Retire Repurposed

Building on last week's conversation about shortcomings and sanctification, Ben Taatjes asks a crucial question: If I know I'm being made new by Christ, what am I supposed to do with the freedom and opportunity He's given me? Drawing from Ephesians 2:8-10, Ben reveals how grace comes first, and good works follow as the natural response to acceptance, not as a means to earn i...

When Ben's neighbor calls him 'Bible Ben,' it should feel like a compliment. Instead, it bothers him because he knows himself better than anyone else does. In this vulnerable episode, Ben and Jerrid explore a truth that challenges Christian culture: there's no such thing as a 'good retiree' who finally gets it all right. There are only retirees being sanctified, being made n...

In this episode, Ben Taatjes wrestles with a tension that few achievers are honest about: Can something genuinely given to God, like a calling or business, still become an unhealthy source of identity? As Ben reflects on 20 years of building Stewards Planning Group, he explores how passion for God's work can quietly become dependence on that work to tell him who he is. Drawi...