by Coracle | Oct 12, 2021 | Coracle News
What initially drew you towards the Coracle Fellowship Program?A dear friend who had been a Fellow the previous year recommended I look into this program. I’m so glad I did! And I remain grateful to my friend!What is one retreat that has particularly resonated with...
by Coracle | Aug 17, 2021 | Coracle News
In spite of the beauty that is Christ and Christianity, many Christians are weary of what they see in the church right now. You may have already heard of the excellent new podcast from Christianity Today called “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill.” While mostly focusing...
by Bill Haley | Jul 7, 2021 | Coracle News
As part of this year’s “Beauty for Ballast” offerings, we’re delighted to host Dr. Curt Thompson for our July Soundings Seminar to discuss themes from his forthcoming book, The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community. Over...
by Coracle | Apr 7, 2021 | Coracle News
We are thrilled to be able to offer a number of really wonderful opportunities for formation, creation, and service in and from the Shenandoah Valley over the coming months! Some of these offerings will be in-person at Corhaven, and others will be offered online and...
by Bill Haley | Apr 7, 2021 | Coracle News
Happy Bright Week friends! This is the week when we continue to bask in the joy of the Resurrection, and there’s much to be joyful about, even as we carry the burdens of our days. There’s much to tell you about, many good things, and if you read between the lines of...
by Coracle | Apr 5, 2021 | Coracle News
At the end of 2020, our Executive Director, Bill Haley, had hit a wall. He was trying to write-out the “Essence” of Coracle, but the task was eluding him. Then, in a spark of inspiration, he stepped back and widened his perspective. He instead asked,...
by Coracle | Feb 4, 2021 | Coracle News
Blaise Pascal once wrote, “In difficult times carry something beautiful in your heart.” This seems vitally important as we all continue through difficult times brought on by the pandemic, political strife, and racial brokenness. In a boat, ballast is the weight...
by Bill Haley | Feb 1, 2021 | Coracle News, Justice and Mercy
“For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.” Jesus, Luke 8.17 The Backstory In 2009, after 15 years living and ministering in the inner city, mostly in Washington DC, Tara and I received a...
by Coracle | Jan 19, 2021 | Coracle News
If you are feeling the weight of the recent weeks and would like a contemplative space to be with God, please join some of our Coracle Spiritual Directors for a time to Pray for Peace and Wholeness on Thursday, January 21, between 9:30 and 10:30 AM or between 7 and 8...
by Bill Haley | Jan 12, 2021 | Coracle News, Justice and Mercy
“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 6.12 Friends, there are many implications of...
by Bill Haley | Jan 12, 2021 | Coracle News, Justice and Mercy, Peacemaking
As we emerge out from underneath 2020, we imagine you remember one of the most powerful experiences over the summer–– The Juneteenth Lament for racial injustice broadcast live from the Corhaven Graveyard. We want to tell you about some exciting developments for the...
by Drew Masterson | Jan 8, 2021 | Coracle News
It will come as no surprise that we are all shocked and grieved by what transpired at our Nation’s capital on Wednesday. The lawlessness and violence on display in a space of such symbolic significance for our country is difficult to process. Just as (if not...
by Bill Haley | Dec 7, 2020 | Coracle News
Dear Friends of Coracle, Right around this time every year, I write a letter to you listing some of the great things that have happened through Coracle in the year almost passed and offering a little look ahead into the next year, and usually that letter ends up being...
by Coracle | Nov 30, 2020 | Coracle News
At Coracle, we are committed to the idea that the work we put into cultivating a vibrant inner-relationship with God is never just for our own benefit; that relationship is always meant to flow outwards into the brokenness of the world around us as acts of generosity,...
by Drew Masterson | Nov 16, 2020 | Coracle News
The challenge is to wait well. Over the past nine months, we have grown familiar with (and probably quite tired of) longing, hoping, and anticipating a promised restoration of life, peace, and community that remains on the unreachable horizon. As we relinquish...
by Coracle | Sep 28, 2020 | Coracle News
by Krista Cocozello It is written, “in the beginning, God created.” (Gen. 1.1) It is the first thing we learn about Him. It is no wonder then that we, made in God’s image, also have the desire to create. Creative outlets look different for everyone. For some, it...
by Coracle | Sep 3, 2020 | Coracle News
This election cycle is already generating anxiety, fear, and increasing polarization across our country and in our churches. We want to respond with a call to faithfulness, confidence, and love rooted in our security in Jesus’ love for us. We hope you will...
by Bill Haley | Aug 27, 2020 | Coracle News
Friends, it’s already been an intense year– severe storms of a pandemic and America’s racial reckoning have kicked up and are not done yet. And here comes our election season, and this storm will be very intense for the next couple of months while the other two keep...
by Bill Haley | Apr 6, 2020 | Coracle News
Peace be with you, friends. One of my dear mentors, Gordon Cosby, would say, “In times of crisis, go deeper…” We are in a crisis, and I’m ready to go deeper and help you go deeper too. Last week I wrote to our staff and board, “I’m feeling energized by the...
by Karla Petty | Mar 10, 2020 | Coracle News
“You’re like a mirror, reflecting me Takes one to know one, So take it from me…” –from “Dust to Dust” by The Civil Wars We’re all increasingly familiar and inundated – in religious and secular contexts equally – with the vocabulary around...
