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Stories of the year: A new book that helps us to critique the deep structures of our culture – and re-asserts the Bible’s power to do just that

Posted on 03/01/2023 by John Sandeman
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A new book Biblical Critical Theory is creating a wave of enthusiasm amongst many Christians. The Other Cheek asked Rory Shiner, senior pastor of Providence City Church in Perth, some questions about this new book by Chris Watkin a lecturer… Continue Reading →

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An unrealised resource, Asian women in ministry

Posted on 31/12/2022 by John Sandeman
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Sunburnt Country, Sweeping Pains: The Experiences of Asian Australian Women in Ministry and Mission is exactly what the new book’s title says. These Asian Australian Protestant women are much more involved in Bible study, prayer and fellowship groups, and outreach… Continue Reading →

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Why doctrine is necessary

Posted on 30/12/2022 by John Sandeman
J Gresham Machen

In our holiday reading book list we come to a great Christian classic – and one that you can get straightaway because it is free. the Book is Christianity and Liberalism by the doughty Presbyterian J. Gresham Machen. In this… Continue Reading →

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It can be a hard conversation, but Christians who disagree should talk

Posted on 29/12/2022 by John Sandeman

“We must not begin with present disagreements or controversies,” Phillip Jensen writes in the introduction to his new book The Coming of the Holy Spirit: Why Jesus Sent His Spirit Into the World. Jensen is best known for writing an… Continue Reading →

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Full of anxiety, Nikki meets a psychologist who knows the Bible

Posted on 28/12/2022 by John Sandeman
Fight Flight and Faith

The Other Cheek is running “tasters” from books you might like to read these holidays. Nikki Florence Thompson’s “Fight, Flight and Faith is her story of being a Christian living with anxiety. Musician Nathan Tasker says of Thompson’s story in… Continue Reading →

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‘Biblical Critical Theory’ emerges as a book that will give Christians confidence in a post-modern world.

Posted on 22/11/2022 by John Sandeman
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The new book Biblical Critical Theory brings together a mind that understands current philosophies, and how the Bible’s big story deals with the questions they raise. That mind belongs to Chris Watkin a lecturer at Monash University who explained at… Continue Reading →

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Notice a gap between your work and church? Here’s why and how to bring them together

Posted on 29/10/2022 by John Sandeman
Transforming Vocation

Transforming Vocation a little book that seeks to bring the work you do for a living, and the living you do as a Christian much closer together, slipped into the world without the big splash it deserved due to Cov… Continue Reading →

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