I have very few religious books for children at home, but one of my favourites is a book for lower primary school readers by Steph Williams, titled Little Me, Big God: Stories About Jesus.[1] I thought about that title as I prepared this sermon. The third Beatitude in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:5) is often …
Six risks of theological study
Welcome to The Theology Whisperer, a series of short blog posts on theology and theological education. When I published my post on the rewards of theology, and advised that this post was coming, a colleague suggested that one risk of doing theological studies is chinos and a tucked-in checked shirt. We all know the …
Everyone is a theologian
Welcome to The Theology Whisperer, a series of short blog posts on theology and theological education. Your contributions are important – please join the conversation! Those who know me in “real life,” and perhaps especially those who know me primarily on social media, will be aware that I love to cook. I have a lot …
The richness of God’s grace
Augustus Toplady (1740-1778), author of the classic hymn, "Rock of Ages." A sermon by Rod Benson Five hundred years ago – 500 years last Tuesday, to be precise – the Protestant Reformation began, and the world was changed. Baptists rightly praise the great Reformers, such as Martin Luther, John Calvin, Ulrich Zwingli and others, for …
All Told 