Author: annewitton
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4 reasons to memorise Scripture (and 6 apps to help)
In the ‘olden days’, most children went to Sunday school where one of the things they would have learnt is to memorise Scripture. These days, many of us are growing up with a poor knowledge of God’s word and relying on our Bible apps on our phones. And yet memorising Scripture is vital. Here are…
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3 of my favourite reads this year
For those who do still like to get their information from books, here are my favourite three Christian reads so far this year:
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Scripture engagement: Mark’s gospel
Over the summer, I studied a module on ‘Scripture Engagement’ for my Master’s course. It’s all about how to connect people with the Bible so that they can understand it and experience its truth for themselves. One of the fascinating aspects is how to engage non-literate communities with the Scriptures. It’s easy to assume that…
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10 more great podcasts
In a previous post, I shared 12 of my favourite podcasts. I know that many of you enjoyed discovering them and so I thought I’d share 10 more podcasts that are enjoyable and informative. As before, all of these are available free through iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher and other Podcast services. 1. The Bible…
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Educational, inspirational and funny treats for your ears: 12 of my favourite podcasts
I find that listening to podcasts helps me to engage with big ideas, be more informed about the world around me, and enjoy some top-class entertainment. Maybe you haven’t tried podcasts yet, or maybe you’re looking for some new favourites. There are thousands of brilliant free podcasts out there just waiting to be discovered, but…
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BCE: Is it really time to erase Christianity from history?
It seems there’s more and more pressure to erase Christianity from history to avoid offending those of other faiths or of a secular worldview. A recent investigation by the Mail on Sunday found that more schools using BCE and CE instead of BC and AD to avoid offending those of non-Christian faiths. This strikes me…
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God’s moral law
It seems that we’re living in a post-truth world, surrounded by fake news in a post-modern culture of extreme moral relativism. How many times have you heard someone say, ‘Well that might be true for you, but it isn’t true for me.’ or ‘This is my truth’? A difficulty with moral relativism is that right…
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5 ways the prophecy of Joel challenges today’s church
Joel as a missional book I recently wrote an assignment for my Master’s which involved a missional reading of the book of Joel. I could pick any passage of Scripture I liked and there were several times I regretted choosing Joel, but I’m glad I stuck with it as it’s an oft-neglected book of the…
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11 Christian musicians who are worth a listen
I always like getting recommendations of new artists to check out, so I hope you’ll enjoy discovering some new favourites here. In no particular order:
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Cryptic Christians Quiz
Every now and again I like to post something a bit lighthearted on my blog, and this time I’ve written a series of cryptic clues to lead you to the names of famous Christians past and present. See if you can get them all without looking stuff up on Google! Scroll down for the answers……
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