Open House Interviews with Dwayne Jeffries

The Ask Anything campaign is engaging and connecting people to the Christian faith around Australia. Pastor of Crossway Church Dale Stephenson talks about making the Christian faith interactive by having a two way conversation. He takes listener questions on the Bible and Christian faith.

Australia’s largest music festival is not just at Easter, it’s about Easter. Juice FM Host Luke Holt talks about Easterfest 2013 and the hundreds of artists who’ve performed this year. He makes special mention of The Newsboys reunion and the reception from local Toowoomba residents.

Human condition guru Lyn Worsley concludes her series on forgiveness. This week she talks about the links between forgiveness and the life of Jesus this Easter Sunday.

A personal story of alcohol abuse and recovery with author and journalist Jill Stark. She talks about her own battle with the bottle and why she decided to give it up for a year. She also talks about how her heritage and Australia’s drinking culture influenced her.

Australia's growing problem with alcohol abuse has resulted in more than 12,000 deaths and 500,000 hospitalisations in a decade. Mike Daube from McCuster Centre for Action on Alcohol and Youth talks about prevention strategies to stamp out the growing alcohol problem in Australia.

An insight into the invaluable work of Hope Street for Sydney’s homeless and marginalised. Kevin spent 20 years on the streets, ending up a full blown heroin addict. He talks about being rescued from a suicidal state and working as an advisor for the Premiers Committee on Homelessness.

The powerful 100 year old story of legendary missionary Sophie Newton. She was a teacher, builder, preacher, evangelist, mentor, media personality and women’s advocate in China. Family member Robert Banks and his wife Linda have now documented Sophie’s life in a new book called Faraway Pagoda.

Trusting in God can see the underdogs and most inadequate people do great things. Mike Kai was a 21 year old divorced father feeling abandoned, broken hearted, frustrated and suicidal. He is now a church pastor. Mike talks about the uphill battle he faced and the Pound for Pound Principle he created.

Close to 1 million Australians will suffer from dementia by the year 2050. Reverend John Swinton talks about the difficulty of loving and caring for someone with dementia. His book, Living in the Memories of God, suggests we don’t lose ourselves to dementia but rediscover something vital about ourselves.

Competition between Facebook and Twitter has never been so fierce and social media guru Steve Kryger says it’s all about the hashtag. He talks about the emergence of the hashtag and why it’s become so big. He also shares an amazing app that helps users be more anti-social with social media.

Human condition guru Lyn Worsley continues her series on forgiveness. This week she talks about the link between empathy and our ability to forgive and be forgiven.

We work to make money, support family and succeed, but what does the bible say about work? Our book reviewer Kara Martin talks about Work Matters by R. Paul Stevens. She says it clarifies our opinion of what work is and should be.

He lives, breathes and teaches Christianity around the world, but still admits to being puzzled by his faith. Dr. Christopher Wright is the author of ‘The God I Don’t Understand’ and says it’s completely normal to question God. He confronts concerning life issues and talks about how we can deal with them.

The history of the church is far from perfect but the Christian faith has been about standing for a better world. CEO of Christian Concern UK Andrea Williams talks about their work to oppose the intolerance of Christianity, social injustices and affirm life. She says they seek to infuse a biblical world view into every aspect of life.

An institution that’s saved thousands of lives through great compassion and care. We celebrate 50 years of Lifeline with leader Rev Dr Keith Garner. He talks about providing hope for the needy and reflects on the history of Lifeline.