Category: Thought for the Day

The more you give, the more you’ll be given (Thought for the Day)

25th November 2016

I was really uplifted this week by the story of a successful journalist, Lucy Kellaway, who’s decided to give it … Read more

4th November 2016

Streaming instead of dreaming, went the headline that caught my eye this week. Using phones or tablets before bedtime, it … Read more

28th October 2016

Tomorrow in synagogues throughout the world, Jews will be starting again our year-long reading of the Mosaic books, with their … Read more

27th May 2016

My eye was caught by two news items in close succession. The first was about a law case being taken … Read more

26th February 2016

For me the most magical moment in this week’s news was the sight of a 106 year old woman, Virginia … Read more

19th February 2016

Tomorrow is the United Nations World Day of Social Justice, which is interesting, because one of the great thinkers of … Read more

23rd November 2015

Yesterday I found myself deep in cognitive dissonance. With memories of Paris and Mali still fresh in the mind, and … Read more

28th August 2015

Sometimes an event in the news can suddenly resonate with a religious text and make you think more deeply. This … Read more

1st May 2015

My eye was caught yesterday by a photo of a charming Chinese lady known to her friends as Yangyang. She … Read more

23rd April 2015

Coming back to these shores having spent some weeks in America, it’s been fascinating to compare the general election campaign … Read more