Open House Interviews with Dwayne Jeffries

God created us in his own image but we often mistakenly make Jesus into our own image. Author Matt Mikalatos talks about his book, Imaginary Jesus, and says we change who Jesus is depending on our circumstances. He says Jesus needs to be viewed the same in every area of our lives.

We conclude our series on conversion stories with author John Mulder. This week he talks about the incredible journeys of John Calvin, Albert Schweitzer, Evelyn Underhill and CS Lewis.

Uong Nguyen grew up with B52 bombs raining down on his village in Vietnam and was later tortured by the Khmer Rouge. Uong shares his story of restoration and talks about becoming a Christian after pages of the Bible were used as wallpaper in his refugee camp.

Veteran actor and singer Jay Laga’aia chimes in on the festive spirit with his new album, Christmas at Jay’s Place. He reflects on a stellar career and talks about why Christmas and its true meaning is so special time to him and his family.

He’s riding an incredible wave of success but Gary Kirsten remains humble and insists he’s doing it all for God. Gary shares the highlights of both his playing and coaching careers in cricket and explains how he lives a life of authentic Christian faith.

Undisputedly one of Australia's finest voices, Tina Arena has won 6 ARIA awards, 2 World Music Awards and sold more than 8 million albums. She talks about four decades of musical success, her new album Symphony of Life and shares a very personal Christmas message.

Amidst all the Christmas fuss, UK evangelical leader William Taylor reflects on the real meaning of the season. As rector of St. Helen’s Bishopsgate in London, he talks about the life of Jesus through the eyes of gospel writer Luke.

Our TV critic Mark Hadley talks about televisions of the 21st century and runs us through what’s on offer this Christmas. He talks about DVRs, internet TV, channel apps and Google TV. We hear about the pros and cons of the new products in store and learn how we can be Godly in our approach.

Being inspired by other people’s life experiences can motivate us when we’re struggling. Vtec Janus shares his story of being reacquainted with his grandfather. He talks about being inspired by his tumultuous life and says it strengthened his own Christian faith.

We kick of a three part series on wisdom with human condition guru Lyn Worsley. She starts by talking about the psychology of wisdom and how we exercise it in our lives.

We continue our series on conversion stories with author and pastor John Mulder. This week we hear the stories and journey’s of faith of Martin Luther, David Livingstone and Mother Theresa.

You get together once a month to eat, worship and get creative. Messy Church is making waves around the world, breathing life into many dying churches. Founder Lucy Moore talks about the concept and the importance of keeping church alive.

Divorce rates are on the rise and fatherlessness is a reaching epidemic levels. Mark E Strong increasingly noticed the issue when he became senior pastor of Life Change Christian Church. He talks about his book, Church for the Fatherless, and says society is being severely impacted by the issue.

We deal with the issue of women in Christian ministry after the Church of England decided not to proceed with women bishops. Deputy editor of the Church Times Ed Thornton talks about why the church voted this way and addresses the arguments on both sides.

We get an Australian perspective of women in Christian ministry with Archdeacon of Anglican women’s ministry Kara Gilbert. She addresses the issue of women bishops after the Church of England rejected them and talks about whether she should be leaders in the church. She also talks about what the bible says on the issue.