For the last year and a half I have been interim/supply pastor at Bethel Baptist Church in Ingleside, Texas. It was a wonderful experience for which I am grateful. Retiring from ministry is a bit like retiring from the medical profession or being a mechanic. Folks continue to ask questions, trying to get a little "free" help on repairing their cars or body or spiritual life. My advice is usually worth just about what folks pay me. I remember asking a dear friend ,who retired as a mechanic, what I could do about a certain problem with my car. He laughed and said: "Take it to a mechanic!". That was his way of saying, "I don't get under cars anymore.".
Anyway, another little adjustment along the path of life. At least I am still here at this point and trying to move on up the path. Who knows what's next? Only God.