Retired Anglican Minister Lance Lawton reshared this story the other day. It’s about cats, so of course, The Other Cheek thinks it’s a great read. ~~ Meet Zoe of Crookwell (Pictured) ~~ So I have this awesome strategy combining the… Continue Reading
It was not only the Jewish religion that recoiled and rethought things after the Holocaust. Jurgen Moltmann, the highly regarded German theologian who died this week aged 98, was of the generation of Christian writers who faced up to the… Continue Reading
Anne Hibbard completed a 65,000-word thesis on the experiences of Uniting Church evangelicals in NSW for her 2023 Doctor of Ministry degree through Tabor College. She kindly agreed to be interviewed for The Other Cheek. Hibbard formerly was a minister… Continue Reading
David Speers, host of ABC Insiders, reported that a meeting between Shadow Attorney-General Michaelia Cash (the only opposition member to have seen the Labor package of proposed changes to the Sex Discrimination Act (SDA) and a proposed Religious Discrimination Act)… Continue Reading
On March 1st, 2025, Gather25 will bring together Christians across the world for 25 hours of prayer, worship, repentance, and commissioning on an unprecedented scale. Using technology and AI, connecting the global Church across a single 25-hour period is now… Continue Reading
Union dues: It was a pressured day in The Sydney Morning Herald newsroom, as it was during a strike. “You don’t like being here, do you?” one of the paper’s deputy editors asked. “Your making that obvious.” It was Obadiah’s… Continue Reading
Religious people are much more likely to give to and volunteer for non-religious charities than the general population. That’s the conclusion of the recently published The Economic Impact of Religion on Society in Australia, which details a major research project.… Continue Reading
A Texas Tribune/ProPublica story with the original headline: A GOP Texas school board member campaigned against schools indoctrinating kids. Then, she read the curriculum. By Jeremy Schwartz, The Texas Tribune and ProPublicaMay 15, 2024 “A GOP Texas school board member… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall on starting his prayer list DL Moody (1837- 1899) was an American evangelist and publisher connected with the Keswick Convention (from which the Katoomba Convention came), who founded the Moody Bible Institute and Moody Publishers.He decided to pray… Continue Reading
Don’t retreat. Getting involved in politics is good for Christians and our country, two public Christians said at the launch of Subjects and Citizens: the Politics of the Gospel, a new book by Sydney Anglican Michael Jensen. It was launched… Continue Reading