by Coracle | Apr 24, 2018 | Contemplative Life
By: Judith James “ ‘Let NOT the wise man glory in his wisdom; let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches; But let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, That I am the Lord, exercising...
by Scott Buresh | Apr 17, 2018 | Contemplative Life
I am eternally grateful to Dallas Willard for gently and patiently opening my eyes to the reality of the kingdom of God in and around me right here, right now. Like many Christians I had come to experience relating to God as someone who loved me dearly, dearly enough...
by Coracle | Apr 6, 2018 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
By: John Gardner The role of Pilate has always been among the most confusing aspects for me in the story of the Passion of Christ. Why does this figure play such an important role in the story? Why was it necessary to narrate Pilate’s conversations with Jesus and...
by Karla Petty | Apr 2, 2018 | Contemplative Life, For the World
One of the primary features of living Christianity as Christ has called us to live it is being a part of community. Whatever Myers-Briggs personality type you are, or where you fall on the introvert-extrovert spectrum, there is no getting around the fact that Christ...
by Scott Buresh | Mar 31, 2018 | Contemplative Life, For the World
What a sweet and tender Lenten season for many of us here in Baltimore who have been journeying together with George Hopkins and the Repentance Project. We have encountered great darkness and brokenness in our past with tentacles that reach into the present. We opened...
by Bill Haley | Mar 30, 2018 | Contemplative Life, Spiritual Direction
The power of God was shown most clearly at the resurrection of Jesus. God defeated death. The love of God was shown most clearly on the cross of Christ. God poured out his life for us. And Jesus said, “Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another” (John...
by Coracle | Mar 27, 2018 | For the World, Pilgrimage
Coracle&ARDF Return to Nepal October 12 – 22, 2018 A joint pilgrimage with Coracle, ARDF and the Diocese of Singapore. Join us for a Vision Trip to visit the Anglican Church in Nepal. Serve alongside Nepalese Christians in Kathmandu and Pokhara, with the...
by Coracle | Mar 17, 2018 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
Printable PDF of this prayer can be found here: St. Patrick’s Breastplate I bind unto myself today The strong name of the Trinity: By invocation of the same, The Three in One and One in Three. I bind this day to me for ever By...
by Wade Ballou | Mar 15, 2018 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
The season of Lent often coincides with tax season and these days we can find ourselves sorting through receipts and bank statements taking stock of our year financially, as well as taking stock of our interior lives. Any examination connected to federal income taxes...
by Bill Haley | Feb 9, 2018 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Abide in my love. – John 15:9 As we move into Lent next Wednesday, here are some thoughts that are helpful to keep firmly in mind and heart. When you’re going to truly consider and climb down into the depth of...
by Coracle | Feb 7, 2018 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
As we approach the season of Lent one week from today, please see this printable PDF that we put together of some resources we really like. We want to particularly point you toward An American Lent, an online tool which we helped develop to dive into this season of...
by Karla Petty | Feb 2, 2018 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
With Lent beginning on Valentine’s day, and Easter falling on April 1 (April Fool’s day) it’s already a struggle to enter in to an important liturgical season, even before it has started. Even without competing with greeting card holidays, it’s...
by Scott Buresh | Jan 30, 2018 | Contemplative Life, Pilgrimage, Spiritual Direction
Recently I returned with Heather Strube from Southeast Asia having done a strange mission trip with Coracle: offering spiritual direction and formation in a far off land with those bringing Jesus in even farther off lands! That doesn’t happen without some context....
by Bill Haley | Jan 29, 2018 | For the World, Justice and Mercy, Liturgical Seasons
In every way Jesus was the Great Reconciler, bridging the gap between God and us, and also bringing together disparate and divided people into community and even family. To follow this man is to sign up to be a reconciler and peacemaker, especially in places and times...
by Scott Buresh | Jan 24, 2018 | For the World, Justice and Mercy, Liturgical Seasons
One of the greatest gifts God has given me through Coracle is an invitation to respond meaningfully to the ongoing process of healing the lasting legacy of racial injustice in the United States. As much as I would wish that we were a city and country where love and...
by Karla Petty | Jan 16, 2018 | Contemplative Life
For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. ~ Proverbs 2:6 Time and again, the bible instructs us to seek wisdom. In Proverbs 8, wisdom is personified as a woman who calls out to the “children of man”. For many of us, seeking wisdom...
by Bill Haley | Jan 4, 2018 | Contemplative Life
Happy New Year, friends! As 2018 begins to unfold, no doubt it will be an interesting year for each one of us, full of challenges and joys. Some of those joys and challenges maybe we can anticipate, and many we have no idea are coming! But we can be assured that...
by Coracle | Dec 30, 2017 | Contemplative Life
John Rogers wrote this poem two years ago regarding his experiences sailing his own boat as well as angst over US politics. He found our website while studying the story from John 21 about Peter and the other disciples fishing. Thank you for sharing this beautiful...
by Bill Haley | Dec 26, 2017 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In the very early hours of December 24, 2017, my mom –JoAnn Neburka Haley– passed on from this life to the next, having lived 83 years on this earth and forever in the world to come. It was not a surprise to us, we’d known it was coming these past two years and these...
by Wade Ballou | Dec 22, 2017 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
The year was 1933, deep into the Great Depression. In Murphy, NC, a small Appalachian town, a group of evangelicals seeking to raise funds had been ordered out of town. At one point before leaving: “A girl had stepped out to the edge of the little platform...
