Is retirement an endless vacation?
This entry is part 7 of 11 in the series Finishing well
In my previous blog series, I talked about finishing well in a ministry assignment. But finishing well can also refer to finishing a career, and in our case, finishing a missionary career. Does retirement have a place in finishing well? Various voices answer the question differently. Some reject retirement. Others embrace it. Yet, many wish to modify the popular image of retirement as an endless vacation.
In this post, I will explore some realities and perspectives on retirement. In so doing, I will make a case that retirement has a place in finishing well.
Energy Levels Decline
In the series on finishing well in a ministry assignment, I used the illustration of a relay race. Interestingly, relay teams do not stay together very long. There comes a time when a runner cannot keep the pace of the rest… Read the whole post
Gary Ridley