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.

life: Russell Brand, a former addict, and friend of Winehouse when she was an unknown talent, wrote this tribute to express his sadness over Winehouse’s death on his website: “Now Amy Winehouse is dead, like many others whose unnecessary deaths have been retrospectively romanticised, at 27 years old. Whether this tragedy was preventable or notContinue reading

You must listen to what people sing to know what they really think.

These are words that I had the privilege to hear Vincent Harding speak at the Wild Goose Festival a few weeks ago. He offered beautiful stories and spoke with an intonation that only a person who has accumulated wisdom over time can speak. He told stories of writing speeches for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He spoke of his  community thatContinue reading “You must listen to what people sing to know what they really think.”

Josiah Redding: Embracing the Outer Chaos: or, Parenting Lessons from a Mongolian Nomad

josiahredding: For a moment, stop and think about what actually causes growth. The word growth here could apply to anything — education, wisdom, spirituality, strength, stamina, etc. What causes growth? It’s actually stress, or discomfort. Muscles have to be stressed to grow. Minds have to be exercised and… Josiah Redding: Embracing the Outer Chaos: or,Continue reading “Josiah Redding: Embracing the Outer Chaos: or, Parenting Lessons from a Mongolian Nomad”