Thought for the Day

Rabbi Charley Baginsky 10.07.2026 3:03 ↓

Good Morning. The Government recently published its draft Bill to ban abusive conversion practices that aim to change someone sexual orientation or trans gender identity. Parliament will debate the detail, as it should. Laws matter. They define the standards by which we choose to live together and, at their best, they protect those who have too often been left vulnerable. Just a few days later, I...

Dr Rachel Mann 09.07.2026 2:47 ↓

09 JULY 26

Chine McDonald 08.07.2026 3:06 ↓

08 JULY 26

Rhidian Brook 07.07.2026 3:01 ↓

07 JULY 26

Bishop Philip North 06.07.2026 2:55 ↓

06 JULY 26

Martin Wroe 04.07.2026 2:35 ↓

04 JULY 26

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg 03.07.2026 3:12 ↓

Good Morning. Last Wednesday I conducted Annabel’s funeral. Diagnosed with cancer five years ago, Annabel took the attitude: ‘Whatever time I’ve got left, I’m going to use to make the world more beautiful.’ I’m taking her resolve with me as we enter a bleak period in the Jewish year, three weeks of mourning, culminating in the Fast of the Ninth of Av. We remember the sacking of the Jerusalem Templ...

Mona Siddiqui 02.07.2026 3:00 ↓

03 JULY 26

Chine McDonald 01.07.2026 3:00 ↓

01 JULY 26

Jayne Manfredi 30.06.2026 3:12 ↓

30 JUNE 26

Bishop Nick Baines 29.06.2026 2:54 ↓

29 JUNE 26

Brian Draper 27.06.2026 3:08 ↓

27 JUNE 26

Catherine Pepinster 26.06.2026 3:14 ↓

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 as Mayor of Manchester – responsible not just for the city of Manchester but also towns like Bolton and Rochdale and Manchester’s immediate neighbour, the City of Salford. One idea Burnham mentions frequently in connection with his time as Mayor is...

Akhandadhi Das 25.06.2026 3:03 ↓

25 JUNE 26

Canon Angela Tilby 24.06.2026 2:39 ↓

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 – you’ll remember the catchy opening chorus: ‘Pre…ee, pare ye, the way of the Lord…’ – I’m tempted but I’m not going to sing it – the point of the chorus is to accompany the arrival of John the Baptist, the herald, of Jesus. Today, the 24th June, the C...

The Rev Canon Dr Jennifer Smith 23.06.2026 2:59 ↓

23 JUNE 26

Dr Rachel Mann 22.06.2026 2:40 ↓

22 JUNE 26

Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra 20.06.2026 3:01 ↓

20 JUNE 26

Rev Dr Giles Fraser 19.06.2026 3:25 ↓

19 JUNE 26

Chine McDonald 18.06.2026 3:06 ↓

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 concerns of some have led to my own legitimate concerns for my family’s safety. As an immigrant and a visible ethnic minority in the town in which I live, I can feel a sense of dis-ease and fear about whether or not I’m welcome in the nation which I have called...

Mona Siddiqui 17.06.2026 2:43 ↓

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 identified the faces of most of the children and teachers who were killed in Iran when a US missile struck a primary school in Minab at the start of the US-Israel war in Iran. At the time, the world reacted with shock, leaders made statements, but then the...

Rev Lucy Winkett 16.06.2026 3:09 ↓

16 JUNE 26

Tim Stanley 15.06.2026 3:01 ↓

15 JUNE 26

Rev Roy Jenkins 13.06.2026 3:15 ↓

13 JUNE 26

Mark Vernon 12.06.2026 3:03 ↓

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, there is news of bombs again in the Middle East. And then, another worry: the erratic weather and what that might mean for a shifting climate. On top of that again, a background of disturbed domestic politics. Where is that leading? A hotch-potch of anxi...