Spiritual thoughts from across the world
World Service,·1097 episodes
Faris Badawi on the night described in the Koran as "better than a thousand months"
14 Feb 1995,·4 mins
Thoughts on the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday
16 Feb 1995,·4 mins
Can giving up smoking or sweets for Lent bring you closer to Christ?
17 Feb 1995,·4 mins
Could suffering misfortune ever prove to be fortunate?
19 Feb 1995,·4 mins
The biblical story of Elisha healing Naaman from The Second Book of Kings
20 Feb 1995,·4 mins
Reflection on part of Judaism's morning and afternoon services
Cantor Jonathan Ordman on mothers and sacred customs in the home
A Hindu story of revelation in the mountains of the Godhead called Paramatma
28 Feb 1995,·4 mins
An encounter with God's presence in nature
While watching Sikh celebrations, an Anglican priest finds himself being evangelized
02 Mar 1995,·4 mins
Anglican Peter B Price suggests that without remembrance there can be no forgiveness
From criminal to community leader, the power of faith, words and action
In a world of war and woe, how can one person change the world?
The story of Holy Saturday, the day of the entombed Christ
03 Mar 1995,·4 mins
The story of the first Easter day, and the Christian triumph of hope over death
Louise Taylor on how St Paul's letter has inspired centuries of hope and courage
07 Mar 1995,·4 mins
How the values of the pagan gods in Wagner's The Ring differ from Christianity
A reflection on the purpose of churches and Raphael's painting of the great Greek thinkers
10 Mar 1995,·4 mins
The difficulties of living up to a faith, rather than simply dying for one
14 Mar 1995,·4 mins
The Reverend Dr David Stone on the beauty and immensity of the night sky
How, like Adam and Eve, humanity has fallen upwards with knowledge
14 Mar 1995,·3 mins
How the eternity of God's love provides hope in the face of death
The Reverend Dr David Stone considers his relationship with God the creator
If carbon is the building block of life, what are the building blocks of knowledge?
The difference between belonging to God in theory and belonging to God in practise
A contemplation on the dangers of competitive self denial
16 Mar 1995,·4 mins
Poet Kenneth Bailey considers injustice, and the great energy it produces
17 Mar 1995,·4 mins
Poet Kenneth Bailey on why the death of Jesus is so important for Christians
Saba Risuluddin speaks about her conversion to Islam - and other people's reactions
20 Mar 1995,·4 mins
Saba Risaluddin suggests Islam as answer to tribal and nationalist conflict
