Mark Rutland presents his twentieth and funniest book: A witty narrative poised to people who have chosen to step out from behind the veil of comforting delusion into a new reality.
In his book, Keep On Keeping On, Mark Rutland provides a laugh-out-loud handbook on how to embrace perpetual youth.
“Old age, with all its ravages is our inevitable calamity, the tree in the yard, yet we do not obsess over it,” Rutland said.
Keep On Keeping On is for those who see that the good night is just around the bend. It is a literary companion for those who understand that the dying of the light is not a poignant literary device but a day-to-day reality.
The loss of the beloved delusion is presented with jovial flair, offering a severe dose of reality that is not only relatable but, with Rutland’s hilarious touch, surprisingly uplifting.
“The split second of reality rolls off them like spilt spaghetti off a plastic seat cover and their exemption clicks back in place,” Rutland stated about a couple in their late twenties. “This book is not for the young. Do not let them read it. They cannot bear it.”
The truth is that age is always ignored until its presence can no longer be denied. From aches and pains to appointments and medications, the youth simply do not have the bodily reminders that awaken their senses to the ticking time bomb that is demise.
“This book is not about sounding retreat,” Rutland argued. “It is about finding the joy in life as it is and not grieving about life as it was or, at least as I remember it.”
Mark Rutland is the executive director of The National Institute of Christian Leadership and the owner of The Rutland Consultancy. Previously, he served as the pastor of a mega-church and the president of two universities.
Rutland and his wife, Alison, are also the co-founders of Global Servants, an international ministry with girls’ homes (House of Grace) in Thailand and Ghana as well as churches and ministries in five West African countries. Part of Rutland’s time is dedicated to his podcast, The Leader’s Notebook, which is available on the “Dr. Mark Rutland App.”
