Little Liturgy for Lent (2 of 7): “The Surprise of Being Loved”

by Paul LuttonContemplativePosted on Comments are Disabled

Attention Seekers is a project that is about practicing presence in the world – of being alert and attentive to the mystery of existence all around us. The Season of Lent offers a unique opportunity in the church calendar to practice this sort of intentional attentiveness. And so, instead of posting a series of Lenten …

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Little Liturgy for Lent (1 of 7): “Choose Quiet”

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Attention Seekers is a project that is about practicing presence in the world – of being alert and attentive to the mystery of existence all around us. The Season of Lent offers a unique opportunity in the church calendar to practice this sort of intentional attentiveness. And so, instead of posting a series of Lenten …

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Remembering Mary Rose

by Paul LuttonPersonal ReflectionPosted on Comments are Disabled

Paul reflects on his friend and co-worker, Mary Rose Gibson, who died on 21st September 2023, after a short illness. [This tribute was given at the “Friendship Club” at Kirkpatrick Memorial Presbyterian Church.] Before I had even met Mary Rose, she gave me a gift. An hour or two before my first staff meeting on …

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Was it something I read? (Or, why the interpretation of Scripture matters and how we can do it better.)

by Paul LuttonHermeneutics, Israel-Palestine, Theological ReflectionPosted on Comments are Disabled

Paul reflects on “Let Justice Roll”, the 2023 conference of The Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence. This year the conference was held in partnership with Christ at the Checkpoint, a community of evangelical Christians based at Bethlehem Bible College who explore what Christian discipleship looks like amidst the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

REVIEW: Small Things Like These

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Emma reviews Claire Keegan’s Booker Prize nominated Small Things Like These, a novella about one father’s encounter with one of Ireland’s infamous Magdalene laundries.