by Amy Boucher Pye | Feb 20, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Amy Boucher Pye (Author, Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into a time of poetry and prayer. She introduces us to the poetry of Amy Scott Robinson, as well as the biblical poetic form of the refrain. Ultimately, she...
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 Coracle | Feb 18, 2025 | Contemplative Life
‘An inaugural cohort of Sustainable Faith’s School of Spiritual Direction will be offered in the Washington DC Metro Area beginning in May 2025. The 2-year certificate program is an immersive, integrated and robust training in the ministry of spiritual...
by Bill Haley | Feb 18, 2025 | Contemplative Life
“Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, For the facing of this hour, For the facing of this hour.” from God of Grace, and God of Glory, words by Harry Emerson Fosdick. Y’all, these are indeed ‘times that try men’s (and women’s) souls’. Underneath every raging sea...
by Margot Eyring | Feb 15, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Margot Eyring (Coracle Spiritual Direction Coordinator) guides us into the Legend of Saint Valentine and how it inspired her and her community to celebrate Valentine’s Day through the years. She encourages...
by Coracle | Feb 6, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Ann Bodling (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into a time of music, silence, and prayer. Drawing from Celtic Daily Prayer, she invites us to see the world anew, such that, even on the darkest days, we are able to...
by Scott Buresh | Feb 5, 2025 | Contemplative Life
I was raised with Midwestern sensibilities by native Iowans who delighted in the richness of extended family and deep connections to the land. We moved to Baltimore when I was seven and our orientation remained toward family and my grandfather’s farm. Consequently,...
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 Bill Haley | Jan 29, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Coracle News
Friends, in these crazy, difficult days of trying to absorb so many changes coming so fast, Coracle is leaning into our mission, our vision, and our values. You know–you’re a part of–our Mission, “to inspire and enable people to be the presence of God in the...
by Coracle | Jan 24, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Justice and Mercy
In this special MLK Day “Space for God” devotional, John and Kathy Bruce guide us into a time of prayer and reflection on the life, example, and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. After a quick introduction to King, they offer up a handful of King quotes...
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 Margot Eyring | Jan 17, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Margot Eyring (Coracle Spiritual Direction Coordinator) invites us to explore how Jesus cared for himself and for others. Through the practice of imaginative Gospel reading, Margot guides us into a richer...
by Bill Haley | Jan 14, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) guides us through a time of attuning to God’s presence in our here and now. Drawing together scripture, prayer, and music from Paul Zach, Bill offers us a chance to polish...
by Scott Buresh | Jan 14, 2025 | Contemplative Life
Several years ago a trusted friend, Tracey Meeks, recommended that I take advantage of the quiet between Christmas and New Years (and also extending into early January) to recall how God had met me that year as a way to attune to what He was inviting me into with Him...
by Bill Haley | Jan 4, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent” devotional, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) guides us into an immersive encounter with the classic Christmas hymn, “O Holy Night.” By prayerfully engaging the lyrics and beholding two different...
by Coracle | Dec 20, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent” devotional, Kathy Bruce guides us into an imaginative reflection on Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem. What might they have talked about? How might they have reflected on their prior year? Their future? Kathy...
by Coracle | Dec 13, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent” devotional, artist and author, Bette Lynne Dickinson, guides us into a visio divina based on her work, “Prepare the Way.” This painting foregrounds the birth of John the Baptist and highlights his central role...
by Coracle | Dec 5, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Bethany Blankespoor (InterVarsity) introduces us to the Salesian Spirituality of Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal. She invites us to bring the core of who we are, our very hearts, to Jesus, who is gentle and humble...
by Bill Haley | Dec 5, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this Thanksgiving-week “Space for God” devotional, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) guides us into a practice of centering prayer. He focuses our attention on the many good gifts of God that we might often fail to notice in the hustle and...
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...
