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
A member church of the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) has gone public with a decision to withhold payments to the denomination. The Underdale–Glandore Lutheran Church in South West Adelaide resolved to send a message to the the SA NT… Continue Reading
BOOK REVIEW by Penny Reeve Raising Tech-healthy Humans was a well-deserving shortlisted book in this year’s Australian Christian Book of the Year. Written by productivity consultant Daniel Sih, this book encourages families to pre-empt the screen/tech balance before things get… Continue Reading
Matthew 2 in the Plain English Version, a new Australian translation in English for aboriginal readers for whom English is a second third or fourth language Some wise men came to Jesus Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in Judea country. At that time, the big boss over that country was called Herod. There were some wise men in a country to the east of Judea. They always looked at the stars, and one night they saw a special star in the sky. So they went west to Jerusalem, the city in Judea country. 2 They asked the Jerusalem people, “Where was that baby born that is going to be the big boss over you Jewish people? You see,… Continue Reading
Here’s the beginning of Luke 2 in the Plain English Version, a translation for indigenous people. Luke 2: Mary had a baby boy 1-3 About the time that John was born, the biggest boss over all those countries was called Augustus.… Continue Reading
O Holy Night, the Christmas carol set to soaring music, was banned in the land of its origin, France. It has a distinctly egalitarian flavour, but the ban came when the author of the poem that forms its lyrics denounced… Continue Reading