by Sarah Kohrs | Jun 15, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Sarah Kohrs (Dir. of Corhaven Graveyard) guides us through the key themes of a spiritual pilgrimage, filtered through her family’s recent pilgrimage to Native American reservations in the Southwest United...
by Bill Haley | Mar 18, 2020 | Church Unity, Contemplative Life
This most recent coronavirus is not the first humankind has had to contend with, and it won’t be the last. This pandemic serves as a not-so-subtle reminder that indeed all things are fallen and frail including our bodies, our planet, and our systems and structures. ...
by Drew Masterson | Jan 7, 2020 | Contemplative Life
At Coracle, we aim “to inspire and enable people to be the presence of God in the brokenness of the world through Spiritual Formation for Kingdom Action.” With that mission clearly stated, it is fair to wonder why we would choose to gather once a month to discuss a...
by Coracle | Dec 6, 2019 | Contemplative Life, Vocation
Poem and Reflection by Julie Harrison Eastwood Coracle Fellow, Class of 2019 Eucharist Song Prepare the fields lay them open and ready to receive graft and seed to be baptized with rain with tears as we wait in the hospitable silence Sing with the fields greening in...
by Karla Petty | Oct 6, 2017 | Contemplative Life
In the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, there is a running gag featuring monks in sombre garments, trudging through streets, chanting mirthlessly and monotonously in Latin, hitting themselves on the head with boards in between cadences of their chant. Despite...
by Coracle | Feb 27, 2017 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
Liturgical seasons can act as guideposts through the year and Lent is a particularly special one. It’s easy to get caught up in the “sackcloth and ashes” part of Lent, with all the self-denial and focus on our own sin. This is important to...
by Coracle | Dec 2, 2016 | Coracle News
Click to view and download Coracle’s Annual Report for 2016. Please read and rejoice with us in all the things God has done and is doing!
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 Chrissy Koach | Aug 19, 2015 | Contemplative Life
Sensory clutter surrounds us. Extremely sensitive to it, I’ve used toilet paper from public rest rooms to plug my ears in school hallways, coffee shops, and grocery stores. Why is so much “nothing” available, and why at such loud volumes, in such bright colors? And...
by Coracle | Jul 29, 2015 | Contemplative Life
We came across this blog about marriage and self-sacrifice: “…J.R.R. Tolkien was happily married for 55 years. In contrast, the modern divorce rate is shockingly high, and some are giving up on monogamous marriage altogether, claiming it simply isn’t...
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 Bill Haley | Feb 20, 2015 | Pilgrimage
Our pilgrimage to Israel and Palestine had several purposes. We went to meet the peoples of this land. We went to better understand the reality and complexity of the contemporary Holy Land. We went to walk where Jesus walked. Most importantly, we went to learn...
by Bill Haley | Jan 30, 2015 | Pilgrimage
It is obviously a heartbreaking time in the Middle East, and tensions in the Holy Land are as high as they’ve been in some years. Coracle has partnered with The Telos Group to offer a strange and powerful trip there February 3-13 along with 12 others, Bill and Todd...
by Coracle | Nov 26, 2014 | Justice and Mercy
We cannot escape the news and the situation in Ferguson, nor should we. Lord, have mercy. These events remind us that there is much work to be done for racial reconciliation in America. Not only do we pray for peace in Ferguson, but we pray for change in our own...
by Coracle | Oct 13, 2014 | Contemplative Life
MARTYROLOGY AND ECCLESIOLOGY: A Perspective on Christian Unity by John Gardner (John participated in our “Catholics and Evangelicals Together” seminar and was kind enough to forward on his excellent piece on those themes. BH) In Ut Unum Sint, Pope (and now Saint)...
by Coracle | May 7, 2014 | Contemplative Life
“In the silence of the heart God speaks. If you face God in prayer and silence, God will speak to you. Then you will know that you are nothing. It is only when you realize your nothingness, your emptiness, that God can fill you with Himself. Souls of prayer are souls...
by Coracle | Apr 30, 2014 | Contemplative Life
This post was written by Gabriel Dodd During my first semester studying at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, I have enjoyed a class called Missio Dei in Cultural Context. I have come to an understanding that if ten people were in a room, and we asked them what the Mission...
by Soren Johnson | Jul 15, 2013 | Contemplative Life
The other day, I was driving home with my boys after a rained-out Little League practice. Lightning flickered behind receding clouds, a headache lingered from a long day at the office, and my 8-year old, Owen, predictably asked if they could play outside when we got...
by Bill Haley | Jun 30, 2013 | For the World, Pilgrimage
Recently I took a very strange pilgrimage to Israel and Palestine. Open the PDF for all the reflections from the trip. Israel Palestine blogs
