After more than 40 years in the ministry, M.J. “Buddy” Strickland has retired. For 28 years, Strickland served as pastor of churches in Alabama, including Five Points Baptist, Ider, and Dutton Baptist, both in Sand Mountain Baptist Association, and Union Grove Baptist, Crossville, in DeKalb Baptist Association, and two churches in Tennessee. He went on to serve 12 years as…