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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…
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April 17 Gathering: Easter Sunday Virtual Sunrise Service
Join us at 8:00am EDT Easter Sunday (April 17, 2022) for a Virtual Sunrise Service and Communion
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Good Friday Reflection
But all these dreams were dashed on hardened hearts / Hearts not able to see God with us / Present / Breathing the same air
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April 10 Gathering: Palm Sunday
Is there a more subversive act in all of scripture than Jesus’ “triumphal entry” into Jerusalem the week before his execution…the event we call “Palm Sunday?”
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Feb. 27 Gathering: Transfiguration for Spiritual Exiles
What if Jesus’ transfiguration is not just a symbol of divinity, but of humanity fulfilled?
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Feb. 20 Gathering: How we experience Divine Presence in online communities
Is there something inherently different about groups that meet online vs. those that gather in person? Does everyone have to be in the same place at the same time, or can engaging with and discussing content asynchronously create its own kind of community?
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Feb. 13 Gathering: Trivia Night for Spiritual Exiles!
This week we’ll gather at 5:00pm EST for a fun night of funky trivia!
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Feb 6 Gathering: Discipleship as resistance
Does Jesus invite his disciples not just to an alternative spiritual lifestyle, but an act of resistance against the exploitative social and economic systems of empire?
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Jan. 30 Gathering: Living on the cliffs of Nazareth
What happens when whole communities organize around Jesus’ prophetic call for justice and liberation rather than consumeristic comfort and institutional preservation?