“66 per cent of U.S. adults now say they have made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ that is still important in their life today,” leading reseach group Barna reports. “That marks a 12-percentage point increase since 2021, when commitment… Continue Reading
“For me, growing up on Boigu Island was like living in heaven on earth”, says indigenous evangelist, Laurel Pabai. Located in the northernmost tip of Queensland’s Torres Strait Islands and just six kilometres from Papua New Guinea, Boigu Island is where… Continue Reading
The NSW Council of Churches (NSWCC) has written to the NSW Premier, Chris Minns asking action under Conversion Practices Ban Act 2024 which came into effect this month, be paused, pending a review of the new law. “We request that… Continue Reading
NSW has now joined Victoria in having a Conversion Act come into operation that bans some forms of Christian ministry. The Conversion Practices Ban Act 2024 No 19 aims to “aims to “ban practices directed to changing or suppressing the… Continue Reading
Dr. Ken Byrne Corporate Psychologist tells the Other Cheek how to be interviewed. Byrne is co-author with Peter Corney of Hiring Right, First Time: A Practical Guide to Staffing Christian Organisations. Introduction You found the ideal job and carefully crafted… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column Rory’s faith: Rory Stewart, former tory Minister – but so much more – was asked on The Rest Is Politics podcast he shares with ex-Labour spin doctor Alistair Campbell “What role does your faith play in… Continue Reading
Shalom Goldman, Middlebury College via The Conversation {Note: this article discuses the US church scene.} During confirmation hearings, Mike Huckabee, President Donald Trump’s nominee as ambassador to Israel, told senators that he would “respect and represent the President,” not his… Continue Reading
The Other Cheek does not post video often but this one is well worth a watch – Eric Menees is a bishop in the Anglican Church in North America with an unusiual but powerful testimony which he shared with is… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall farewells a mighty voice. He of the mellifluous, honeyed, euphonious voice, actor James Earl Jones starred in such classics as “Hunt for Red October”; he was the voice of Darth Vader in “Star Wars”, and Mufassa in “Lion… Continue Reading
Church attendance in the UK has incresed from 3.7m in 2018 to 5.8m in 2024 – an increase of 56% – according to a new report by Bible Society UK. “Overall, churchgoing Christians now make up 12% of the population,… Continue Reading