A noted Christian magazine once carried a column called “How My Mind Has Changed.” Various Christian leaders and theologians were asked to write about how their understanding of the faith had changed over the years. The recurring column was viewed as something innovative in Christian journalism. It seems surprising to me now. At the time, I read each new installment with real excitement. It was fascinating to see how these great thinkers and leaders of the faith had adjusted their thinking in the light of a changing world. Now I think, “Of course, their minds have changed!” How could they not change as new understanding and experiences impinged on their lives? As I remember, each writer was careful to indicate that not everything had changed in their thinking, but some of the changes were far reaching for their own faith and for the faith at large. Other changes seemed more like fine tuning of beliefs or more minor, yet still significant, adjustments in their understanding. Is anyone truly able to keep their thinking unchanged? Even if one could do so, would that be a good or bad thing? Perhaps it is always difficult to choose between what should be changed and what should be left to stand as it is. At an age over the proverbial three score and ten, I can see on reflection how my mind has been changing over the whole of my life. Many things that I thought were important now seem on reflection to be more trivial. Other things now seem more vital than I realized at an earlier age. As I continue to age, I hope I will retain the ability to change and the wisdom to know what to change and what to hold fast.