Tag: Faith

• Nov. 22 Gathering — How do we respond to terror?

  As our prayers go out to the cities where these attacks occurred and the friends and families of the victims, some serious questions arise for those of us who seek to follow Jesus.

  Joe

  November 18, 2015

  Faith, Gospel, Justice

  anxiety, community, conversation, Faith, Gospel, grace, hope, inclusiveness, Jesus, Justice, kingdom of heaven, love, new wineskins, paris, pub church, radical love, refugees, story, terrorism, wineskins

• Nov. 8 Gathering: Spiritual Practices — Listening

  Listen. The word itself gets our attention. But how good are we at actually doing it? And how can the act of listening be a spiritual practice? We can practice spiritual listening in conversation, in meditation, in prayer, and in studying scripture. But like other spiritual practices, it requires–well–practice. We have to learn to turn…

  Joe

  November 4, 2015

  Faith

  conversation, Faith, listen, listening, new wineskins, pub church, spiritual disciplines, spiritual practices, story, wineskins

• Oct. 25 Gathering: Spiritual Practices — Fasting

  Of all the various spiritual practices of the church, the one we perhaps think about, talk about, and engage in the least is fasting. Especially in our over-indulged American culture, the idea of depriving ourselves seems downright foreign, if not altogether absurd! But fasting is a practice that has gone hand-in-hand with worship for people…

  Joe

  October 22, 2015

  Faith, Gospel

  conversation, Faith, fast, fasting, Gospel, Jesus, new wineskins, pub church, story, wineskins

• October 11 Gathering: Jake Kaufman Returns!

  This Sunday, Oct. 11, we are thrilled to welcome Jake Kaufman back to New Wineskins to share stories of inspiration from his most recent blog series, 15 Stories in 15 Weeks (#15Stories). A Mid-Ohio Valley native now living in Columbus, OH, Jake is a full-time writer and speaker who prefers his beer from a can.…

  Joe

  October 6, 2015

  Faith, Gospel

  community, conversation, Faith, Gospel, grace, hope, Jesus, Justice, kingdom of heaven, love, new wineskins, pub church, radical faith, radical love, reconciling, story, wineskins

• Aug. 23 Gathering: When God seems distant

  When God seems distant, is there anything we can do to draw nearer? Or can we learn to thrive in the midst of the struggle?

  Joe

  August 20, 2015

  Faith, Gospel

  anxiety, community, conversation, Faith, Gospel, grace, hope, inclusive church, Jesus, kingdom of god, love, new wineskins, pub church, story, wineskins

• July 26 Gathering: What are we afraid of?

  How has fear gone from something explicitly commanded against to our primary motivation for our words and actions?

  Joe

  July 24, 2015

  Faith, Gospel

  community, conversation, Faith, fear, Gospel, grace, hope, inclusive, Jesus, kingdom of god, kingdom of heaven, love, new wineskins, pub church, radical love, story, wine skins, wineskins

• June 28 Gathering: Guest Speaker Dina Andrews–Helping Lift People from Poverty

  Poverty is not just an issue. It’s people. As followers of Jesus, how can we reach into the lives of people in poverty and show them authentic love and support?

  Joe

  June 24, 2015

  Faith, Gospel, Justice, Service

  brokenness, Circles, Circles Campaign, community, conversation, Faith, generosity, Gospel, grace, hope, inclusive church, Jesus, Justice, love, new wineskins, poverty, pub church, story, wine skins, wineskins

• June 14 Gathering: “Way, Truth, Life”

  Exclusive claim or inclusive call? What do Jesus’ words to his disciple Thomas in the run-up to the crucifixion really mean in an age of distrust and cynicism?

  Joe

  June 8, 2015

  Faith, Gospel, Justice

  conversation, Faith, Gospel, grace, hope, inclusive, Jesus, kingdom of god, love, new wineskins, pub church, the greenhouse of st. marys, wine skins

• May 17 Gathering — Less = More: A story of abundance

  We’re all about story here at New Wineskins, and this week we’re thrilled to welcome a great storyteller with an amazing story to tell!

  Joe

  May 12, 2015

  Faith, Gospel

  abundance, conversation, downsizing, Faith, Gospel, grace, hope, Jesus, kingdom of god, love, new wineskins, pub church, radical faith, radical love, recovery, story, widow, wine skins, wineskins

• March 22 Gathering: “God has a plan…” ??

  From career decisions to choices about families, dating, church selection and more, we’re constantly seeking to figure out just what it is God wants us to do.

  Joe

  March 20, 2015

  Faith, Service

  anxiety, calling, conversation, decisions, Faith, God’s will, hope, Jesus, Justice, love, new wineskins, pub church, story, wine skins, wineskins