Tag: wineskins

• New Wineskins Joins RTA Fest!

  Big news for the New Wineskins community! This year, we’re part of Marietta’s annual Rivers, Trails & Ales festival on Sunday, Aug. 13!

  Joe

  July 26, 2017

  Faith

  marietta, marietta brewing company, new wineskins, pub church, rivers trails & ales, wineskins

• July 2 Gathering: What brings you here?

  Why are we here? What keeps us coming back? What compels us to invite others? What kind of community are we creating?

  Joe

  June 29, 2017

  Faith, Justice

  community, Justice, new wineskins, pub church, story, theology, wineskins

• May 21 Gathering: The Bible Tells Me So?

  Everyone has one. A favorite verse from scripture. Whether it’s something to help us remember a loved one, an inspiration of some kind, or a rule of life, we carry our favorite Bible verses close to the heart. Of course, plucking a single verse out of the library of stories, letters, poems, histories, genealogies, and…

  Joe

  May 20, 2017

  Faith, Gospel

  Bible, conversation, interpretation, new wineskins, pub church, theology, wineskins

• April 23 Gathering: What difference does Resurrection make?

  What do we really know about the Resurrection? What did it mean to the first followers of Jesus, and how does that impact our lives today?

  Joe

  April 20, 2017

  Faith, Gospel

  conversation, covenant, Easter, Faith, forgiveness, Jesus, Justice, new wineskins, pub church, resurrection, theology, wineskins

• April 9 Gathering: The Scandal of Holy Week

  This Sunday at New Wineskins, we’ll reflect on the Passion stories that guide our worship of the resurrected Jesus and look behind the scenes to see what deeper significance they might have for us in our present contexts.

  Joe

  April 6, 2017

  Faith, Gospel

  church, community, conversation, Easter, Faith, Good Friday, Jesus, love, Maundy Thursday, new wineskins, Palm Sunday, Passion, pub church, resurrection, story, theology, wineskins

• March 26 Gathering: Stories of Forgiveness

  But what if forgiveness is actually a way of making us more free? What if it’s a key that unlocks something remarkable in us, that allows us to take relationships even deeper?

  Joe

  March 22, 2017

  Faith, Gospel, Justice

  church, community, conversation, Faith, forgiveness, Jesus, Justice, love, new wineskins, pub church, story, wineskins, worship

• March 12 Gathering: St. Patrick: The Man, the Myth, the Legend

  How much do we really know about the man for whom The Feast of St. Patrick was originally dedicated?

  Joe

  March 9, 2017

  Faith, Justice

  Celtic, conversation, Faith, Ireland, Irish, Justice, new wineskins, pub church, St. Patrick, St. Patrick’s Day, story, theology, wineskins

• Feb. 26 Gathering: Focusing through Lent

  Regardless of how we choose to observe Lent, it is primarily a season of focus. Whether we choose to abstain from a thing or a habit for this six weeks, or add a new dimension to our spiritual lives, or engage in some sort of weekly discipline, our goal is to focus on Jesus and…

  Joe

  February 21, 2017

  Faith, Gospel

  community, conversation, Easter, Faith, hope, Jesus, Justice, kingdom of heaven, lent, love, new wineskins, pub church, story, wineskins

• Jan. 29 Gathering: Living Through the Psalms

  What is it about the Psalms that make them so universal to our spiritual experience? Why were they so important to the early Jews and the first Christians? And what do they still have to say to us–and for us–today?

  Joe

  January 25, 2017

  Faith

  community, conversation, Faith, grace, hope, Jesus, new wineskins, psalms, pub church, story, wineskins

• Jan. 15 Gathering: Unity?

  Is unity really even possible? Is there a way to break down the walls we’ve built between us?

  Joe

  January 12, 2017

  Faith, Justice

  community, conversation, Faith, grace, hope, inclusive church, inclusiveness, Jesus, Justice, love, new wineskins, pub church, story, unity, wineskins