A long time ago I dropped the word retirement out of my vocabulary. I don’t believe in it. In the aging process, slowing up in tandem with one’s diminishing strength might be a necessity. But retirement suggests, at least to me, a transition from activity to inactivity, from giving to taking. Where in the Scriptures does one find permission to do that? We are called, at all times of our lives, to be generous with our time. Most people think of generosity in terms of the almighty dollar. But generosity is a much larger issue than just money. We are talking about a way of life that begins with
...more
