Tag: contemplation

• Dec. 15 Gathering: “Spaces of Grace”

  

  Can we learn from each other’s differences and hold the tension between unconditional love and the expectancy of hope?

  Joe

  December 11, 2024

  Gatherings

  advent, community, contemplation, conversation, Faith, God, hope, hospitality, identity, Jesus, Justice, love, new wineskins, peace, pub church, pub theology, relationships, resistance, social justice, spirit, spiritual exiles, story, wineskins

• Dec. 8 Gathering: “Habits of Hope”

  

  Can we hold the tension between the hard realities of the world and the possibilities for hope?

  Joe

  December 4, 2024

  Gatherings

  advent, community, contemplation, conversation, Faith, God, hope, hospitality, identity, Jesus, Justice, love, new wineskins, peace, pub church, pub theology, relationships, resistance, social justice, spirit, spiritual exiles, story, wineskins

• Advent For Spiritual Exiles: Incarnating Wholeness

  

  Advent invites us into new ways to incarnate the wholeness of our spirituality and our humanity together.

  Joe

  November 27, 2024

  Gatherings

  advent, community, contemplation, conversation, Faith, God, hope, hospitality, identity, Jesus, Justice, love, new wineskins, peace, pub church, pub theology, relationships, resistance, social justice, spirit, spiritual exiles, story, wineskins

• Nov. 24 Gathering: Do We Need Disagreement?

  

  Can disagreement be a key to our emotional & spiritual development?

  Joe

  November 20, 2024

  Gatherings

  aging, Barbara Brown Taylor, binary thinking, community, contemplation, conversation, dualism, Faith, God, hope, identity, Jesus, Justice, lament, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, relationships, resistance, social justice, spirit, spiritual exiles, story, wineskins

• Nov. 17 Gathering: Defeating Dualism

  

  Non-dualism can be an act of resistance in a world that prefers easy binaries

  Joe

  November 13, 2024

  Gatherings

  aging, Barbara Brown Taylor, binary thinking, community, contemplation, conversation, dualism, Faith, God, hope, identity, Jesus, Justice, lament, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, relationships, resistance, social justice, spirit, spiritual exiles, story, wineskins

• Nov. 10 Gathering: Re-Membering Our Stories

  

  Change always happens over time, not overnight. And so we must start the journey at the beginning.

  Joe

  November 6, 2024

  Gatherings

  aging, community, contemplation, conversation, Faith, God, hope, identity, Jesus, Justice, lament, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, relationships, resistance, social justice, spirit, spiritual exiles, story, wineskins

• Nov. 3 Gathering: Honoring Dr. Barbara Holmes

  

  A reflection for All Saints Day: honoring the life and work of Dr. Barbara Holmes

  Joe

  October 30, 2024

  Gatherings

  aging, Barbara Holmes, community, contemplation, conversation, Faith, God, hope, identity, Jesus, Justice, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, relationships, social justice, spirit, spiritual exiles, story, wineskins, wisdom

• Oct. 27 Gathering: Aging Into Wisdom

  

  Does wisdom automatically come with age, or can we nurture and cultivate it to benefit our communities?

  Joe

  October 23, 2024

  Gatherings

  aging, community, contemplation, conversation, Faith, God, hope, identity, Jesus, Justice, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, relationships, social justice, spirit, spiritual exiles, story, wineskins, wisdom

• Oct. 20 Gathering: Loving Ourselves

  

  Can our sense of self worth ripple across our relationships and communities?

  Joe

  October 16, 2024

  Gatherings

  community, contemplation, conversation, Faith, God, hope, identity, Jesus, Justice, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, relationships, self worth, social justice, spirit, spiritual exiles, story, trauma, vulnerability, wineskins, wisdom

• Oct. 13 Gathering: Discovering Our Identity

  

  How do we know who we are?

  Joe

  October 9, 2024

  Gatherings

  community, contemplation, conversation, Faith, God, hope, identity, Jesus, Justice, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, relationships, social justice, spirit, spiritual exiles, story, trauma, vulnerability, wineskins, wisdom