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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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Turning towards life
Lent 1 (B) Christ Church Cathedral 18 February 2018 [video] Turning to life On the first Sunday of Lent you might have been expecting to hear the Gospel story of Jesus being tested by the devil during a 40 day sojourn in the wilderness. The classic Lent hymn, “forty days and forty nights”, captures that…
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The stories that define us
In his daily meditation for this past Sunday, Richard Rohr correctly invites us to embrace the concept of original blessing and eschew meta-narratives of violence, since these are stories that shape us. I have immense respect for Rohr and his theological reflections, but I quickly found myself dissenting from the process by which he constructed…
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Transfiguration … transformation … ministry
Christ Church Cathedral Last Sunday after the Epiphany 11 February 2018 [video] The story of Jesus’ transfiguration is unique because it is so different from all the other memories of Jesus that were preserved by the earliest Christians. It has echoes, of course, with traditions about Moses and Elijah, and both those characters…
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Discernment … wisdom … conversion
Discernment Synod Eucharist Diocese of Grafton 4 February 2018 [video] Here today we begin the process of discerning the person who will serve as the next Bishop of Grafton. Here in this service we seek the guidance of God in that process, and we commit ourselves to be the kind of persons God can guide.…
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Dean of Grafton
Text of the response by the Eighth Dean of Grafton to the community welcome at the conclusion of the installation and commissioning liturgy at Christ Church Cathedral, Grafton on Friday, 2 February 2018. Thank you for the generous welcome extended on behalf of various communities represented here tonight. Thank you to each of you…
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Rainbow faith in an ancient land
Australia Day Service Grafton Cathedral 28 January 2018 Over this holiday weekend it is timely to reflect on what it means to be Australian, and especially what it means to us as people of faith. Goodbye to privilege We can start by acknowledging that the days of privilege are past. While religious faith continues…
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