Ken Kesselus
The Rev. Ken Kesselus, author of John E. Hines: Granite on Fire (Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, 1995), is retired from full-time, active ministry and lives with his wife, Toni, in his native home, Bastrop, Texas.
Sermons and Bible Studies
Today’s Gospel Reading Is…, Proper 10 (A) – 2008
Todayâs gospel reading is very familiar â the parable of the four soils. Many of us learned it in Sunday school. Millions enjoyed the graphic enactment of the parable in […]
Many of Us Hearing…, Lent 5 (A) – 2008
Many of us hearing todayâs Old Testament reading from Ezekiel â that rich and vivid story about the valley of dry bones â instantly remember the words of a song […]
Reading Deathbed Quotations…, Maundy Thursday – 2007
Reading deathbed quotations can provide information and amusement, bewilderment, and boredom. Seldom, though, do famous last words produce meaning and inspiration. Such is not the case with Jesus, however. Commonly, […]
It Is Hard to Hear…, Proper 28 (C) – 2007
It is hard to hear todayâs epistle without recalling Aesopâs fable about the grasshopper and the ants. Thinking about the fun-loving grasshopper who showed up at the hard-working antsâ door, […]
Last December…, Proper 7 (C) – 2007
Last December, after a Fort Worth, Texas, policeman was killed in the line of duty, his family spent a gut-wrenching week, planning and attending the funeral and having many conversations […]
Think About Filling…, Easter 5 (C) – 2007
Think about filling up a cup with water. You can fill it only so far, right? Once it has been filled to the brim, what happens when you try to […]
Joining the Saints, Epiphany 6 (C) – 2007
Consider your condition in life. Are you relatively well off financially? Are you secure, with an abundance of material possessions? Do you often eat out, sometimes in expensive restaurants? Do […]
Today’s Gospel Reading Is the Story…, The Transfiguration – 2006
Todayâs gospel reading is the story of the Transfiguration. Six months from now we will hear this same lesson on the last Sunday of Epiphany, just as six monthâs ago […]
Everybody Knows That Oysters…, Advent 4 (B) – 2005
Why Mary for the mother of God? Why Mary? Mary was apparently an ordinary person. She was not rich or wellborn. Wasnât she an unlikely representative of humankind to give […]
We Have Learned to Embrace God…, Christ the King (A) – 2005
We have learned to embrace God as all-loving, all-caring, and all-forgiving. On this Christ the King Sunday we might imagine God as a the ultimate benevolent rulerâone who takes care […]
Long Ago…, Proper 18 (A) – 2005
Long ago the great Anglican priest and poet John Donne reminded us that, âno man is an island, entire unto himself.â For centuries we have considered a person living totally […]
Sometimes Thinking…, Proper 13 (A) – 2005
Sometimes thinking in the Episcopal Church is too sophisticated. Sometimes, we tend to miss simple truths, stated plainly and simply. How many of us would feel comfortable in a congregation […]
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