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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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Losing life, finding life
Third Sunday after Pentecost (A) Byron Bay & Broken Head 25 June 2017 This week’s lectionary texts invite us to reflect on the stark reality that life can be challenging, and that even being a person of faith is not a ticket to a trouble-free life. So much for the ‘prosperity gospel’ much promoted…
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Communities of the Triune God
Trinity Sunday (A) 11 June 2017 Byron Bay As we transition from the Great Fifty Days of Easter to the long season of ‘Ordinary Time’, we pause to observe Trinity Sunday: the Feast of the Holy and Blessed Trinity. One of the ways in which this holy day differs from almost every other religious…
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Jesus people, Spirit people
Pentecost Sunday 4 June 2017 Byron Bay On this fiftieth day after Easter we conclude our ‘week of weeks’ during which time we have been reflecting on the attributes of spiritually confident faith communities. In our celebrations today we focus on the bottom line of Easter. Where is Jesus? He is here among us, and the…
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Cathedral Church of Christ the King, Grafton
Bishop Sarah Macneil, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Grafton, has announced that the Reverend Canon Dr Gregory C. Jenks has been chosen as Rector of the Parish of Grafton and Dean of the Cathedral Church of Christ the King. The official announcement is being made this morning in the Cathedral Parish and in the Parish…
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Good News for all of life
Easter 7 (A) 28 May 2017 St Paul’s Church, Byron Bay St Oswald’s Church, Broken Head This morning we conclude our series of sermons on the attributes of a spiritually confident faith community in contemporary Australia. We began by considering what we mean by “confident”. We saw then that such confidence is not about…
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Oasis of shalom
Easter 6 (A) 21 May 2017 St Paul’s Anglican Church Byron Bay This morning we continue our series of sermons on the attributes of a spiritually confident faith community in contemporary Australia. We began by considering what we mean by “confident”. Such confidence is not about being arrogant, or cocky. It encourages neither bigotry, nor…
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