Tag: epiphany

• 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

• 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

• Jan. 14 Gathering: Justice & Salvation

  

  What does justice have to do with salvation?

  Joe

  January 10, 2024

  Gatherings

  awakening, community, conversation, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, epiphany, Faith, jacqui lewis, Jesus, Justice, love, mlk, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, social justice, spiritual exiles, story, wineskins

• Jan. 7 Gathering: Awakening

  

  What has been awakened within us? What awakening remains?

  Joe

  January 3, 2024

  Gatherings

  awakening, community, conversation, epiphany, Faith, jacqui lewis, Jesus, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, spiritual exiles, story, wineskins

• Jan. 16 Gathering: Water, Wine, and the Beloved Community

  Thus, turning water into fine wine is not just a magic trick meant to impress a bunch of wedding guests. It’s a way of showing what life can be like when the fullness of Divine Love is expressed in human relationships.

  Joe

  January 12, 2022

  Gatherings

  beloved community, community, conversation, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, epiphany, Faith, Jesus, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, story, wineskins

• Jan. 9 Gathering: An Epiphany for Spiritual Exiles

  Is the primary reason to follow Jesus his ability to perform miracles? Or is there something more? Are there “greater things than these” we should be paying attention to?

  Joe

  January 5, 2022

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, epiphany, Faith, Jesus, Justice, liberation, love, miracles, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, story, wineskins

• Jan. 10 Gathering: Seeking Aliveness Part 1: Faith

  How do we view our faith traditions in light of their influence on our public lives? How can we institute practices that criticize the bad by practicing the better?

  Joe

  January 8, 2021

  Faith, Gatherings

  brian mclaren, conversation, epiphany, Faith, livelovemov, movwineskins, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, seeking aliveness, the work of the people, virtual liturgy, virtual pub, virtual pub church, virtual worship

• Jan. 3 Gathering: Disturbing Herod

  Does the Epiphany story hold any meaning for us today? Are there imperialist leaders, systems, and structures that need to hear anew the challenge of a movement of the people of Jesus to topple the powers and principalities of greed, oppression, and marginalization?

  Joe

  December 30, 2020

  Faith, Gatherings, Gospel, Justice

  epiphany, livelovemov, magi, Matthew, movwineskins, new wineskins, new year, pub church, pub theology, virtual pub, virtual pub church