It is time to practise what the writer/scholar John Dickson, himself a “Yes” voter, suggested Christians should become better at – being a good loser. “No group in society should be better losers, more cheerful sufferers, than followers of the… Continue Reading
Sound of Freedom, a blockbuster Christian movie with some awkward facts attached to it, is in further trouble as the man the story is based on, Tim Ballard of Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) the child rescue organisation, faces serious accusations.… Continue Reading
They’re are still Christians in Gaza, about 1070, according to Matthew Barnes, who works with Open doors and their partners in Gaza. “I asked the priest yesterday, what do the people need?” Barnes told the Other cheek. He said, peace.… Continue Reading
Standing at a polling booth handing out “Yes” leaflets, I could succumb to thinking the worst about “no” voters – rants about how the Voice is a UN takeover of Australia or the jibes of people who loudly rev their… Continue Reading
OPINION Tim Argall, the principal of a large Christian School, sees a YES vote as a vote for the future of the children they teach. This is his personal opinion, his school has decided that their families need to make… Continue Reading
Christianity is both democratic, subversive, and exhilarating, Chris Watkin, an expert in modern philosophy, told an audience at UNSW’s New College, which is part of the Sydney Anglican diocese – often thought of as a conservative group. But Watkin offered… Continue Reading
Two different ways of thinking about the “natural state” of Humankind: the ideas of philosophers Thomas Hobbes (who described life as “Nasty, brutish and short”) and Jean-Jacques Rousseau (who asserted humanity is naturally good) were the frame for Christopher Watkin’s… Continue Reading
Churches have been contacted by the NSW/ACT Baptist Association and been told they will have to leave the denominational fellowship because of their support of same-sex marriage. Belinda Groves, a pastor and team leader at Canberra Baptist, told The Other Cheek, “Our… Continue Reading
Every few years The Other Cheek looks to see if the numbers in church networks can be teased out. here is this year’s update Catholic: The official National count of Attendance reported 623,400 people on average, attended weekly mass in… Continue Reading
Most Christians are more concerned with heaven and the narrow path to get there, but what of the broad path that Jesus told us leads to destruction? (Matthew 7:13-14 KJV) What “destruction” means is at the centre of what the… Continue Reading