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Rachel Macdonald reviews Disney's latest animation, 'The Princess & The Frog'.

Rebecca Jee reviews 'Bright Star', Jane Campion’s depiction of English poet John Keats' love affair with Fanny Brawne.

Well, Christmas has come and gone for another year. The presents have been opened, the wrapping disposed of (thoughtfully, I hope), and the post-Christmas sales have begun. But what did the media have to say about Christmas this year? Loren Becroft reflects on what the Sydney Morning Herald had to say about Christmas.

Can James Cameron actually deliver on the extreme hype surrounding his new film "Avatar"? Mark Barry investigates.

Mark Barry reviews Spike Jonze’s cinematic adaptation of a beloved childhood classic, “Where the Wild Things Are”.

How does God speak to us? Mark Barry seeks to find an answer in the Coen brothers’ black comedy, “A Serious Man”.

Getting ready for your NTE missions? Here are a few handy tips.

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

Struggling to navigate your way through the Bible? Do you find that some of the pieces just don't fit together? Mark Barry explains why you should check out Vaughan Roberts' 'God's Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of the Bible'.

What are you waiting for? What is the world coming to? Douglas Fyfe reviews 'What are we waiting for?' a book that explores the relevance of Christian future hope for living in the present.

Why would someone who loves meat choose to give it up? Rachel Macdonald explains why she did exactly that.

"Captain Planet … he's our hero … gonna take pollution down to zero …" Is Captain Planet really our hero? Steve Boxwell looks at one of his favourite childhood TV shows in light of the Bible.

Who are you? Not an easy question to answer, but a crucial one to get right. The aim of the latest issue of SALT is help you think through your identity in relationship to God, his people and his world, so you can ultimately see your life wrapped up in Jesus. We hope that these articles and reviews help with that too!

Wendy Lin reviews Kostenberger's book on 'God, Marriage & Family' and explains why it's an excellent book to read while at uni.

Lachlan Orr takes a look at Muse's latest offering: 'The Resistance'.

In this short series of articles we've seen that we can have relationships, with both our own gender and the opposite gender, which are intimate and affectionate, but not sexual. But how do we move from one kind of relationship – brother and sister in Christ – to the other – husband and wife? How do we move from friends to lovers?

Today's society is sex-obsessed. Sex is in our advertising, on our TVs, and in our magazines. Even our actions are viewed through "rose coloured glasses" such that affection shown towards members of the same gender is seen as being "gay". In this atmosphere, how can we have deep relationships with members of the same gender? How do we overcome society's sexualisation of friendship. Kamal Weerakoon points us in the right direction.

As we've already seen, men and women can be friends without there being a sexual element to their relationship. But how can we make sure that those friendships are healthy? Kamal Weerakoon points us in the right direction.

It's the dilemma of 'When Harry Met Sally': can men and women be friends? As Harry says, "Men and women can't be friends because the sex part always gets in the way". But can men and women be friends without there being anything sexual involved? Kamal Weerakoon investigates what the Bible says about the difference between friendship and sexual relationships.

What does it mean to be human? Download Phillip Jensen's talks from NTE 2002 and have a listen.