Karpos Kalos

Wisdom from above is . . . full of mercy and good fruits

I'm on an adventure with a congregation that has been around for 125 years. Venerable old vines are producing fresh new fruit.

About Becky Robbins-Penniman

I am an Episcopal priest serving The Church of the Good Shepherd in the quaint seaside town of Dunedin, FL.

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May 6, 2012. In my sermon today, I said we need to recover a distinguishable form for the second person plural in proper English, or we'll never really understand what Jesus was saying to his disciples.

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Links to recent sermons are on the bottom half of this page.  Archives of previous ones may be found here or by clicking on the Blogs tab above.

WHAT DOES "KARPOS KALOS" MEAN?

"Karpos kalos" literally means, in Greek, "fruit good". The inspiration for using it is James 3:17, which says "But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy." More . . .

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I'm Talking to All Y'all - SERMON

"I can worship God without going to church."  I hear that a lot, either directly or from parents lamenting how their grown kids don't go to church.  In one sense, it's true.  In another sense, it's the recipe for spiritual famine.  Jesus almost always made it clear that discipleship was a group project, saying, in essence, …

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Posted by Becky on May 6, 2012 at 7:30pm

What's Our Song? - SERMON

This week was a "process" week - trying to get some clarity on our ministry focus.  It involves dots on paper; anyone who has gone through any kind of corporate goal development has been loaded up with dots.  But, this is important stuff, the culmination of over 6 months of work.  I asked them what possible ministries got them EXCITED.  I even asked the guests and newcomers to take part; "The Spirit invited you here, so let the Spirit guide your dots," I said.  Each area of ministry had a…

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Posted by Becky on April 22, 2012 at 8:25pm

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I'm Talking to All Y'all - SERMON

"I can worship God without going to church."  I hear that a lot, either directly or from parents lamenting how their grown kids don't go to church.  In one sense, it's true.  In another sense, it's the recipe for spiritual famine.  Jesus almost always made it clear that discipleship was a group project, saying, in essence, …See More
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What's Our Song? - SERMON

This week was a "process" week - trying to get some clarity on our ministry focus.  It involves dots on paper; anyone who has gone through any kind of corporate goal development has been loaded up with dots.  But, this is important stuff, the culmination of over 6 months of work.  I asked them what possible ministries got them EXCITED.  I even asked the guests and newcomers to take part; "The Spirit invited you here, so let the Spirit guide your dots," I said.  Each area of ministry had a theme…See More
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Show Me Your Scars - SERMON

Thomas wanted to see Jesus' scars to satisfy himself that Jesus was the same man who lived among them for three years healing, forgiving, feeding, and raising the dead.  Those are the works that constituted Jesus' godly life, and living that godly life is what got him those scars.  What if Jesus said to us,…See More
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What if We Weren't Afraid? - SERMON

People who are not afraid can do . . . anything they set their minds to.  Our culture actually sells and foments fear, and we are an increasingly fear-filled people.  But we're Christians!  What if, because of that, we lived differently? What if We Weren't Afraid?See More
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S.E.N.T. for Good - SERMON

On Palm Sunday, we begin to face the perennial Christian question: Why did the Father send the Son to die? And what difference does it make in how we live that Jesus was S.E.N.T. for Good?See More
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S.E.N.T. for Lent: Temporal - SERMON

 Church is where we learn to do the hard work of being committed like Jesus was. Then Jesus sends us beyond the church walls into everyday, temporal life.  What if we treated everyone in that temporal life - our family members, our co-workers, our neighbors -  like Jesus would treat them?  Impossible? Sure.  But that's what Jesus expects from his disciples.  …See More
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S.E.N.T. for Lent: Natural - SERMON

When God looked at all God had created, God called it "very good." Anything God calls "very good," is, in my opinion, something we should care for and about with joy, focus and attention. This includes all of Creation from our skin out, as well as all of Creation from our skin in. This fourth week in Lent, we look at how the …See More
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