Subject: Can pastors retire? |
Bible Note: Dear Carol, Your post made me think of John Newton, the man who wrote "Amazing Grace." He died in 1807 at the age of 82. He continually marveled at God's mercy and grace that so dramatically changed his life. It was the dominant theme in his preaching and in his writing. I urge every believer to read his biography if you have not done so. Just before his death one of his church members suggested to Newton that he consider retirement because of failing health, eyesight and memory. Newton replied with indignity, "What? Shall the old African blasphemer stop while he can still speak?" Frankly, I cannot imagine that any believer simply retires. While there is conscious thought, each one of us can minister to the Body of Christ in some fashion or other. God has given us so much. How can we fail to give Him our last breath! In Him, Doc |