by Coracle | Mar 15, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Dave Bonselaar (Pastor, Spiritual Director) helps us reflect upon our view of God and God’s relation to us. He weaves together stories from his childhood and international missions with the Ignatian spiritual exercise of...
by Coracle | Feb 28, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this Soundings Seminar conversation, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) hosts Dr. Kimberly B.W. Denu (Westmont College) and Aaron Graham (District Church) to discuss the realities of “deconstruction” in American churches and some appropriate,...
by Coracle | Feb 24, 2022 | Contemplative Life
Simply put, discerning God’s unique voice is one of the most important skills for a Christian and is absolutely crucial for our intimacy with God and our ability to follow him. And, in many ways, our world is engineered to prevent us from cultivating the skill of...
by Coracle | Feb 24, 2022 | Contemplative Life
Coracle has always sought to offer care, companionship, and resources to those wrestling with their faith. Because of this long commitment, we felt led to enter the unfolding conversation around “deconstruction” by offering programs, conversations, and...
by Coracle | Feb 16, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: BIBLE,” Pastor Chris Johnson (Divine Unity Community Church) offers a rousing and insightful exposition of Psalm 65. He shares a helpful Bible Study technique before unpacking how this Psalm beautifully praises the forgiveness,...
by Coracle | Feb 2, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Susan Marks (Coracle Spiritual Director) introduces and guides us through an experience of “Ignatian Gospel Reading.” Developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola in the 16th century, this is a way of prayerfully...
by Coracle | Jan 28, 2022 | Contemplative Life
During this Soundings Seminar, Karla Petty (Coracle’s Dir. of Program Development) facilitates a very impactful conversation on the topic of spiritual discernment with a panel of 3 Coracle Spiritual Directors. They draw out both the importance (and joy) of...
by Coracle | Jan 26, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: BIBLE,” George Hopkins (Pastor of Sowebo Community Church) helps us encounter God’s love in our vocations. He directs our attention to Genesis 12 and Matthew 4 as stories that both challenge and encourage us as we live out our...
by Coracle | Jan 12, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty,” Connally Gilliam (writer, speaker, mentor) guides us through a reflection on the 4-part gospel narrative of Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration. She invites us to explore the longings, frustrations, possibilities,...
by Coracle | Dec 21, 2021 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent,” Rev. Skip Ryan draws us into the life-changing, creation-blessing mystery of the Incarnation. He highlights the unique and even scandalous claim that God became flesh in Jesus and shows how that reality invites us...
by Coracle | Dec 15, 2021 | Coracle News
It has been another challenging, stretching, and exciting year for all of us, and for Coracle too. The Lord has been faithful, and we are in awe as we look back on the places of new creativity and growth into which he has led us that we couldn’t have predicted...
by Coracle | Dec 9, 2021 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: BIBLE” study, Dr. Vincent Bacote (Professor and Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College) invites us into a close look at Hebrews 1 during the Advent season. Dr. Bacote unpacks how this chapter exalts...
by Coracle | Dec 2, 2021 | Contemplative Life
This special Advent offering features music, reflections, and storytelling from Seth Crissman of The Walking Roots Band. He sets Scripture to music, repurposes old hymns, and shares some of his own compositions from The Soil and The Seed Project in this sweet time of...
by Coracle | Nov 23, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Margot Eyring (Coracle’s Spiritual Direction Coordinator) guides us through both a powerful breath prayer exercise and a reflective reading of a well-known Bible story through the lens of gratitude. We explore how...
by Coracle | Nov 18, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Maralee Gutierrez (Executive Director of Communidad) guides us through a delightful and informative reflection. She connects the particulars of algorithms, robocalls, and oceans to the unbounded grace of God towards...
by Coracle | Nov 11, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Lori Smith (author and teacher) shares how we can wrestle faithfully with the disappointments that confront all of us at one point or another. Drawing from her own experience living with chronic illness, she helps us...
by Coracle | Nov 9, 2021 | Coracle News
I joined the Fellows program to get clarity on my future vocation as I move into my mid-60s. I came to faith in 1975 after personal loss, a search for meaning, and a journey that took me to some 50 different houses of worship over 50 weeks. My life changed and my...
by Coracle | Nov 2, 2021 | Coracle News, Liturgical Seasons
by Coracle’s Community Ministers “For, indeed, everything about is marvelous, and wherever a man turns his gaze he sees the Godhead of the Word and is smitten with awe.” Athanasius of Alexandria In less than 4 weeks, Advent begins, as does a new Liturgical...
by Coracle | Oct 27, 2021 | Contemplative Life, Justice and Mercy
In this “Space for God: BIBLE” Adam Taylor (President of Sojourners; author of A More Perfect Union) opens up 1 Corinthians 12 as a text that can help us heal the body of Christ despite the challenges currently facing the church in America, especially the...
by Coracle | Oct 22, 2021 | Justice and Mercy
by Jeanne Ayivorh and Will Rowe Origins. In the late Spring of 2019, a Northern Virginia church, Truro Anglican, began to actively work with two other churches, Antioch Baptist Church and New Hope Church, on the topic of racial reconciliation to help heal the wounds...
