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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 God who goes fishing
180121 Epiphany 3B Christ Church Cathedral Grafton [video] On this third Sunday after the Epiphany, as we are invited to reflect on those moments, when we catch a glimpse into the deeper meaning of life, the lectionary offers us some fishing tales! These are not regular fishing stories—and parts of both tales are to be…
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Jesus the Jewish religious progressive
Baptism of the Lord Christ Church Cathedral 7 January 2018 [Video of the sermon from 8.00 am service] May the Spirit of God that moved across the waters of creation, may the Spirit of God that fell upon the disciples of John, and may the Spirit of God that was poured out on Jesus at…
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Peace to those who are far off
Midnight Mass Christ Church Cathedral 24 December 2017 [video] In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have…
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Hark! A herald’s voice is calling
Advent 3 (B) 17 December 2017 Christ Church Cathedral [video] It had been my intention to speak about John the Baptist today. For two weeks in a row now, the lectionary has offered us early Christian traditions about the Jewish prophet, John. Last week we heard how Mark describes this John in the opening…
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Anointed with the spirit of the LORD
Reflections on the first reading for the Third Sunday of Advent … Today’s lectionary offers us a rich set of classic texts for Advent. As the sermon will focus on John the Baptizer, this brief note will explore the first reading from Isaiah 61. This one of several passages in the central part of the…
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Christ the King
Feast of Christ the King Christ Church Cathedral 26 November 2017 [video] Today is our day: the feast of Christ the King. While most people know us as Christ Church Cathedral we are actually the Cathedral Church of Christ the King. So today is our festival day. This festival occurs on the final Sunday of…
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