Tag: Jesus
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2022 Summer Series: Community & Connectedness
This summer at New Wineskins, we’ll take a deep dive into the Divine design for community, what makes a community tick, and how healthy & impactful faith communities arrange their lives for the common good.
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July 3: Community Sabbath (No Gathering)
Once every 3 months we take a break from our weekly gatherings to provide space for rest and renewal. It’s one of the spiritual practices that are part of the rhythm of our community. We’ll reconvene for our regular Sunday night gatherings on July 10. See you then!
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June 26 Gathering: Objectifying God
This week at New Wineskins, we’ll conclude our 3-week session on Trinitarian Spirituality by discussing the ways we objectify God and the spiritual practices that help us break down our dualistic thinking habits to embrace the idea that God cannot be known, only loved.
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June 19 Gathering: The Pattern of the Trinity
What if it’s not so much the three parts of the trinity that are important, but the relationship between them?
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June 12 Gathering: Everything Has Meaning
What does it mean to say that everything has meaning? Where & how does dualistic thinking cause us to miss divine meaning and divine presence? How does a deep Trinitarian spirituality lead to the kind of radical inclusiveness Jesus appears to model but our churches so often reject?
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June 5 Gathering: Pentecost for Spiritual Exiles
How do you experience the presence or influence of Divine Spirit? Is it strictly a personal, private encounter that makes you feel loved, safe, and comforted? Or is it something that inspires you to action, seeking justice and liberation for our marginalized and exploited neighbors?
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May 22 Gathering: Resurrection from “The Tyranny of the Now”
In a time when our news feeds and public discourse seems filled with hatred, violence, and victimization, how can we not only imagine a better future, but become agents of that future?
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May 15 Gathering: Resurrection as the pattern of life
What if resurrection is not about escaping death, but about our role in the most elemental designs of life?
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May 8 Gathering: Running from Resurrection?
Neurological science is now telling us that our brains train our neural pathways to obsess or fixate over negativity in a way we seem unable to do with joy and positivity. In a very real sense, conflict and pessimism can easily become our default setting, while delight and happiness require a constant, conscious choosing. And…
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April 24: Community Sabbath — No Gathering
About once every quarter our community takes a Sunday off for a collective Sabbath…a time to rest, re-calibrate, and re-focus. As we begin this Easter season we invite you to take a break from the routine this weekend. Spend some time with family or friends, enjoy the outdoors, cook a great meal for someone you…