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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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Mindful worshippers
Prayerful Practices A checklist for mindful worshippers A checklist for prayerful practices to help us become more mindful as we engage intentionally with the spirit-work God that calls us to undertake during these 40 days of Lent, and at all times. When entering the Cathedral We are crossing a threshold, a liminal boundary between…
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And the lot fell on Matthias
Christ Church Cathedral Grafton Feast of St Matthias 24 February 2019 [ video ] It was the first extraordinary General Meeting in church history, and they had to fill a key position in the inaugural leadership team of the Jesus movement. At least that is how the Acts of the Apostles, written by…
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The God who subverts
Christ Church Cathedral, Grafton Epiphany 6C 17 February 2019 [ video ] We really should have expected this from a god who gets himself born to an unwed mother. “Blessed are you who are poor … woe to you who are rich … Blessed are you who are hungry now … woe to you…
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The God who calls
Christ Church Cathedral Grafton Epiphany 5C 10 February 2019 [ video ] Sometimes the readings that are served up by the lectionary are a bit sparse when it comes to offering stimulus material for a sermon. But this week we have a feast of classic texts, each of which could trigger one or more sermons.…
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Intentional discipleship
This essay was published in the February 2019 issue of North Coast Anglican which will be available in churches across the Diocese of Grafton this morning. In the liturgical afterglow of Advent and Christmas with all those special services and all that wonderful music, we pause and catch our breath. The season of Epiphany—like…
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Colonies of grace and communities of reconciliation
Epiphany 3C / Australia Day Christ Church Cathedral, Grafton 27 January 2019 [ video ] At first glance those readings do not have much to do with Australia Day. Of course, they were not chosen for their relevance to our national day, but are simply the readings set for the third Sunday after the…
