by Coracle | Jun 23, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, John Bruce draws on insights from Scripture and Dallas Willard to help all of us live with a moment-by-moment awareness of being in the presence of God. The God who created the cosmos is the same God who is intimately...
by Jeff Lindeman | Jun 21, 2023 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
“Free Books for Summer Reading” That’s what the sign said. Along with the books were water bottles and Oreo cookies provided on the tables. If you came to our Coracle – Arlington ministry space at 8:30 AM just a week or so ago you would have seen kids with...
by Coracle | Jun 15, 2023 | Contemplative Life, Justice and Mercy
In this special Juneteenth “Space for God” devotional, Kathy Bruce reflects on God’s liberating power through Scripture, story, and song. We hope you will be caught up in the spirit of celebration as you reflect on where you’ve seen God’s...
by Jeff Lindeman | Jun 15, 2023 | Coracle News
Dear Friends, Coracle, as you know, announced The Next Journey towards the end of 2022, and I am excited today to share how God has been working to bring about our desire to more significantly incarnate our focus on Community, Mission, and Spaces! As we have sought...
by Kristy Wallace Grant | Jun 13, 2023 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
“Eat it with bread made without yeast. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast, as when you escaped from Egypt in such a hurry. Eat this bread – the bread of suffering – so that as long as you live you will remember the day you departed from...
by Coracle | Jun 8, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, author and vocational coach Terry Timm guides us into the theme of feasting in the Christian Story. By reflecting on the Eucharist (the feast that was) and the Eschatological Banquet (the feast that will be), Terry...
by Amy Boucher Pye | Jun 1, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Amy Boucher Pye (Coracle Spiritual Director) shares a practice she has come to deeply value for its ability to draw God into the very midst of our daily life—our needs, desires, and feelings. By personalizing Psalm 23, we can come...
by Kristy Wallace Grant | May 26, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Bible”, Kristy Wallace Grant (Repentance Project Director) guides us into an encounter with Psalm 139 in all its beauty and fullness. Drawing together Scripture, story, and song from different cultures, she invites us to worship...
by Jeff Lindeman | May 23, 2023 | Contemplative Life
I find artificial intelligence, “AI”, interesting and intriguing. I am reading articles about the possibilities and potential of AI, listening to what is said, and watching movies. I recently rewatched Free Guy starring Ryan Reynolds. In the movie, “Guy” is a...
by Abigail Whitehouse | May 20, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Rev. Abigail Whitehouse (Truro Anglican Church) guides us into the rich history of “Remembrance Stones.” Weaving together history, music, and spiritual practices, she helps us to see more clearly how the...
by Jessica Clark | May 16, 2023 | Coracle News, For the World, Vocation
Are you looking for community or for ways to make space for reflection on God’s movement in your life? Consider joining us for The Deeper Journey! The Deeper Journey is a monthly, virtual gathering space for us to come together from wherever we are. We meet on the...
by Coracle | May 11, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty,” Jan Haugen (National Gallery of Art Docent) guides us into a close and prayerful viewing of Jan van Eyck’s masterful depiction of the Annunciation. She uses this painting to help focus our attention on the small...
by Scott Buresh | May 9, 2023 | Contemplative Life, Spiritual Direction
We are desiring beings. We bear God’s image in longing for connection and beauty, for shalom/wholeness in its fullest sense; where God’s unfailing steadfast love is embraced and shared by all. Where justice in its purest sense of love being realized in all our...
by Coracle | May 4, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Ann Bodling (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us through a few simple but profound prayers from hard-working Christians in the Hebrides, a collection of islands off the northwest coast of Scotland. They are heart-cries...
by Coracle | Apr 28, 2023 | Contemplative Life
What do the feasts of the Bible reveal about our place in today’s tired world? In short, everything.From Genesis through Revelation, redemptive history is captured through feasts. Through them, God calls his people to commemorate mercy, delight in grace, and...
by Scott Buresh | Apr 27, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Scott Buresh (Coracle Community Minister) guides us into an encounter with an artistic interpretation of Psalm 23 by African-American painter Henry Ossawa Tanner. Scott first offers space for imaginative prayer with both...
by Jeff Lindeman | Apr 25, 2023 | Justice and Mercy
At our Second Wednesdays meeting in February, Coracle explored the connection between “Spiritual Formation and Justice”. We hosted a conversation with Rev. Bill Haley, Coracle’s Executive Director; Kristy Wallace Grant, Director of The Repentance Project; and Rev....
by Coracle | Apr 20, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Debra Donnelly-Barton (Coracle Spiritual Director) helps us confront and disentangle ourselves from our attachments. Through the story of the rich young ruler and rooted in the ancient Franciscan “Via Negativa,” Debra...
by Ken Wettig | Apr 18, 2023 | Coracle News
Without a few harrowing twists and turns, stories can quickly lose any sense of plot, on the other hand without an ultimate redemptive conclusion, it doesn’t much seem like a story at all. Over the last decade of life I have come to embrace a conviction, which I...
by Mary Gardner | Apr 14, 2023 | Contemplative Life, Creation
In this “Space for God: Beauty,” Rev. Mary Gardner (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into a meditation on the splendor of flowers—their vibrancy, their diversity, and their fragrance all pointing to the gratuitous love of God in creation. We hope you...
