Tag: divine presence

• March 24 Gathering: Listening Deeply

  

  How well are we listening? And what spiritual practices can help us listen more deeply?

  Joe

  March 20, 2024

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, deep listening, divine presence, Faith, God, Jesus, Justice, lent, listening, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, Service, social justice, spiritual exiles, spiritual practices, story, wineskins

• March 17 Gathering: Serving Selflessly

  

  It seems Jesus’ message of loving self, neighbors, and even enemies is most clearly exemplified through acts of service.

  Joe

  March 13, 2024

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, divine presence, Faith, God, Jesus, Justice, lent, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, Service, serving, social justice, spiritual exiles, spiritual practices, story, wineskins

• March 10 Gathering: Nurturing Compassion

  

  Where does compassion come from?

  Joe

  March 6, 2024

  Gatherings

  community, compassion, conversation, divine presence, Faith, God, Jesus, Justice, lent, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, social justice, spiritual exiles, spiritual practices, story, wineskins

• March 3 Gathering: Living Transparently

  

  Why is living transparently so hard? And what can we do to be more authentic?

  Joe

  February 28, 2024

  Gatherings

  authenticity, community, conversation, divine presence, Faith, God, Jesus, Justice, lent, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, social justice, spiritual exiles, spiritual practices, story, transparency, vulnerability, wineskins

• Feb. 25 Gathering: Embracing Powerlessness

  

  Could it be that the key to power is really powerlessness?

  Joe

  February 21, 2024

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, divine presence, Faith, God, Jesus, Justice, lent, love, new wineskins, powerlessness, pub church, pub theology, social justice, spiritual exiles, spiritual practices, story, wineskins

• Feb. 18 Gathering: Waking Up

  

  Sometimes it can feel like we’re sleepwalking through the world.

  Joe

  February 14, 2024

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, divine presence, Faith, God, Jesus, Justice, lent, love, new wineskins, perception, pub church, pub theology, social justice, spiritual exiles, spiritual practices, story, waking up, wineskins

• Feb. 11 Gathering: Experiencing Transfiguration

  

  Can spiritual practices lead us into transfiguration?

  Joe

  February 6, 2024

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, divine presence, Faith, God, Jesus, Justice, love, new wineskins, perception, pub church, pub theology, social justice, spiritual exiles, spiritual practices, story, transfiguration, wineskins

• Feb. 4 Gathering: Awakening to Delight

  

  Can we overcome the siren song of self perpetuation? And could the key to awakening lie in the simple act of delight?

  Joe

  January 31, 2024

  Gatherings

  awakening, community, conversation, delight, diversity, divine presence, epiphany, Faith, God, Jesus, Justice, love, new wineskins, perception, pub church, pub theology, social justice, spiritual exiles, story, wineskins

• Jan. 28 Gathering: Awakening to God in the Other

  

  What if we learned to see ourselves more as guests than as hosts?

  Joe

  January 24, 2024

  Gatherings

  awakening, community, conversation, divine presence, epiphany, Faith, God, Hobab, Jesus, Justice, love, new wineskins, perception, pub church, pub theology, social justice, spiritual exiles, story, wineskins

• Jan. 21 Gathering: Awakening to Divine Presence

  

  Does the way we perceive the divine define the way we relate to the world?

  Joe

  January 17, 2024

  Gatherings

  awakening, community, conversation, divine presence, epiphany, Faith, God, Jesus, Justice, love, new wineskins, perception, pub church, pub theology, social justice, spiritual exiles, story, wineskins