I spent 3 hours I’ll never get back in the windowless, Kafkaesque waiting room of a state disability office. On medical leave after surgery, the state would graciously pay a […]
My son Max is learning to drive. He’s not bad for a novice. Still, the experience is harrowing. Really, it’s other drivers. Tailgating, honking, one-finger-waves as they speed past as […]
This week marks the official start of summer, with Friday’s solstice ushering in the season of longest light. As I prepare for my sabbatical in July, spending time with family, […]
Is God still righteous if the wicked thrive? Maybe you’ve noticed that there are children weeping because their parents have been taken from them—by immigration officials, by gun violence, by […]
Join Rev. Dr. Don Sarton for a two-part series exploring the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience. Through presentation […]
This July at Countryside, we’ll lean into the radical, relational call of Jesus to love our neighbors—especially in a world that so often seems determined to pull us apart. Our […]
Now showing in the Narthex: Cows of Colour, an original exhibit by Peter Szto, installed for the 2025 Race, Religion & Social Justice (RRSJ) Conference. Szto’s photographic work uses the […]
A lot of my people have a special word for certain people or behaviors: “trash.” I think it’s harsh. But how many behaviors—yours or someone else’s—have you called “garbage”? For […]
Jesus said [to Peter], “Feed my sheep. I’m telling you the very truth now: When you were young you dressed yourself and went wherever you wished, but when you get […]
