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The Musings of an Old Man

At 64, I’m entering what I call the teenage years of old-manism. The Musings of an Old Man is a new series about looking back, looking ahead, and thinking about what really matters in faith, family, work, finances, fitness, friends, and fun.

July 29, 2011

A Real Man Raises the Flag

Dear Josh, In World War Two, there was a major battle fought over the control of a strategic island called Iwo Jima. The Department of…
July 27, 2011

Why Should I Try to Be Content?

Pretty simple: It is in the Bible. God commanded us to be content. What He gives us is enough. He gives us stuff but also…
July 25, 2011

What is Contentment?

One of the Puritan writers Jeremiah Burroughs defines it this way – “Christian contentment is that sweet, inward, quiet, gracious frame of spirit, which freely…
July 23, 2011

The Secret of Contentment: Introduction

This summer, our family got an introduction to a new world: the world of competitive baseball. I have to admit I had high hopes going…

The Musings of an Old Man