Finishing Our Course with Joy: Guidance from God for Engaging with Our Aging

J. I. Packer | Crossway

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Thinning hair, failing eyesight and arthritic hands reveal an inescapable truth: we're only getting older. However, that doesn't mean we should simply sit back and take it easy.

In Finishing Our Course with Joy, renowned theologian and author J. I. Packer challenges us to embrace old age as an opportunity for continued learning, careful planning and heartfelt discipleship. Packer's pastoral words and personal stories encourage us to press on toward the upward call of God with endurance and grace - that we might continue to glorify God in our ageing and finish our lives with joy.

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"... I'm at that stage in life where 'engaging' with my 'aging' has become increasingly more urgent. And I can't think of anyone who can provide more helpful and encouraging insight than J. I. Packer. Don't wait until you're sixty or seventy to read this book. Start now and finish well."?
- Sam Storms, Senior Pastor, Bridgeway Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Sprint with zeal

I bought this book for a someone having a ‘0’ birthday. Then read it myself. And ordered more copies for other friends.

Packer faces the creaturely limitations of ageing with gritty realism. Eccles 12 gives the picture of diminishing capacity. However, Packer refuses to male this an excuse for the western notion of indulgent ageing. Instead he urges a sprint with zeal to the finishing line of our return to the Lord.

The book is physically small and uses a large font - Packer himself had major eye issues towards his end. However, its a book with a big message and well worth a careful read.

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