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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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Mary says thank you
Lent 5CSt Paul’s Church, Ipswich6 April 2025 [ video ] As I mentioned earlier, today we change gear and move into a lower worship tone, as it were. Until recent times, in many churches today would have been called Passion Sunday, two weeks before Easter, a week before Palm Sunday. As you may remember, the
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Stories that shape worlds
Lent 4CSt Paul’s Church, Ipswich30 March 2025 [ video ] We’ve just heard one of the great stories of our faith, and indeed, one of the great stories of the Western world. I guess, of our whole culture. Stories have the power to shape the world. The stories we tell each other not only tell
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Children of Abraham
[ video ] St Paul’s Church IpswichLent 2C16 March 2025 Our first reading today invites us to reflect on the figure of Abraham, or Abram as he is called in the earlier parts of his story. Abraham: A character in the biblical narrative Abraham looms large in the cast of characters we meet in the
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Be like Jesus
[ video ] Last Sunday after EpiphanySt Paul’s Church, Ipswich2 March 2025 This morning we are in a liminal space, as we prepare to move from the season of Epiphany into the season of Lent. For 8 weeks we have been reflecting on some of the many ways that we experience epiphanies; moments of insight
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Looking for happiness
St Paul’s Church, IpswichEpiphany 6C16 February 2025 [ video ] Two of our three readings today revolve around the question of happiness. Expressed in other terms, these readings deal with the recipe for a good life. This idea is conveyed through the concept of beatitudes, which are essentially a form of wisdom teaching where the
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The home town crowd
St Paul’s Church, IpswichEpiphany 4C2 February 2025 [ video ] Another week and another awesome set of biblical texts calling us to discern what the Spirit is saying to the church. As mentioned in the bulletin, for me this is the time of year when I mark the anniversaries of my ordinations: first as a
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