by Bill Haley | Aug 20, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Coracle News
On this, the 100th “Space for God” reflection, Rev. Bill Haley celebrates the tremendous gift these Tuesday morning gatherings have been over the past 2 years, and then, he guides us into a time of encounter with God through the presence of other people. ...
by Danny Nasry | Aug 16, 2022 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
Over the course of the last 8 Wednesdays, a group of some 50 pilgrims and I have journeyed together through the award-winning book Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation As an Exercise in Hope by an Anglican priest, the Rev. Dr. Esau McCaulley. ...
by Danny Nasry | Aug 14, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Creation
In this “Space for God” reflection, Danny Nasry (Coracle Community Minister) brings us into contact with the glorious over-abundance of God’s creation. Through water and daisies and even romanesco, Danny helps us slow down and let ourselves be awed...
by Coracle | Aug 3, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Rev. Andy Peck-McClain (Coracle Spiritual Director) invites us into the prayer life of Howard Thurman. He shares some of Thurman’s story, a prayer composed by Thurman, and finally the audio of Thurman reading Psalm 139. We...
by Drew Masterson | Jul 29, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Drew Masterson (Center for Christian Study, UVA) offers a reading, reflection, and prayer exercise from C.S. Lewis’ famous book, The Screwtape Letters. Written from the perspective of a demon, Screwtape, giving advice on how...
by Scott Buresh | Jul 26, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage is a centuries-old gift that Coracle embraces and fosters. One of the gifts of ministering with Coracle is the freedom I have to partner with others in pursuing God in the company of others. In 2019 I experienced the richness of the Virginia Slavery...
by Coracle | Jul 21, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty,” worship pastor Ryan Scarberry guides us through the classic hymn “Come Down O Love Divine.” The hymn’s poetic lyrics and stirring melody invite us to consider the comforting, refining, beautiful presence...
by Jeff Lindeman | Jul 14, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Jeff Lindeman (Coracle’s Sr. Dir. for Strategy & Operations) guides us through a few different ways of prayerfully engaging Psalm 119:33-40. Ultimately, he prompts us to ask God for Life as it’s meant to be lived....
by Bill Haley | Jul 14, 2022 | Contemplative Life
The old joke goes something like this: A man was speaking to God and he asked him, “God is it true that to you a thousand years are a minute?” “That’s true,” God replied. “And is it true that to you $1,000,000 is like a...
by Ken Wettig | Jul 7, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister) guides us through a reflection on the interplay between our hope and the story God is telling throughout the whole cosmos. Weaving together Scripture, Prayer, Tolkien, and music, Ken offers a...
by Coracle | Jun 29, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: BIBLE,” Kristy Wallace (Repentance Project Director) invites us to reimagine Israel’s feast days through the lens of the African-American cultural tradition of “Homecoming.” Sometimes we can feel very removed from...
by Bill Haley | Jun 29, 2022 | For the World
For good reason there’s been a lot of coverage in all forms of media of last week’s Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Among the many things I’ve read, I found this summary of an editorial in the Vatican...
by Jeff Lindeman | Jun 29, 2022 | Contemplative Life
At any time and in any culture, offering hospitality and inviting the stranger in is a powerful testimony to the love and welcome of God. And, it’s a beautiful invitation for us as Christians. Searching Google for the definition of “hospitality” gives this, “the...
by Abigail Whitehouse | Jun 24, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” reflection, Rev. Abigail Whitehouse guides us through a prayerful exercise to help us embrace our places of tenderness in order to more deeply encounter our God who wept. Those who sow in tears will reap in joy, and we hope this...
by Coracle | Jun 23, 2022 | Church Unity
In this Soundings Seminar, Bill Haley is joined by Dr. Vincent Bacote (Wheaton College) and Dr. John Inazu (Washington University of St. Louis) to discuss the well-documented experience of fracturing taking place in the American church. They reflect thoughtfully on a...
by Coracle | Jun 14, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Margot Eyring (Coracle Spiritual Direction Coordinator) offers a handful of helpful ways that we can attune our prayer to the community of love that is our Triune God. From breath prayer, to body prayer, to visio divina, this is a...
by Bill Haley | Jun 10, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God,” Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) guides us through a reflection on the secret power of our weakness when turned over to God. The bulk of the time is spent in prayerful reflection and listening to “Come...
by Bill Haley | Jun 9, 2022 | Justice and Mercy
Writing “Essential Christianity” in late December, 2020 was a great joy for me, a personal act of worship, a chance to comprehensively write what I believe, what I believe Christianity teaches, and what are the many implications of that teaching. It also enabled me...
by Drew Masterson | Jun 7, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Coracle News
As we have pursued our two major series this year– “Discernment: Hearing God in a Noisy World” and “Doubt, Deconstruction & Redemption”– we have come to recognize a significant overlap at the core of what each is pursuing. At root, both series are seeking to help...
by Ken Wettig | Jun 3, 2022 | Creation, For the World
What is a more important Kingdom Action priority, gun violence prevention, creation care, or racial justice? What often gets our attention is whatever is trending on the news cycle. I am no exception. Two trips to Canada within the last year highlight this tension....
