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 Drew Masterson | Jan 11, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
It might have been just someone else’s story…A sweet memory of last year was the chance to gather with some of you a few times to watch through and reflect on Season 1 of the acclaimed TV series, The Chosen. There are many things that make the series worth watching...
by Karla Petty | Jan 6, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Karla Petty (Coracle’s Dir. of Program Development) adapts prayers and liturgies from Every Moment Holy by Douglas McKelvey to offer a unique and refreshing way to enter a new year. EXPLORE Past “Space for God”...
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 Ken Wettig | Dec 21, 2021 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
“It was not a silent night.” I still remember the moment I first heard those words. I was at a fundraising concert for a local non-profit and a young female singer-songwriter with a voice like glass opened her set with those words from Andrew Peterson’s song “Labor...
by Bill Haley | Dec 15, 2021 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent,” Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) guides us through an encounter with the beauty of Advent music. Specifically, he focuses our attention on the expressive power and range of the cello as we journey through familiar...
by Danny Nasry | Dec 14, 2021 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
“Waiting patiently in expectation is the foundation of the spiritual life.” –Simone Weil I’ve been sitting with the above quotation in this Advent season. “Waiting patiently in expectation.” It’s so simple and accessible, and yet what could be more difficult...
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 Scott Buresh | Dec 7, 2021 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
I carry many magical childhood memories of anticipating Christmas. As I’ve grown older, married, had children of my own, and now grandchildren, my wonder has only increased. I resonate with Mary’s pondering what is impossible for her to comprehend, that she would be...
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 Danny Nasry | Dec 2, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Advent” reflection, Danny Nasry (Coracle Community Minister) guides us through the spiritual practice of “Welcoming Prayer” with an angle towards the highs and lows that can accompany the Advent season. Whatever...
by Danny Nasry | Nov 26, 2021 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.—Zephaniah 3:17“We must understand that God does not ‘love’ us without...
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 Drew Masterson | Nov 3, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Drew Masterson (Coracle Dir. of Comms & Development) draws us into an immersive encounter with the classic hymn, “For the Beauty of the Earth.” By walking through a few different musical...
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 Drew Masterson | Oct 26, 2021 | Contemplative Life
It is not controversial to say that we live in a distracted age. During the time it took to settle in and start to collect my thoughts for this reflection: my phone buzzed with a friend’s text sharing a podcast he liked (I responded instinctively), a banner...
by Ken Wettig | Oct 20, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister for the Shenandoah Valley) shares a story from Desmond Tutu, a South African Anglican cleric. It is a profound story about Tutu’s first encounter with Trevor Huddleston, a...
by Coracle | Oct 12, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty,” Karen Wright Marsh (author and executive director of Theological Horizons) introduces us to the life and work of Ephrem of Syria (c. 306-373). Eprhem was a Christian pastor, poet, refugee, theologian, and songwriter whose...
