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'The Shack' has divided the Christian community. There are those who swear that it brings them closer to God whilst others damn it as heretical. Fletcher Clarke sheds some light on the God of 'The Shack'.

If Jack and Rose (from 'Titanic') got married, would they have lived happily ever after? Perhaps 'Revolutionary Road' gives us some insight.

The movie Australia has polarised audiences since it began screening late last year. Does it live up to the hype or is it as bad as the critics say? Georgina Barratt-See investigates.

Mark Barry reviews the DVD release of the Golden Globe winning animated feature, WALL-E.

'Twilight' continues to draw the crowds at the box office in Australia and around the world. Is it any good? What's all the fuss about? Loren Becroft checks it out.

'Twilight' has certainly created a stir. But is it worth the hype? Loren Becroft investigates.

Looking at a long summer ahead? Loren Becroft gives us some tips on staying fresh and being refreshed during the break.

Enjoyed Lindsay Brown's talks at SPRTE, but haven't yet read his book, 'Shining Like Stars'? Read a brief extract here about the power of the gospel to change the lives of uni students, and how God has used these very students to take that gospel to the rest of the world.

Mark Barry reviews the latest installment in the Bond franchise, 'Quantum of Solace'.

Mark Barry reviews Michael Jensen's new book on what it means to be human, 'You: an introduction'.

Get ready for your SPRTE missions! Here are a few handy tips.

Kim Mansfield gives us some advice on how to make the most of SPRTE while not completely burning yourself out.

It sounds so stupid. A crucified God dying in our place is a scandal. It’s deeply offensive, completely undermining our intellectual pride and self-worth, our human morality and religion. All you can do is ridicule this concept ... unless of course the cross is your salvation.

Many claim to ‘believe in the cross’, but evangelicals want to go one step further by asserting that the cross is central and fundamental to every other doctrine of Scripture. In fact, it's one of the statements in the AFES doctrinal basis. This article examines why we need to be obstreperous about the cross of Christ.

If the notion that Christ stood in your place and took your penalty never occurred to you to be anything other than a wonderful, life-giving truth, then it might be helpful to hear some of the objections people raise. Rory Shiner looks at the recent debates about how the cross of Christ is preached.

David Mitchell reviews 'Pierced for our transgressions', which seeks to defend the doctrine of penal substitution (i.e. that Jesus died in our place to pay the penalty for our sin) against recent attacks.

Seumas MacDonald reviews the ESV Study Bible hot off the presses.

Karen Beilharz reviews the latest historical biopic, The Duchess.

Jess Khor reviews the last stop of the Passion World Tour at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on Tuesday 21 October.

Mark Barry reviews the latest Coen Brothers film.