This week on the show, the British woman offering a sanctuary of sanity to the troubled Congo. Lyn Lusi’s hospital has already been destroyed once, but continues to heal abused Congolese women. Hear how Lyn’s faith compels her to rebuild...
Barry Maguire says he turned from a lifestyle of sex, drugs and rock and roll – to God, after randomly discovering a Good News Bible one day. Have you had a hippy conversion of your own? Was there been a point of...
How do you feel about the climate change reports we keep hearing? Do you feel hopeful—that things indeed will change? Do you feel worried—that we’re just not moving fast enough? Do you feel overwhelmed—by the magnitude of the subject? Or...
This week’s dilemma is from Sophie….who is a little bit apprehensive about what to say to a colleague who’s returning to work this week, after attending the funeral of her father. Sophie doesn’t know whether it’s better to treat her...
Time to get the Big Picture on film, with a Citizen-Kane style flick about a preacher, an oil tycoon, and moral frailty. There Will Be Blood is loosely based on an 80-year-old novel by Upton Sinclair titled Oil! It’s a...
This week on the show, one of the most influential voices in rock and roll—Barry McGuire. From Eve of Destruction to Cosmic Cowboy, hear Barry’s journey through fame, failure and faith—and the array of interesting folks he’s met along the...
They say you are what you eat. If this year’s television diet is anything to go by, we’re going to develop a taste for the overly buffed, salivate over muscle cars, digest the bitterness of organised crime and be too...
Did you watch the apology to the stolen generations on Wednesday morning? Maybe you were in Canberra for the event – or saw it on a big screen in your own town or city. Maybe you were at school and...
This week’s dilemma is from Sam, who’s debating whether or not to tell his father that his mother is having an affair. Sam came to Australia two years ago with his mum, while his dad stayed in their home country,...
What experience in your life that’s changed the way you see the world – or see your life? NASA astronaut Jeff Williams says seeing the earth from space changed his view on the world and gave some passages in the Bible...
Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief is a large book about a small girl, an accordianist, some fanatical Germans and the power of words. Set in Germany during the 2nd World War, the book centres primarily on Liesel. Liesel's father has been taken...
As a child did you ever dream of pulling on a space suit, flying to the stars, and looking back at earth as a tiny colourful ball. Well, this week we’ll talk to one of the very few people who’ve...
I think the past few weeks will turn out to be some of the most memorable of my life. Merryn and I spent January in Peru, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and the sights, sounds and smells will not be forgotten quickly.
It’s time to ‘open up’ now – the place where we trade stories from our life’s wealth of experiences, highlights and challenges.
Do you think the government should be offering some form of compensation along with its apology to the stolen generations?
Mary’s spent the last 6 and a half years as a nurse in a psychiatric ward. Recently she’s felt the need to report what she calls the ‘bullying’ treatment of some co-workers to the anti bullying unit where she works.
We’re back for 2008! I hope you've enjoyed our Best Of series during our summer hiatus. Now join me this Sunday as we launch our new-sound show with Senior Australian of the Year David Bussau. From orphan to entrepreneur, David’s...
