My imaginative exploration of the links between the Beatitudes of Christ (Matthew 5) and Christ hidden in his missionary disciples (Matthew 25) intersperced with four of my recent poems. Published originally on Covenant 18 and 19 June 2024.

I remember, and reflect on, three extraordinary Easters in 1986 (Kajiado, Kenya), 2010 (Salisbury Cathedral) and 2023 (Chesterton, Cambridge). Published first on Covenant https://covenant.livingchurch.org/2024/04/04/extraordinary-easters/ 4 April 2024 and republished with permission.

In June 1999, Joseph Galgalo and I walked 95 miles, with 22 other friends, from 'Oxford to Cambridge with a Camel', to raise funds for camel-based nomad schools in northern Kenya.

On Sun 30 June 2024, for our 25th anniversary, Faith Galgalo, Joseph's 25 year old daughter, and I with friends, will walk 9 miles from 'Kingston to Cambridge without a Camel', to raise funds for Bubisa School, one of the schools funded in 1999.

Four of my new short poems, Quips, and one longer poem, a Quibble, written during an eight-day silent retreat at the Jesuit Centre, St Beuno’s in North Wales, Aug 2023, published originally on Covenant 2 Feb 2024.

My article, in a special edition on Religion and Commonwealth Values, in The Round Table, the Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, 2023, Vol. 112, No. 5, 543-544. Originally published here. For my previous article in The Round Table, 'Desmond Tutu: Gravitas and Hilaritas', click here. 

I describe the excitement of commissioning a short film to be made by Fugue State Films of the world premiere of Tristan Latchford’s seven anthems, ‘Celebrating Women in the Bible’, 14 June 2023, at Wren’s masterwork of a parish church, St Stephen’s Walbrook, London. Published originally 24 April 2023 on Covenant here.

At St Andrew's Chesterton, Cambridge, our local church, I wrote three poems on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Day 2023: 'Confluence', 'Crossed', and 'Raid'. On Sunday 16 April 2023, I preached an All Age Sermon using them at the church. Video here. They were published originally on Covenant 17 April 2023 here.

I reflect on the meditative mourning of the late Queen Elizabeth II, my new anthem (with music by Tristan Latchford) written for the Vigil service at St Bartholomew-the-Great, London, and the State Funeral and Committal. First published on Covenant 26 Sept 2022 here.

The background, preparations and prospects for the Lambeth Conference 2022 at Canterbury, republished from my article commissioned by Prospect Magazine.

My book review of 'The Cambridge Theological Federation: A Journey in Ecumenical Learning', edited by Mary Tanner and Ian Randall (CTF, 2022) published originally in the Ridley Hall, Cambridge, Lent Term Newsletter, and republished here with permission.

My sermon at the SPCK Founder's Day, St James-the-Less, Pimlico, London on 15 Feb 2022, published originally on Covenant and republished with permission.

'Desmond Tutu: Gravitas and Hilaritas' my article for The Round Table: the Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs (Routledge, Feb 2022).

My Credo article, 22 Jan 2022, commissioned by The Times, on Simon Barrington-Ward, including mention of Exchange of Gifts: The Vision of Simon Barrington-Ward (Ekklesia, 2022) edited by me and Ian Randall.

An imaginary interview with Graham Kings about Nourishing Mission: Theological Settings (Brill, 2022) published orginally on Covenant here and republished with permission.

The five ways in which the Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year: launch of 'Friends of the Centre'; launch of a book of global Anglican perspectives on prayer; a history of the Centre; five lectures, 'Transfiguring World Christianity'; and a book of 25 essays, Connecting Christianities.

The journey of a multi-artform project - art, poetry and music - inspired by seven biblical women, from commission to publication and performance. 

In my Ponderings for December 2020, I reflect on the three most recent popes, John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis, by interweaving comment, poetry, and autobiography. The article was published originally on Covenant, the weblog of The Living Church, on 8 Dec 2020, and is republished here with permission and thanks.

My Ponderings for November is my review, commissioned, and accepted for publication in 2021, by the journal Modern Believing, of the book Imagining Mission with John V. Taylor by Jonny Baker and Cathy Ross (SCM Press, 2020). My poem, 'Thanksgiving: Bishop John V Taylor' was published in Nourishing Connections (Canterbury Press, 2020) and may be seen here.

In my second Ponderings, for October, I describe five events which are part of the book launch of Nourishing Connections.

In this, the first of my Ponderings, I introduce this new website, 'Nourishing Connections: theology, mission, poetry'.