonder. A world we have dreamt about for decades and a world that can sometimes be filled with worry, fear, and doubt. It all comes down to attitude. But I’m not there yet. I will be 55 this year and I still have time to plan. I know I will face a road w...

SPECIAL MID-SHOW GUEST: Mike Vargus Ministry/Workplace: Michael Vargas Fine Art When we step into our retirement years, we step into a world of wonder. A world we have dreamt about for decades and a world that can sometimes be filled with worry, fear, and doubt. It all comes down to attitude. You are here. You face the road, and it is a t intersection. If you take a left, it leads you down the roa...

SPECIAL MID-SHOW GUEST: Brian Kluth Ministry/Workplace: Retirement Rewired When we step into our retirement years, we step into a world of wonder. A world we have dreamt about for decades and a world that can sometimes be filled with worry, fear, and doubt. It all comes down to attitude. You are here. You face the road, and it is a t intersection. If you take a left, it leads you down the road of...

SPECIAL MID-SHOW GUEST: Diane Lonsdale When we step into our retirement years, we step into a world of wonder. A world we have dreamt about for decades and a world that can sometimes be filled with worry, fear, and doubt. It all comes down to attitude. You are here. You face the road, and it is a t intersection. If you take a left, it leads you down the road of self-focus. Your retirement years wi...

SPECIAL MID-SHOW GUEST: Bruce Bruinsma Ministry/Workplace: Retirement Reformation The Retirement Reformation is committed to encouraging a movement where every Christ follower is confident in God’s plan for a lifetime of faithful service and committed to helping the body of Christ reform its understanding of retirement—then bearing fruit without measure. We assert the Biblical truth that Jesus fol...