Walking alongside the portion of Jennings Creek that follows the greenway, I began to notice the creek bed, just a quarter of a mile back was flowing with water, now looked rocky and dry. The large limestone rocks looked as if they hadn’t seen water in days. And yet, just a little way downstream, theContinue reading “The Lavish Sower”
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.
Let It Die
Today we find ourselves at the 4th Sunday after Pentecost, which means that we are about three Sundays into what is often thought of as Ordinary Time, and this liturgical season lasts more than 20 Sundays leading up to the beginning of Advent. Like most folks, I’ve been struggling to keep track of the weeksContinue reading “Let It Die”
The Compassion of God
The Compassion of God – A sermon for the Second Sunday After Pentecost
On Belonging and Sanctification
A truth that has been present in every context in which I have served, is that for the most part, we all just want to belong. It has been true in working with college students and congregants who have spent decades in their communities; it’s been true in working with our neighbors experiencing homelessness andContinue reading “On Belonging and Sanctification”
Don’t Give Up Hope
In this unprecedented time, around the world, folks are getting creative with how to connect with each other and how to keep our spirits up. Actor John Krasinski started a news show from his home office, complete with a hand-painted sign from his daughter. In his web series, Some Good News, he draws together allContinue reading “Don’t Give Up Hope”
Life, Abundantly.
It is not unusual that I can describe in detail one of the paintings that was at my childhood church that depicted Jesus leading a sheep. And although it looked more like a pastel, 1980’s watercolor than the grandeur of our Christ the Good Shepherd stained glass window above the altar here at Christ Church,Continue reading “Life, Abundantly.”
Love and Wrath
John 3:16-21 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. 17 “Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might beContinue reading “Love and Wrath”
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 this about a month ago, when the clergy of the diocese had our first Zoom call with Bishop White inContinue reading “Hope and Faith to Go Out”
Turn Their Sorrow Into Joy
Today in the life of the church, we celebrate William Augustus Muhlenberg, a priest who in the mid 1800s founded the Church of the Holy Communion in New York City. Muhlenberg’s life and work is a testament to a life of bold faith and deep conviction. In a time where church pews still had toContinue reading “Turn Their Sorrow Into Joy”
I’m Not Okay
The carpet had tiny specks of maroon and gold that danced on the dense forest green of the hotel conference room carpet. I remember the carpet so well because my hand was on my heart and our session was being led through a guided meditation for self-compassion, and suddenly hot tears creeped out of theContinue reading “I’m Not Okay”
Becca Kello 