Kellan Day
The Rev. Kellan Day is the Assistant Rector at Church of the Incarnation in Highlands, North Carolina. She is a graduate of The School of Theology at the University of the South. Kellan and her spouse, Kai, relish time outside – climbing, hiking with their dog, and sitting on porches with friends.
Sermons and Bible Studies
Reconciliation, Proper 18 (A) – 2023
[RCL] Exodus 12:1-14; Psalm 149; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:15-20 In our Gospel reading, we have a fruitful pairing. In one moment, Jesus is giving advice to his disciples, and by […]
The Hour Has Come, Good Friday – 2023
[RCL] Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22; Hebrews 10:16-25 or Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42 The hour has come. For much of John’s Gospel, it was not the hour. It was not […]
A Song of Sorrow, Proper 20 (C) – 2022
[RCL] Jeremiah 8:18-9:1; Psalm 79:1-9; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13 On some Sundays, it’s enticing to piece together a puzzle. It’s interesting to do interpretive gymnastics and sit in the […]
Aglow, Lent 3 (C) – 2022
[RCL] Exodus 3:1-15; Psalm 63:1-8; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 The enslaved Israelites suffered under the Egyptians’ hands. Those Galileans whose blood Pilate mingled with sacrifices certainly suffered. Those who […]
Ending, Proper 19 (B) – 2021
RCL: Proverbs 1:20-33; Psalm 19; James 3:1-12; Mark 8:27-38 There are countless ways we expect the story – our stories – to end. “And they lived happily ever after.” “All […]
To Be a Sheep, Easter 4 (B) – 2021
RCL: Acts 4:5-12; Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18 Every year, regardless of the lectionary cycle, we are invited to live in a rich, metaphorical world. A world where […]
Parables, Proper 22 (A) – 2020
[RCL] Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20; Psalm 19; Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46 Being preached to on a parable can sometimes feel like you’re at the Grand Canyon and the tour guide […]
Inheritance, Proper 11 (A) – 2020
[RCL]: Genesis 28:10-19a; Psalm 139: 1-11, 22-23 or Wisdom of Solomon 12:13, 16-19; Romans 8:12-25; Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 We all inherit our lives – which is to say, there are things […]
Bible Study: Proper 15 (C) – 2019
Isaiah 5:1-7 The prophet begins this iconic passage by speaking on behalf of his “beloved” (i.e. the Lord). The love song unfolds, describing a vineyard situated on land that was […]
Bible Study: Proper 8 (C) – 2019
1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21 Elijah is a tired prophet at this point in 1 Kings, though that’s difficult to tell from this small pericope. Elijah has just experienced the “fine” […]
Bible Study: Lent 3 (C) – 2019
Exodus 3:1-15 Surely, surely, we are standing on holy ground. An ancient, well-worn story greets us this week: a bush alight that is never consumed and an eternally mysterious, divine […]
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