On Reading the Bible with the Church

Credo 4 March 2024 In his thoughtful book entitled Passion for the Truth (1996), the evangelical theologian Alister McGrath observed that ‘Evangelicals have always been prone to read Scripture as if they were the first to do so’. To read Scripture in this way is often...

Thinking Theologically about Theological Education

Credo 19 February 2024 Not a few students have complained that studying theology at Trinity (where I taught) is tougher than their university education. This is not surprising.  Let’s begin with an analogy. We trust doctors who have received a thorough education at a...

Hymning our spiritual heritage

Credo 5 February 2024   … addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart. Ephesians 5:19 Psalms, hymns and spiritual songs have been an integral part of the life of the Christian Church since...

Behold, I am making all things new!

Credo 1 January 2024 “And he who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.'” (Revelation 21:5) Our world at the beginning of 2023 is pretty much the same as it was at the end of 2022. It is a world that continues to be...