Growing up as the son of a diamond smuggler. The leaps of faith required for scientific discovery. An actress who hated Christians, then became one. Join us as we discover the surprising ways Christian faith interrogates and illuminates the world we live in.
Life & Faith
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Growing up as the son of a diamond smuggler. The leaps of faith required for scientific discovery. An actress who hated Christians, then became one. Join us as we discover the surprising ways Christian faith interrogates and illuminates the world we live in.
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Recent Episodes
July 22, 2026
Wine is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy
<p>Meet winemakers and brothers(-in-law) Daniel and Theo, who make good wine and have thought deeply about why. </p><p>What’s it like to win best in the world at the ‘wine Olympics’? Do you need a degree to make great wine, or will Google get you through? Is wine only for snobs? And what do grapes suggest about God?</p><p>Daniel Chaffey Hartwig and Theo Engela are the brothers-in-law behind Chaffey Bros Wine Co. In this celebratory episode of Life & Faith, they talk about the ups and downs of winemaking (mostly the ups), and why they think it’s a natural fit for people of Christian faith like them to be in this business – despite certain stereotypes! Benjamin Franklin famously wrote that wine is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy, and Daniel and Theo can definitely get on board with that idea.</p><p>Whether or not you’re a wine drinker, we think you’ll enjoy this episode about work and family; loving what you do, but knowing you're not in control of it; and what wine can teach us about life. So pull up a comfy chair and raise a glass with us to the goodness of wine.</p><p><strong>Explore:</strong></p><p><u><a href="https://chaffeybros.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chaffey Bros Wine Co</a></u></p>
July 8, 2026
Richard Glover spent 26 years listening. Here's what he heard
<p>Author, radio host and columnist Richard Glover talks to Life & Faith about his career, the joys of radio and why ordinary life is so special.</p><p>Richard Glover was the host of ABC Radio Sydney’s drive program for 26 years, retiring from that role at the end of 2024.</p><p>He is the author of 18 books including 3 for kids. He has a regular Saturday column at the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age which he’s been doing for over thirty years.</p><p>He started out as a cadet journo for the Herald and has been a foreign correspondent and news editor there.</p><p>In all of his work – whether it be on the radio, his weekly column or the books he has written there is an inquisitiveness about the world and other people, a generosity of spirit and good humour.</p><p>He really is a much loved figure in, especially Sydney’s public life.</p><p>He speaks to Life & Faith about highlights of his radio career, why communication and humour have been so important to him and what things most nourish his soul. </p><p><strong>Explore:</strong></p><p>Richard Glover’s Website: <u><a href="https://www.richardglover.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.richardglover.com.au/</a></u> </p>
June 24, 2026
How to choose well – and to live well – when we’re overwhelmed by choice, with Alan Noble
<p>In a world where we are inundated with options, it feels as though everything rides on making the right choice. Enter decision paralysis.</p><p>LONG From TikTok influencers to productivity bros, there’s no shortage of people today doling out lifehacks. But there’s a difference between generalised advice from online gurus and the specific guidance we want for our lives – especially when we’re faced with weighty decisions, like what to do with our lives, where to live, how to push through a difficult time.</p><p>Alan Noble, an Associate Professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University and the author of To Live Well: Practical Wisdom for Moving Through Chaotic Times, has talked to many young people navigating such questions, and understands, firsthand, the anxiety of feeling adrift in a sea of options while also feeling pressured to make the right decision.</p><p>In this interview with Life & Faith, Alan speaks into the existential overwhelm and choice paralysis people feel, what T.S. Eliot’s image of ‘a heap of broken images’ has in common with the scattered life advice on offer today, and what it would mean to revisit older notions of ‘virtue’ and ‘character’ to help us make sense of how we should live.</p><p>We also speak with Sofia, Brodie, Jordan, and Ana. Each tells us about a significant life decision, or challenging circumstance, they’ve faced lately, and what they’ve learnt from the experience. Sofia, 22, and Brodie, 21, have transitioned from university study to the workplace. Jordan, 25, tells us about navigating a career setback. And Ana, 43, tells us how life took an unexpected turn when she became a newlywed at 40, and fell pregnant last year.</p><p>Through their stories, we experience not only the difficulty of choosing well but grappling with uncertainty since, as Alan writes in To Live Well, ‘you can’t wait for certainty before you act’. Along the way, the stories of Ana, Jordan, Brodie, and Sofia each have something to teach us about being courageous – with ‘courage’ or ‘fortitude’ being one of the virtues.</p><p><strong>Explore </strong></p><p>Alan Noble’s <u><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Live-Well-Practical-Through-Chaotic/dp/1514002248" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">To Live Well: Practical Wisdom for Moving Through Chaotic Times</a></u></p><p>His other books <u><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Getting-Out-Bed-Burden-Living-ebook/dp/B0BFRZ78S3/ref=books_amazonstores_desktop_mfs_aufs_ap_sc_dsk_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=fvlvL&content-id=amzn1.sym.7072d740-6577-4fd5-88cc-354e874e5d10&pf_rd_p=7072d740-6577-4fd5-88cc-354e874e5d10&pf_rd_r=358-1374768-6269364&pd_rd_wg=XCusS&pd_rd_r=41d63ce0-d640-49f6-b50b-450f4cf68926" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living</a></u></p><p>You can sign up for his Substack newsletter <u><a href="https://substack.com/@oalannoble" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></u></p>
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