By Charles Brammall “Jesus to a Child”, 1996: “Kindness in your eyesI guess you heard me cryYou smiled at me like Jesus to a childI’m blessed I knowHeaven sent and heaven stoleYou smiled at me like Jesus to a childAnd… Continue Reading
As ministers as well as churches are now being required to conform to the traditional understanding of marriage as a “covenant relationship ordained by God as a lifelong faithful union of one man and one woman,” to remain in the… Continue Reading
By Geoff Folland Two centuries ago, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein gave the world an unforgettable image of scientific overreach: a man who creates life, only to abandon it. Today, in a world where artificial intelligence is writing sermons and generating theological… Continue Reading
By Charles Brammall The Promised Land is presently an unholy mess, on fire. My cousin is Jewish. I love her. A lot. We spent 100s of hours playing together as younger people. She was raised in an Anglican home, Sunday School,… Continue Reading
Rev Emma Walsh, an accredited Baptist minister in Northern NSW, was interviewed about her theology last week by the Pastors Liaison Committee of the Baptist Association of NSW and ACT. Rev Walsh was asked whether she supports the denomination’s position… Continue Reading
A secret kept by the incoming Archbishop of Wales, Cherry Vann, will serve as a Rorschach test for the Anglican communion. The Rorchach psychological test involves presenting individuals with a series of ten inkblots, and asking them to describe what… Continue Reading
Mark McCrindle, founder and head of the McCrindle research company has been collecting data on Australians for two decades. The Other Cheek decided to find out what he has learned on that journey of discovery. 1. Mark, after twenty years… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column ### Funny bun: Archbishop Jeremy of Brisbane commits pun-ishment… and Obadiah notes the names of two other Bishops at least gave him a like. Giggling, no doubt! Tradition for sale: Spotted in the “preloved uniform shop… Continue Reading
8:15 am on August 6, 1945The first atomic bomb used against humans was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. As the US Boeing B-29 Bomber, named Enola Gay, flew away from Hiroshima, this picture taken from the plane shows to Atomic Bomb cloud… Continue Reading
By Charles Brammall Whilst visiting Australia, now 72 year old, Marakesh-born Israeli Mordecai Vanunu, known also as John Crossman, began attending a church in Sydney’s Inner City. In July 1986 he became a Christian, and joined the Anglican Church. Venunu moved… Continue Reading