by Jeff Lindeman | Sep 19, 2023 | Coracle News
It is my favorite moment in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire. The American sprinter Jackson Sholz hands Eric Liddell, the UK runner, a handwritten note just before Liddell’s 400 meter race. The note begins, “It says in the Old Book…”. I encourage you to watch the scene...
by Bill Haley | Aug 22, 2023 | Justice and Mercy
“What should we do when we realize that the forms of Christianity we inherited are either insufficient for—or opposed to—the Christian mission to which we are called?” Coracle’s partners at the Center for Formation, Justice, and Peace are exploring in depth a central...
by Chris Lugo | Jul 28, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: BIBLE” devotional, Rev. Chris Lugo (Coracle Community Minister) guides us down to the biblical foundation of spiritual formation—Deuteronomy 6. Known traditionally as the “shema,” this powerful invitation to worship God...
by Jeff Lindeman | Apr 25, 2023 | Justice and Mercy
At our Second Wednesdays meeting in February, Coracle explored the connection between “Spiritual Formation and Justice”. We hosted a conversation with Rev. Bill Haley, Coracle’s Executive Director; Kristy Wallace Grant, Director of The Repentance Project; and Rev....
by Jeff Lindeman | Mar 29, 2023 | Coracle News
Bill Haley, Coracle’s Executive Director, is going on sabbatical. This is a good and happy thing after 25+ years in ministry! We are delighted that the Coracle board saw the value of this for Bill at this time and that our staff are very supportive. From mid-April...
by Coracle | Dec 20, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Coracle News
We are thrilled to introduce you to “For the Journey,” our new weekly podcast offering formation and inspiration to followers of Jesus longing for more of God, in their own lives and in the world around them. Every week, you’ll be hearing from pastors, spiritual...
by Scott Buresh | Jul 26, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage is a centuries-old gift that Coracle embraces and fosters. One of the gifts of ministering with Coracle is the freedom I have to partner with others in pursuing God in the company of others. In 2019 I experienced the richness of the Virginia Slavery...
by Coracle | Jun 23, 2022 | Church Unity
In this Soundings Seminar, Bill Haley is joined by Dr. Vincent Bacote (Wheaton College) and Dr. John Inazu (Washington University of St. Louis) to discuss the well-documented experience of fracturing taking place in the American church. They reflect thoughtfully on a...
by Drew Masterson | Feb 8, 2022 | Contemplative Life
On Sunday, we released the first episode of our new podcast, “For the Journey,” into the world. We might have begun with a high-profile conversation or an insightful discussion of a current hot topic, but we decided to take a different tack.We decided to share what...
by Coracle | Oct 12, 2021 | Coracle News
What initially drew you towards the Coracle Fellowship Program?A dear friend who had been a Fellow the previous year recommended I look into this program. I’m so glad I did! And I remain grateful to my friend!What is one retreat that has particularly resonated with...
by Bill Haley | Aug 19, 2021 | Contemplative Life
“Emptying precedes filling.” Eugene Peterson My favorite living novelist is the Canadian Roman Catholic, Michael D. O’Brien. I’ve read most of his thirteen novels, and his Father Elijah remains one of the most formative works of fiction in my life. For all...
by Bill Haley | May 27, 2021 | Contemplative Life
“…so that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world” Philippians 2.15 Paul speaks of “a crooked and twisted generation.” I wonder,...
by Laura Mastroianni | May 11, 2021 | Contemplative Life
Laura is a 2017 Coracle Fellowship Alumna, a regular at Coracle Community Gatherings, and a part of the launch team for the Coracle Fellowship in Baltimore, where she shares her delicious baked goods with the Fellows every retreat. We hope you will be blessed by her...
by Coracle | Nov 30, 2020 | Contemplative Life
In these Simple Soundings devotionals, Coracle staff and Spiritual Directors offer bite-sized reflections to be enjoyed at any time, to help keep your spirit nourished on the Journey with God. “Simple Soundings” Devotional...
by Kelly Gould | Oct 19, 2020 | Contemplative Life
A little over three years ago, my life got pulled out from under my feet. I experienced one loss after another, starting with the sudden death of my father. One sweet friend asked a few months into this winter season of life how I wasn’t cowering in a corner from...
by Bill Haley | Aug 27, 2020 | Coracle News
Friends, it’s already been an intense year– severe storms of a pandemic and America’s racial reckoning have kicked up and are not done yet. And here comes our election season, and this storm will be very intense for the next couple of months while the other two keep...
by Coracle | Jul 21, 2020 | Contemplative Life
On July 16th, 2020, Rev. Karen Curry of Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church offered a workshop on “Poetry as Spiritual Formation.” She facilitates a discussion of her own original poem “Holy, Wholly Holey Ground,” shares how lectio divina can be...
by Bill Haley | Jun 23, 2020 | Contemplative Life
These are remarkably intense days in an unprecedented year for America. We’ve seen before some of the things we’re living in now, but never all at the same time like this. One writer draws out “a fascinating breakdown of 2020 and its historical parallels (so far):...
by Rick Campanelli | May 21, 2020 | Contemplative Life
“Two years ago during Lent I felt led, in an unusually clear way, to listen to Jesus’ call to us, “Pray Like This.” It occurred to me, as it never had so much before, that since Jesus instructed that we should use each of these phrases to...
by Coracle | May 20, 2020 | Contemplative Life
Are you looking for ways to grow in your relationship with God during this pandemic season (or any season for that matter)? You are in the right place! We have collected some of Coracle’s resources and offerings that deal with that question for you to easily...