Tag: darkness

• Jan. 4 Gathering: Old Christmas

  

  Can the traditions of “Old Christmas” still hold meaning for us today?

  Joe

  January 2, 2026

  Gatherings

  Christmas, community, contemplation, conversation, darkness, epiphany, Faith, God, hope, identity, Jesus, Justice, love, nature, new wineskins, peace, pub church, pub theology, seasons, social justice, spirit, spiritual exiles, story, transformation, wineskins, winter

• Dec. 14 Gathering: Embracing the Dark (Advent 2025)

  

  Embracing the darkness of the Advent season

  Joe

  December 9, 2025

  Gatherings

  advent, Christmas, community, contemplation, conversation, darkness, Faith, God, hope, identity, Jesus, Justice, love, nature, new wineskins, peace, pub church, pub theology, seasons, social justice, spirit, spiritual exiles, story, transformation, wineskins, winter

• Dec. 8 Gathering: Advent as a time of welcoming darkness

  We often talk about Advent as a season of waiting for the light.But what if, while we were waiting, we learned to welcome the darkness?

  Joe

  December 5, 2019

  Faith, Gospel

  advent, Christmas, darkness, light, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology