It's easy to celebrate what God has done for us when life is going well, but what about when life is hard? How does being a Christian make a difference when we are struggling with all kinds of difficulties?

What really happened on the first Easter Sunday? Either it was a unique world-changing event or a non-event that is of no consequence besides accidentally spawning a new religion. How should we examine the claims of Jesus rising from the dead whilst maintaining our intellectual integrity?

Many people believe religion is dying out in the face of overwhelming evidence from science and from secular philosophy. Many Christians are pessimistic about ever seeing any more than a trickle of people come to Christ. Is there any reason to believe they are wrong?

Many things in life are not open to everyone but restricted to those to qualify: sports competitions, credit cards, university entrance, to name a few. Is it like that with God? Do we need to exceptional people to be right with God or does he have a different approach?

It's possible to spend our whole lives trying to find meaning and significance by what we do or who we're with or what we achieve. Sadly many people see the message of Jesus as an added burden placed on top of everything else, to try and justify ourselves before God. In fact the very literal opposite is true.

Paul gives his summary of what is wrong with the human race and we discover that we have all been shockingly unfaithful. If no one seeks God, is there any way to restore our broken relationship?

We can often be very quick to reassure ourselves and each other that we are all ok. However what can we do when it becomes apparent that the spiritual diagnosis is too serious for us to deal with ourselves?

No one likes hearing bad news but sometimes it's vital that we do: if there's a nasty problem or a serious diagnosis it's better to know than to remain unaware. When it comes to problems of our own making it's even harder to face up to the truth, but sometimes even more vital that we do. So just how bad are things between us and God? And is there any possibility of things ending well?