Tag: Faith
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Sept. 10 Gathering: “Peace on Earth”
Beyond cheap platitudes and religious-speak, is there really a way peace on earth could actually be realized?
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Aug. 27 Gathering: “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
What does the apostle Paul mean in Romans 12 when he writes about renewing our minds?
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Aug. 13 Gathering: What does it mean to be a “New Wineskin?” (Rivers, Trails & Ales Festival Edition)
If our false self is an “old wineskin,” what does it look like to embrace our true self…to be a vessel for “new wine” where growth and change can happen without restriction?
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June 18 Gathering: God as Father? (a Fathers Day conversation)
Referring to God in masculine terms has drawn plenty of examination in recent years. And it’s certainly clear that the creator of humanity transcends gender. But much debate exists as to whether it’s appropriate to refer to God–or at least the first person of the Trinity–as “Father.” We have to ask ourselves whether such identity…
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April 23 Gathering: What difference does Resurrection make?
What do we really know about the Resurrection? What did it mean to the first followers of Jesus, and how does that impact our lives today?
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April 9 Gathering: The Scandal of Holy Week
This Sunday at New Wineskins, we’ll reflect on the Passion stories that guide our worship of the resurrected Jesus and look behind the scenes to see what deeper significance they might have for us in our present contexts.
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March 26 Gathering: Stories of Forgiveness
But what if forgiveness is actually a way of making us more free? What if it’s a key that unlocks something remarkable in us, that allows us to take relationships even deeper?
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March 12 Gathering: St. Patrick: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
How much do we really know about the man for whom The Feast of St. Patrick was originally dedicated?
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Feb. 26 Gathering: Focusing through Lent
Regardless of how we choose to observe Lent, it is primarily a season of focus. Whether we choose to abstain from a thing or a habit for this six weeks, or add a new dimension to our spiritual lives, or engage in some sort of weekly discipline, our goal is to focus on Jesus and…
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Feb. 12 Gathering: Surviving Spiritual Dry Spells
Spiritual dry spells may be hard to explain, but they are very real. And whether they bring sadness, frustration, or disheartening, we all have our own ways of coping.