(NOTE: Be sure to scroll down to find out about our upcoming 10th Anniversary Celebration!)
Often when we speak of mystical experiences we invoke grand visions of mountaintops or seascapes, the beauty of a sunrise or sunset, or the intimacy of a walk in the woods.
And while those types of encounters are certainly beautiful and meaningful, they are also inaccessible to many, many people. Not everyone can afford a ticket to the burning bush.
So how does the Divine show up in the ordinary? Where can we find transcendence in the midst of the mundane?
This week at New Wineskins, our discussion video from The Work of the People features theologian, psychologist, and author Richard Beck, Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Abilene Christian University. In what Dr. Beck calls “Apocalyptic Mysticism,” he cites the need for us to learn to discover “a mystical encounter with God that is shocking, subversive, and unexpected.”
Please join us this Sunday, May 26, in the New Wineskins Virtual Theology Pub powered by Zoom as we talk about the various ways we can learn to encounter the Divine in the ordinary and the spiritual practices that might help open us to what Dr. Beck calls “an invasive act of God that interrupts us.”
6:00pm ET: Happy Half-Hour (informal meet & greet time)
6:30pm ET: Presentation & conversation begin
Check out this week’s discussion video
Click here to view this week’s discussion video (email address required, no subscription necessary).
Join us June 2 for our 10th Anniversary Beer & Hymns Bash!
Make plans now to join us next Sunday, June 2, from 6-8pm at the Marietta Brewing Company at 167 Front Street, Marietta, OH, as we celebrate 10 years of conversation in community with a Beer & Hymns Bash led by our own Steve Peck!
Here’s what you need to know:
- Admission is free. Please RSVP so we can get a head count for food.
- Free appetizer bar provided (sorry, no menu ordering)
- Cash bar available (please tip your bartender!)
- No outside food or beverages, please
- This is a private event. The venue will not be open to the public.
- Donations will be collected for Reconciling Ministries Network
- Can’t be there in person? We’ll be livestreaming via our regular Zoom connection throughout the event. You can also donate to RMN online at this link.
Click here for all the details!
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