by Coracle | Aug 13, 2021 | Contemplative Life, Vocation
In this Soundings Seminar conversation, educators Carla Mueller, Abri Nelson May, and Squire Newsome talk with co-moderators Karla Petty (Coracle’s Dir. of Program Development) and Erica Adams (Redemptive Education’s Assistant Director) about the interplay...
by Bill Haley | Aug 10, 2021 | Justice and Mercy
It’s a word that currently evokes intense reactions in America: reparations. Taking the simplest meaning of the word, reparations is not particularly threatening or scary. ‘Reparations’ has as its root ‘repair,’ which simply means fixing something that is broken. ...
by Scott Buresh | Aug 5, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Dr. Scott Buresh (Coracle’s Baltimore Community Minister) guides us through a short visio divina exercise using a painting of the Celtic Saint Brendan the Navigator. He also weaves in the biblical story of Jesus...
by Coracle | Jul 30, 2021 | Contemplative Life
“This conversation is such rich nourishment… spiritual fudge, beautiful!!” Online Viewer Gwen In this Soundings Seminar, Rev. Bill Haley (Executive Director of Coracle) talks with psychiatrist Dr. Curt Thompson about the role of beauty and desire in...
by Coracle | Jul 30, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Anne Grizzle (faculty, Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation) guides us through a time of listening intercession. Too often, we jump right into praying for what we think we should pray for without asking the Lord to...
by Coracle | Jul 22, 2021 | Contemplative Life, Justice and Mercy
In this “Space for God: BIBLE,” Steve Park (Founder and Executive Director of Little Lights) guides us through the arc of scripture related to God’s coming Kingdom of Justice and mutual flourishing. He offers us a rousing invitation to join...
by Danny Nasry | Jul 16, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Danny Nasry (Coracle Community Minister) guides us through Proverbs 8, the iconic depiction of “Lady Wisdom” and helps us step into God’s invitation to “unselfconscious delight,” or play. If...
by Karla Petty | Jul 13, 2021 | Contemplative Life
The idea of Sabbath is as old as Creation, when God took the seventh day to rest (Genesis 2:1-3). In Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 10, we find that everyone in the household, even little ones, observes the Sabbath. God’s call to regular rest even extended to the farm...
by Sarah Kohrs | Jul 8, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Sarah Kohrs (Dir. of Corhaven Graveyard) guides us through a meditation on finding beauty in brokenness. She draws upon the cross-cultural tradition of artfully binding broken pottery to draw us into God’s...
by Bill Haley | Jul 7, 2021 | Coracle News
As part of this year’s “Beauty for Ballast” offerings, we’re delighted to host Dr. Curt Thompson for our July Soundings Seminar to discuss themes from his forthcoming book, The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community. Over...
by Bill Haley | Jul 6, 2021 | Contemplative Life
Along with Common Good Things and the whole Coracle team, Tara and I are excited to invite you to a gorgeous time at Corhaven on Saturday, July 31st we’re calling “Enjoying God’s Gifts: A Taste of Sabbath.” We didn’t really plan it for this reason, but now it comes to...
by Danny Nasry | Jul 6, 2021 | Contemplative Life, Creation
I hope your summer thus far has been a gift, and full of the promise of more gifts just around the corner. Perhaps you have a little getaway coming up, or you just returned from a 4th of July celebration. Or maybe you’re enjoying simpler gifts, like the powerful...
by Coracle | Jul 2, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Dr. Ben Sammons guides us through a reflective reading of “Adventures in New Testament Greek: Nous” a poem by acclaimed poet and theologian Scott Cairns. The poem invites us into a spiritual exercise meant to...
by Coracle | Jun 25, 2021 | Church Unity
In this Soundings Seminar, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) explores the teachings and significance of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) with an ordained Catholic Priest, Fr. Ben Petty. They walk through the 7 major themes of CST, discuss how those themes...
by Coracle | Jun 25, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: BIBLE” devotional, Rev. Darryl Ford (Ikon Community Church) guides us through the too-often-forgotten first 9 verses of Proverbs 31. He shares how they offer the church a vision of leadership grounded in prudence, sobriety, and...
by Bill Haley | Jun 25, 2021 | Contemplative Life
A few summers ago while vacationing in the High Country of North Carolina, my family found ourselves at a gym devoted to rock climbing, with high-pitched walls and many multi-colored hand and foot holds molded and screwed to the walls in a variety of patterns. ...
by Coracle | Jun 22, 2021 | Contemplative Life
by PJ Whittington “I would rather die for Jesus Christ than rule the last reaches of the earth. My search is for Him who died for us; my love is for Him who rose for our salvation. The pangs of new birth are upon me. Forgive me, brethren. Do nothing to prevent...
by Coracle | Jun 21, 2021 | Justice and Mercy
On June 19th, 2021, Coracle hosted our 5th annual Juneteenth Commemoration & Celebration, broadcast from the Corhaven Graveyard. This special online service wove together the themes of Honesty, Solidarity & Hope-in-Action, and it was a very impactful time.The...
by Sarah Kohrs | Jun 15, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Sarah Kohrs (Dir. of Corhaven Graveyard) guides us through the key themes of a spiritual pilgrimage, filtered through her family’s recent pilgrimage to Native American reservations in the Southwest United...
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...
