By Charles Brammall As a little fella I would sneak down to the TV (it was forbidden) and watching pro wrestling: “Haystacks Calhoun”, “Mario Milano”, “King Kong Bundy” and “Killer Kowalski” were my all time faves. The was even “Andre the… Continue Reading
The number of Anglican Christians is growing by more than a million people every year, according to the respected scholar David Goodhew, visiting fellow of St John’s College, Durham University.“…new data show[s] that the Communion has radically changed, and this… Continue Reading
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has upheld a decision of the Medical Board of Australia to suspend Christian doctor, Jereth Kok’s, from practising as a doctor. The Board’s and now the VCAT’s finding of professional misconduct was with… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column Headline on the AFL site: “Friends, footy and fantasy: The draft hopeful who reads two books a week.” Yes reading books makes news in some places. Oh, and Obadiah wishes Danika McDonald all the best with… Continue Reading
The story of bringing The First Hymn back to life opens in cinemas on July 31. The feature-length documentary tells the story of a scrap of papyrus from Oxyrhynchus in Egypt that specialists in Oxford found contained an ancient hymn, complete… Continue Reading
The Fair Work Commission has rejected an unfair dismissal case brought by writer Gordon Cheng against the Church Missionary Society. “I have found the Respondent [CMS] had a valid reason for the dismissal of the Applicant, and that procedural fairness… Continue Reading
The Fellowship of Evangelical Churches (FIEC), founded at the turn of the century, is one of our fastest growing church networks. The Other Cheek asked Andrew Heard, the FIEC chair and senior minister of EV Church on the NSW Central… Continue Reading
Mark Short, Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn has been elected to lead Australia’s Anglicans. Here are some responses from other leaders. Archbishop Kanishka Raffel I welcome the election of the Right Rev Dr Mark Short, Bishop of the Diocese of… Continue Reading
Mark Short, the Bishop of the Canberra-Goulburn diocese, is the new Primate – titular head – of the Anglican Church of Australia. He is an alumnus of Moore Theological College, and was elected as Bishop of Canberra in 2019. Prior… Continue Reading
Vatican news reports: “The Holy Family Church, the only Catholic Church in the Gaza Strip, was hit by a tank this morning. Three people subsequently died from their injuries. Others were reportedly wounded more lightly, including the parish priest, Father… Continue Reading