Salvoes fire a salvo: A lovely story about The Salvation Army (TSA) being faithful to its beliefs, told by commenter Ben White in a debate on The Other Cheek Facebook on religious discrimination laws and what exemptions should remain: “In… Continue Reading
History has a way of rhyming, if not repeating, and John Dickson’s book Bullies and Saints: An Honest Look at the Good and Evil of Christian History gives this reader an introduction to patterns of Christian blundering. But as often… Continue Reading
Book Excerpt: Tony Payne’s The Christian Gospel is a book to give away to someone who wants (or needs) a short explanation of what following Jesus is all about and why anyone would do it. This except comes as Tony… Continue Reading
Responding to a piece by theologian Andrew Goddard on the widely read (especially in England) blog Psephizo, the question is, “Have Evangelicals made secret plans to split the church?” The church in question is the Church of England, and the… Continue Reading
I am stealing a few minutes at Hong Kong International Airport to write as I stop over on the way to Japan, a land suddenly wracked by twin disasters, an earthquake and an airport runway crash with a miracle escape… Continue Reading
ANALYSIS Pastor and researcher Ryan Burge gives a detailed report on whether the word “evangelical” is still a word US Christians still want to use. (ANALYSIS) I think it may be the most toxic word in American religion — evangelical.… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall reveals his tried and tested habits. Ask non-Christian friends (or even acquaintances) if they’d like to read a chapter of the Bible with you over a drink and a snack. Suggest some venues (including your place), but let… Continue Reading
On an April Sunday, The Other Cheek was one of two Westerners to visit Gamasara church in a remote part of Tanzania. I went to Africa to report the worldwide gathering of Anglicans known as Gafcon (the Global African Future… Continue Reading
2023 is finished, but it turns out to be a year of unfinished business. On a high point of inner-western Sydney, Peace Park surrounds a water tower – looking south is the valley of the Cooks River.A plaque in the… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column, a week of reading Loving all people: Obadiah came to know Henri Nouwen, who managed to write about living in faith in a way that spans Catholics, Evangelicals and not a few progressives, through a battered… Continue Reading