Third Third Longings
My Fuller friend and colleague, Dr. Scott Cormode, has suggested that one of the best ways we can help people flourish in life is…
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Retirement is Changing Again. How Does That Affect You?
As the COVID-19 pandemic was raging, you may have seen headlines about retirement. They often read like these: “Amid the pandemic, a rising share…
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Third Third in the News – February 2023: Ageism in Hollywood and the Question of “Old”
Ageism in Hollywood The problem of ageism in our culture and, indeed, our whole world, is being addressed more frequently and more publicly these…
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Why Are People Finding Our Flourishing in the 3/3 Course So Helpful?
We continue to get encouraging feedback from churches and individuals who are using our Flourishing in the Third Third of Life video-based course. For…
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Some Excellent Resources for Third Third Flourishing – February 2023 Edition
In my leadership of the De Pree Center’s Flourishing in the Third Third of Life Initiative, I’m always looking for excellent resources that speak…
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Relationships and “The Good Life”
“If you had to make one life choice, right now, to set yourself on the path to future health and happiness, what would it be?”
So, how would you answer that question? What one choice could you make right now that would point you in the direction of a fruitful and fulfilling life?
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Coming Soon . . . Third Third Flourishing Cohorts
A Little Background When Michaela O’Donnell joined the De Pree Center staff a few years ago, she piloted a program called Road Ahead. Based…
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What Excites Me About our Flourishing Course
The De Pree Center’s Flourishing in the Third Third of Life course is now three months old. During its short life, several churches have…
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Third Third Flourishing . . . Can’t Do It Alone!
If you want to live long and well in the third third of your life, and if you smoke cigarettes, it would be a…
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A Review of EMERGING! Boomers Speak Out About Life in and Beyond the Pandemic
I recently read a new book by Richard and Leona Bergstrom. EMERGING! Boomers Speak Out About Life in and Beyond the Pandemic gives voice…
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Advent and Intergenerational Hope
Recently, I was working my way through the Psalms, looking for passages that address the Advent themes of hoping and waiting. I came upon a fascinating passage in Psalm 78. It’s one I’d read many times before, but never from the perspective of Advent. Moreover, with my deep interest in things related to the third third of life, I saw truths in this passage I had never seen before.
Read Post Third Third in the News – November 2022 – The Changing Present and Future of Work for Older Adults
Transcript: Future of Work: Rethinking Age & Work Washington Post, October 26, 2022 https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2022/10/26/transcript-future-work-rethinking-age-work/ This article is a transcript of recent conversations between Frances…
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Encouraging Early Returns on the Flourishing Course
Our “Dixville Notch” has voted, and they have strongly endorsed the De Pree Center’s Flourishing in the Third Third of Life course. I am…
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Flourishing in the Third Third of Life Course
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Read Post Third Third in the News – October 2022
As part of my work for the De Pree Center’s Third Third Initiative, I try to stay up to date on news related to…
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