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There is a problem with the world today: we've all turned our backs on God and on having a relationship with him. We have all sinned. As a result all of our relationships have been broken: our relationship with God, with each other, and with the environment. We've turned away from God, we have turned away from our source of life, we're living under a sentence of death and no number of environmentally-friendly acts will fix this problem. But, as Lionel Windsor explains, there is a solution.

Mark Barry weighs up Tim Keller's new book 'The Prodigal God', in which the author seeks to recover the heart of the Christian faith by reexamining the so-called parable of 'The Prodigal Son'.

What's the problem with the world today? We all know that something just isn't right. If the earth was created good (see 'Is God Green? #1' below) then why is it going so wrong? Lionel Windsor investigates exactly what the problem - you might be surprised.

Lionel Windsor takes us through three popular non-Christian approaches to the environment – dualism, materialism, and paganism - and explains just how different they are to God’s view of the world.

Have you ever wondered whether God is green or not? I don't mean literally - like, is God coloured green - but how much does God care about the environment? In the first in a three-part series, Lionel Windsor answers takes a look at God's view of the world and the relationship between mankind and the environment.

There have been many influential thinkers over the course of history. Many of these men and women have had a lead role in changing how their society viewed the world, including the relationship between God and the world. Loren Becroft discusses how society's view of the relationship between God and the world has changed over time and what the Bible says about this relationship.

There is no escaping the environment - it is in the air we breathe, literally. But how do we approach current environmental issues as Christians? What does the Bible say about the environment? And does it matter anyway since God's making a new earth? Stay tuned over the next few months for some thought-provoking and, hopefully, action-stimulating articles on the environment.

Has Easter really come and gone this year? You'd be forgiven for thinking that you'd missed it from its coverage in the media, or that we had been in a constant state of Easter since January with hot cross buns and chocolate eggs lining supermarket shelves since early this year. Although it was easy to miss, our media had some interesting light to shed on Easter over the weekend. Loren Becroft shares some reflections on Easter in The Sydney Morning Herald.

Why is living for Jesus so good, yet so hard? Why are our Christian lives still such a mess? Why can’t we just escape the pain of this world, rather than just wait it out? Mark Barry reviews John Chapman’s new book “A Foot in Two Worlds”, which seeks to answer these questions and explain why the normal Christian life is one of both joy and struggle.

With its violence, sex and nudity, is Zack Snyder's cinematic adaptation of the "Watchmen" graphic novel actually worth watching?! Karen Beilharz takes a closer look at the nature of humanity, morality, justice and heroism through the lens of this complex, but brutal film.

Easter is just around the corner and our (after)Life edition of SALT has been distributed and our (after)Life webSalt articles have come to an end. Why not use the (after)Life editions of SALT and webSalt to reflect on the resurrection of Jesus this Easter?

What do you think of when you hear (or read) the word "heaven"? Dave Walker shows that the Bible's description of "heaven" is nothing like our society's ideas about it. In fact, it's much, much better.

What image comes to mind when you read (or hear) the word "hell"? Dave Walker shows that Jesus' description of hell is nothing like our society's ideas about hell. In fact, it's much, much more serious.

Maybe Lazarus should’ve stayed in the tomb? Maybe Jesus should’ve left his?! Mark Barry examines the significance of the resurrection in the lyrics of Nick Cave’s “Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!” and U2’s “Wake Up Dead Man”.

When it comes to the resurrection of Jesus there are a number of alternative theories to the biblical accounts. Controversial theologian and writer N.T. Wright takes one of these to task in his book 'The Resurrection of the Son of God'. Ben Rae reviews this long and expensive tome.

Wouldn't it be helpful if books came with a difficulty rating like the ratings for movies? If they did, 'Resurrection and Moral Order' by Oliver O'Donovan would be up there in the R-rated section for 'Really difficult'! But don't let that scare you away. Dan Anderson looks at why you should give 'Resurrection and Moral Order' a shot, especially if you're studying philosophy or ethics at uni.

Mark Barry trawls his own bookshelf for examples of resurrection in western literature and reflects on his own pre-Christian understanding of a disembodied eternity.

How would you respond to the objection that 'Jesus Christ did not physically rise from death'? Jesus' resurrection is the foundation of the Christian faith. However, many people claim that Jesus' resurrection is beyond the realm of possibility, that there are other more valid explanations for what happened to Jesus' body. Scott Warner looks at each of these explanations in turn and explains which is the best explanation for all the evidence.

This year sees a flurry of films being released whose stories take place in the years surrounding, and during, World War II. 'The Reader' is but one of these. Jamie Dunk, who admits that 'The Reader' is one of his favourite books, takes a look at its adaptation to the big screen.

Are you nervous about Easter? About the conversations that you'll have? About people refuting the resurrection of Jesus? Fear no more. Doug Fyfe takes a look at 'The Case for Easter' - a pithy investigation into the resurrection of Jesus that you can read and pass onto your friends.