September 12, 2025 TweetInvestigating the Bible: Age is not a barrierBy DAVID CARLSON PASTOREconomist and prolific author Thomas Sowell is ninety-five, so he is qualified for opinions about old age: “Some people age like fine wine and others just turn into vinegar.” An elderly champion of the Bible demonstrated how to keep living productively. God gave Moses the task of leading the Israelites out of slavery from Egypt and into their promised land. God gave Moses a convincing response. Moses ultimately accepted his assignment in old age and, by God’s many miracles, succeeded in leading the tribes of Israel to the edge of their promised land. Michelangelo, at age 71, was the architect, engineer and project manager for St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.