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Nazareth Then and Now
Ancient Nazareth lacked the critical advantages for its development as a significant settlement: abundant water supply, an elevated site for defensive purposes, and strategic location adjacent to a major highway. The most comprehensive recent study of the archeology of ancient Nazareth and its local region was completed by Ken Dark over several seasons between 2004…
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The oldest hatred
Presentation to a panel discussion sponsored by the Jewish Council of Australia at St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane on Monday, 29 September 2025. The topic of the event was: Should anti-Semitism be exceptionalised or should we combat all forms of racism together? Co-hosts for the event included: Doykeit (a local Jewish group in Brisbane), St John’s…
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The Anglican Church and Palestine
It was both a surprise and a delight to be asked—around this time last year—to contribute a chapter to a collection of essays on the Anglican Church and Palestine being edited by Kwok Pui-Lan, a distinguished scholar at Episcopal Divinity School. The fact that there is a Palestinian Anglican Church is something of a surprise…
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The binding of Isaac
Pentecost 5 (Year A)28 June 2026St Paul’s Church, Ipswich IMAGE: Sacrifice of Isaac (Caravaggio, ca. 1603 CE) Wikimedia Commons As you may have noticed from the many sermons you have heard me deliver, I typically focus on the Gospel of the day. However, sometimes one of the other readings needs to be addressed. Today’s reading…
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Jesus, Sepphoris and the Stoics
From time to time (and twice in the past couple of weeks) I am asked about the idea that Jesus may have been part of a casual workforce from Nazareth employed on the rebuilding of Sepphoris prior to commencing his public activity as a prophet of the basileia tou theou (the empire of God). This…
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Faith hope and love
[ video ] Season of Holy Women 3Ipswich Anglican Community3 August 2025 It has been quite a journey since that first Sunday in May last year. In my sermon that day, I reflected on the question: Are we there yet? Perhaps that was a question the women asked themselves as they made their way through…
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