by Coracle | Apr 18, 2026 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God” Devotional, Bethany Blankespoor guides us into a series of reflective encounters with Jesus’ post-resurrection interactions with his disciples. This practice enables us to enter more deeply into and more fully savor the...
by Coracle | Apr 3, 2026 | Church Unity, Contemplative Life, For the World, Justice and Mercy, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent” devotional, Nate Bacon (InnerCHANGE Missionary) shares the stories of several Central American martyrs and their disciples. May their steadfastness, courage, and dedication to Jesus in the face of violent opposition draw us...
by Amy Boucher Pye | Mar 6, 2026 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God” devotional, Amy Boucher Pye (Author and Spiritual Director) guides us into an imaginative prayer exercise on Jesus’ temptation in the desert from Matthew 4. Through this scene, Amy invites us into the messy middle of the Lenten season, where...
by Coracle | Mar 1, 2026 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God” devotional, Debra Donnelly-Barton (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into her devotional reflection from Ash Wednesday. Drawing inspiration from T.S. Eliot’s poem marking the start of Lent, Debra helps us consider afresh our Lenten...
by Jessica Clark | Feb 18, 2026 | Liturgical Seasons
“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Today millions of followers of Jesus will—or have already—said these words. It’s Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of the season of Lent. Historically, the church has recognized this season as a time for...
by Coracle | Dec 18, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent” devotional, Dr. Scott Buresh (Coracle Baltimore Minister) transports us back to before time began, when the Trinity dwelled together in love, planning and preparing for our creation and all it would cost. Drawing on...
by Coracle | Dec 11, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent” devotional, Jan Haugen (Docent, National Gallery of Art) guides us through a time observing and reflecting upon The Adoration of the Shepherds by Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo. She helps us appreciate the theological valence of the...
by Bill Haley | Dec 4, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent” devotional, Rev. Bill Haley offers a distinction between songs for Christmas and songs for Advent. He invites us to sit with the anticipatory yearning and musical beauty of six of the season’s most beautiful songs,...
by Ken Wettig | Nov 26, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
Last Friday I, probably like you, heard the news story of 315 Nigerian children being abducted from their Catholic school by armed militants in want of ransom money. As I thought about this upcoming Advent themed article I had been planning, I felt myself growing...
by Coracle | Nov 13, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent” devotional, Wanda Bickers (Coracle Spiritual Director) helps us prepare for the Advent season by guiding us through a space visio divina focused on Rembrandt’s “Simeon in the Temple.” The painting draws us...
by Jessica Clark | Nov 5, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
A few weeks ago I was worshiping in chilly stone churches in England, seeing my breath in the air as I joined in the responses and prayers. Morning prayer always including the Song of Zechariah, and evening prayer the Song of Mary. These two prayers Luke records for...
by Bill Haley | Apr 23, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
Around this time two years ago, a friend gifted me with an insight that was not hers, but rather from a line in Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poem, “The Wreck of the Deutschland”: “Let him Easter in us, be a dayspring to the dimness of us.” Easter as a verb! Wow!...
by Amy Boucher Pye | Apr 17, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent” devotional, Amy Boucher Pye (Author & Spiritual Director) guides us through the first half of Passion Week. She helps us slow down and attend to Jesus’ intentionality through a turbulent week— from his anointing at Bethany and...
by Coracle | Apr 11, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent” devotional, Rev. Anne Grizzle (Spiritual Director) guides us through a reflective overview of the events of Holy Week. From the Triumphal Entry to the thief on the Cross, Anne invites us to prepare our hearts to fully immerse ourselves...
by Coracle | Apr 8, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent” devotional, Terry Timm (Pastor, Author, Coach) guides us through Jesus’ three temptations in the wilderness, a classic framing for the Lenten season. He demonstrates how ubiquitous Satan’s three temptations are in...
by Bill Haley | Jan 4, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent” devotional, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) guides us into an immersive encounter with the classic Christmas hymn, “O Holy Night.” By prayerfully engaging the lyrics and beholding two different...
by Coracle | Dec 20, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent” devotional, Kathy Bruce guides us into an imaginative reflection on Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem. What might they have talked about? How might they have reflected on their prior year? Their future? Kathy...
by Coracle | Dec 13, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent” devotional, artist and author, Bette Lynne Dickinson, guides us into a visio divina based on her work, “Prepare the Way.” This painting foregrounds the birth of John the Baptist and highlights his central role...
by Scott Buresh | Dec 10, 2024 | Liturgical Seasons
I find rest in the restorative flow of God’s created rhythms; the cyclical repetition of days, months, and seasons; and the rhythms of birth, growth, and aging that mark our lives. I also cherish recurring anniversaries and designated days of remembrance and...
by Ken Wettig | Nov 26, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
“They were longing for a better country—a heavenly one.” – Hebrews 11 “After I became a Christian, I understood why I’ve always been homesick at home.” – G.K Chesterton, Orthodoxy What child, no matter how virtuous they may be, after opening...
