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29 September 2026

If you are in the Melbourne region, come and join our Manna Gum Evening Conversation on Wed 30 September. For this event I will be in conversation with Trevor Thomas (Executive Chair, Ethinvest) and Paul Dettmann (Founder, Cassinia Environmental) on the subject of “Creative Economics: Opportunities, Innovation & Subversion”. See: https://mannagum.org.au/resources/Coming-up/
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24 September 2026

What is money? It's stranger than you think. On the latest episode of the MannaCast Jonathan and Jacob unpack money's origins, character, and power. Listen here: https://mannagum.podbean.com/e/ep-49-what-is-money/
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17 September 2026

If you are in the Melbourne region, come and join our Manna Gum Evening Conversation on Wed 30 September. For this event I will be in conversation with Trevor Thomas (Executive Chair, Ethinvest) and Paul Dettmann (Founder, Cassinia Environmental) on the subject of “Creative Economics: Opportunities, Innovation & Subversion”. See: https://mannagum.org.au/resources/Coming-up/#Manna-Gum-Evening-Conversation
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09 September 2026

A gentle reminder from Wendell Berry to those of us on FB right now ...
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08 September 2026

If you are in the Bendigo region on Friday, 18th Sept, join me for a beer and a yarn ...
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01 September 2026

"Think about what you want to put into you brain and put that in, and make sure you're not putting anything else in... if you can!" "Time is the real currency, and I really hope that when I'm older and I look back at my life I don't think, 'Dang, when you were twenty you just spent all your time on your phone'." What's it like growing up in a world of screens and social media (and now AI chatbots)? How do we pursue healthy relationships with digital technologies? Jacob sits down with four people under 25 to find out. Listen here: https://mannagum.podbean.com/e/ep-48-interview-growing-up-with-digital-tech/

Manna Matters

Manna Matters is the quarterly of Manna Gum, covering topics such as Economics in the Bible, Everyday economics, Understanding the times, People living differently, Ecology in crisis, Poverty and Development.

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MannaCastOur monthly podcast

Episode 49

Episode 49

What is Money?

We use money everyday, and we trust it implicitly, but what is it? It is stranger than you think. Where did it come from? How does it work? Jonathan and Jacob unpack the strange history, character, and power of money, with particular attention to its spiritual significance.

Theme music: © Don Stewart, Recorded/Mixed by Unmuzzled Music Productions.

Episode 48
Interview: Growing up with digital tech
Episode 47
Legacies (Legacies of Colonisation pt. 12)
Episode 46
Interview: Truth, Treaty and Voice in Victoria Today with Aunty Esme Bamblett (Legacies of Colonisation pt. 11)
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Manna Gum Evening Conversation

“Creative Economics: Opportunities, Innovation & Subversion”. If you are interested exploring faith and political ideas outside of the box, this is for you.

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