Shows
Alison and the whaleLuke | Increase our faith!How much faith is enough?
Reflecting on Luke 17:5-10 and Lamentations 3:22-23 with Manningham Uniting Church, 5 October 2025 (Proper 22 Year C).
2025-10-0509 minAlison and the whaleLuke | Mind the gap!On fancy backpacks, fine merino briefs and the responsibilities of the global rich.
Reflecting on Luke 16:19-31 with Manningham Uniting Church, 28 September 2025 (Proper 21 Year C).
2025-09-2814 minAlison and the whaleRomans | Ruth & the body of ChristOn flea bombs, sick kids, old wardrobes, the grim reaper – and resurrection life!
Shared with Box Hill Baptist Church on 21 September 2025.
2025-09-2117 minAlison and the whaleLuke | Three invitations into joySometimes, it takes a while to say yes.
Reflecting on Luke 15 with Manningham Uniting Church, 14 September 2025 (Proper 19/Pentecost 14, Year C).
2025-09-1415 minAlison and the whalePsalms | My grandparents' breakfast table and other storiesDiscipleship knows no age limits.
Reflecting on Psalm 1 with Manningham Uniting Church, 7 September 2025 (Proper 18/Pentecost 13, Year C).
2025-09-0713 minAlison and the whaleLuke | A rollicking romance, revisitedHow faith nearly tore my family apart, then brought it together again.
Reflecting on Luke 12:49-56 with Manningham Uniting Church on 17 August 2025 (Proper 15/Pentecost 10, Year C).
2025-08-1711 minAlison and the whaleHosea & the cycle of violenceNot every image of God is faithful to the way of Jesus.
Reflecting on Hosea 11:1-11 with Coburg Uniting church on 3 August 2025 (Proper 13 Year C).
2025-08-0315 minAlison and the whaleMatthew | Love like saltOn exile, law, salt and love.
Reflecting on Matthew 5:13-20 with Westgate Baptist Community Church, 27 July 2025 (off lectionary, the reading is usually assigned to Epiphany 5 Year A).
2025-07-2709 minAlison and the whaleLuke | Mary and Martha, unitedA religious scholar, a wounded traveller, a Samaritan and two sisters walk into a kitchen ...
Reflecting on Luke 10:38-42 with the Community of St Mark, Clifton Hill, on 20 July 2025 (Proper 11 Year C).
2025-07-2014 minAlison and the whaleJohn | The breathThe breath-wind-spirit of God is an invitation to deep communion.
Reflecting on the Holy Spirit with Rosanna Baptist church on 13 July 2025 (multiple texts, off lectionary).
2025-07-1312 minAlison and the whaleKings | Elijah in the age of kingsIn a world of authoritarian leaders, Elijah's story should give us backbone.
Reflecting on 1 Kings 19:1-18 with Auburn Life, 22 April 2025 (Proper 7 Year C).
2025-06-2213 minAlison and the whaleIDAHOBIT | Shall I sacrifice my child?Justice, humbleness, bodies ... and rainbow cake!
Reflecting on Hosea 6:6-8 with The Village Church, Mount Eliza, 25 May 2025.
2025-05-2512 minAlison and the whaleLuke | Resurrection faithResurrection life is elusive and disruptive—and changes everything.
Reflecting on Luke 24 with Westgate Baptist Community Church, Year C Easter Day, 20 April 2025
2025-04-2018 minAlison and the whaleLuke | Get your sh*t together!In the face of oppression, Jesus tightens our focus and grounds us.
Reflecting on Luke 13:1-9 with Brunswick Baptist Church, Lent 3 Year C, 23 March 2025.
2025-03-2314 minAlison and the whaleLuke | No ifs about itJesus’ resistance to evil lies in knowing himself beloved.
Reflecting on Luke 4:1-13 with Westgate Baptist Community Church, Lent 1 Year C, 9 March 2025.
2025-03-0912 minAlison and the whaleLuke | Baptism in the midst of lifeIs baptism a ticket out of this world, or a plunge further into it?
Reflecting on Luke 3:15-22 with Coburg Uniting Church, 12 January 2025.
2025-01-1215 minAlison and the whaleIsaiah | The politics of loveLove in a troubled world: what does it look like? And what does it not?
Reflecting on Isaiah 42:1-9 and Philippians 2:5-11, West Preston Baptist Church, 15 December 2024.
2024-12-1525 minAlison and the whaleLuke | Where God's word comesGod's word comes to the one who relinquishes privilege and works for justice.
Shared with Westgate Baptist on 8 December 2024, reflecting on Luke 3:1-6
2024-12-0817 minAlison and the whaleJohn | Revelation at ArmageddonMilitary violence never ends, but Jesus’ way leads to a true and lasting peace.
Shared with Coburg Uniting Church on 24 November 2024, reflecting on John 18:33-37 (Christ the King).
2024-11-2413 minAlison and the whaleMark | The widow's giftIn a nation struggling with the legacies of Christendom, the widow’s gift offers a way forward.
Shared with Rosanna Baptist on 10 November 2024, reflecting on Mark 12:38-13:2.
2024-11-1022 minAlison and the whaleJob | On suffering and shimmering joySuffering is indiscriminate, but so is joy.
A personal story, a bit of commentary, and some invitations.
Shared with Coburg Uniting on 13 October 2024.
2024-10-1314 minAlison and the whaleGenesis | The teacher treesAn invitation to connect with the earth.
Shared with Rosanna Baptist on 6 October 2024, reflecting on Genesis 18:1-15.
2024-10-0620 minAlison and the whaleCorinthians | Without friction no shineChurch isn’t about living a sheltered or peaceful life, nor is it about ignoring or erasing the differences in the room.
A reflection shared with Brunswick Baptist Church on 22 September 2024.
2024-09-2216 minAlison and the whalePsalms | Written in the starsAn Anangu-Pitjantjatjara-Yankunytjatjara story collides with a Hebrew Psalm flowing through a Cornishwoman who was born in the colony and learned about the APY story at art galleries built on Wurundjeri land. Paintings, stories, animations and interviews from a major exhibition here.
Senior Law Women and AṈANGU Dancers from the APY Lands slowly unfold the story here with gentle good humour
Wirangu women Susie Betts and cultural knowledge keeper Veda Betts tell a third version here, linking it to stories told around the world
Explore, learn, be fed, enjoy ... and share the story!
2024-09-1506 minAlison and the whaleMark, Isaiah | Finding her voiceA friend encouraged me to re-preach an oldie on the Syro-Phoenician woman. But you can never quite do the same thing twice. So here’s the oldie, updated to reflect recent news events and some fresh weirdness in my life. Given to Coburg Uniting Church Sunday 8 September 2024.
2024-09-0823 minAlison and the whaleRevelation | So much better than you think!Revelation can be read to judge and exclude ... but what if it's not like that? A reflection by Alison Sampson on Revelation 6:1-8:1 given to the Vietnamese Evangelical Church of Australia (English speaking congregation) on 28 July 2024 © Alison Sampson 2024.
2024-07-2831 minAlison and the whaleSamuel | Joining the sacred danceThe dance of the liturgy heals and transforms us: but to receive its gifts, we must participate. A reflection given to Westgate Baptist Community Church on 14 July 2024.
2024-07-1412 minAlison and the whaleJohn | God's dwelling placeWhere does God live? Does God live at church? A reflection for Canterbury Baptist, who are soon to move out of their building for an extended period of time.
2024-07-0719 minAlison and the whaleMark | How Satan casts out SatanWhen Satan casts out Satan, he grows stronger: but with Christ we can unmask and bind him.
A reflection on Mark 3:20-35 given to Westgate Baptist Community Church on 9 June 2024.
A cheerfully terrible recording for those who will listen anyway - the builders next door continue, and my sound fades every time they get busy with a sander.
2024-06-0918 minAlison and the whaleMalachi | Wholehearted worship, overflowing lifeWhat you worship changes everything.
2024-05-0525 minAlison and the whaleJohn | But they were doubtfulFear is immobilising, but Jesus' peace offers a way forward.
A terrible recording masking out two helicopters, next door's angle grinder, leaf blowers and teens ... which is the daily backdrop to life in the big smoke!
2024-04-0720 minAlison and the whalePalm Sunday | The jester's jokeJesus’ ‘triumphal’ entry into Jerusalem is a parody, a raspberry, a fart.
2024-03-2415 minAlison and the whaleMark | Blind faithRejected by the worshipping community, blind Bartimaeus is commended for his faith.
2024-03-1720 min
Spill Your GutsEpisode 28: Let's get candid with Alison SampsonLet's welcome the multitalended Alison Sampson on today's episode! She gets candid about her career, challenges and shares some some of her wisdom with us!
2024-02-051h 162023-11-2609 minAlison and the whaleMatthew | The billionaire, the stockbroker and the storytellerMaybe God isn't an angry absentee landlord. Maybe the wicked, lazy, worthless bloke is Christ. A retelling of the parable of the talents, and the last post here for the foreseeable. This podcast was made primarily for Sanctuary folk, and Sanctuary finishes up on 26 November 2023. More details at sanctuarybaptist.org.
2023-11-1915 minAlison and the whaleMatthew | Ten foolish bridesmaids, embracedWe will find Christ among foolish bridesmaids and other outcasts, laughing in boundless joy.
2023-11-1210 minAlison and the whaleMatthew | Authority in the churchIntegrity, love and service are the hallmarks of legitimate authority.
2023-11-0510 minAlison and the whaleMatthew | The demands of loveLove is not a warm smooshy feeling, but a decision, an action, and an orientation.
2023-10-2910 min
Words, Images, & WorldsWords, Images, & Worlds with Alison SampsonComics creator Alison Sampson talks about the process of adapting Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King, working on a new project with JH Williams III, and a wide range of work -- including James Tynion IV's The Department of Truth.
2023-10-2834 minAlison and the whalePhilippians | In the depths of anguish, joyHappiness is fragile, temporary. But even in the depths of anguish, we can know joy.
2023-10-1508 minAlison and the whaleMatthew | Custodians of the landIn God's economy, there is no private ownership, only stewardship.
2023-10-0815 minAlison and the whaleMatthew & Exodus | Seventy times seven leads to heaven or hellWho causes suffering when we fail to forgive?
2023-09-1711 minAlison and the whaleMatthew | The rigours and joys of loveTurning towards one another inevitably leads to conflict, and that means work.
2023-09-1013 minAlison and the whaleExodus | The God of freedomThe God of freedom calls us to shape the future through our collective choices.
2023-09-0309 minAlison and the whaleExodus | Agents of joyful rebellionThe story of exodus points to the joy-filled possibilities of civil disobedience.
2023-08-2712 minAlison and the whaleMatthew | Decolonising JoshuaIn his encounter with the Canaanite woman, Jesus repeats then repents of Joshua’s policy of no mercy.
2023-08-2013 minAlison and the whaleGenesis | Striving with God and menSometimes, you have to fight for a blessing; and sometimes, it'll cost you.
2023-08-0614 minAlison and the whaleRomans | While Rome burnsAs we live through the hottest weeks on record, an ancient letter offers counsel and courage.
2023-07-3017 minAlison and the whaleGenesis | Betwixt and betweenGod meets us in liminal spaces, when all our defences are down.
2023-07-2310 minAlison and the whaleGenesis | Alt*red state: A text of terror offers good newsThe usual interpretation of the binding of Isaac is that God requires us to sacrifice everything, even, if asked, our own children. But could a contextual awareness reveal a more life-giving reading?
2023-07-0212 minAlison and the whaleRomans | Practice resurrectionIn the face of sin, death and the injustice of empire, we are called to practice resurrection. A reflection on Romans, quoting also Wendell Berry's poem, Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front.
2023-06-2515 minAlison and the whaleGenesis | Abram: Our ancestor-colonizerThe story of Abram points to a more just settlement, paving the way to Voice and Treaty.
2023-06-1110 minAlison and the whalePentecost | And they were all together in one placeWe here at Sanctuary used to gather 'all together in one place.' So what happened? And what comes next?
2023-05-2809 minAlison and the whaleActs | Just look around!If you want to encounter the Risen Christ, don't gaze into heaven. Just look around!
2023-05-2111 minAlison and the whale1,2 Peter | A humble, holy peopleA community founded on Christ will be humble, hospitable and loving.
2023-05-1413 minAlison and the whaleActs | The four devotionsFollowers of Jesus engage in four devotional practices, which lead to full and flourishing life.
2023-05-0714 minAlison and the whaleLuke | The road to all things newThrough stranger, scripture and a meal shared, all things are made new: even us!
2023-04-3010 minAlison and the whaleMatthew | Walking with prideJesus’ entry into Jerusalem resembles a pride parade, and our guy is a clown.
2023-04-0214 minAlison and the whaleEzekiel | Dem dry colonial bonesOnly a people divorced from Spirit, self and land, indeed, only a culture of dry bones, could engage in colonial violence. Yet even for them, there is hope.
2023-03-2616 min2023-03-1910 minAlison and the whaleMatthew | So you’re God’s child. Now what?‘Since you’re the son of God,’ says the devilish examiner in Matthew’s story, ‘turn these stones to bread.’ Use your power for your own ends. Whip up a miracle, and feed yourself ...
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2023-02-2610 minAlison and the whaleMatthew | Kill them with kindnessJesus sets out a path of nonviolent resistance to state sanctioned domination and abuse.
2023-02-1911 minAlison and the whaleMatthew | Self-regulation, the law and the prophetsJesus' new community calls for self-awareness, self-regulation and love.
2023-02-1213 minAlison and the whaleEvery place a God-storyGod-stories are anchored to place. So what are our God-stories and how can they charge the landscape?
2023-02-0508 min
Alison and the whaleMatthew | Blessed discipleshipWhat if the Beatitudes describe the school of discipleship? A back-to-school reflection
2023-01-2916 minAlison and the whaleMatthew | Like a scandalGod calls Joseph to wake up. God demands that he open his eyes to a deeper reality, where love takes priority over obedience to God’s law, and scandal forms the womb of grace.
2022-12-1811 minAlison and the whaleMatthew | Like, are you serious?Christ’s incarnation is often underwhelming. It is up to us to look at the evidence, and decide if it’s the real deal.
2022-12-1111 minAlison and the whaleMatthew | Like an arsonistJesus is coming to burn away the rubbish: because he loves you, he’s coming for the harvest, and there’s a sweet kernel in you that he seeks. John the Baptizer has strong words for religious leaders; but for everyone else, he urges a turning to God because the kingdom of heaven is near, and for the vulnerable it's very good news.
2022-12-0419 minAlison and the whaleMatthew | Like a thiefJesus may come looking poor, scruffy, untrustworthy, and vaguely threatening - and he'll take something precious away.
2022-11-2712 minAlison and the whaleLuke | Paradise, parties, and the vastness of God’s loveTwo criminals, and the scandal of grace.
2022-11-2015 min
Comic News InsiderEpisode 1348 - Thought Bubble: Glyn Dillon/Alison Sampson!Jimmy is back home in NYC but recorded a few eps while still in London. He attended the Thought Bubble Festival and got 25 interviews! In this episode, you'll hear from Glyn Dillon and Alison Sampson. Glyn discusses the 10th anniversary of his hit graphic novel THE NAO OF BROWN as well as his film work on several STAR WARS films and THE BATMAN. Alison talks about her prolific work including THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH, HELLBOY and SLEEPING BEAUTIES. More interviews to come! We'll be releasing the massive amount of interviews over the next month. Also, get a hold of...
2022-11-1731 minAlison and the whaleIsaiah | The city of joyGood health, good work, and good relationships come together to form a city of joy, and a people of delight.
2022-11-1311 minAlison and the whaleLuke | Seven brothers, a hapless widow, a falling satellite - and what it means to truly liveNo need to wait! Resurrection life begins in the here and now.
2022-11-0614 minAlison and the whaleLuke | Who’s more faithful? There’s no comparison!Literally. Competitive righteousness has no place in God's kingdom.
2022-10-2313 minAlison and the whaleJeremiah | Our fickleness, God’s faithfulnessEven in our fickleness and faithlessness, God insists on renewing the relationship.
2022-10-1611 minAlison and the whaleJeremiah | A remedy for solastalgiaIn the face of climate catastrophe, seek the welfare of your place.
2022-10-0915 minAlison and the whaleLuke | Lost and foundIt is precisely when we are lost that God finds us: so let's get lost.
2022-09-1112 minAlison and the whaleDeuteronomy | In the face of climate catastrophe, choose lifeThe news is devastating, but we still have choices: so choose life.
2022-09-0411 minAlison and the whaleLuke | The guests at God’s banquetGod's table is for disabled and poor people; but this is rarely reflected in the church.
2022-08-2811 minAlison and the whaleLuke | But I thought it was all about peace!God's peace can trigger conflict: but it's worth it.
2022-08-1410 minAlison and the whaleLuke | All the loneliness money can buyWealth buys us distance from other people: but is this a good thing?
2022-07-3109 minAlison and the whaleHosea | Gomer: The face of GodGod is not seen in a violent man, but in a woman known for her love.
2022-07-2416 minAlison and the whaleLuke | Martha made wholeInviting Jesus into our dwelling means being renovated from the inside out.
2022-07-1712 minAlison and the whaleLuke | The Good Samaritan: A guided meditationUsing sacred imagination to inhabit multiple viewpoints, and to experience healing at the hands of an enemy.
2022-07-1014 minAlison and the whale2 Kings | The god of the landA provocative retelling of 2 Kings 17 for NAIDOC Week.
2022-07-0309 minAlison and the whaleGalatians | Child safe standards, culture and the lawThe new Victorian Child Safe Standards are about changing culture, but this is ultimately the work of the Spirit.
2022-06-2613 minAlison and the whaleProverbs | Wisdom for a changing churchWhen everything is changing, look for wisdom in the liminal spaces.
2022-06-1214 minAlison and the whalePentecost | God’s holy breathThe wind poured out on the early disciples fills the world even now.
2022-06-0509 minAlison and the whaleRevelation | God’s eternal ’Yes!’The final words of our scriptures are an invitation to communion with God, and it's an invitation open to everyone.
2022-05-2912 minAlison and the whaleRevelation | Why church? Just imagine ...Just imagine a church like the holy city: full of light, open to all people, deeply rooted in the gospel, and overflowing with love.
2022-05-2211 minAlison and the whaleMy little finchesA bleak day, a cosmic conversation, a liturgical identity - and consolation.
2022-05-1514 min
Comics For The ApocalypseAlison SampsonEvery Monday, comic book writer, Samuel George London, interviews interesting guests about what comics they'd take into the apocalypse.Sponsored by ComicScene, this week's guests is comic book artist and stupendous individual, Alison Sampson, who tackles an artificially intelligent robot uprising apocalypse.---Alison's Links---https://twitter.com/alis_samphttps://www.instagram.com/alison.sampson/https://www.alisonsampson.com/---ComicScene Links---https://comicscene.org/https://comicscene.org/join-comic-club/https://getmycomics.com/comicscenehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/comicscenecommunity---Apocalyptic Links---https://twitter.com/SamuelGLondonhttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/comics-for-the-apocalypse/id1448698111https://open.spotify.com/show/2ri0g2yoyBKxX4x0IKYkClhttps://soundcloud.com/comicsapocalypse...
2021-08-091h 21
Heartsong Live PodcastArise with Eloho ft Alison SampsonGood morning everyone, it is always a great show here on Arise with Eloho. Today we have Alison Sampson with us.
Listen in and be inspired.
Don't forget to share this episode.
2021-06-011h 04
Geeking with Destination VenusGATG Thought Bubble 2020 Special 2: Chatting with Alison SampsonRegie sits down across the internet to chat with artist Alison Sampson to discuss her latest work on Sleeping Beauties, tea towels and her contribution to Thought Bubble 2020.
Shownotes at www.destinationvenus.co.uk
The Geeks at the Gates is a copyright feature of Venus Rising Media featuring music by Steven G. Saunders. All rights are reserved.
2020-11-121h 11
Englishman In San DiegoThought Bubble 2009 Recap: In Conversation with Alison Sampson (14th November 2019)The Thought Bubble Sequential Comic Art Festival, to give the show its original and grand title, made the venue transition and took over the Harrogate Exhibition Centre in North Yorkshire over the weekend of Saturday 9th/Sunday 10th November, with thousands of eager comics fans braving the elements to celebrate some of the worlds best comics creators, artists, writers and publishers.
The type of exhibitor who has a unique take on what is happening at shows such as Thought Bubble are those that don't necessarily have anything to sell, per se: writers, artists or people that have contributed to a...
2019-11-2723 min
Comic News InsiderEpisode 888 - Even More Thought Bubble w/ Kristyna Baczynski/Katriona Chapman/Marc Ellerby/Alison Sampson/Christian Wildgoose/Laura Wildgoose/Sara Dunkerton!Jimmy was over in the UK and attended Thought Bubble Festival in Leeds. He got 21 interviews total! In this episode, you'll hear him chat with Kristyna Baczynski (Retrograde Orbit), Katriona Chapman (Follow Me In), Marc Ellerby (Rick & Morty), Alison Sampson (Winnebago Graveyard), Christian Wildgoose (Porcelain/Batgirl), Laura Wildgoose (Night Post) and Sara Dunkerton (Mulp)! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
2018-09-2900 min
Full FrontalMeanwhile... Comic Con: In Conversation with Alison SampsonMay I present a recording of one of the panels that I hosted at the inaugural Meanwhile... Comic Con, held in Chichester on Saturday 30th September: we spent time with artist/illustrator Alison Sampson, who has made a splash most recently with Image Comics release WINNEBAGO GRAVEYARD (written by Steve Niles).
We can't deny, Alison is not a massively known quantity by the mainstream comics crowd and the attendance of Meanwhile... was very much a young audience, more familiar with the Marvels and DC's of this world - when we got the session started, we had three or four young...
2017-10-0947 min
Englishman In San DiegoMeanwhile... Comic Con: In Conversation with Alison SampsonMay I present a recording of one of the panels that I hosted at the inaugural Meanwhile... Comic Con, held in Chichester on Saturday 30th September: we spent time with artist/illustrator Alison Sampson, who has made a splash most recently with Image Comics release WINNEBAGO GRAVEYARD (written by Steve Niles).
We can't deny, Alison is not a massively known quantity by the mainstream comics crowd and the attendance of Meanwhile... was very much a young audience, more familiar with the Marvels and DC's of this world - when we got the session started, we had three or four young...
2017-10-0947 min
Inkstuds RadioInkstuds on the Road – Part 33 Live at Gosh with Alison Sampson, Jamie Mckelvie and Darryl Cunningham
It’s the end of the great Inkstuds Roadtrip. To end my time in London, I sat down with Alison Sampson, Jamie Mckelvie and Darryl Cunningham about all things comics. We recorded it at Gosh comics. A really great comic store that I went to a couple of times that week for various interesting comics events. They were great hosts and I was happy to be there.
2015-03-1758 min