What if your later years are not a retreat from purpose, but a reassignment to the front lines of God's Kingdom?

In The Sage, Dr. Rich Johnson offers a stirring, honest, and often humorous call to men and women in their 60s, 70s, and beyond to reject passivity, self-pity, bitterness, and spiritual drift - and to embrace their God-given role as wise, prayerful, battle-tested servants of Christ.

With pastoral warmth and real-life honesty, Dr. Johnson speaks to those who may feel overlooked, slowed down, wounded, retired, or unsure of their usefulness. He reminds readers that while the body may change, the calling to faithfulness remains. There may be retirement from a job, a title, or a former assignment - but there is no retirement from Jesus.

This book challenges older believers to become more than senior citizens. It calls them to become Sages: grounded in truth, rich in love, watchful in prayer, seasoned by life, and ready to bless the next generation.

Through Scripture, personal testimony, humor, encouragement, and practical spiritual wisdom, The Sage explores themes such as: