‘Evenings with Ann’ is a series of devotions featuring thoughts and observations by Citywide’s own Ann Herbert. The series has been broadcast throughout the current COVID 19 period bringing real encouragement for many during this unsettling time. Series 2 will begin this September.

To view all the episodes you can simply go to the Evenings with Ann playlist on the Citywide You Tube Channel.

The other option is to progress through the episodes that relate to a certain theme. See below for a full list of the themes and the links to the videos.

List of episodes by theme

When Life is Uncertain
God’s faithful love
When you are feeling down
When you are stressed or worried
Connecting to God through nature
Letting go of the past
Reflections on Love
Putting Love into Action
Forgiving Love
Suffering Love
What Love is and isn’t (1 Corinthians 13:4-7, 14)


When life is uncertain

Ep. 1.   The Sand Picture
Ep. 2.   Words Matter
Ep. 3.   Take Time to Fill Your Lamp
Ep. 4.   An Ever-Present Help in Times of Trouble
Ep. 10. Are We There Yet?
Ep. 11. The Long, Dark Hours
Ep. 38. Here I am Waiting

God’s Faithful Love

Ep. 1.   The Sand Picture
Ep. 4.   An Ever-Present Help in Times of Trouble
Ep. 5.   Good Friday: Pain and Suffering
Ep. 6.   Easter Saturday: The Child-Man
Ep. 7.   Easter Sunday: Our Heart Language
Ep. 8.   A Rainbow Circle
Ep. 9.   Being Anchored
Ep. 12. Jesus, Storms and Cushions
Ep. 16. Sunbeams
Ep. 20. Where is God During Times of Armed Conflict?
Ep. 21  Suffering, Triumphant Love
Ep. 31  Love Believes the Best in Others
Ep. 35  Shattered Hope
Ep. 36. Lament for Suffering and Loss
Ep. 37. Beauty in the Broken
Ep. 38. Here I Am Waiting
Ep. 45. A Bright Thread of Love
Ep. 46. The 3-Ply Thread
Ep. 47. New Shoots
Ep. 51. Wrap-Around Protection

When you are feeling down

Ep. 4.   An Ever-Present Help in Times of Trouble
Ep. 8.   A Rainbow Circle
Ep. 9.   Being Anchored
Ep. 12. Jesus, Storms and Cushions
Ep. 13. The Magic Eye Picture
Ep. 35. Shattered Hope
Ep. 36. Lament for Suffering and Loss
Ep. 37. Beauty in the Broken
Ep. 39. Letting Go the Past
Ep. 47. New Shoots
Ep. 51. Wrap-around Protection

When you are stressed or worried

Ep. 1. The Sand Picture
Ep. 3. Take Time to Fill Your Lamp
Ep. 4. An Ever-Present Help in Times of Trouble
Ep. 7. Easter Sunday: Our Heart Language
Ep. 8. A Rainbow Circle
Ep. 9. Being Anchored
Ep. 11. The Long, Dark Hours
Ep. 12. Jesus, Storms and Cushions
Ep. 23. Patience in The Current Moment
Ep. 27. Love Is Not Irritable
Ep. 33. Love Always Hopes and Perseveres
Ep. 51. Wrap-around Protection

Connecting to God Through Nature

Ep. 8. A Rainbow Circle
Ep. 14. Moonrise at 35,000 Feet
Ep. 15. The Dawn
Ep. 16. Sunbeams
Ep. 17. The Back Dam
Ep. 18. Trees of Righteousness
Ep. 19. Transplanted Trees of Righteousness
Ep. 43. Where Sea Meets Sand
Ep. 47. New Shoots
Ep. 48. The Bruised Reed
Ep. 50. Emerging out of Marble

Letting Go the Past

Ep. 22. Peace in Our Time
Ep. 28. Love Keeps No Record of Wrong
Ep. 37. Beauty in the Broken
Ep. 39. Letting Go the Past
Ep. 40. Us + Them = We
Ep. 41. Forgive 70 Times 7
Ep. 42. Accept Each Other’s Differences
Ep. 43. Where Sea Meets Sand
Ep. 44. In This Together: Sorrow for Past Wrongs
Ep. 50. Emerging Out of Marble

Reflections on Love

Putting Love into Action

Ep. 2. Words Matter
Ep. 3 Take Time to Fill Your Lamp
Ep. 13. The Magic Eye
Ep. 22. Peace in our Time
Ep. 40. Us + Them = We
Ep. 42 Accept Each Other’s Differences
Ep. 45. A Bright Thread of Love
Ep. 46. The 3-Ply Thread
Ep. 50. Emerging out of Marble

Forgiving Love

Ep. 28. Love Keeps No Record of Wrongs
Ep. 41. Forgive 70 Times 7

Suffering Love

Ep. 5. Good Friday: Pain and Suffering
Ep. 6. Easter Saturday: The Child-Man
Ep. 20. Where is God during times of armed conflict?
Ep. 21. Suffering, Triumphant Love
Ep. 48. The Bruised Reed

What Love Is and Isn’t (1 Corinthians 13:4-7, 14)

Ep. 23. Patience in The Current Moment
Ep. 24. Love Doesn’t Want What It Doesn’t Have
Ep. 25. Love Is Not Boastful or Proud
Ep. 26. Love Is Not Rude or Self-Seeking
Ep. 27. Love Is Not Irritable
Ep. 28. Love Keeps No Record of Wrongs
Ep. 29. Love Hates Injustice
Ep. 30. Love Always Protects
Ep. 31. Love Believes the Best of Others
Ep. 32. Love Encourages Confidence in Others
Ep. 33. Love Always Hopes and Perseveres
Ep. 34. A Lifestyle of Hope
Ep. 49. The Greatest of These is Love