Three Tuesday evenings with Dr Keith Dyer
10, 17 and 24 November 2026
Some questions about Christmas feel like they’re off-limits.
Did the Virgin Birth really happen? What was God’s part – and Joseph’s part – in the conception of Jesus? And what does it mean to sing that “little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes” – when every baby who has ever lived has cried?
These aren’t trick questions. They’re the ones that sit quietly in the back of your mind, the ones you might not feel comfortable raising in most settings.
This November, before Advent and Christmas arrive, we’re making space to ask them.
About the series
Over three Tuesday evenings, Dr Keith Dyer – Associate Professor in New Testament at Whitley College, Melbourne – will be opening the Bible and talking honestly about Christmas: the stories, the questions, the things we’ve always sung without quite knowing what we meant.
Each session includes a segment called You Can’t Ask That! – which is, of course, an invitation to do exactly that.
Keith has spent 26 years at Whitley helping students ask hard questions of the Bible and be surprised by what they find. These evenings are a chance to bring your own.
The details
Tuesday 10, 17 and 24 November
The Gallery, Box Hill Baptist Church
7.15pm for a cuppa – 7.30pm start – approximate 8.45pm finish
Drop in for one evening or come to all three. No ticket required, but if you’d like to register so we can plan for numbers, you’re welcome to do so below.
