Articles / Chapters
21. Extraordinary Women of the Bible Guildford Exhibition 29 Oct -17 Nov 2024
25/10/2024 from Ponderings
From 29 Oct to 17 Nov 2024 there will be an exhibition, 'Extraordinary Women of the Bible' at St Mary's Church, Guildford, Surrey, of Silvia Dimitrova's 7 paintings and Graham Kings's 7 poems. On 15 Nov, 7.30pm, there will be concert of Tristan Latchford's 7 anthems on the poems and paintings.
20. Blessings and Meetings: Matthew 5 and 25
29/06/2024 from Ponderings
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.
19. Extraordinary Easters
17/04/2024 from Ponderings
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.
Esther, St Andrew's Church, Chesterton, Cambridge 26 Sept 2021
05/10/2021 from Sermons
My sermon at St Andrew's Church, Chesterton, Cambridge on Sunday 26 September 2021, 10am, expounding the Book of Esther. The Old Testament reading was Esther 4.6-17.
5. Women in the Bible
23/01/2021 from Ponderings
The journey of a multi-artform project - art, poetry and music - inspired by seven biblical women, from commission to publication and performance.
4. Three Popes
09/12/2020 from Ponderings
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.
1. Nourishing Connections: Introducing the Website
06/09/2020 from Ponderings
In this, the first of my Ponderings, I introduce this new website, 'Nourishing Connections: theology, mission, poetry'.
Living in Time with the Rhythm of the Church's Year, Oct 2008
31/07/2020 from The Times
Graham Kings, Vicar of St Mary's Islington, was commissioned by The Times to write the Saturda 'Credo' column on 11 Oct 2008, on his new book, Signs and Seasons: a guide to your spiritual journey (Canterbury Press, 2008).
Poetry in Mission 18 Guidelines Bible Study Notes
04/06/2020 from Bible Reading Notes
This is the third series of Bible Study Notes which I was invited to write for Guidelines (Bible Reading Fellowship, 2000).
Women in the Bible Retreat
28/01/2020 from Fulcrum Articles
A retreat at Launde Abbey led by Graham Kings with seven paintings of Women in the Bible by Silvia Dimitrova, seven poems expounding them by Graham Kings and seven anthems based on the paintings and poems by Tristan Latchford.
Incarnational Poetry: Interweavings Number 16, December 2016
27/12/2016 from Mission Theology Interweavings
Bishop Graham's Interweavings for December focuses on poems and what they tell us about the Incarnation.