Open House Interviews with Dwayne Jeffries

We wrap up our series on the big f's of life with a story of real faith. Kay and Russell Clark tell us how they've had to rest on their faith, as Kay battles for life itself. We hear how real faith has been very practical and powerful in their lives.

Most Australians live in peace but things aren't so calm in the Middle East. We speak to Joshua Youssef from Leading the Way about their television and radio programs that reach out to countries wracked by turmoil and violence.

This Easter we explore how much the cross means to our lives. We explore a new book by Ross Clifford and Philip Johnson called The Cross is Not Enough. We talk to the authors about how the resurrection of Christ is the linchpin for our lives.

Is the Easter story true? Did it ever really happen? These are some of the most critical questions about Easter. We speak to historian and former Anglican Bishop Dr Paul Barnett about the Easter story and reflect on whether the series of events are true.

Easter brings us hope for today, tomorrow and others people. We speak to the CEO of World Vision, Tim Costello, about a new CD called Hope, Songs of Faith and Inspiration. We reflect on the inspiring music and how it relates to the Christian faith.

We speak to one of Australia's most recognised artists about his contribution to the Hope CD. Mark Vincent won Australia's Got Talent at just 15 years of age and spoke to us about his passion for music and Christian faith.

One small investment decision landed Trish Jenkins in prison for 8 months. In the darkest places, she found treasure and true freedom. Trish speaks to us about her unwavering faith in God and the inner strength she found in prison.

We continue our series on addictions with our human condition guru Lyn Worsley. This week we'll look at drug addictions and how different they are to alcohol addicitons. We talk about how drugs are not socially acceptable and the dangers of them.

At just 13 years of age, Tony Hoang had joined a gang and was dealing drugs on the streets of Cabramatta. He ended up in jail and his life spiralled out of control. Tony talks to us about how he found redemption and recovered from his drug addcition.

John F. Kennedy, Jr was one of the most famous people in America during the 1990s but no one knew much about him. We talk to RoseMarie Terenzio about her revealling book, Fairytale Interrupted, and what it was like to be John's personal assistant.

This week we talk about a book called Thinking, Loving, Doing with our esteemed reviewer Kara Martin. We discuss the authors concern about the evangelical church and how there is too much focus on passion and action in glorifying God.

The technological changes happening around the world are vast and they affect all of us. Our social media guru, Steve Kryger, talks to us about an article by Neil Postman and reflects on whether these technical changes are good or bad.

We can often use challenges as an excuse to stop, but Michael Fattal is taking his struggles in his stride. Despite having cystic fibrosis, he's still pushing ahead with his global vision. Michael talks to us about Planetblue Tours and his faith in God.

It's a challenge to live an authentic Christian life and it's also difficult to think about how our faith applies to the world. We talk to the editor of The Centre for Public Christianity, Simon Smart, about the truths of authentic Christian faith.

We continue our series on addictions with human condition guru Lyn Worsley. This week we look at alcohol addictions and the dangers associated with them. We also hear from Justin Lippiat, who transformed his life from the ruins of alcohol through God.