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The Ligament of Peace

by Paul LuttonBiblical reflection, Christian Unity, Ephesians 4, Theological Reflection January 20, 2026January 20, 2026Comments are Disabled

Peace, Paul suggests, is not glue that hides the cracks, but a ligament—stretching, straining, holding us together while we learn how to move again.

Church in Three Dimensions | Part 1: Church as a Gift

by Paul LuttonActs 2, Biblical reflection, Ephesians 2, The Church, Theological Reflection January 16, 2026January 16, 2026One Comment

The Church is both more fragile and more precious than we often admit. Perhaps that’s because it was never meant to be our project, but God’s gift.

Christmas Trees: An Advent Journey | Part Two: Tender Hope for Fragile Lives

by Paul LuttonAdvent, Biblical reflection, Isaiah 53 December 9, 2025December 9, 2025Comments are Disabled

A reflection on the Hiroshima survivor trees, Isaiah’s “tender shoot,” and how hope grows quietly in dry ground — unnoticed, resilient, and alive.

Christmas Trees: An Advent Journey | Part One: Hope for a World Cut Down

by Paul LuttonBiblical reflection, Christmas, Isaiah 11, Theological Reflection December 2, 2025December 2, 2025One Comment

In this first of three reflections for Advent, Paul considers what Advent means in a world that feels cut to the stump. If you look around at the world right now, optimism feels like a distant memory. At the turn of the millennium, many of us believed a more connected world would be a safer, …

Remember Who You Are

by Paul LuttonBiblical reflection, Genesis 3, Lent, Theological Reflection March 6, 2025March 6, 2025One Comment

Paul reflects on the paradox of Ash Wednesday, that we are both dust and beloved.

Rumours of Light

by Emma LuttonBiblical reflection, Christmas, John 1, Theological Reflection December 16, 2024December 17, 2024Comments are Disabled

The opening of John’s gospel provides some of the richest poetry in all literature. As an erstwhile English teacher, I am drawn back time and time again to the complex layering of metaphor as John urges us to begin to conceptualise this miracle of miracles – God made flesh. In the beginning was the Word, and …