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”
Category Archives: Sermons
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
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.”
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”
We Will Be Saved
One of the prayers that I pray most often from our prayer book is the anthem found on page 492 in the Burial Office; we don’t often pray it at our funerals because it is the alternate for the beloved, “I am the resurrection and the life…” that gives deep comfort in times of grief.Continue reading “We Will Be Saved”
In the Midst of Our Grief
As many of you know, before I went to seminary to begin my studies to become a priest, I was a preschool teacher. There have been many times in which the skills that I developed over my six years of teaching that have been useful in my work and calling to serve God’s people. ThisContinue reading “In the Midst of Our Grief”
The Fast That We Choose
There are some symbols are universally recognized. A black and white question mark with a circle around it is a sign that you can go to that place to have your questions answered. Any symbol with a large circle and a slash across it means that whatever action portrayed in that symbol is not allowed.Continue reading “The Fast That We Choose”
Knowing Christ Alone
In the years before I went to seminary, I was an early childhood educator; in my years teaching Pre-K, one of my favorite parts of that vocation was telling stories. I loved seeing kids react with the same joy, wonder, and amazement at a story that they knew backward and forward. In telling stories, IContinue reading “Knowing Christ Alone”
Becca Kello 