by Erin Clifford | Nov 17, 2016 | Contemplative Life
Margin. That’s what I like to call it. A margin of faith. For me, one of the great challenges and opportunities we have in following Jesus is in maintaining a margin of faith in our lives. Where in our lives are we required to exercise faith? Where in our lives are we...
by Bill Haley | Nov 9, 2016 | Contemplative Life
REGARDLESS of the outcome of the election, I expected this to be a day of mentally disciplining myself to focus on King Jesus, joyfully focusing on the Kingdom of God that is here, near, and coming, celebrating that the Christian’s (and my) primary citizenship...
by Coracle | Nov 8, 2016 | Contemplative Life
Story and Photos by: Dean Luckenbaugh On a cool, cloudy Monday morning, I finished breakfast with a friend and headed from the DC suburbs to a quiet country retreat for a day set aside to hear from God. Against my will, the radio stayed off and I prayed through...
by Coracle | Nov 5, 2016 | Spiritual Direction
People are hungry to go deeper in God, hungry to know Jesus, grow in Jesus, and be the presence of Jesus in a hurting world. That’s what we’re encountering all the time through Coracle. There’s more desire than we can keep up with. Thankfully, God keeps bringing...
by Coracle | Nov 3, 2016 | Contemplative Life, Spiritual Direction
By: Heather Strube, Spiritual Director for Coracle in Baltimore, MD. As I discerned whether or not to walk forward with formalized training in Spiritual Direction, I have had to answer this question multiple times already from curious (and skeptical) friends. My...
by Coracle | Nov 3, 2016 | Contemplative Life
By: Giovanna Meek (Corhaven Intern – Summer 2016) It’s not uncommon that a caring Christian, especially one with an evangelical heart, might ask someone “do you know Jesus?” And, if a Christian is responding, she might begin with “well, yes…” and continue by...
by Coracle | Oct 28, 2016 | For the World, Pilgrimage
“Heal the sick in the town and say, ‘The Kingdom of God has come near to you’.” Jesus in Luke 10.9 For the past seven years, each September, the 8th grade class from Cambridge School in Baltimore has come down to Corhaven to begin their year with three days of...
by Karla Petty | Oct 21, 2016 | Contemplative Life, For the World
Coracle recently made its first foray into Coracle: Culture, and a group of us gathered to watch the much-talked-about film, Birth of a Nation. The film has drawn less attention for its content and Sundance Festival accolades than for the director and star Nate...
by Bill Haley | Oct 20, 2016 | Contemplative Life
The imagery can be as gentle as “a feather on the breath of God” (Hildegard) or as shocking as “immolate me” (Margaret Mary Alacoque), but the essence is the same. This is where the Christian life will ultimately lead if we want it and are willing to go there. This...
by Karla Petty | Oct 14, 2016 | For the World
The deep Monday morning sigh when the alarm goes off too early after a night of poor sleep is perhaps the best parallel to describe how I feel as an American facing the November 8 election. I am resigned to what is facing me and will get up and move forward, but am...
by Erin Clifford | Oct 5, 2016 | For the World
Bill and I have just returned from a wonderful two days in Albania with the World Vision staff from Albania and Kosovo. World Vision has an annual global Day of Prayer, and for their particular observance of this day the team decided to have an overnight retreat. This...
by Coracle | Oct 3, 2016 | Contemplative Life, For the World
Reflections by Hannah Zachman, a Theological Horizons Fellow 2017 Original post can be found here. In early September, the Horizons Fellows drove out through the rolling hills and harvest-ready fields of the Shenandoah Valley to experience a weekend of reflection,...
by Wade Ballou | Sep 22, 2016 | Contemplative Life
One of the questions I’ve been considering lately is, what does it mean to live in the kingdom of God? As I’ve talked with God about this, he continues to lead me back to the image of the garden. From the beginning of the Bible to the very end, the garden...
by Bill Haley | Sep 13, 2016 | Contemplative Life
TRANSCENDENCE. That’s what these live performances are for me. They take me to a different place, lift me up from the low places, take me again to the High Place of God’s presence, and Glory, and Truth. They feed my spirit, nourish my convictions, keep me wanting...
by Bill Haley | Sep 13, 2016 | Coracle News
Dear fellow pilgrims, As you know, from time to time I like to send a bit of a personal letter to share what I’m excited about and thinking about Coracle. At the beginning of fall, it’s time for that letter! We’re just on the heels of the canonization of Mother...
by Bill Haley | Sep 11, 2016 | Contemplative Life
This remembrance was written in the weeks following the September 11th terrorist attacks. I am grateful to be able to offer it afresh as we have the chance to remember the heroic gravity of a mature faith. “Vicarious” We were a great team that year, a...
by Bill Haley | Aug 29, 2016 | Contemplative Life
I’m really excited by the retreats we’re offering this fall. Something feels different about them. Deeper. More out there. Sober. Good. Deeply good. Even important. A bit more risky. And not for all, but still for many. First, If you’re anything like I am,...
by Coracle | Aug 26, 2016 | Contemplative Life
A few weeks ago, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s Washington DC Urban Program sent student leaders from around the DC area to Corhaven for a mid-project retreat. We posted about it here. What follows is a reflection from Medina Anderson, Bowie State, ’18 and...
by Bill Deiss | Aug 26, 2016 | For the World
Dear friends, The summer of 2016 is coming to an end. In one way I’m glad, as it was a very HOT summer. By HOT I mean more than just the temperature. The Middle East wars, the US killings between police and suspects, the lone wolf terrorism killings in the U.S.,...
by Coracle | Aug 24, 2016 | Contemplative Life
Listen to Bill’s sermon from The Falls Church Anglican on August 14, 2016 here:
