Author: annewitton
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Picture This Thought – Champagne [Celebration and fun]
A reflection on how we sometimes take ourselves too seriously and there is plenty of joy and celebration at the heart of the Christian faith. We talk about the joyful times that Jesus has with his disciples and little children and that he had an attractive character rather than being a sombre moralist. And we…
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We need to talk about death
There seem to be an increasing number of adverts featuring cremation companies that offer no funeral and no fuss (no tears?). There’s more of a focus on partying and going on fun bike rides than grieving (see the adverts here). Whilst it’s right and healthy to celebrate the life of our loved ones, it’s also…
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Slow Surrender
My friend Lindsay Reid is a talented poet and I’ve just enjoyed her new collection, ‘Slow Surrender’. These heartfelt poems take the reader on a profound journey through faith, despair, suffering and ultimate hope, borne out of Lindsay’s battle with chronic illness. There are no trite answers or platitudes, just a courageous trust in the…
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Spiritual practices and habits
It’s been a really tough couple of years and I realised that I let other things and people take first place in my heart instead of God. It’s been a long and painful process coming back to him fully, but I realised that the only thing that’s going to replace idolatry in my heart is…
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Obsessed with God
We tend to think of obsession as a bad thing. It conjures up images of creepy stalkers, or someone whose collection of ornamental pigs has got way out of hand. But what if it’s the object of obsession that’s the problem, rather than the strength of feeling itself? What if obsession with a person, hobby,…
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How much do we want God?
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.Hebrews 12: 1 – 2a I want…
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Prayer walks
I admit that I often find it difficult to pray or get stuck in a rut, so I’m always on the look out for creative ideas to mix things up a bit. I’ve blogged before about creative prayer so you might want to check out those ideas: I find that moving my body and being…
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“A marathon not a sprint”
This is something I wrote when reflecting on Abby’s health and that of other friends with chronic pain. Whenever we face some enduring difficulty, someone will invariably say “It’s a marathon not a sprint.” But actually it’s not a marathon either. A marathon is a set number of miles that you know from the beginning.…
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Top Christian YouTube channels: part 3
This is the third in my series of top Christian YouTube channels. You can read the first post here and second post here. As before, they’re in no particular order. Let me know in the comments if you have other suggestions.
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Grandpa’s gadgets
My Grandpa was a sucker for a gadget. He bought all sorts of things over the years from idiot-proof cameras to slow cookers. He would excitedly unpack his new purchase, have a cursory go with it and then declare it stupid because he couldn’t get it to work and so he’d never use it again.…
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