Tag: grace
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Sept. 13 Gathering: Spiritual Practices — Lectio Divina (praying the scriptures)
How often do we find ourselves approaching the Bible more in search of information or knowledge than in a mystical quest for an experience of God?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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May 31 Gathering: Listening to the Prophets
Who are the modern-day prophets? What are they saying? How can we listen to them?
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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!
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April 19 Gathering: Disagreement and Unity
Will the world see us as just one more arguing faction, or as kingdom people who can rise above the rhetoric?
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Feb. 8 Gathering: Enslaved by Freedom?
As Americans, we enjoy the idea that we have broad guarantees to wide-ranging personal freedoms. In fact, there’s little we can imagine doing that we can’t do. Our individual rights are deeply ingrained in our psyches and our culture. But is it possible that our very freedoms are actually enslaving us? Is a social ethic…
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How we do what we do when we do what we do
There are so many different styles and elements to worship today that it’s hard to keep track. Trends rise and fall, and with them, often tensions. So what’s the difference? What is it about all the different ways we “do” worship that causes such anxiety? What’s the point in it all? Join us tonight as…