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Best of the Cheeks: When 21-year-old Terrence became a Christian, he could hardly read. Now he is a Bible College student

Posted on 09/01/2025 by John Sandeman
Speaker 1 (09:23): Are you enjoying college?

Terrence Lennon Wingfield, an indigenous man, struggled through school on the West Coast of SA, but came to Adelaide and found Jesus at the age of 21. He went to TAFE to learn to read and now is an enthusiastic… Continue Reading →

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When 21-year-old Terrence became a Christian, he could hardly read. Now he is a Bible College student

Posted on 13/10/2024 by John Sandeman
Speaker 1 (09:23): Are you enjoying college?

Terrence Lennon Wingfield, an indigenous man, struggled through school on the West Coast of SA, but came to Adelaide and found Jesus at the age of 21. He went to TAFE to learn to read and now is an enthusiastic… Continue Reading →

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A call for an Aboriginal Bishop for Sydney

Posted on 22/08/2024 by John Sandeman
Aboriginal Flag

Sydney’s Anglican Synod will be asked to agree to create and fund a position for the Director of Indigenous Ministry, “to be appointed by the Sydney Anglican Indigenous Peoples’ Ministry Committee (SAIPMC) with the concurrence of the Archbishop. But the… Continue Reading →

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Top news from the top end

Posted on 10/08/2024 by John Sandeman
Nungalinya College

Record student stats from Nungalinya College in Darwin reveal the First Nations’ college is doing well, despite the difficulties that have led to the closure of other institutions Wontulp-Bi-Buya in Cairns and School of Indigenous Studies, University of Divinity. “2023… Continue Reading →

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Two First Nations’ theological colleges close due to lack of funds

Posted on 25/07/2024 by John Sandeman
School of Indifenous studies

Just a week apart, two of Australia’s theological schools, the School Of Indigenous Studies based in Melbourne and Wontulp-Bi-Buya in Cairns, have been closed by their funding bodies. In a statement titled “Budget Adjustment Advice” about the finances of the… Continue Reading →

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It’s sad, some Christians object to Naidoc week

Posted on 09/07/2024 by John Sandeman
Naidoc 2024

An assiduous reader of Christian social media – including this writer’s – pointed The Other Cheek to the facebook page of the Australian Christians political party Facebook page. The party, strongest in WA, is a conservative party similar to the… Continue Reading →

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DJ Gondarra: A bridge between many cultures

Posted on 23/06/2024 by John Sandeman
Aboriginal Flag

Pastor Ray Minniecon of Scarred Tree Ministries pays tribute to Yolŋu elder Rev Dr DJ Gondarra Today, I seek to humbly honour the life and legacy of Rev Dr DJ Gondarra, a revered Yolŋu elder who passed away peacefully in… Continue Reading →

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William Cooper and broken glass

Posted on 24/05/2024 by John Sandeman
William Cooper concert

When classical composer Nigel Westlake and his librettist, indie musician Lior, invited Lou Bennett to collaborate with them in a celebration of the life of aboriginal activist Uncle William Cooper, they were simply seeking a Yorta Yorta musician. They did… Continue Reading →

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Church leaders grilled at Aboriginal inquiry

Posted on 10/05/2024 by John Sandeman
Bishop Genevieve Blackwell at the Yoorrook Commision

Church leaders faced intense questions at Victoria’s Yoorrook Justice Inquiry’s “Share Land, Sky and Water hearings” into First Nations’ dispossession. This truth-telling commission is the first major governmental response since the Voice referendum. The church leaders who appeared before the… Continue Reading →

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Farewelling Lowitja O’Donoghue

Posted on 11/03/2024 by John Sandeman
Lowitja O'Donoghue

Lowitja O’Donohue AC CBE DSG (1932-2024) was farewelled on International Women’s day at St Peters Cathedral Adelaide. The service was led by the Cathedral Dean (senior minister) and National Aboriginal Bishop Chris McLeod. We almost lost her in the first… Continue Reading →

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