by Coracle | Jun 5, 2024 | Contemplative Life, For the World
In this “Space for God: Beauty,” former missionary and bishop Roy Hange guides us into a reflection on the beauty of holiness, drawing deeply from his decade spent ministering to Middle Eastern churches. He roots our time in 1 Peter 1:3-9, a soaring...
by Bill Haley | Jun 4, 2024 | Contemplative Life
Friends, it’s been a dizzying few weeks with current events and the news cycle. I wonder if you too catch yourself feeling emotionally and intellectually seasick? It’s a lot to keep track of, it’s a lot to feel, it’s a lot to hold. Here’s just a short and...
by Chris Lugo | May 23, 2024 | Contemplative Life
Dear Friends, This year I have been impacted by the power of story. We’ve all heard them from our friends, family, TV shows and social media feeds. Some stories are good, they encourage, inspire, and mold us into who we are! I have shared some of those stories...
by Jeff Lindeman | May 21, 2024 | Contemplative Life
Psalm 119, I know, – the largest Psalm, 176 verses, 22 stanzas of 8 verses each, an acrostic, arranged by the Hebrew alphabet, and, and, and – daunting in many ways. At least, that is how I often came to Psalm 119. More recently though, Psalm 119 has become the...
by Margot Eyring | May 17, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Margot Eyring (Coracle Spiritual Direction Coordinator) guides us through a reflection on the power of remembering the legacies of the saints who went before us and shaped our own lives of faith. Sharing scriptures and moving...
by Jessica Clark | May 14, 2024 | Contemplative Life
At Coracle we talk a lot about formation (it is part of our mission, after all!) and the truth that everything is forming us, in one way or another. If you’ve been around us for a while, you’re probably quite familiar with the questions: How is God loving me in this?...
by Scott Buresh | May 8, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” Dr. Scott Buresh (Coracle Community Minister) guides us into an expansive and enticing vision of God’s kingdom of beauty, justice, and shalom—starting with our particular place and God-ordained tasks. He guides us...
by Holly Scarberry | May 8, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
This Sunday we celebrate Ascension Sunday! This is a time when many Christians celebrate the ascension of Jesus Christ to heaven. But what does Jesus’ ascension into heaven mean for us? Henri Nouwen offers a hopeful reflection on Jesus as the prodigal Son, who not...
by Coracle | May 1, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Wanda Bickers (Coracle Baltimore Administrator) guides us through a reflection on Luke 13:10-17, a beautiful scene where Jesus heals a crippled woman on the Sabbath. Wanda helps us enter into the woman’s perspective...
by Bill Haley | Apr 30, 2024 | Contemplative Life
This past weekend I was privileged to be the speaker for the annual men’s retreat of Redeemer Anglican Church in Richmond, well pastored by the Rev. Dan Marotta. It was sweet, my deepest memories are of the one on one conversations I got to enjoy. The topics were...
by Bill Haley | Apr 30, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Creation
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) guides us into an uplifting meditation on the beauty of the spring season. He weaves together music, footage of creation, and scripture to help us behold and magnify...
by Coracle | Apr 25, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Justice and Mercy
He has shown you, O man, what is good;And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?Micah 6:8 NKJVLive Justly, Love, Mercy, Walk Humbly…These are three instructions we have received from our Lord about how to...
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 Chris Lugo | Apr 19, 2024 | Contemplative Life
For the last couple of months I’ve talked about stories (read more here & here!) The power of stories and how they move people to not only hear but understand people who are very different from ourselves. When we listen to stories we hear different parts or...
by Coracle | Apr 18, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Rev. Andy McClain (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us through a famous baccalaureate address given by Howard Thurman called, “The Sound of the Genuine.” Weaving Thurman’s remarks together with...
by Chris Lugo | Apr 15, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Rev. Chris Lugo (Coracle Community Minister) guides us through a number of artistic reflections on what it means to be beloved and to see ourselves that way. He draws upon 1 John 4’s depiction of God as love and...
by Coracle | Apr 6, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: BIBLE” devotional, Rev. Chris Lugo (Coracle Community Minister) guides us into the Lord’s Prayer, with a particular focus on the transformative and deeply encouraging vision of God the Father carried in these words of Jesus. ...
by Coracle | Apr 4, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Kathy Bruce guides us into a practice of contemplative worship drawing out how creation’s spiritual potential. Specifically, she focuses on how the act of gardening can instruct us about God and form us as...
by Bill Haley | Mar 26, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
Friends, as followers of Jesus we are to be incarnations of the Incarnation. The actual invitation of the Christian faith is not just to believe in Jesus or be like Jesus or tell others about Jesus (as right as these thing are), but actually to be the presence...
by Chris Lugo | Mar 23, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
Confession isn’t merely a spiritual discipline, it is a way to be human. In this “Space for God: Lent” devotional, Rev. Chris Lugo guides us through Psalm 32, unpacking what confession really means and how important it is to living the life Jesus...
