by Bill Haley | May 10, 2024 | Coracle News
Dear Friends, It gives me great joy to let you know that God has been and is doing “more than we could ask or imagine” (Eph. 3.20) in the ministry of Coracle! Read on about that, but first let me say thank you again for your faithful support of this ministry. You...
by Scott Buresh | May 8, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” Dr. Scott Buresh (Coracle Community Minister) guides us into an expansive and enticing vision of God’s kingdom of beauty, justice, and shalom—starting with our particular place and God-ordained tasks. He guides us...
by Holly Scarberry | May 8, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
This Sunday we celebrate Ascension Sunday! This is a time when many Christians celebrate the ascension of Jesus Christ to heaven. But what does Jesus’ ascension into heaven mean for us? Henri Nouwen offers a hopeful reflection on Jesus as the prodigal Son, who not...
by Coracle | May 1, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Wanda Bickers (Coracle Baltimore Administrator) guides us through a reflection on Luke 13:10-17, a beautiful scene where Jesus heals a crippled woman on the Sabbath. Wanda helps us enter into the woman’s perspective...
by Bill Haley | Apr 30, 2024 | Contemplative Life
This past weekend I was privileged to be the speaker for the annual men’s retreat of Redeemer Anglican Church in Richmond, well pastored by the Rev. Dan Marotta. It was sweet, my deepest memories are of the one on one conversations I got to enjoy. The topics were...
by Bill Haley | Apr 30, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Creation
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) guides us into an uplifting meditation on the beauty of the spring season. He weaves together music, footage of creation, and scripture to help us behold and magnify...
by Coracle | Apr 25, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Justice and Mercy
He has shown you, O man, what is good;And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?Micah 6:8 NKJVLive Justly, Love, Mercy, Walk Humbly…These are three instructions we have received from our Lord about how to...
by Ken Wettig | Apr 24, 2024 | Contemplative Life
Friends, Coracle’s youth ministry program, SLAQ (Servant Leader Quest, based out of the Shenandoah Valley), has two exciting upcoming opportunities we’d like to share with you. First, Join us online or in-person for a major milestone in the SLAQ...
by Chris Lugo | Apr 19, 2024 | Contemplative Life
For the last couple of months I’ve talked about stories (read more here & here!) The power of stories and how they move people to not only hear but understand people who are very different from ourselves. When we listen to stories we hear different parts or...
by Coracle | Apr 18, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Rev. Andy McClain (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us through a famous baccalaureate address given by Howard Thurman called, “The Sound of the Genuine.” Weaving Thurman’s remarks together with...
by Bill Haley | Apr 17, 2024 | For the World
I’ve known John Inazu for a long time, all the way back to our Kairos young adults community in the early 2000s, and I always appreciate any opportunity to talk with him. He’s wise, thoughtful, and good, a deep lover of Jesus. I always come away from our conversations...
by Chris Lugo | Apr 15, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Rev. Chris Lugo (Coracle Community Minister) guides us through a number of artistic reflections on what it means to be beloved and to see ourselves that way. He draws upon 1 John 4’s depiction of God as love and...
by Kristy Wallace Grant | Apr 10, 2024 | For the World, Justice and Mercy
On March 28th, I had the opportunity to chat with Kate Denson of Justice Walks DC. Kate, who is on staff with InterVarsity as their National Director of Justice Programs, is also a licensed tour guide who has been creating and leading tours in and around...
by Bill Haley | Apr 10, 2024 | Church Unity, Coracle News, For the World
Dear friends, I’d like to invite you to join me and Bishop Todd Hunter virtually for an online conference Saturday, June 8 from 10am-3pm ET “Do You Want to Be Well: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Healing for the Church in America.” We, along with others, are offering...
by Coracle | Apr 6, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: BIBLE” devotional, Rev. Chris Lugo (Coracle Community Minister) guides us into the Lord’s Prayer, with a particular focus on the transformative and deeply encouraging vision of God the Father carried in these words of Jesus. ...
by Coracle | Apr 4, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Kathy Bruce guides us into a practice of contemplative worship drawing out how creation’s spiritual potential. Specifically, she focuses on how the act of gardening can instruct us about God and form us as...
by Jessica Clark | Apr 2, 2024 | Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent” devotional, Jessica Clark (Coracle Development Manager) guides us into a practice of Gospel Contemplation focused on John’s account of the Last Supper. She invites us to place ourselves imaginatively in the room with...
by Mary Gardner | Mar 28, 2024 | Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent” devotional, Rev. Mary Gardner (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into a practice of Visio Divina, or “holy seeing,” focused on the events of Holy Week. She invites us to attend to diverse artistic depictions...
by Bill Haley | Mar 26, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
Friends, as followers of Jesus we are to be incarnations of the Incarnation. The actual invitation of the Christian faith is not just to believe in Jesus or be like Jesus or tell others about Jesus (as right as these thing are), but actually to be the presence...
by Chris Lugo | Mar 23, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
Confession isn’t merely a spiritual discipline, it is a way to be human. In this “Space for God: Lent” devotional, Rev. Chris Lugo guides us through Psalm 32, unpacking what confession really means and how important it is to living the life Jesus...
