Willimon has waited until retirement and his senior years to write one of his most practical and thoughtful books.  Pastors and parishioners preparing for retirement do not need only a financial advisor but a Christian theological worldview that helps us to cherish the last third of life, be honest about our coming death, and live with the sure and certain hope of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Willimon's book explores precisely this,

Wirzba wants his readers to learn that, as creatures, human beings are “needy and dependent” on God, one another, and worms and spiders. Wirzba wants his readers to recognize that human beings are gifts to our fellow creatures and our fellow creatures are gifts to us