On Being Entitled to Make Observations at Any Age

At any age you are entitled to make an observation, but be careful about drawing important conclusions before you are fifty years old. I determined long ago that I would not write any significant theological works until then. It has been difficult to wait, but I am so grateful for the time. I doubt that the age fifty is significant in terms of wisdom, but it is significant in terms of ratio. It represents somewhere between half-way and two-thirds of my life, and so I can speak with more authority, if not certainty. I am counting the days…