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Kindling Our Faith
There are particular skills in this world that I just do not possess: I am not a good speller, I struggle with geographical awareness, and I can rarely put a USB port in the right way on the first try.… Continue reading
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Foolish Hope
In our weekly campus ministry night, one of our students shared a prayer that she found when she was a teenager and often read for her youth group. It covered a lot of ground as it asked God to give… Continue reading
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Being Known by God
In 2010, Marina Abramovic, an experiential artist who creates exhibits that challenge and engage the viewer, had an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art entitled “The Artist is Present.” In it she sat at a simple wooden table, across… Continue reading
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Sacred Bonds
I am curious about practically everything I have ever learned. I love to know about the mundane pieces of our lives; it does not take much to amaze me when it comes to the intricacies of how anything in this… Continue reading
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With Christ as King
One of the things I did while on sabbatical last year was to spend some time digging into my family’s genealogy. What I learned about myself through this family exploration is that very often, there are things deeply woven into… Continue reading
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Everybody up; let’s go!
Yesterday, after the business session of Diocesan Convention wrapped up, Father Steve, Deacon Kellie, and I were playfully arguing about the gospel parable that we hear read this morning. Parables tend to do this, they aren’t easy to understand and,… Continue reading
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Loving What God Loves
In seminary, one of my classmates was pregnant with her first child, and at her baby shower, we decorated plain white onesies of a variety of sizes so that they could have a whole batch of simple clothes that… Continue reading
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Parable Troubles
This sermon can be listened to here: Parable Troubles My favorite parts of telling a story are the things that point to something larger than the pure meaning of the words. When I tell a story and it begins… Continue reading
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A Communal Cruciform Life
In the Fall of 2019, the Rev. Michael Vollman, who ministers to Trinity Episcopal Church in Russellville, Kentucky, invited a small group of clergy from the western half of our diocese for a tour of the SEEK Museum. The… Continue reading
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Thy Kingdom Come
Over 120 years ago, a fictional Irish character, Mr. Dooley, was written by Finely Peter Dunne, and he penned one of the best summaries of the preacher’s job as he went into a rant about the state of newspapers these… Continue reading
Calling & Clarity
The Rev. Becca Kello is an Episcopal priest living and serving in Lexington, Kentucky. She often finds God’s presence in nature while hiking or out playing with her dogs, Coakley and Oliver. She is passionate about the intersections of faith and justice, and all sorts of discernment that leads to a clarity of calling.
Becca Kello 