by Coracle | May 4, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Ann Bodling (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us through a few simple but profound prayers from hard-working Christians in the Hebrides, a collection of islands off the northwest coast of Scotland. They are heart-cries...
by Coracle | Apr 28, 2023 | Contemplative Life
What do the feasts of the Bible reveal about our place in today’s tired world? In short, everything.From Genesis through Revelation, redemptive history is captured through feasts. Through them, God calls his people to commemorate mercy, delight in grace, and...
by Coracle | Apr 20, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Debra Donnelly-Barton (Coracle Spiritual Director) helps us confront and disentangle ourselves from our attachments. Through the story of the rich young ruler and rooted in the ancient Franciscan “Via Negativa,” Debra...
by Coracle | Apr 12, 2023 | Coracle News
Looking for updates on The Next Journey? Bookmark this space for future news! June 5, 2023: Exciting new updates for the Next Journey March 29, 2023: Coracle announces sabbatical for Bill Haley, Coracle executive director March 22, 2023: Updates at Corhaven...
by Coracle | Mar 21, 2023 | Contemplative Life
Brent Snader, a participant in our 2022 Coracle Fellowship cohort, shares a poetic response to his time in the program. The River of Love Formed by the Spirit to serve my King There is no greater goal, no higher thing. Thanks be to God the work is already begun...
by Coracle | Mar 11, 2023 | For the World
In this “Soundings Seminar” conversation, Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister) speaks with Anita and Yosiah, missionaries who live and serve in a slum community in Jakarta, Indonesia. They help to run a preschool and after-school program for...
by Coracle | Mar 9, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty,” Ann Bodling (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us through three ancient Celtic Nature poems. Drawing from Threshold of Light, she pairs beautiful words with natural imagery and helps us appreciate the unique riches...
by Coracle | Feb 27, 2023 | Contemplative Life, Creation
Carly Smith, a participant in our 2022 Coracle Fellowship cohort, shares a poetic response to her time in the program and what she learns about the truth of God from watching nature around her. Chrysalis WhispersI gaze on you young one. You fill your life with green....
by Coracle | Feb 27, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this Soundings Seminar discussion, Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) talks with Dan Marotta (Redeemer Anglican Church, Richmond) about Dan’s new book – Liturgy in the Wilderness: How the Lord’s Prayer Shapes the Imagination of the Church in...
by Coracle | Feb 16, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Rev. Dan Marotta (Redeemer Anglican Church, Richmond) draws us into the profound riches of one of the world’s most familiar prayers. By unpacking the Lord’s Prayer line-by-line, Dan helps us see anew the cosmic and...
by Coracle | Jan 17, 2023 | Coracle News
On January 11, 2023, Rev. Bill Haley offered the fruit of Coracle’s 2022 Corporate Discernment Process— The Next Journey— and unpacked how the story of Jesus feeding the 5000 undergirds this new clarity and direction for Coracle’s mission. We hope you...
by Coracle | Jan 6, 2023 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent,” Wanda Bickers (Coracle Spiritual Director), guides us through a time of visio divina, or prayerfully encountering God through a combination of visual art and scripture. She focuses on Luke 1:25-40, and draws our attention...
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 Coracle | Dec 19, 2022 | Church Unity
In this Soundings Seminar, Bill Haley moderates a conversation between Coracle Board Co-Chairs Rich Dean and Rev. Dr. Kendrick Curry. Together, they wade into the ways in which the evangelical church in America must disentangle itself from unhealthy strains of...
by Coracle | Dec 8, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent,” Susan Ward guides us through a time combining the practices of lectio divina and visio divina to draw us into the story of the Annunciation to Mary in Luke 1. Through repeated scripture readings accompanied by beautiful...
by Coracle | Dec 1, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God,” Debra Donnelly-Barton (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us through the Ignatian Spiritual Exercise of Imaginative Gospel Reading. She helps us encounter with all of our senses the story of Jesus with Mary and Martha from Luke 10 as a way...
by Coracle | Nov 9, 2022 | Contemplative Life
As the final installment of our “Discernment: Hearing God in a Noisy World” Series, Bill Haley talks with Harrigan Bowman and Ken Wettig (Co-pastors of Early Church Harrisonburg) about barriers that can impede our ability to hear God’s voice clearly and consistently....
by Coracle | Sep 21, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Kayla Allen (Coracle Spiritual Director) offers us the chance to embrace in prayer the transition from one season to another. Perhaps you are feeling the transition from summer to fall, or perhaps there is a different kind of...
by Coracle | Sep 15, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this immersive “Space for God: Beauty,” Annalise Hume (Spiritual Director & Founder of Embodied Faith) invites us into a time of full-bodied imaginary play, through which we can come to experience Jesus’ somewhat cryptic words in John 10 more...
by Coracle | Sep 7, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Rev. Ryan Bettwy (Corpus Christi Anglican Church) guides us through James 2:14-26, prayerfully inviting us to consider the relationship between our faith and our works. Ryan shows how our faith and works, while often set in...
