Winter sunset with ducks gliding across a gold, pink and purple Lake Albert, Wagga Wagga, Australia.

Congratulations to Mark Short on becoming the Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia. Former rector of South Wagga Anglican church and currently Bishop of the Canberra -Goulburn Diocese.

Last night I was at the launch of Karen Pack 'Queer Omissions', a book about Australian Christian women, who contributed significantly to Australian society & church life but are largely forgotten. Buy at @gleebooks.bsky.social or @routledgehistory.bsky.social

A great vibe today at the SSEC Orality and Memory in the New Testament conference, Macquarie University, Sydney, 2025. Chris Forbes, Don Barker, & Con Campbell featured

The New Testament Around the World was on the doorstep tonight when I took the rubbish out. Excited to see my character on Titus in print.

I was at St Stephens in Macquarie St (Sydney) to celebrate a blessing for university students and lecturers. I gave the homily in which I talked about my university ministry & academic life. I encouraged the students to pursue "righteousness, faith, love, and peace" (2 Tim 2:22).

Stopped on the trip home to take some photos of my home country in Coolaman shire.

Look what was waiting for me when I got home from #sblaar24

Yesterday I presented my paper "Disappearing Artemis, Roman Colonization, and Minting in Ephesus: How Numismatics Informs our reading of the New Testament" in the Numismatic Evidence and Biblical Interpretation session. #SBLAAR2024

Seen in the wild in the book hall at #SBLAAR Inscriptions, Papyri and Other Artifacts edited by James Harrison and Randy Richards including my contribution "Coins of the New Testament World: The intersection between Coin Images and Legends and Roman Imperial Propaganda."

Osvaldo Padilla and me after a very interesting and engaging session on leadership at the IBR Pastoral Epistles research group. We're about to plan next year's IBR PE research group. Ever wondered what it's like to write a commentary?

At Sydney airport & about to leave for SBL in San Diego. Looking forward to our Disputed Paulines sessions & giving my paper in Numismatics and Biblical Interpretation.

In 2015 Talia and I curated an exhibition of coins from the Hanson collection in ACANS. We focused on the 3rd C Roman Imperial coins of Emperors Probus and Aurelian.

This week I'm about to start a new book chapter on coins of the Lycus Valley in the 1st to 3rd C.

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