by Ken Wettig | Nov 26, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
“They were longing for a better country—a heavenly one.” – Hebrews 11 “After I became a Christian, I understood why I’ve always been homesick at home.” – G.K Chesterton, Orthodoxy What child, no matter how virtuous they may be, after opening...
by Ken Wettig | Nov 6, 2024 | Contemplative Life
“Since God elected you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.” Colossians 3:12 We just had an election in the U.S. The Bible talks about a different kind of election....
by Ken Wettig | Oct 16, 2024 | Contemplative Life
“To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything.” – Timothy Keller Never has the word...
by Ken Wettig | Sep 18, 2024 | Contemplative Life
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. – Matthew 11:28, The Message Imagine with me for a moment that you are the Son of God (stay with me), and you...
by Ken Wettig | Aug 16, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister) invites us to consider the Biblical definition of rest and its central importance to abundant life with God. He guides us through a “life audit” so that we can see more...
by Ken Wettig | Jul 1, 2024 | Contemplative Life
Truly we are excited about the various ways that God has been at work in and through Corhaven here in the valley in the last months. From hosting immigrants and refugee middle school youth for SLAQ’s Newcomer Adventure Day Camp, to seeing individuals and...
by Ken Wettig | Jun 18, 2024 | Contemplative Life
Join us August 2nd-3rd for 24 hours as a gathering of men seeking Jesus explore together what it might mean to be a faithful man today through our Fathers & First Things open retreat at Corhaven. Q: Do I need to be a father to participate? A: You do not need to be...
by Ken Wettig | Jun 14, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister) guides us through a reflection on fear, in the Biblical story and in our lives. Focusing on the story of Abraham, Ken unpacks how God consistently calls his people to live lives...
by Ken Wettig | Apr 24, 2024 | Contemplative Life
Friends, Coracle’s youth ministry program, SLAQ (Servant Leader Quest, based out of the Shenandoah Valley), has two exciting upcoming opportunities we’d like to share with you. First, Join us online or in-person for a major milestone in the SLAQ...
by Ken Wettig | Feb 29, 2024 | Contemplative Life
There is a way that seems right to a person, but in the end its way is death.” – Proverbs 14:12 Two only sons, each deeply loved by their father, stumble up a mountain heavy with the wood of their own sacrifice upon their shoulders. One is named Isaac, and his...
by Ken Wettig | Feb 24, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister) guides us through The Lord’s Prayer, pausing at each phrase to dive into its deeper significance and invitation. He helps us rediscover the spiritual riches of this often...
by Ken Wettig | Jan 18, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister) guides us into the famous story of Moses encountering God through the burning bush from Exodus 3. He encourages us to resist the temptation to get so caught up in our...
by Ken Wettig | Jan 5, 2024 | Contemplative Life, For the World
This Saturday, Jan 6th is the feast of Epiphany, a day in the church calendar which commemorates the revelation of Christ to the gentile world, through the magi. Three years ago, on January 6th 2021 many followers of Jesus found themselves experiencing an Epiphany...
by Ken Wettig | Dec 6, 2023 | Contemplative Life
Okay, admittedly it’s a pretty obscure title for a newsletter article, but just give me a chance to explain. First of all, the date. There is nothing special about the date itself; this is no prophecy. The year 2048 is simply a reference to twenty five years from now,...
by Ken Wettig | Oct 27, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister) guides us imaginatively into the story of Jesus’ Baptism. He invites us to consider all the things we do on a daily basis in the context of who God created us to be, and to rest in the...
by Ken Wettig | Sep 26, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” reflection, Ken Wettig guides us into a rich encounter with Jesus’ classic parable typically titled, “The Prodigal Son.” Taking his lead from Rembrandt and Henri Nouwen, Ken draws our attention to the role of the...
by Ken Wettig | Aug 30, 2023 | Contemplative Life
“That is the best thing I have ever seen come out of Christianity.” Those words were the gut response of a young adult artist, typically uninspired by Christianity, who upon entering a home witnessed a group of people rehearsing Gregorian chants for a church service....
by Ken Wettig | Aug 26, 2023 | Contemplative Life
“We honor our parents by not accepting as the final equation the most troubling characteristics of our relationship. In analysis, you work to turn the ghosts that haunt you into ancestors who accompany you. That takes hard work and a lot of love, but it’s the...
by Ken Wettig | Apr 18, 2023 | Coracle News
Without a few harrowing twists and turns, stories can quickly lose any sense of plot, on the other hand without an ultimate redemptive conclusion, it doesn’t much seem like a story at all. Over the last decade of life I have come to embrace a conviction, which I...
by Ken Wettig | Feb 9, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty,” Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister to the Shenandoah Valley) guides us into a reflection on the beauty that exists all around us if we have eyes to see it. He frames his session around the story of the Prodigal Son,...
