As we continue to “Imagine More” at Countryside, we are overjoyed to announce the hiring of Rev. Sarah Rentzel Jones as our full-time Minister for Congregational Care! Sarah comes to […]
Art has long been revered within the sacred confines of churches, serving as a conduit for spiritual reflection and communal connection. Historically, churches have patronized the arts, commissioning and collecting pieces […]
The Bosque del Apache is a National Wildlife Refuge two hours south of the church I serve in Santa Fe. Established in 1939 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 57,000-acre […]
Womb of Life, and Source of Being was written by Ruth C. Duck, a notable hymn writer with a controversial but effective style regarding gendered language. According to hymn scholar […]
When we returned to in-person worship after being shut down for the pandemic, I experienced a spiritual crisis. Church didn’t feel like it used to. I was disappointed in myself […]
Mostly, I experience the world as making sense. The circumstances of life are complicated and they are often heartbreaking. But they can be understood, explained, boiled down to inputs and […]
The Zulu word for God is Nkulunkulu, which roughly translates to “big-big.” Though I’ve known this word my whole life, until recently, I’ve never stopped long enough to recognize the […]
Claude Monet’s Water Lilies: A Symbol of Tranquility and Beauty The captivating masterpiece Water Lilies by Claude Monet, the cover of our Sunday, April 21 worship bulletin, is a testament […]
The big fish gets all the glory, but the most powerful characters in the book of Jonah are the sailors who thought they were welcoming just another passenger onto their […]
Dear Countryside Members and Friends, I am writing to share news about upcoming changes on the Tri-Faith Commons. Wendy Goldberg, Executive Director of Tri-Faith Initiative and Member of Temple Israel, […]
