Tag: spiritual practices

• No Gathering April 7

  

  New Wineskins Community Sabbath this Sunday. See you April 14!

  Joe

  April 3, 2024

  Gatherings

  community, community sabbath, conversation, Faith, God, Jesus, Justice, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, sabbath, social justice, spiritual exiles, spiritual practices, story, wineskins

• March 24 Gathering: Listening Deeply

  

  How well are we listening? And what spiritual practices can help us listen more deeply?

  Joe

  March 20, 2024

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, deep listening, divine presence, Faith, God, Jesus, Justice, lent, listening, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, Service, social justice, spiritual exiles, spiritual practices, story, wineskins

• March 17 Gathering: Serving Selflessly

  

  It seems Jesus’ message of loving self, neighbors, and even enemies is most clearly exemplified through acts of service.

  Joe

  March 13, 2024

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, divine presence, Faith, God, Jesus, Justice, lent, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, Service, serving, social justice, spiritual exiles, spiritual practices, story, wineskins

• March 10 Gathering: Nurturing Compassion

  

  Where does compassion come from?

  Joe

  March 6, 2024

  Gatherings

  community, compassion, conversation, divine presence, Faith, God, Jesus, Justice, lent, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, social justice, spiritual exiles, spiritual practices, story, wineskins

• March 3 Gathering: Living Transparently

  

  Why is living transparently so hard? And what can we do to be more authentic?

  Joe

  February 28, 2024

  Gatherings

  authenticity, community, conversation, divine presence, Faith, God, Jesus, Justice, lent, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, social justice, spiritual exiles, spiritual practices, story, transparency, vulnerability, wineskins

• Feb. 25 Gathering: Embracing Powerlessness

  

  Could it be that the key to power is really powerlessness?

  Joe

  February 21, 2024

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, divine presence, Faith, God, Jesus, Justice, lent, love, new wineskins, powerlessness, pub church, pub theology, social justice, spiritual exiles, spiritual practices, story, wineskins

• Feb. 18 Gathering: Waking Up

  

  Sometimes it can feel like we’re sleepwalking through the world.

  Joe

  February 14, 2024

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, divine presence, Faith, God, Jesus, Justice, lent, love, new wineskins, perception, pub church, pub theology, social justice, spiritual exiles, spiritual practices, story, waking up, wineskins

• Feb. 11 Gathering: Experiencing Transfiguration

  

  Can spiritual practices lead us into transfiguration?

  Joe

  February 6, 2024

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, divine presence, Faith, God, Jesus, Justice, love, new wineskins, perception, pub church, pub theology, social justice, spiritual exiles, spiritual practices, story, transfiguration, wineskins

• 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…

  Joe

  May 4, 2022

  Gatherings

  community, contemplation, conversation, Easter, Faith, Jesus, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, resurrection, spiritual exiles, spiritual practices, story, wineskins

• May 9 Gathering: Resisting Empire

  Join us this Sunday, May 9, for a conversation about how faith communities can critique the systemic sins of greed and violence and work toward more equitable and just societal norms.

  Joe

  May 3, 2021

  Gatherings

  brian zahnd, Easter, empire, Justice, movwineskins, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, resurrection, spiritual exiles, spiritual practices, virtual community, virtual pub church