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At my new school back in third grade, I vividly remember approaching peers on the playground and asking if I could join their game. I was met with one of […]

With gratitude and joy, Countryside Community Church has called Rev. Maggie Kennedy Morey as Associate Minister for Care, Connection and Formation. The nearly unanimous vote at a special congregational meeting […]

Some little things aren’t little. Some are. Sometimes you can’t tell which is which on your own. The offhand comment you can’t stop thinking about. Catch us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards. – Song of Solomon 2:15 (NRSV)  The interruption […]

When the accusations against Cesar Chavez came last month, I went looking for that box in my closet, where I keep my lost innocence. The box was overflowing. I needed […]

A man stood at the corner of a busy intersection with a big Bible in one hand and a booming megaphone in the other. “Listen everyone! Take heed!” he shouted. “This world will […]

Maggie Kennedy Morey comes to ministry with a deep sense of calling rooted in attention—to God, to people, and to the world around her. Growing up in the piedmont of […]

In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus discusses the greatest commandment just a few days before his crucifixion. Did you know that? I didn’t realize it until recently. I’d always pictured Jesus teaching the greatest […]

What if church was a place where young people felt fully seen, deeply valued, and free to ask big questions? At Countryside Community Church, we believe it can be—and we’re […]

The extravagance of Mary’s act is what most people notice. The sheer amount of perfume she uses. How much it weighs. How it fills the house. How it angers Judas. Mary took a pound […]

Jesus wasn’t kidding. He meant we are to forgive infinitely, always, without limit. Including someone who’s harmed you. Including yourself when you’ve harmed someone. Including the people, the systems, the […]