by Coracle | Jan 19, 2015 | Justice and Mercy
Notes from “Honoring the Forgotten” a first conversation about the slave cemetery at Corhaven held on January 16, 2015 (MLK Day Weekend) Corhaven is located at 2883 Quicksburg Road, Quicksburg VA 22847 Local residents of Shenandoah County and also the History Club of...
by Bill Haley | Dec 9, 2014 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
I’ve been waiting five years for this. On the property of Corhaven, there is a slave cemetery dating from the mid-1800s. While we’ve quietly and prayerfully tended it, it’s time to really honor our brothers and sisters who lay there. This is no small feat, and one...
by Coracle | Nov 26, 2014 | Justice and Mercy
We cannot escape the news and the situation in Ferguson, nor should we. Lord, have mercy. These events remind us that there is much work to be done for racial reconciliation in America. Not only do we pray for peace in Ferguson, but we pray for change in our own...
by Bill Haley | Jun 19, 2014 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
Exactly one year ago today I was in Israel and Palestine with The Telos Group. My full blogs about that can be found here. It could have been that exactly one year ago I visited the Tent of Nations, a stunning example of Christian faith, life, and what it means to...
by Coracle | Feb 7, 2014 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
It was with the Telos Group and Todd Deatherage that I went to the Holy Land this past summer. Their work continues to be the most inspiring I’ve encountered recently on this troublesome and critical complex situation in the Holy Land, Middle East, and our...
by Coracle | Oct 27, 2013 | Justice and Mercy
When folks come out for group retreats at Corhaven, we often suggest that they bring a donation of food to offer to a ministry out here in Shenandoah County called “Luke’s Backpack”. What’s this all about? It’s a tragically common...
by Gabriel Dodd | Oct 17, 2013 | Justice and Mercy
“No more hurting people. Peace.” These are the words of 8-year-old Martin Richard, of Dorchester, Massachusets. They are from a poster he created in school, after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. When Martin Richard was killed in the bomb blast at...
by Bill Haley | Feb 23, 2013 | Justice and Mercy
In 1997, some old friends and those who would become old friends hosted the Emerging Urban Leaders Summit in Washington DC, with the help of Re:generation Quarterly, The Falls Church, and Leadership Network. We wanted to name and capitalize on the fact that God was...
by Bill Haley | Feb 23, 2013 | Justice and Mercy
The long, tedious work of love in the ordinary is what the work of justice most needs. So said another old friend, Gary Haugen, who spoke this morning. His talk opened by reflecting on the problem that remains: 27 million people in slavery…more than New York,...
by Bill Haley | Feb 23, 2013 | Justice and Mercy
This conference is impressive, and so heartening (more on that later). But some thoughts on the opening plenary session. A note about scope: several thousand people in the Philadelphia Convention Center (the majority quite on the younger side) from around the...
by Bill Haley | Feb 22, 2013 | Justice and Mercy
If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard the word ‘justice’ already, well… The effect of so much attention on one topic from so many different angles can hurt the head, and it makes me ask, “OK, now just what are we talking about again? And just what is...
by Bill Haley | Feb 22, 2013 | Creation, Justice and Mercy
Corhaven is a 17 acre slice of earth, given to our community to steward well for the purposes of God which includes stewarding well the land itself. Peter Harris is the founder and international director of A Rocha (their motto “Christians in Conservation”), a well...
by Bill Haley | Feb 22, 2013 | Justice and Mercy
Thoughts from a break-out session by Paul Metzger on Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Mother Teresa, and John Perkins Believe in a suffering God Believe in a resurrected God See Jesus in relation to the poor Sense your own poverty in relation to the poor Lay down your life for...
by Bill Haley | Feb 22, 2013 | Justice and Mercy
At a smaller breakfast this morning sponsored by World Relief, Lynne Hybels shared her story of her own transformation. In her words, if you’d told her ten years ago she’d be deep in the work of working for peace in Israel/Palestine and offering hope to the women of...
by Bill Haley | Feb 21, 2013 | Justice and Mercy
Coracle · The Blessing of Pursuing Justice Just over one year over a year ago, The Falls Church Anglican did a four-week sermon series on justice. Kicking it off with the sermon above, I reflected on the Christian’s privilege of being able to work for justice, and...
by Bill Haley | Feb 20, 2013 | Justice and Mercy
Dear friends, I’m going to be quick to the point, and then make a bigger point. The point: This Thursday night through Saturday I’m going to be participating in The Justice Conference in Philadelphia with World Relief, to be with a few dear dear friends...
by Coracle | Feb 13, 2013 | Justice and Mercy
Not only does Tara do hospitality and creation care, but much more! Tara’s heart is ministry for people on the margins, and this is part of that ministry. The following is an article was originally posted HERE. ‘Suitcase Clinics’ deliver health...
by Bill Haley | Nov 3, 2012 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
Something Coracle seems to specialize in is being able to walk with those whose lives are on the front lines of seeing some of the worst that a broken world can throw, whether poverty, injustice, violence, and all sorts of disillusionment. Last week, I was grateful to...
by Bill Haley | Oct 5, 2012 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
In the northeast corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), The Bishop of the diocese of Aru was the first to say what we’ve heard several times since in the last two days since we arrived, “When you visit us, we know we are in your hearts, when you visit Congo...
by Bill Haley | Oct 4, 2012 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
It’s normal when I travel for our seven year old daughter, Iona, to give me a little something for my suitcase. For this trip, she offered a larger fluffy dolphin and a slightly smaller doll. “Those are great, sweetie,” I said, “but these ones might be a little too...
