The long-established magazine/newspaper and website, The Melbourne Anglican (TMA), has ceased to operate. The Other Cheek understands that staff have been made redundant, and that no new stories are being added to the website, apart from some pre-written ones. “The… Continue Reading
Hon Ron “Bozzie” Boswell AO (9 December 1940 – 6 January 2026) Wendy Joy Francis farewells a loyal friend and unique politician. My first connection with Qld Senator Ron Boswell came by way of a phone call ‘summons’ to meet with him in his Brisbane office. He had heard of a church… Continue Reading
Susan Petterson finds herself in a most unusual situation as the sister of Tony George, the headmaster of the Kings School, who has reportedly been removed from his position, and the wife of a headmaster of the Shore School, Tim Petterson, who… Continue Reading
It started when VP J.D. Vance told Fox News, “You love your family, and then you love your neighbour, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens in your own country, and then after that… Continue Reading
Erik Tryggestad via Religion Unplugged For many Venezuelans, the capture of President Nicolás Maduro is an answer, albeit a bittersweet one, to decades of fervent prayer. “Although I am a Christian and firmly oppose all forms of war, I cannot… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column A computer crash: Obadiah was worried back when he worked for Bible Society when the project to rebuild the website, point of sales, warehousing inventory, and book buying systems of the Koorong bookselling operation was launched,… Continue Reading
Morning Star News SURABAYA, Indonesia, December 31, 2025 – A pastor came under pressure from local Muslims in Indonesia on Christmas Eve to announce that Christmas services were cancelled even though his church won approval to hold the celebrations, sources said.… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall “I gave my beauty and my youth to men. Now I give my wisdom and experience to animals.” — Brigitte Bardot “Holy s_ _ _. I did not know all that insane s_ _ _ Ms Bardot stood… Continue Reading
Steering the Bible Society required 28 directors’ meetings during the 2024/5 financial year, which saw the sale of the Koorong bookstores, and total assets reduced from $65m to $45m. The Bible Society 2025 Financial Statements published on the ACNC website… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall As an adolescent, we always had New Year’s Eve with dear friends at their home perched high like an eyrie on the edge of a Lane Cove cliff. It proffered a panoramic vista of picturesque (and yes- picaresque:… Continue Reading