by Ken Wettig | Nov 26, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
Last Friday I, probably like you, heard the news story of 315 Nigerian children being abducted from their Catholic school by armed militants in want of ransom money. As I thought about this upcoming Advent themed article I had been planning, I felt myself growing...
by Ken Wettig | Aug 24, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Creation
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Ken Wettig (Corhaven Retreat Center Director) guides us through a series of prompts drawn from Corhaven’s annual “Encountering God in Creation” family retreat. He draws our attention to fire,...
by Ken Wettig | Aug 19, 2025 | Contemplative Life
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your heart – Phillipians 4:7 Be joyful, though you have considered all the facts. – Wendell Berry, Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front A cynic might tell us that any human heart...
by Ken Wettig | Jul 22, 2025 | Contemplative Life
“There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God. Those only can comprehend it who practice and experience it.” – Brother Lawrence Initially it was the breakdown of civil engagement across...
by Ken Wettig | Jul 9, 2025 | Contemplative Life
“Technology has given us instant communication, unrivaled convenience, and most precious of all, longer lives with less drudgery. At the same time, technology has isolated us from each other, sowed political division, fueled inequality, spread pervasive pessimism,...
by Ken Wettig | Jul 4, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Ken Wettig (Corhaven Retreat Center Director) invites us to consider the difference between reflecting about the Trinity and conversing with the Trinity. He guides us into Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer and the...
by Ken Wettig | May 6, 2025 | Contemplative Life
The Lord said, “Make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. This is how you are to build it…Noah did everything just as God commanded him.” ~ Genesis 6:14, 22 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with...
by Ken Wettig | Apr 9, 2025 | Contemplative Life
For Practicing Spiritual Formation and Cultural Resistance “We also promise that if the people of the land should bring any merchandise or grain to be sold on the Sabbath or on any other holy day, we will refuse to buy it.” – Nehemiah 10:31 “We are not the...
by Ken Wettig | Mar 19, 2025 | Contemplative Life
“They were longing for a better country–a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God.” – Hebrews 11:16 “True evangelical faith, cannot lie dormant, it clothes the naked, it feeds the hungry, it comforts the sorrowful, it shelters the...
by Ken Wettig | Feb 19, 2025 | Contemplative Life
“I will lead you into solitude and there I will speak to your heart.” Hosea 2:14 Amidst the maelstrom of voices, what, or better yet who is speaking to your heart these days? It is a dangerous question to consider seriously, as it is not as though the only voice that...
by Ken Wettig | Jan 29, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister) prompts us to reflect on the state of conversation in our digital age. Marking the observed increases in isolation, loneliness, and anti-social behavior across different age groups, Ken draws...
by Ken Wettig | Jan 22, 2025 | Contemplative Life
“Spiritual theology — or maybe I should just say the Christian life — requires dialogue.” – Eugene Peterson “I’m drawn to conversation because in the best kind you don’t know where you’re going, only that you will get somewhere good.” –...
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...
