Author: annewitton
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PrayerMate Send
For a few months now, I’ve been using PrayerMate Send which is a brilliant way to help people know what to pray for in my ministry. It’s ideal for anyone in Christian ministry, churches, youth groups, social action projects, charities and anyone that wants to encourage others to pray for their work. PrayerMate is a…
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Bible character collecting cards
I’ve always loved collecting things, especially fact cards, so I was really pleased to discover this free trading card creator. You can use one of their pre-made templates or create your own categories. The above example of Paul shows one I created to include information about when and where he lived, his role and family…
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The joy of giving
This morning I was interviewed as part of some research on charitable giving at Northumbria University. I was asked about which charities I give to, how I give and my motivations, which was a great opportunity to reflect. I haven’t always given to charity and for me it’s been a process of growing in my…
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What’s your favourite smell?
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about smells and more specifically about the power of smell to recall long-forgotten people and places from the distant past. We’ve probably all had the experience when we’ve been going about our daily lives when suddenly a scent will stop us in our tracks and we feel that we…
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A furry lesson in love
Five weeks ago we got a cat. For a couple of nights before we collected him, I didn’t sleep very well as various thoughts were going through my mind. What if he’s aggressive? What if he shreds all our furniture? What if he’s sick everywhere? What if he doesn’t like us? What if he stinks?…
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Chatting with Jon and Louise
This week I had the privilege of virtually visiting Devon through the powers of Zoom and having a chat with Jon and Louise from Crossroad Seaton. I shared some of my story, we talked about how the culture around sexuality has changed, why biblical teaching on sexuality is good news and how churches can help…
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Hebrews 10: 23 – 25
Our church verses of the year for 2021 are Hebrews 10: 23 – 25 “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the…
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Christianity and sexuality, can the church be inclusive? Critical Witness interview
I recently had the privilege of appearing on the Critical Witness podcast to share a bit of my story and talk about sexuality, identity, mission, the gospel, and how the church can be truly welcoming to same-sex attracted people and invite them into a journey of radical discipleship. We had lots of fun and I…
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Adultery and lust – Matthew 5: 27 – 30
As part of our Sermon on the Mount series at church, I gave a short talk on Jesus’ teaching about adultery and lust from Matthew 5: 27 – 30. Talk outline:
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Book Recommendations 2020
I have managed 114 books this year – not including part books and academic papers that I’ve read for my MA – which I’m pretty happy with. I think the COVID-19 situation has given me more time to read which is one good thing to come out of it. As usual, I’m doing a round…
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