There are particular skills in this world that I just do not possess: I am not a good speller, I struggle with geographical awareness, and I can rarely put a USB port in the right way on the first try. But one of these skills that evades me that never ceases to baffle me isContinue reading “Kindling Our Faith”
Foolish Hope
In our weekly campus ministry night, one of our students shared a prayer that she found when she was a teenager and often read for her youth group. It covered a lot of ground as it asked God to give us discomfort with unhealthy relationships, to give anger at injustice and oppression, and to giveContinue reading “Foolish Hope”
Being Known by God
In 2010, Marina Abramovic, an experiential artist who creates exhibits that challenge and engage the viewer, had an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art entitled “The Artist is Present.” In it she sat at a simple wooden table, across from which was an empty chair; the audience of this exhibit were invited to comeContinue reading “Being Known by God”
Sacred Bonds
I am curious about practically everything I have ever learned. I love to know about the mundane pieces of our lives; it does not take much to amaze me when it comes to the intricacies of how anything in this world works: the water cycle, traffic patterns, Microsoft Excel – I love all of it,Continue reading “Sacred Bonds”
With Christ as King
One of the things I did while on sabbatical last year was to spend some time digging into my family’s genealogy. What I learned about myself through this family exploration is that very often, there are things deeply woven into our being that only take on language as we tell the story of where we’veContinue reading “With Christ as King”
Everybody up; let’s go!
Yesterday, after the business session of Diocesan Convention wrapped up, Father Steve, Deacon Kellie, and I were playfully arguing about the gospel parable that we hear read this morning. Parables tend to do this, they aren’t easy to understand and, honestly, they are meant to raise more questions than answers. Today’s parable certainly does this:Continue reading “Everybody up; let’s go!”
Loving What God Loves
In seminary, one of my classmates was pregnant with her first child, and at her baby shower, we decorated plain white onesies of a variety of sizes so that they could have a whole batch of simple clothes that could be changed out easily as is required by a newborn. I am a veryContinue reading “Loving What God Loves”
Parable Troubles
This sermon can be listened to here: Parable Troubles My favorite parts of telling a story are the things that point to something larger than the pure meaning of the words. When I tell a story and it begins in the night, this conveys a certain meaning, or if the characters in the storyContinue reading “Parable Troubles”
A Communal Cruciform Life
In the Fall of 2019, the Rev. Michael Vollman, who ministers to Trinity Episcopal Church in Russellville, Kentucky, invited a small group of clergy from the western half of our diocese for a tour of the SEEK Museum. The SEEK Museum[1] works to uncover the stories of enslavement, freedom, equality, and justice for BlackContinue reading “A Communal Cruciform Life”
Thy Kingdom Come
Over 120 years ago, a fictional Irish character, Mr. Dooley, was written by Finely Peter Dunne, and he penned one of the best summaries of the preacher’s job as he went into a rant about the state of newspapers these days. Christian leaders back in 1902, were quick to lift the phrase, “afflict the comfortable,Continue reading “Thy Kingdom Come”
Becca Kello 