Foreword by Cardinal Seán O’Malley
Preface by Rolland G. Smith
Introduction
1. Growing Older
2. Accepting Changes
3. Combatting Loneliness
4. Finding Purpose
5. Keeping Faith
6. Living with Dementia
7. Moving Forward
8. Finding Peace
9. Saying Goodbye
10. Continuing On
11. Beginning Anew
Postscript
Why shouldn’t old age be rewarding?
People have come to expect sound advice from Johann Christoph
Arnold, an award-winning author with over a million copies of his
books in print in more than 20 languages.
A noted speaker and writer on marriage, parenting, and end-of-life
issues, Arnold is a senior pastor of the Bruderhof, a movement of
Christian communities. With his wife, Verena, he has counseled
thousands of individuals and families over the last forty years.
His books include Why Forgive?, Rich in Years, Seeking Peace, Cries
from the Heart, Be Not Afraid, and Why Children Matter.
Arnold's message has been shaped by encounters with great
peacemakers such as Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, César
Chavez, and John Paul II. Together with paralyzed police officer
Steven McDonald, Arnold started the Breaking the Cycle program,
working with students at hundreds of public high schools to promote
reconciliation through forgiveness. This work has also brought him
to conflict zones from Northern Ireland to Rwanda to the Middle
East. Closer to home, he serves as chaplain for the local sheriff's
department.
Born in Britain in 1940 to German refugees, Arnold spent his
boyhood years in South America, where his parents found asylum
during the war; he immigrated to the United States in 1955. He and
his wife have eight children, 42 grandchildren, and one
great-grandchild. They live in upstate New York.
To learn more visit www.richinyears.com
Unassuming yet outstanding, this is the best book I know on the
godly ripeness that aging can bring in a Christian's life. Elderly
folk will find the warmth that it radiates wonderfully
invigorating.
*J.I. Packer, professor of theology, Regent College*
On these pages are wonderful words of hope. Savor them. As I sing
in a recent song, What we do now, you and me, will affect eternity
- God's counting on me, God's counting on you.
*Pete Seeger, musician*
In this book, Johann Christoph Arnold has once again offered us a
translation of the meaning of God's love for us through all the
days of our lives.
*Cardinal Sean O Malley, Archbishop of Boston*
“Rich In Years is a beautiful book full of personal narratives and
illuminating facts, written by a man imbued with great human
wisdom, deeply anchored in Jesus, and rich in years, having known
and counseled many people in their journey through life. Not just
old folks should read it, but everyone.”
*Jean Vanier, author, Becoming Human*
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