The Flickering and the Flame
Many years ago, a colleague said that when you find yourself on the edge of burnout, the answer is not to pull back, but to draw in closer to the … read more
Many years ago, a colleague said that when you find yourself on the edge of burnout, the answer is not to pull back, but to draw in closer to the … read more
The contemporary philosopher Ian McGilchrist writes about the intersection of brain science and faith. How do we perceive the world and what aspects of truth are conditioned by the hemisphere of … read more
How can we build a bold and prophetic faith that doesn’t pander to the selling-power of fear in an already frightening world? River Road is hosting the Potomac Partnership for … read more
Sometimes we look for acts of invincible courage. The heroic times when someone in a great big cape with heaps of righteousness swoops in to change history. And yet, much of … read more
“Are you who you used to be?” asks Rebecca Solnit in a recent article. Do we still believe that people can change? This sermon will look at the bedrock Universalist idea … read more
This service will feature a series of slide show images of the River Road grounds in all seasons. As we look at the changes that happened in the natural world over … read more
The Rev. Bob Janis Dillon once wrote that even on the most mundane day, we are called to be “mid-level managers of everything glorious.” Creators of something more beautiful than there … read more
For years now, we’ve wisely reflected on the risk of what spreads from person to person when we gather together. But what if community, and acts of kindness, function to spread … read more
This week, as we kick off both our new monthly spiritual theme and a month of reflection on environmental justice, we’ll look at what spiritual activism for the environment might … read more
The world became strangely smaller and more interconnected during the pandemic. In the little worlds of our safer spaces, many of us found meaning and power in all the things … read more