Thought for the Day
ఛానెల్ వివరాలు
Thought for the Day
Reflections from a faith perspective on issues and people in the news.
ఇటీవలి ఎపిసోడ్లు
206 ఎపిసోడ్లు
Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
Good Morning.
Last Wednesday I conducted Annabel’s funeral. Diagnosed with cancer five years ago, Annabel took the attitude: ‘Whatever time I’ve...
Catherine Pepinster
With the re-emergence of Andy Burnham as a Westminster politician, people have become fascinated by his backstory. The most recent episode is his time...
Canon Angela Tilby
Good morning. If you’ve ever seen the musical ‘Godspell’ – and yes, it’s still in the repertoire for colleges and theatre companies round the world –...
Chine McDonald
Good morning,
There’s much discussion over flags and marches and what it means to be British at the moment. This has meant the legitimate concer...
Mona Siddiqui
The headline simply says: ‘All I have left is a burnt bag.’ These are the words of a parent in a recent Sky News investigation. The report has ident...
Mark Vernon
A friend relates the stresses of getting up in the morning. Her child has stubbed a toe but is it broken, poor kid? Simultaneously, the radio on, ther...
Dr Paula Gooder
Good morning.
For followers of football, this is an important day. The FIFA men’s World Cup begins, and all around the world, fans are preparin...
Michael Hurley
Good morning. What would you do if you came across a man in a park, sitting in front of a typewriter, offering to write a poem with you? I would avoid...
Canon Angela Tilby
Good morning. One of the clichés of the media industry is that the public have a ‘right to know’ especially when things go wrong. It’s often true. Thi...
The Rev Lucy Winkett
Good morning. The late rock singer Ozzy Osbourne’s son, Jack, spoke recently about the fact that the family have worked with an AI provider to make a...
Mona Siddiqui
On Monday over one and a half million Muslims from around the world began filling a vast tent city in Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage. Each year...
Mona Siddiqui
I don’t really follow football but this past week there seemed to be a lot of it in the news. One of the most contentious stories has been that of S...
Michael Hurley
Good morning. “Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.” I was reminded of that quip from G. K. Chesterton last week, when I visited The Ol...
The Rev Canon Dr Jennifer Smith
Good morning.
As the sun finally begins to coax flowers into bloom, the Chelsea Flower Show will open its gates today. The Royal Horticultural...
Martin Wroe
Good morning. Reed Hoffman, one of the founders of Linked In, tells us that typing is over and voicepilling is here.
This is the word he has coi...
Catherine Pepinster
Sometimes, digging into the origins of a word can help with real insights into a contemporary issue.
Take the meaning of the word person...
Chine McDonald
Good morning,
In Monday’s speech, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer used the word ‘hope’ 14 times. He said the country would see hope reflected in...