by Coracle | Nov 5, 2016 | Spiritual Direction
People are hungry to go deeper in God, hungry to know Jesus, grow in Jesus, and be the presence of Jesus in a hurting world. That’s what we’re encountering all the time through Coracle. There’s more desire than we can keep up with. Thankfully, God keeps bringing...
by Coracle | Oct 28, 2016 | For the World, Pilgrimage
“Heal the sick in the town and say, ‘The Kingdom of God has come near to you’.” Jesus in Luke 10.9 For the past seven years, each September, the 8th grade class from Cambridge School in Baltimore has come down to Corhaven to begin their year with three days of...
by Karla Petty | Oct 21, 2016 | Contemplative Life, For the World
Coracle recently made its first foray into Coracle: Culture, and a group of us gathered to watch the much-talked-about film, Birth of a Nation. The film has drawn less attention for its content and Sundance Festival accolades than for the director and star Nate...
by Karla Petty | Oct 14, 2016 | For the World
The deep Monday morning sigh when the alarm goes off too early after a night of poor sleep is perhaps the best parallel to describe how I feel as an American facing the November 8 election. I am resigned to what is facing me and will get up and move forward, but am...
by Erin Clifford | Oct 5, 2016 | For the World
Bill and I have just returned from a wonderful two days in Albania with the World Vision staff from Albania and Kosovo. World Vision has an annual global Day of Prayer, and for their particular observance of this day the team decided to have an overnight retreat. This...
by Coracle | Oct 3, 2016 | Contemplative Life, For the World
Reflections by Hannah Zachman, a Theological Horizons Fellow 2017 Original post can be found here. In early September, the Horizons Fellows drove out through the rolling hills and harvest-ready fields of the Shenandoah Valley to experience a weekend of reflection,...
by Coracle | Aug 26, 2016 | Contemplative Life
A few weeks ago, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s Washington DC Urban Program sent student leaders from around the DC area to Corhaven for a mid-project retreat. We posted about it here. What follows is a reflection from Medina Anderson, Bowie State, ’18 and...
by Bill Deiss | Aug 26, 2016 | For the World
Dear friends, The summer of 2016 is coming to an end. In one way I’m glad, as it was a very HOT summer. By HOT I mean more than just the temperature. The Middle East wars, the US killings between police and suspects, the lone wolf terrorism killings in the U.S.,...
by Coracle | Aug 22, 2016 | Justice and Mercy
A few weeks ago, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s Washington DC Urban Program sent student leaders from around the DC area to Corhaven for a mid-project retreat. We posted about it here. What follows is a reflection from Krista Cocozello, a recent graduate of...
by Coracle | Jul 19, 2016 | Justice and Mercy
By: Kate Denson interVarsity Christian Fellowship Washington DC Urban Programs Director InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s Washington DC Urban Program selects student leaders from around the DC area to spend the summer living and serving among low-income areas...
by Coracle | Jul 13, 2016 | Justice and Mercy
by Bill Haley | Jul 9, 2016 | For the World
We haven’t even recovered from Orlando yet, but the news keeps coming. Here’s a very incomplete list of the most recent round of ‘too many gut–punching atrocities to keep up with’ just in the last 10 days or so. Israel/Palestine–children of both communities being...
by Coracle | Jul 4, 2016 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
Today while we celebrate our Independence Day in the US, we remember also those who don’t enjoy the same freedoms as we do. We remember states where corruption, violence and injustice is rampant and inhabitants are ruled by fear. We especially are in mourning...
by Bill Haley | Jun 28, 2016 | Contemplative Life, Spiritual Direction
Last week I had the privilege of being one of the spiritual directors for the Sojourners Summit, their annual gathering in DC of leaders from around the country and the world who are working to bring more of God’s kingdom to this country and this world. Among many...
by Coracle | Aug 10, 2015 | Contemplative Life, Creation, For the World
This article was originally posted to First Things. John Murdoch is a great friend of Coracle, God, and the earth…find out more about him here. The Pope And The Plowman: The Rhetorical Rendezvous of Francis and Wendell Berry After you exit the interstate and...
by Bill Deiss | Jul 29, 2015 | For the World
Bill Deiss wears many hats including being a board member for Coracle, and the Executive Director for Anglican Relief and Development Fund. Below is a reflection written for ARDF about Transforming our world, and we thought it was also fitting for the Coracle...
by Coracle | Jun 12, 2015 | Justice and Mercy, Pilgrimage
About three weeks ago, I returned from a three week trip to Israel Palestine. Here is a link to the entire PDF, and below is a link to the blog I participated in during the trip, and a sermon I gave about Jerusalem after returning. Feel free to comment below! ...
by Coracle | Jun 5, 2015 | Justice and Mercy
Star of Bethlehem is a perennial bulb, with lily-like flowers on a slender stem that reaches no more than 12 inches high. Over time, they cluster and have been noted as an invasive in riparian buffers, where Star of Bethlehem victoriously compete with native fauna. By...
by Sarah Kohrs | May 27, 2015 | Creation, Justice and Mercy
As we gathered up the tools, rain splattered the tarp, stretched tightly across the tools on the Haley’s farm truck. Rain doused the orange flames, which sizzled and popped among the remaining embers of the burn pile. Rain drenched like a cleansing shower as I took...
by Gabriel Dodd | May 16, 2015 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
I have been in several international cities where the car drivers are excessive with their honking, but none of them compare to the honking in Israel/Palestine. Here, honking means someone needs to go, honking also means someone needs to stop, someone is allowed to...
