You know: you love God, you know your Bible, but still you can’t help but ask “Why, God?”
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.
Day Six
. . .he casts out fear. . .the love of God casts out fear. . .
Day Five
Lord, take this away from me! I have given everything to you and I need you to pull this away from me; Lord, why?? Why do I have to do this? Please, God!
Day Four
The Bible tells you not to worry, but. . .
Day Three
God has carried me through stage four cancer twice, and I know he’ll carry me through this, too.
Day Two
I don’t know what I’m going to do without my leg, but the Good Lord knows. I’m always looking to him.
Day One
Why did God keep my baby safe, but let their baby die?
Sayings on God
Spending the summer working at a local hospital in the pastoral care department, I got to hear people talk about God often. Sometimes the things people say are painful, sometimes painfully true, occasionally trite, raw, or insightful. Their stories may be unknown to you, but their pain, fears, faith, or doubt are not. This isContinue reading “Sayings on God”
Nostalgia
Sitting outside of a coffee shop today, talking with a friend, a car passed, and once the street outside the shop was revealed again, I was awash with nostalgia for Brasil. It happens often in Abilene that I experience nostalgia, it makes sense: this place is not my home, although it is becoming that, thisContinue reading “Nostalgia”
Aftershocks of Hierarchy
Staring at the Gospel of John, chapter 8 specifically, my eyes began to water and the weight of the burden sat on my chest; not of the content, but the expectations held for me in this week’s Greek II assignment. Each week, we divide up the labor of translation within our translation team. As we’veContinue reading “Aftershocks of Hierarchy”
Becca Kello 