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

by J. I. Packer (Author)

Thinning hair, failing eyesight, and arthritic hands reveal an inescapable truth: we're only getting older.

But 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 aging and finish our lives with joy.

• From the author of over 40 books, including the best-selling Knowing God--a modern Christian classic
• Short and accessible encouragement for seniors, with large font for readability
• Challenges worldly wisdom that encourages older Christians to relax, slow down, and amuse themselves in the final years of their lives
• Written by an aging churchman overflowing with biblical counsel, pastoral wisdom, and practical experience related to growing older

Author Biography

J. I. Packer (1926-2020) served as the Board of Governors' Professor of Theology at Regent College. He authored numerous books, including the classic bestseller Knowing God. Packer also served as general editor for the English Standard Version Bible and as theological editor for the ESV Study Bible.