Tag: hope
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May 15 Gathering: Pentecost
How do we know the Spirit is with us? How can we be sure that the Spirit is acting? Is it just a feeling, like a gut instinct that something other than ourselves is in control? Or is it something else altogether?
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May 1 Gathering: Revealing Revelation
With its bizarre symbolism, violent conflicts, and epic scale, it’s no wonder Revelation has captured both the Christian and cultural imagination. But do we truly understand what St. John’s vision is really all about?
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April 17 Gathering: Oh Lord, It’s Hard to be Humble!
What is it about humbleness that’s so attractive, yet so difficult? Could it be that our humility might be the most compelling thing about us and our churches?
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April 3 Gathering — Crucifixion and Resurrection: Theologies of the Cross
Is it critical that all Christians agree on these matters? Or is there room for honest and deeply felt differences of opinion and doctrine?
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Feb. 28 Gathering: A Radical Reorientation
What if “repenting” has less to do with behavior modification and more to do with a whole new way of being? What if it’s not so much about the bad habits or sins we need to give up, but a radical reorientation of our lives?
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Feb. 14 Gathering: Guest presenter Fr. Steve Peck — Who, then, shall be saved?
Does God preordain salvation, or do we have freedom to choose? What is God’s will, and does it make any difference?
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Dec. 6 Gathering: Reading the Bible through the lens of oppression
Does the 21st Century American church read the bible through the lens of the heroes or the victims? How might our understanding of the world change if we chose the right perspective?
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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.
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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.…
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Sept. 27 Gathering: Anthony Mossburg
Award-winning local singer-songwriter Anthony Mossburg will join us this Sunday at New Wineskins for a frank and in-depth conversation about art, faith, and the challenges that lie in the tension in between. A native of New Matamoras and graduate of Frontier High School, Anthony brings a “raw, gutsy, open and honest” quality to his music…