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Catholics are called to evangelism and Bible study in small groups.

Posted on 27/10/2026 by John Sandeman
Dicastery of the faith's courtyard

A call to proclaim the gospel – to evangelise – and read the Bible in small groups is the core message of a new Vatican document. ” Venite ad Me: Considerations on the Transmission of the Faith in an Epochal Change,… Continue Reading →

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Notes on a burning flagship – turmoil at Christianity Today

Posted on 26/10/2026 by John Sandeman
CT covers montage

Daniel Silliman, the journalist who broke the Ravi Zacharias story, gives an inside account of the wave of writers leaving Christianity Today and why independent Christian journalism is being compromised. The Other Cheek reprints this account with Silliman’s permission. There’s… Continue Reading →

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A fellow traveller on my crisis-ridden path

Posted on 25/10/2026 by John Sandeman
George Whitefield preaching To The People In Moorfields London England 1742

My early years as a Christian included a couple of nervous breakdowns, one of them quite severe. A desire to please God, to be rid of sin, and a failure to see that sanctification is God’s work, not mine, sent… Continue Reading →

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Tas conversion Bill needs ambiguity weeded out

Posted on 24/10/2026 by John Sandeman
Matt garvin

Tasmanian Baptists’ Matt Garvin says clear answers are needed on the kinds of help Tasmanians can seek from churches or mosques under the proposed law. If someone asks their pastor for help to live by their faith, what should the… Continue Reading →

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Right-wing pastor denied entry to Australia

Posted on 22/10/2026 by John Sandeman
Brian Tamaki screenshot

Pentecostal pastor Bishop Brian Tamaki of Destiny Church, based in Aotearoa New Zealand, has been denied entry to Australia. “Tamaki took to social media saying he had flown to Brisbane for a church conference, when he was detained by the… Continue Reading →

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Church of England evangelicals increase their Synod numbers

Posted on 22/10/2026 by John Sandeman
CofE General Synod 2025, York

The Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC) reports that they have increased their representation on the church’s General Synod (national church parliament). CEEC is a broad-based evangelical network that includes the UK’s CMS and Church Society. CEEC’s National Director, John… Continue Reading →

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A vision fulfilled: Parramatta Baptist turns 175

Posted on 22/10/2026 by John Sandeman

To visit Parramatta Baptist, a church doing the very Baptist thing of celebrating its anniversary, the Other Cheek needed to carefully avoid a large construction zone; they are building a new church building (pictured above), having simply outgrown their 1980s… Continue Reading →

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Barry Dudding: Bringing Reformed and Charismatic together

Posted on 21/10/2026 by John Sandeman
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In memory of Barry Dudding (1944 -2026) Barry Dudding’s funeral will be held at St James Croydon, 10 am Monday, October 26. Can ‘reformed’ and ‘charismatic’ Christians live together in the same church? A veteran Sydney Anglican minister, Barry Dudding,… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Anglicans, Christian news, Pentecostals
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Helen Haines’ hero barber ‘I’m religious’

Posted on 20/10/2026 by John Sandeman
Ricky Jefferies outside his shop

Wangaratta barber Ricky Jefferies, described as “the Good Samaritan” by the Prime Minister for running to the aid of Indi MP Helen Haines told the ABC: “I just did what I could and what others were already trying to do.… Continue Reading →

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An irony, a defeat, and a bold target.

Posted on 20/10/2026 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column Please turn your irony detector on: Allegra Spender, Teal member for Wentworth, the weathiest part of Sydney’s East, has moved a bill to drastically trim religious schools’ right to hire staff and cut back their ability… Continue Reading →

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