Sermons – Page 13 – Becca Kello

Tiny Faith

In the world of early childhood education, there are inevitably a variety of personalities that begin to emerge early on in life; there is no greater space to discover if a kid will be a challenger or a people pleaser than a preschool classroom. Every year that I taught Pre-K, I had students who struggledContinue reading “Tiny Faith”

A Holy Invitation

Generally, the Sunday after Easter is something that we in the church call “low Sunday,” but this past year, the Sunday after Easter was the Sunday that we hosted the Bishop. So, on the Sunday that typically sees the lowest attendance in the year, Christ Church was buzzing with activity. Those being Confirmed were excitedlyContinue reading “A Holy Invitation”

Teach Us To Pray

Sitting in a sterile conference room, the speckled green carpet below and the high back chairs loosely arranged around circular tables, I walked into the session on meditation at the Lubbock Regional Interfaith Conference several years ago; the session was taught by a Buddhist monk and a Presbyterian minister. To open the hour-long discussion, theContinue reading “Teach Us To Pray”

Sharing and Receiving

Sitting in the intern’s office in the Pastoral Care department of Hendrix Hospital, I spent most of my first day as a hospital chaplain intern filling out paperwork, trying to get a handle on the layout of the hospital, and learning how to read patient print outs. On my second day, however, my supervisor tookContinue reading “Sharing and Receiving”

Urgent Discipleship

There is a certain, deeply felt joy in returning to Heavenly Rest and to get the chance to preach in the church that sponsored me for ordination; I am so grateful for this sacred space and the congregation of people that fill it each week to say their prayers and receive God’s Holy Communion. YouContinue reading “Urgent Discipleship”

The Spirit Offers What We Need

In the long, winding commute to my field education parish my last year of seminary, my drive led me weekly past the Pentagon, the Jefferson memorial, and through the cherry tree-lined Tidal basin. It was a beautiful, quiet, and peaceful drive early on Sunday mornings as I made my way from Alexandria, VA to Bethesda,Continue reading “The Spirit Offers What We Need”

God is Calling Us to Meet the Needs of the World

Anytime someone comes back from a trip, there is a desire for them to share what they experienced, and maybe even a cursory interest of other people in seeing what they saw. While the old trope of pulling out the at-home projector and watching slides of the family vacation is a little bit lost onContinue reading “God is Calling Us to Meet the Needs of the World”

Easter and Death

Near the beginning of the Thanksgiving over the Water in our Baptismal Rite, the priest says, “We thank you, Father, for the water of Baptism. In it we are buried with Christ in his death. By it we share in his resurrection.” Last night we welcomed two new Christians into this life of death andContinue reading “Easter and Death”

Waiting and Remaining

He was dying, there was no denying it. I came to the ICU room after receiving a code blue while working as a chaplain in a hospital, and after a quick scan of the usual medical staff attempting to stave off the darkness of death for a little while longer, I realized his impending deathContinue reading “Waiting and Remaining”

Now My Soul is Troubled

Four-part harmony surrounded me as I sat on the padded pew, legs not quite reaching the floor and I balanced that blue songbook in my lap as I added my little voice to the congregation’s song; there were many aspects of the Christian tradition that raised me, but none so much as the hymns weContinue reading “Now My Soul is Troubled”