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The Open House
http://www.theopenhouse.net.au
Open House is a blog & talkback radio show exploring life, faith and culture from a Christian perspective.
Recent Posts
Coming Up On Open House - November 15, 2009
She began singing on TV shows and recording advertising jingles; today Darelen Zschech is known as one of the world's most prominent worship leaders. In recent times, however, Darlene has taken a step back to pass the baton on to a younger generation...
Current Issue - Apology to the Forgotten Children
In Australia's postwar decades, close to half a million children across the nation were raised as state wards, foster children, or "Home Children" - in orphanages and children's homes. Tragically, many thousands suffered emotional and physical abuse,...
Current Issue - Asylum Seekers
Nearly a month after their boat was first intercepted in Indonesian waters, finally there is some progress with the Sri Lankan asylum seekers holed up on the Oceanic Viking. This week the Australian government offered them resettlement within 12 week...
Second Opinion - My Brother is a Hoarder
Tonight we're tackling a family scenario: A listener in his 50s, Jim, is tiptoeing around a tricky situation between his unmarried old brother, and their elderly mum. The brother, we'll call him Bob, is a hoarder who can't throw anything away -...
Home Truths - "What Advice Would I Give My 16 Yr Old Self"
As George Bernard Shaw said all those years ago, 'Youth is wasted on the young.' Just when you've learnt a few things about life, made your mistakes and grown from them, your years living them out are few. So, perhaps the point of it all that wisdom ...
Coming Up on Open House - Ray Martin
Ray Martin needs no introduction. As the face of The Midday Show, A Current Affair and 60 Minutes, he's been on our TV screens for over forty years. Now it's time to make Ray Martin the interview subject. This week on Open House hear Ray's story--the...

