Just about a year ago on December 28, 2016, I submitted an email to the company I work for (FedEx) to notify them of my intent to retire this December 31, 2017. This policy of notifying the company a year in advance allows them to plan ahead and hire new pilots to keep pace with the number of retirements each year. And so, I'm closing in on the end of the year and the retirement that I've requested and planned for. But it seems almost unreal after twenty-seven-plus years as this company has become a big part of my life.
But retirement is not necessarily my primary motive as I'm actually hoping to do other things in my newfound time and open schedule. A Christian teaching ministry is actually what I'd like to tackle next, and this isn't a Plan B for me. On the contrary, soon after I became a Christian in 1976 I had the desire to do something along this line. This is more in line with being Plan A for me for all these years, having started seminary before but needing to raise and support a family had to come first. And now I have a chance to get back to Plan A.
A new redeployment is a much more accurate idea to describe what I hope to do. Even beginning a Bible study or a local study center would be exciting I believe. There are many Bible studies and even para-church ministries that are already doing this kind of ministry. But a "Veritas Study Center" would be a somewhat rare Christian Education ministry in that it would seek to tackle the many worldly philosophies that distract people from the truth of the Bible. Focusing on the truth of Scripture would be a challenge in our culture and a key catalyst for Spiritual growth.
We all need a vision of divine truth to understand the Bible. We also all need an inspiration to live by and a purpose to live for. Knowing that redeployment is coming and not just the rocking chair for retirement is a great encouragement to me to know that the next several years can be meaningful. I certainly hope so, and I certainly believe they could be a Spiritual blessing for me and even my family. It is God who holds our future in his hands, and we should run into his fellowship to enjoy it with him. Amen, it is true!
But retirement is not necessarily my primary motive as I'm actually hoping to do other things in my newfound time and open schedule. A Christian teaching ministry is actually what I'd like to tackle next, and this isn't a Plan B for me. On the contrary, soon after I became a Christian in 1976 I had the desire to do something along this line. This is more in line with being Plan A for me for all these years, having started seminary before but needing to raise and support a family had to come first. And now I have a chance to get back to Plan A.
A new redeployment is a much more accurate idea to describe what I hope to do. Even beginning a Bible study or a local study center would be exciting I believe. There are many Bible studies and even para-church ministries that are already doing this kind of ministry. But a "Veritas Study Center" would be a somewhat rare Christian Education ministry in that it would seek to tackle the many worldly philosophies that distract people from the truth of the Bible. Focusing on the truth of Scripture would be a challenge in our culture and a key catalyst for Spiritual growth.
We all need a vision of divine truth to understand the Bible. We also all need an inspiration to live by and a purpose to live for. Knowing that redeployment is coming and not just the rocking chair for retirement is a great encouragement to me to know that the next several years can be meaningful. I certainly hope so, and I certainly believe they could be a Spiritual blessing for me and even my family. It is God who holds our future in his hands, and we should run into his fellowship to enjoy it with him. Amen, it is true!
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