Nearing Home: Life, Faith, and Finishing Well

by Billy Graham

Barzillai’s greatest service to God and His people—the one deed from his entire life that was worthy of being recorded in the Bible—took place when he was an old man.

Something new to us remained new and valued for a long time. But eventually, newness wears off. Within days after a baby is born, the cherished whimper to new parents becomes the nagging whine. A toddler’s first steps, once applauded for getting to where they want to go, are soon scolded when they lead to someplace unsafe.