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Manna Matters is the newsletter of Manna Gum, it comes out three times a year, and its free!

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August 2023

» News from Long Gully Understanding the Times
» 'The Voice' and the Legacy of Colonisation
Manna Gum Gallery
» Flag 2023
Everyday People
» Building a Good News Home
Bible & Economy
» The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
Everyday People
» An Unexpected Journey into Mushroom Farming
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April 2023

» News from Long Gully Home Economy
» Living on a Low Income Revisited
Bible & Economy
» The Wisdom Tradition in an Information Age (Part 2)
Home Economy
» A Practical Approach to Getting the Most from Your Clothes
Everyday People
» An Interview with Coastline Kitchens
Q&A
» Australian Christian Alternative Communities


November 2022

» News from Long Gully Faith & Economy
» Good Work, God's Work
Manna Gum Gallery
» Art of Work
Home Economy
» A Family's Journey Toward Sustainable Sustainability
Bible & Economy
» The Wisdom Tradition in an Information Age (Part 1)
Manna Gum Gallery
» A Scaly Mentor
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August 2022

» News from Long Gully Bible & Economy
» The Kingdom of God and the Politics of Hope
Home Economy
» Household Budgeting Within Your Values
Understanding the Times
» Caring for Those with Climate Anxiety in Church Communities
Manna Musings
» A Teenager Faces a Warming World
Manna Gum Gallery
» Art After Fire
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May 2022

» News from Long Gully Bible & Economy
» The Ecological Ethics of Genesis 1 & 2
Everyday People
» The Hopeful Story of Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration
Home Economy
» A Practical Guide to Cycling FAR more
Everyday People
» Biodiversity Protection in Central Victoria
Manna Musings
» Remembering the Diggers
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November 2021

» News from Long Gully Understanding the Times
» Evangelism, Politics, and the Ecological Crisis
Faith & Economy
» Early Christian Atheism for Today
Faith & Economy
» Investing in a Better World
Home Economy
» A Field Guide to Fibre Content and Sustainability
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August 2021

» News from Long Gully Bible & Economy
» Violence & Economics in the Book of Revelation
Everyday People
» An Experience of Resurrection
Bible & Economy
» Five Barley Loaves, Two Small Fish, and a Great Deal of Grass
Everyday People
» Reimaging Lawns (and Local Trade)
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April 2021

» News from Long Gully Bible & Economy
» A Christian Approach to Commerce
Bible & Economy
» Violence & Economics in the Book of Revelation
Home Economy
» Caring for Broken Things in a Broken World
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December 2020

» News from Long Gully Faith & Economy
» The Moral Ecology of Judgement
Faith & Economy
» Violence & Economics in the Book of Revelation
Everyday People
» A Rocha Australia: Serving the Lord in Creation Care
Faith & Economy
» The First Christians and Their Money
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October 2020

» News from Long Gully Bible & Economy
» The Moral Ecology of Judgement
Understanding the Times
» Self-Mastery as Alternative to Consumer Culture
Everyday People
» Our Co-Housing Journey
Understanding the Times
» Imagining Alternatives to Normalised Destruction
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May 2020

» News from Long Gully Bible & Economy
» The Moral Ecology of Judgement
Everyday People
» The Social Foundry and Cassinia Environmental
Everyday People
» Fostering an Eco-Church
Understanding the Times
» Towards Tax Justice
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December 2019

» News from Long Gully Understanding the Times
» Repentance, renewal & agriculture
Everyday People
» Fighting drought by reviving ancient landscapes
Bible & Economy
» The Church as a response to poverty
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September 2019

» News from Long Gully Alternative Economics
» Economic cooperation in the Seeds Community
Understanding the Times
» How we are all implicated in the suffering of the DRC
Bible & Economy
» Waste, salvation and egg shells
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Everyday People
» Seeking the shalom of Lalor Park


May 2019

» News from Long Gully Bible & Economy
» Shalom and neighbourhood mission
Understanding the Times
» Towards constructive climate conversations
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November 2018

» News from Long Gully Bible & Economy
» The idea of Israel as an alternative economic community
Alternative Economics
» Imagining a new economy
Everyday People
» The Farm Next Door
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Bible & Economy
» Turning towards the poor


August 2018

» News from Long Gully Understanding The Times
» Christian witness in the midst of capitalism
Everyday People
» An example of non-capitalist commerce
Home Economics
» The joys and justice of making your own soap
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May 2018

Understanding The Times
» The irreconcilability of capitalism & the gospel
Understanding The Times
» The experience and reproduction of poverty
Everyday People
» The story of Green Collect
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December 2017

» News from Manna Gum Exposure Week
» Reflecting on a Different Way
Understanding The Times
» The End of Poverty?
Alternative Economics
» Tools for a Sharing Economy
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April 2017

Understanding The Times
» Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
Understanding The Times
» The case for "green growth" is flawed
Everyday People
» The People's Pantry
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August 2017

» Why 'Manna Gum'? Bible & Economy
» The Manna Economy
Understanding The Times
» Capitalism & Poverty


October 2016

» News from Manna Gum Understanding The Times
» The origins and meaning of capitalism
Bible & Economy
» Poverty and the image of God
Everyday People
» A month without plastic
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May 2016

» News from Manna Gum Bible & Economy
» Money in the Kingdom of God
Everyday People
» Waste, providence & dumpster diving
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Advent 2015

» News from Manna Gum Bible & Economy
» Why did Jesus say 'Woe to the rich'?
Poverty & Development
» Orphanage Tourism
Home Economics
» The benefits of cooperative purchasing of dry goods
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August 2015

» News from Manna Gum Bible & Economy
» Revisiting the Stewardship Parables
Understanding The Times
» A biblical perspective on the agricultural challenges of the coming century
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May 2015

» News from Manna Gum Bible & Economy
» What is money?
Poverty & Justice
» The alienation of indigenous groups in our region
Understanding The Times
» Manna Gum's back-of-the-envelope Budget Papers
Understanding The Times
» Perceptions of wealth in Australia
Everyday People
» Making a late career U-turn for mission, community and simple living
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December 2014

» News from Manna Gum Bible & Economy
» A Biblical perspective on the real estate market
Everyday People
» Investing in homes and people
Home Economics
» Reflections on following the Household Covenant
Poverty & Justice
» Hope for Health
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September 2014

» News from Manna Gum Bible & Economy
» Shalom in the city
Home Economics
» Urban Food Possibilities
Everyday People
» Having a go at rural living
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May 2014

» News from Manna Gum Bible & Economy
» The Meaning of the City
Understanding The Times
» Cheese
Everyday People
» Reflections on 'A Different Way' 2013
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November 2013

» News from Manna Gum Bible & Economy
» The economy of enough in the Bible
Understanding The Times
» The economics of remote Aboriginal communities (5)
Understanding The Times
» What is it about air travel?
Everyday People
» An adventure in going car-free
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August 2013

» News from Manna Gum Bible & Economy
» A new legalism or the law of love?
Understanding The Times
» Ethical consumption & low-income labour
Home Economics
» The Torah of Ethical Consumption
Everyday People
» The story of our organic food co-op
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April 2013

» News from Manna Gum Bible & Economy
» Good Work
Understanding The Times
» Update on Climate Change
Understanding The Times
» The economics of remote Aboriginal communities (4)
Home Economics
» Living on a low income
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December 2012

» News from Manna Gum Bible & Economy
» The economics of renewal
Understanding The Times
» The economics of remote Aboriginal communities (3)
Home Economics
» Simplicity Parenting
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September 2012

» News from Manna Gum Bible & Economy
» Facing up to the crisis of the church
Understanding The Times
» The economics of remote Aboriginal communities (2)
Home Economics
» Meet your meat
Home Economics
» Kumquat Gleanings
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May 2012

» News from Manna Gum Bible & Economy
» The economics of the body of Christ
Aid & Development
» A view from Kabul
Understanding The Times
» The economics of remote Aboriginal communities (1) - History
Home Economics
» On being income managed
A Different Way
» Reflections on A Different Way 2011
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November 2011

» News from Manna Gum Bible & Economy
» Can we really make poverty history?
Aid & Development
» Banking on aid
Home Economics
» A diary from Dili
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August 2011

» News from Manna Gum Bible and Economy
» Why I gave up serving the poor
Aid & Development
» The aid industry in Burma
Home Economics
» The role of giving in discipleship
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April 2011

» News from Manna Gum Bible & Economy
» Living in the kingdom of God
Aid & Development
» The nonviolent struggle against land grabbing
Understanding The Times
» The problem of e-waste
Home Economics
» Urban gleaning
Home Economics
» Lemon cordial recipe
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November 2010

» News from Manna Gum Bible & Economy
» The economy of salvation
Aid & Development
» Finding new life on pilgrimage in Bangladesh
Understanding The Times
» A journey into the murky world of carbon offsets
Home Economics
» The joys and the justice of making your own soap
Home Economics
» How to make your own soap
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June 2010

» News from Manna Gum Bible & Economy
» Land & housing in the Bible
Aid & Development
» Land & violence in Cambodia
Understanding The Times
» The housing affordability crisis
Home Economics
» Reflections from an urban renter
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November 2009

» News from Manna Gum Bible & Economy
» Israel as an alternative economy
Aid & Development
» Who are the poor and what do they really want?
Understanding The Times
» Climate change politics in Australia
Home Economics
» Five principles for ethical shopping
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June 2009

» News from Manna Gum Bible & Economy
» The strange economics of manna in the wilderness
Aid & Development
» Experiences of the food crisis in Cambodia
Understanding The Times
» Understanding the global food crisis
Home Economics
» A reflection on the 100-mile diet
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April 2009

» News from Manna Gum Bible & Economy
» The spiritual side of economics
Aid & Development
» Hard questions about aid
Home Economics
» Responsibility starts at home
Understanding The Times
» Waking up to climate change
Understanding The Times
» Reflections on the economic crisis and stimulus package
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