Monthly Archive: January 2025

We don’t know a lot about Bathsheba before her assault. Her story might have ended there. But it didn’t. Have you ever heard of wise Solomon? Bathsheba was his mother. […]

I was an awkward and earnest teenager who said yes to just about anything that involved the church, which is how I found myself on a church committee at 15 […]

The Social Justice and Outreach Board has designated Heartland Family Service as the recipient of The Box for January. Founded in 1875, Family Service has connected with countless individuals and […]

This is a true story, told to me by one of the saints of my church, about what Jesus might have meant when he said, “The last shall be first […]

Members of Countryside, We are committed to keeping you updated on the hiring of the Interim Director of Youth Ministries. The interim position has been posted on Indeed and LinkedIn and can […]

As children of the ’80s, many of my friends and I had t-shirts and sweatshirts bearing the proud proclamation: “I am Black and Beautiful.” As a matter of my upbringing, […]

On January 5, the Sunday Morning Racial Justice Book Group will begin discussing Jemar Tisby’s book, How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity in the Journey Toward Racial Justice. All are […]

Tuesday, Jan. 7 – 11:30-1 pm: Meeting John Again For The First Time – Soup, Salad, & Scripture. A bring-your-own lunch, six-session series with Don Sarton, first session. Sunday, Jan. […]

Countryside is collecting heavy, white EPS  (hard white packaging foam used to transport goods like glass, medications and perishables) for recycling through Jan. 12. Keep it out of the landfill […]

I used to worry about joy. Mostly I worried that I didn’t have any, but I couldn’t tell because I wasn’t sure what joy even was. I knew I regularly […]