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Month: May 2023

Pastor And Bestselling Author Dr Timothy Keller Dies At Age 72

Posted on 20/05/2023 by Religion Unplugged
Timothy Keller

By Rafa Oliveira Religion Unplugged Timothy Keller, founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church, has died at age 72. He passed peacefully in his home in New York City on May 19 of complications from pancreatic cancer. Keller had been receiving… Continue Reading →

News, Obituary Christian news, Presbyterians
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A great Bible version guide, a 96-second gospel, and we discover ‘sensible’ evangelicals

Posted on 19/05/2023 by John Sandeman
Bible guide

A week of reading Here’s the most comprehensive guide to Bible versions I have seen. The author of the diagram, Wes Huff is the Central Canada Director for Apologetics Canada. Check out your favourite translations and see if you agree… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news

How churches engage with older people

Posted on 18/05/2023 by John Sandeman

A series by Chaplain Ben Boland. This article stands alone, but it is part of a series. The Church and Older People. This is Part 4 – How to engage with older people. Search “older people” at theothercheek.com to read… Continue Reading →

News, Older People Christian news, Older People
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Scripture and older people

Posted on 18/05/2023 by John Sandeman
Older people

A series by Chaplain Ben Boland. This article stands alone, but it is part of a series. The Church and Older People. This is Part 3 – Scripture and older people. Search “older people” at theothercheek.com to read the rest,… Continue Reading →

Latest, News, Older People Christian news, Older People
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Why the church does not love older people as much as Jesus did

Posted on 18/05/2023 by Ben Boland

A series by Chaplain Ben Boland. This article stands alone but it is part of a series. The Church and Older People Part 2 – What informs current practice? Search “older people” at theothercheek.com to read the rest. Despite Jesus’… Continue Reading →

News, Older People Christian news, Older People
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Does the church love old people? The answer is we don’t prioritise them

Posted on 18/05/2023 by Ben Boland
Older people

A series by Chaplain Ben Boland: The Church and Older People: Part 1 – Current Practice. Each part of this series stands alone. To read the rest search “older people” at theothercheek.com or use the links at the bottom. This… Continue Reading →

Latest, News, Older People Christian news, Older People

How Reach Australia reaches Australians

Posted on 18/05/2023 by John Sandeman
Reach Australia 2023

Over 80 per cent of churches planted by Reach Australia and its predecessor Geneva Push become healthy, financially self-sustaining churches. That’s a conservative estimate by Reach Australia’s Executive Director Scott Sanders. He does not want to be overconfident, but of… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news

Thousands of Christians are homeless and churches burnt down in NE India

Posted on 17/05/2023 by John Sandeman
Manipur violence may 2023

In early May, ethnoreligious violence broke out in the state of Manipur in NE India, leaving behind a  disaster zone for tribal Christians. “As of now, 200 plus Christian churches and properties have been burned down entirely,” Vishnu, an Open… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, Persecution

NSW/ACT Baptists yet to decide what to do about dissidents on same-sex marriage

Posted on 16/05/2023 by John Sandeman
Baptist: a baptism at Baptism at Northolt Park Baptist Church, Northolt, UK

The NSW/ACT Baptists have decided not to decide just yet on what to do about churches and pastors who support same-sex marriage.  Last year the NSW/ACT Baptists adopted a “Position Statement” against same-sex marriage. The Baptist Assembly Council brought a… Continue Reading →

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A devotion from the Uniting Church

Posted on 15/05/2023 by John Sandeman
whale

Readers of The Other Cheek tend to divide when this site brings news of some of the messy goings on in Uniting-Church-land: the dissolution of some conservative churches, the conservative group Assembly of Confessing Congregations deciding their battle is over,… Continue Reading →

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