Author Archives: Becca Kello

Becca Kello is an Episcopal priest serving the Diocese of Lexington as Canon Missioner, and is passionate about discipleship, community, and justice.

The Miracle, The Good News, and The Invitation to Discipleship

It is perhaps true of every minister, that the ways in which my life unfolded have led me to this pulpit; this includes a winding faith journey, a deep sense of investment in the business of the church, and the jobs I have held and the skills that they developed. Though this is true forContinue reading “The Miracle, The Good News, and The Invitation to Discipleship”

Bad News, Good News, and the Spirit Who Helps Us Through It All.

       Before you can even make out the words being spoken, the Kentucky accent rolls out of the speakers, to ask the question, “Who would you say is the most important person in your life?” “Definitely my mother,” answers the even deeper accent of Wanda Jean as she told a story about the love herContinue reading “Bad News, Good News, and the Spirit Who Helps Us Through It All.”

Growing in the Wheat and the Weeds

One of my very favorite phrases in this world is, “More is caught than taught.” I first learned it when I was a preschool teacher, and it consistently rang true. If I sat crisscross-applesauce on the carpet ready for Circle Time with my hands in my lap, soon the kids would follow. If I madeContinue reading “Growing in the Wheat and the Weeds”

Living with Intent: Lessons from Mr. Rogers and St. Paul

You can watch this sermon on the Church of the Holy Trinity’s YouTube Page: The camera pans across the inside of a small, quaint house as jolly piano music plays; the wooden front door opens and in walks a pleasant looking man with a friendly smile dressed in a tie and sport coat. He beginsContinue reading “Living with Intent: Lessons from Mr. Rogers and St. Paul”

Whispers of Hope: Proclaiming Love from the Rooftops

I have a confession to make. I am a Tennessee Vols fan, which I know is nearly a cardinal sin here in the Diocese of Lexington, but it is my birthright as one who was born and raised with the sounds of “It’s football time in Tennessee” in the background as the Kello family didContinue reading “Whispers of Hope: Proclaiming Love from the Rooftops”

They Will Know Us By Our Love

There are many ways to teach and to learn. I am a visual learner at best—if I can see it, I can repeat it. When I was a preschool teacher, however, I learned that one of the fastest ways to teach was by song. There are of course, the classics, “clean-up, clean up, everybody, everywhere,Continue reading “They Will Know Us By Our Love”

The Unfolding Story

When my nephews were little, they would love to tell stories, and like every little kid, each story took on a particular child-like wonder. For my youngest nephew, his angle was the never-ending story, when things felt like they were wrapping up, his little 5-year-old voice would ramp up and say, “AND THEN!!….” and thereContinue reading “The Unfolding Story”

Hope and Faith to Go Out

There are those moments wherein which someone says something so striking and so compelling that you have to sit with it for a while and let it wash over you. I had a moment like early in the COVID pandemic, when the clergy of the Diocese of Kentucky had our first Zoom call with BishopContinue reading “Hope and Faith to Go Out”

With Fear and Great Joy

There is so much to love about Easter morning, but one thing I love about St. Mary’s unique tradition of offering the community a “glow in the dark” egg hunt after sundown on last night is that is true to what I love most about Easter: that Easter starts in the dark. I love Easter;Continue reading “With Fear and Great Joy”