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Most oil-producing nations have peaked in their production of oil. Byron Smith argues that Christians need not adopt the polar myths of infinite growth or scarcity, nor the greed that often lies behind them. Byron Smith offers a challenging biblical analysis of the looming crisis in oil production.

Nola Stewart, one of our webSalt readers, contributes her reflections on what the Bible says about the environment.

Dave Martin reviews "Cross-Examined: The Life-Changing Power of the Death of Jesus" by Mark Meynell.

The relationship between church and state, between Christians and politics, has been much debated over the course of history. As we think in particular about the environment, Nathan Campbell explores whether Christians can truly support the Greens in the political arena.

Although its time in the cinemas was short-lived, 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' is worth watching. Loren Becroft explains why.

Have you always thought that Star Trek belonged to the realm of crazed Trekkies wearing Captain Kirk look-a-like outfits and speaking Klingon? If this is you, fear not. As Lachlan Orr explains, you can enjoy the latest Star Trek just as much as the Trekkies.

In the previous 'Is God Green?' article, we read that the future of the world is one of both judgement and renewal. In this final 'Is God Green?' article, Lionel Windsor describes how judgement and renewal fit together and how we should live now as we look towards the future.

So far, we've seen that there is a problem with the world: it's broken, and we broke it. We've also seen the solution: Jesus who reconciles everything to God. But what does the future hold for the world?

Do you often wonder what movie characters were doing before (or after) the particular scenes that you've just watched? How did they come to be the character that you've come to know and love? These are the questions that the latest X-Men movie answers about one of our favourite X-Men, Wolverine.

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?