Keith Hendry a friend and Bush Chaplain What is a Bush Chaplain? I have asked myself these past weeks. I have some difficulty trying to imagine what this role might involve. I can always create a story. But then, I can share my story of my friend Keith Hendry. A wheat and sheep farmer from Western Australia. I first met Keith when Joan and I arrived at Elcho Island in 1969. A tall man around 6’3. well built in his mid-40’s. His curly hair thinning, a…
Matthew | The keys to the kingdom Fellowship@10, 23 August 2026 Alison Sampson ~ Matthew 16:13-20 Welcome, welcome to our wonderful city! This beautiful shrine is to the shepherd god, Pan. The guardian of the flocks, as you know, he’s always one for the ladies. Fellas, lock up your daughters! Pan doesn’t always do consent; we wouldn’t want a ‘situation’ now, would we? On your left, you’ll see a marble temple. This exquisite building was erected by King Herod in…
Matthew | Rethinking Joshua Fellowship@10, 16 August 2026 Alison Sampson ~ Matthew 15:10-28 ‘I’m from one of the oldest families,’ he said. ‘We’ve been here since the beginning.’ And with that he effectively erased 60,000 years of continuous living culture, just as his Irish ancestors had tried to erase the people from the land. He’s a lovely guy, straightforward and well-meaning, and totally oblivious to what he had just done. This is what happens when you’re raised in a colony.…
Genesis | Joseph’s amazing technicolor …. Fellowship@10, 9 August 2026 Alison Sampson ~ Gen 37:1-4, 12-2, with allusions to Matt 14:22-33 Most of us went to Sunday School; we know how it goes. Lucky Joseph gets an Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat, travels to Egypt, and saves the world with the blessing of Elvis. It’s a musical, a Veggie Tale, a children’s story, and thus it is very effectively de-fanged. If, however, we choose to read as adults, we might notice a…
Manningham Uniting Church & Community Centre acknowledges with respect the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung as the traditional custodians of this land and is committed to work for reconciliation and justice.
