On Open House this week, the story of Diana Thomas. In 2001, as the ‘War on Terror’ had just begun, a group of aid workers were captured in Afghanistan—Australians Diana Thomas and Peter Bunch included. After three months in a...
Mission Australia is calling on the government to provide greater support for grandparents who take on the role of primary carer for their grandchildren.According to the organisation, it’s a social phenomenon that’s going to become more common – with more...
Samantha is a young professional who has a fear of flying. She will go to many lengths to avoid getting onto a plane. However she’s been forced to book a flight to her best friend’s interstate wedding in a couple...
For the next few weeksI’m going to be asking you to “Open Up.” We’re going to explore life in all its varying forms – the people and ideas who’ve shaped you, as well as experiences from your own life,whether it...
My special guest this week is a contemporary of Martin Luther King. John Perkins was born in Mississippi in 1930. He grew up in grinding poverty and when his brother was shot, he vowed never to return to his home...
Did you hear the story about the nation’s credit card debt rising, for the first time, to over 40 billion dollars? The average credit card debt jumped up 7 per cent, to an average $2990 per card, per year.What’s your...
Merryn and I spent this past weekend with a couple who are becoming really good friends. We talked and ate and prayed and watched DVDs with Mike and Rachel—and just had a great couple of days. But the weekend was...
Bookshops at the weekend were a frenzy with kids and parents alike queuing up to secure their copy of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”, the final instalment of tales about the boy wizard. What do you think of the...
Stuart’s younger brother says he's gay, and says he's known it for a long time. Stuart and his brother were raised in a Christian family. He knows their parents will be shocked to find out about his brother's sexuality. But, Stuart’s brother...
Join me this week for another dose of life, faith and culture, as we explore a film, a book and a mission. We’ll talk to Ken Wales, co-producer of the new William Wilberforce movie Amazing Grace. We’ll be delving into...
The latest statistics from the Census suggest one in four Australian families are struggling under ‘mortgage stress’—with more than 30 percent of one’s income going to pay off one’s mortgage. Is mortgage stress a problem for your household? Have you...
Email, Myspace, Facebook, Instant Messaging, Blogsites. To what degree are your relationships online? And as a result, do you use the phone less? How does the quality of your online relationships compare to real life? Do our social networking technologies...
This week a few of us caught a pre-release screening of Amazing Grace—the film about William Wilberforce and the abolition of the British slave trade. I don’t like becoming an advertisement for things, but I must make an exception here....
This week’s Everyday Dilemma is from Alicia. She says she tries not to gossip at all about friends and family because she believes it’s hurtful if the person ever finds out they were being talked about. BUT on the other hand she...
Join me this Sunday as we find out about the new spiritual movement that is sweeping the globe. It started in the UK, but now the 24-7 Prayer movement is seeing thousands join together to pray all night, for days...
The African impala is a dear-like animal that can jump to a height of over 3 metres and cover a distance greater than 11. Yet it can be kept in any zoo enclosure with a 1 metre-high wall. Why? Because...
This week's dilemma is from Daniel.His wife is now in a mental hospital, after giving birth to their first child.She suffered pre-natal depression for the majority of her pregnancy, she then had the baby, and has now sunk into a...
Do you believe God is completely in control of your life?Or - have you ever questioned whether God is in control of your life?Maybe there was a time in your life when you felt like God was far away...but with...
What do you think of the fact that the nation’s leaders will be addressing the Christian constituency?Are you going to be interested in what they’ve got to say? Does it even matter what the future Prime Minister believes? Or are...
Join me for Open House this week for a heart-to-heart chat with Jason Stevens. We’ll talk about life after rugby league, his faith, and his public stand for abstinence. Plus, Gospel artist Mark Schultz’s mission to widows and orphans, and...
What do you think about the Bishop’s advice to slow down? Do you agree with him when he says life moves too fast?Have you ever tried slowing down the pace of your life? How did it go? Did you get...
How do you deal with intrusive parents? Andrew recently separated from his wife. He says he is still close to his wife, who is suffering from depression. He says he's trying his best to save the marriage. The separation was triggered by his...
Where do you fit into the latest census results? Have you changed your religious affiliation over the last decade?The stats say that the number of people identifying as Christian has declined from 71 per cent to 64 per cent during...
