Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-204).

Long-distance Christianity -- The Gospel for the second half: staying young inside as your body ages -- Wisdom insights of an octogenarian -- Retirement rebels the problem with the retirement dream -- You can't run this race alone: mentors, friends, and investing in the next generation -- Eleven jobs and counting: becoming wiser about our transitions and our work -- Pacesetters: friends ahead of us who have gone the distance -- You can't take it with you when you go --

"Dr. George Sweeting's How to Begin the Christian Life revealed a plan for success in starting new lives of purpose in pursuit of Christ. Now he and his son Donald Sweeting present How to Finish the Christian Life, a guide that gives mature believers a new set of disciplines and encouraging truths to help them finish well. Retirement from a career should never be mistaken for an absence of purpose. On the foundation of his own ministry that continues to thrive, Dr. Sweeting and his son deliver an inspiring message that the end of the believer's journey is not a matter of dying but a challenge to live to the fullest to the glory of God. When it comes to the life of a true follower of Christ, there is only one way to finish: strong"--Publisher description.