by Amy Boucher Pye | Nov 17, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Amy Boucher Pye (Author and Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us through an Imaginative Gospel Reading of the Annunciation to Mary from Luke 1. She helps us enter into this powerful story with all of our senses engaged, drawing us closer to...
by Coracle | Nov 9, 2022 | Contemplative Life
As the final installment of our “Discernment: Hearing God in a Noisy World” Series, Bill Haley talks with Harrigan Bowman and Ken Wettig (Co-pastors of Early Church Harrisonburg) about barriers that can impede our ability to hear God’s voice clearly and consistently....
by Kristy Wallace Grant | Nov 8, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: BIBLE,” Kristy Wallace (Dir of Repentance Project) guides us through Ephesians 2:4-10, where the Apostle Paul refers to us as God’s workmanship/masterpiece/poiema. Kristy highlights this image and helps us create simple poems...
by Bill Haley | Oct 19, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Bill Haley guides us into the challenging but liberating practice of indifference. In Ignatian spirituality, “indifference” is not a negative word, but simply means a lack of undue attachment to anything but God. Bill walks us through a few...
by Mary Gardner | Oct 13, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty,” Rev. Mary Gardner (Coracle Spiritual Director) invites us to consider how God speaks to us through encounters with everyday beauty. Drawing together visual art, photography, music, and Scripture, Mary guides us into a rich time of...
by Ken Wettig | Oct 6, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister for the Shenandoah Valley) directs our attention to wisdom and its role in discernment. Drawing from Scripture, life, and George MacDonald, Ken guides us into an enriching time of reflection...
by Chris Lugo | Sep 30, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: BIBLE,” Rev. Chris Lugo (Restoration Anglican Church) guides us through Hebrews 4 as he explores what it means for us to truly “draw near to God.” Given all the forces and voices seeking to draw us away from God, we hope this prayerful reminder...
by Coracle | Sep 21, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Kayla Allen (Coracle Spiritual Director) offers us the chance to embrace in prayer the transition from one season to another. Perhaps you are feeling the transition from summer to fall, or perhaps there is a different kind of...
by Coracle | Sep 15, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this immersive “Space for God: Beauty,” Annalise Hume (Spiritual Director & Founder of Embodied Faith) invites us into a time of full-bodied imaginary play, through which we can come to experience Jesus’ somewhat cryptic words in John 10 more...
by Coracle | Sep 7, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Rev. Ryan Bettwy (Corpus Christi Anglican Church) guides us through James 2:14-26, prayerfully inviting us to consider the relationship between our faith and our works. Ryan shows how our faith and works, while often set in...
by Coracle | Sep 4, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Rev. Beth Tipps (Restoration Anglican Church) guides us through a lectio divina reading from Psalm 84 before reflecting on the Psalm’s invitation to us as pilgrims on a journey with God through mountains and valleys. ...
by Coracle | Aug 24, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Justice and Mercy
In this “Space for God: BIBLE,” Kathy Bruce helps us explore the biblical theme of liberation through art, scripture, music, and movement. Drawing on the Black ecclesial interpretation of the Bible, Kathy guides us into a reflective experience of...
by Bill Haley | Aug 20, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Coracle News
On this, the 100th “Space for God” reflection, Rev. Bill Haley celebrates the tremendous gift these Tuesday morning gatherings have been over the past 2 years, and then, he guides us into a time of encounter with God through the presence of other people. ...
by Danny Nasry | Aug 14, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Creation
In this “Space for God” reflection, Danny Nasry (Coracle Community Minister) brings us into contact with the glorious over-abundance of God’s creation. Through water and daisies and even romanesco, Danny helps us slow down and let ourselves be awed...
by Coracle | Aug 3, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Rev. Andy Peck-McClain (Coracle Spiritual Director) invites us into the prayer life of Howard Thurman. He shares some of Thurman’s story, a prayer composed by Thurman, and finally the audio of Thurman reading Psalm 139. We...
by Drew Masterson | Jul 29, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Drew Masterson (Center for Christian Study, UVA) offers a reading, reflection, and prayer exercise from C.S. Lewis’ famous book, The Screwtape Letters. Written from the perspective of a demon, Screwtape, giving advice on how...
by Scott Buresh | Jul 26, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage is a centuries-old gift that Coracle embraces and fosters. One of the gifts of ministering with Coracle is the freedom I have to partner with others in pursuing God in the company of others. In 2019 I experienced the richness of the Virginia Slavery...
by Coracle | Jul 21, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty,” worship pastor Ryan Scarberry guides us through the classic hymn “Come Down O Love Divine.” The hymn’s poetic lyrics and stirring melody invite us to consider the comforting, refining, beautiful presence...
by Jeff Lindeman | Jul 14, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Jeff Lindeman (Coracle’s Sr. Dir. for Strategy & Operations) guides us through a few different ways of prayerfully engaging Psalm 119:33-40. Ultimately, he prompts us to ask God for Life as it’s meant to be lived....
by Bill Haley | Jul 14, 2022 | Contemplative Life
The old joke goes something like this: A man was speaking to God and he asked him, “God is it true that to you a thousand years are a minute?” “That’s true,” God replied. “And is it true that to you $1,000,000 is like a...
