We’re thrilled to welcome Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis back to Countryside! You may remember Dr. Lewis as the powerful keynote speaker at last year’s Center for Faith Studies’ Faith & […]
Fake texts and emails claiming to be from Pastor Jenny are circulating again. These messages often ask for gift cards, money, or urgent help—and while they may look real at […]
Join us on Tuesday, May 6, at 7 p.m., for a special interfaith worship service marking the 50th anniversary of the 1975 Omaha tornado. The event remembers the devastating tornadoes […]
I was talking with one of the most generous supporters of the ministry I’m a chaplain for. Generous and dependable in his giving, but generous and dependable too in all […]
Come Easter, much will be made of butterflies. The inching, munching caterpillar transforming into the bright, soaring butterfly is just too good a resurrection metaphor for some of us to […]
Encountering God Through Silence, Song, and Prayer Contemplative Lenten Taizé Worship Sundays, April 6 & 13, 8:30 a.m., Chapel One of the unique ways we embrace the Lenten season at […]
The world needs more reminders. Guns need not just one safety lock but five safety reminders, plus a mandatory essay about violence, before each firing of a single bullet. Bombs […]
Lent is a season of reflection, renewal, and preparation—a time when we pause to realign our hearts with God’s love and grace. Rooted in the 40 days Jesus spent in […]
Author and psychologist Dacher Keltner says that practicing awe can save our lives. But isn’t awe something that happens spontaneously? How do you hack awe? Keltner, citing studies from around […]
I’ve been needing to remind myself to breathe these days. Listening to the radio, checking my phone, following the news: my body tenses, my shoulders lift, my throat tightens. “Take […]
