Inspirational Breakfast with Esther Higham

Presented by Esther Higham

Monday - Thursday from 7am

Should doctors pray with their patients?

11 Sep 2023
15:29

Dr Sarah Foot tells Esther Higham why NHS staff should be respectful when expressing their faith at work.

CAP on how to save money during the cost of living crisis

7 Sep 2023
16:04

Peter Snell and Sue Johnson from Christians Against Poverty share their top tips for budgeting and what it feels like to be freed from debt.

'Prison can be a place of hope'

7 Sep 2023
14:09

Tracy Sickel, CEO of Imago Dei Prison Ministry, and former prisoner Tina take us inside the reality of female prisons and how God is meeting with so many on the inside.

Will VR church replace our Sunday services?

6 Sep 2023
18:56

Ben Jones, who helps run VR church, and Maksym Vysochanskiy, CEO of games developer SimulaM, discuss augmented reality, biblical video games, and whether God can speak through AI.

Rachel and Amy Hughes on gender, women in leadership, and working together as sisters

5 Sep 2023
14:57

Rachel and Amy Hughes, sisters and church leaders, join Esther Higham to chat about The Orchard - a ministry specifically aimed at women.

45% of the population believe in the resurrection

4 Sep 2023
11:45

Dr Rachel Jordan-Wolf joins Esther Higham to chat about "reclaiming Easter" and a new resource aimed at nearly half of the population who believe in the resurrection

Dealing with the 5 billion pound 'black hole' in our local authorities

1 Sep 2023
15:46

Labour councillor Paul Kimber, former Conservative councillor Clare De Silva, and Neil Avard from Christians Against Poverty discuss the colossal deficit being racked by up by our local councils and how it can be fixed.

Majority of priests say Britain no longer a Christian country

30 Aug 2023
10:45

A new survey has revealed most clergy would no longer describe Britain as a Christian country and just under half think there'll still be a traditional Sunday service in ten years' time. Bishop of Manchester Rt Rev David Walker reflected on the surprising findings with Esther Higham.

How to get your kids loving their bible

30 Aug 2023
10:10

Children's author Carl Laferton shares his top tips for getting kids into scripture and why they don't necessarily need to know about stories like Sodom and Gomorrah just yet...

Should Jewish characters only be played by Jewish people?

30 Aug 2023
12:55

Writer and broadcaster Michele Guinness grew up Jewish and converted to Christianity as a young woman. She spoke to Esther Higham about antisemitism in the church, the one question she refuses to answer, and the uproar surrounding Bradley Cooper's portrayal of a Jewish composer.

Religious discrimination on the rise

29 Aug 2023
14:59

How easy do you find it to share your faith in public? A new survey from Freedom in Faith suggests religious discrimination is on the rise. Director Lynda Rose joined Esther Higham to talk all about it.

Freddie Mercury covering Adele?!

29 Aug 2023
14:18

Artists Josh Gauton and Teelow Awojobi join Esther Higham to chat AI songs, musicians going on strike, and why artistry is like farming.

Lucy Grimble on her favourite music, doubting Jesus, and the need for variety in worship

28 Aug 2023
30:22

Artist Lucy Grimble joins Esther Higham to share brand-new music from her upcoming album.

Robert Beckford reflects on 60 years since 'I have a dream'

28 Aug 2023
17:17

Professor Robert Beckford on Dr Martin Luther King Jr's iconic 'I have a dream' speech, "exorcising" colonialism, and why the church is not doing enough to tackle racism.

Are Christians being persecuted in the UK?

25 Aug 2023
18:56

30 years ago there were only 40 documented countries in which Christians experienced very high or extreme levels of persecution. Today, that number has nearly doubled to 76 - around 360 million Christians worldwide. In this important discussion, Dr Muhammed Al-Hussaini, Dr Martin Parson, and CEO of Christian Human Rights Advocacy, Mervyn Thomas, joined Mal Pope to explore what religious violence looks like in the 21st century and whether Christians in the UK are really being persecuted.

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