One of my all-time favorite sitcoms is the recent show, The Good Place; it’s a show that poses the question of what if the afterlife really was as simple as some Christian folks believe. What if all the good things you do add points to your after-life total and all the bad things you doContinue reading “Inquiring and Discerning Hearts”
Category Archives: Sermons
The Weary World Rejoices
“You shall fear disaster no more. The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall fear disaster no more.” These were the words to which my heart was drawn in my prayer this week, long before any of us knew what disasters lay ahead. Yesterday morning, devastation was in the air. Walking my dogsContinue reading “The Weary World Rejoices”
Beginning to End
My favorite part of any good book is where you hold the bulk of the story in your left hand, with only a few in your right yet to be read. I love the feeling of familiarity that comes with that stage of the story; I love how you can almost tell where it’sContinue reading “Beginning to End”
Seeing and Bing Seen
My favorite part of being a teacher was getting to tell stories. And even still today, I love to tell a good story, because a good story pulls us in, holds us for a moment, and then sends us back to your own world with a little more insight into ourselves or into how theContinue reading “Seeing and Bing Seen”
Blessed to be a Blessing
Recently, someone asked me to reflect on one of my earliest experiences of faith; they asked me what shaped it, how it formed me, and what did it teach me about God. My answer came as most answers to questions like this come with a surprising amount of clarity but being unable to articulate theContinue reading “Blessed to be a Blessing”
October
Even in grief, I have found amazement. Even in recovery, I am strong. Even in healing, I will find bravery. 🍂October 🍂 I love this month, but it’s also the month where I remember the depth of pain of Not Cancer. My body remembers my oncologist sitting on my hospital bed and telling me thatContinue reading “October”
A Vibrant Faith
Approximately two years ago, a small group from our parish participated in Neighborhood Prayer Walks. It was a fantastic experience, but one that is quite counter to the pace of our society today. Participants were invited to come, some on weekday afternoons, some on Saturday mornings, and to simply walk in silence, to walkContinue reading “A Vibrant Faith”
Faith in the Wilderness
Several years ago, someone shared with me an infographic about the Cycle of Change. There are lots of different iterations to be found in a simple Google search, but this one has always stuck with me. At the top of the cycle is change, whatever that change is, good or bad, it’s sets you offContinue reading “Faith in the Wilderness”
Do You Not Care?
In 2015, I spent my summer working as an intern chaplain in a hospital. I learned so much about the whirlwind that life and death can create and how so many of us just need someone to be present with us in the darkness. Though I had no idea how much grief would come forContinue reading “Do You Not Care?”
The Vastness of God
Whenever she struggled to pray, a friend of mine several years ago confided that she instead of picturing God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, she instead pictured what she called, “The Ladies.” A self-identified questioning Catholic who wanted to have a vibrant faith, she often found the chasm between herself andContinue reading “The Vastness of God”
Becca Kello 