by Coracle | Jun 10, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Margot Eyring (Coracle Spiritual Direction Coordinator) guides us through a reflective exercise by which we can grow better attuned to the balance of beauty and burden in our lives. Ultimately, she helps us to see how...
by Coracle | Jun 8, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In May 2021, we were thrilled to help Kayla Allen and MaryJo Peak host “The Retreat at Swift Run Farm,” which started with a desire to create a beautiful experience around the table that would nourish women through storytelling and delicious food. After...
by Danny Nasry | Jun 7, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Danny Nasry (Coracle Community Minister) guides us through the “Litany of Humility” which has been prayed for centuries, and his own composition, a “Litany of Dignity,” written as a complement to...
by Coracle | May 27, 2021 | Justice and Mercy
In this “Soundings Seminar,” Rev. Darryl Ford (Ikon Community Church) joins Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) for a clear-eyed conversation about the state of racial healing and justice in American churches one year after George Floyd’s...
by Bill Haley | May 27, 2021 | Contemplative Life
“…so that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world” Philippians 2.15 Paul speaks of “a crooked and twisted generation.” I wonder,...
by Coracle | May 26, 2021 | Contemplative Life
The leader of the Anglican Church in Nepal recently sent out this letter to the Anglican Relief and Development Fund (for which Rev. Bill Haley is Chairman of the Board). You’ll see below both that the situation is very dire, and that God is at work in powerful...
by Coracle | May 25, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: BIBLE” devotional, Patty Prasada-Rao (Repentance Project Coordinator) leads us through 1 Peter 5:10 as a response to the so many of us have asked during this year of suffering, sickness, and (at too many points) violence:...
by Drew Masterson | May 25, 2021 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
The Disciples were in a rut. A week ago, they had been left on a hillside, stiff-necked and gawking into an empty sky after their Lord was taken up from among them to heaven. Before he left, Jesus had once again shattered all their paradigms. Following the...
by Bill Haley | May 19, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) guides us through a time of music, scripture, and silence oriented around St. Patrick’s famous “Breastplate Prayer.” Whatever burdens you happen to be...
by Danny Nasry | May 19, 2021 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Simple Soundings” Devotional, Danny Nasry (Coracle Community Minister) reflects on the account of Jesus’ Ascension into Heaven from the book of Acts. He highlights how disorienting this experience would have been for the disciples, who had...
by Coracle | May 18, 2021 | For the World, Peacemaking
Like many of you, we are deeply grieved by the violence and unrest which continues to ripple through the Holy Land. We have long had a heart for and worked for peace in that region, leading 3 peacemaking pilgrimages to Israel/Palestine with Telos Group through the...
by Barbara Ryan | May 13, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Barbara Ryan (Coracle Associate) reflects on the deep reality of how beauty interacts with brokenness. She helps us all encounter God’s infinite power and desire to redeem and transform brokenness into...
by Coracle | May 11, 2021 | Contemplative Life
We are very grateful to feature this piece by our good friend Laura Mastroianni. Laura is a 2017 Coracle Fellowship Alumna, a regular at Coracle Community Gatherings, and a part of the launch team for the Coracle Fellowship in Baltimore, where she shares her...
by Drew Masterson | May 5, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Drew Masterson (Coracle Dir. of Comms & Dev) guides us through a series of scriptures highlighting some of the ways our humanity is imagined in the Bible– our intimate connection to the earth, God’s hands-on...
by Coracle | Apr 30, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Rev. Skip Ryan guides us through a prayerful encounter with the first five verses of Romans 5. He helps us connect with this passage at a heart-deep level, as we understand the ongoing, day-by-day experience of...
by Bill Haley | Apr 29, 2021 | Contemplative Life
“The great aim of the Holy Spirit is to get us abandoned to God.” -Oswald Chambers “The essence of spirituality is contained in this phrase: complete and utter abandonment to the will of God.” -Jean Pierre de CaussadeThese are bold statements from trusted disciples,...
by Coracle | Apr 29, 2021 | Contemplative Life
Below is a reflection written by Robert Mackay, a graduate of the 2017 Coracle Fellowship Program. We hope you will be blessed by his story and faithfulness, as we certainly have been! Read Robert’s Reflection LEARN MORE ABOUT ABANDONMENT TO GOD Explore The...
by Danny Nasry | Apr 27, 2021 | Creation
“No matter how urban our life, our bodies live by farming; we come from the earth and return to it, and so we live in agriculture as we live in flesh.” – Wendell Berry (The Art of the Commonplace) One of the most important questions a professor asked me in...
by Coracle | Apr 23, 2021 | Justice and Mercy
In this Soundings Seminar, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) interviews Dr. Josh Yates (Director of the Ormond Center) about his work helping churches understand and meet the needs of their communities across the country. They explore the fault lines...
by Karla Petty | Apr 23, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Karla Petty (Coracle Dir. of Program Development) guides us through a time of learning from the life and wisdom of Brother Lawrence (1614-1691). She weaves together scripture, music, and stories from Brother Lawrence to...
