By the wonder that is live-streaming I was virtually in Paisley listening to a lecture I couldn't get to in Manchester!

The Whitley Lecture is an annual Baptist celebration of scholarly theology (or sometimes history) and this year involved some fascinating inter-textual reading of scripture with a lens of reconciliation.  Especially interesting was the reflection on the Magi story in Matthew 2 and its links to the Abraham story (but that maybe because I was already familiar with the textual connections of the other case studies from John 4 and Luke 19).

Sometimes it is good simply to sit and listen to someone sharing the fruits of their research, and to glean a few ideas to store up for another day.  I am grateful to have been able to do so.