by Bill Haley | Sep 11, 2015 | Contemplative Life
Sleepers, Awake! by Bill Haley Sometimes I don’t want to sleep, Because it’s all too wonderful. I sit and ponder nothing And everything at once. I hold my longings unlisted with an open heart And trust the Brooding One, who is here To hear And prod me when my eyelids...
by Abigail Whitehouse | Sep 8, 2015 | Creation
While I was interning with Coracle at Corhaven, Bill asked me to write about the connection between spiritual formation and creation care. And after a bit of thinking, and writing, I’ve come to this conclusion: that creation care is spiritual formation. End stop. When...
by Abigail Whitehouse | Sep 2, 2015 | Creation
Too often we might think of “creation care” as something that we can opt to do – something for people with a natural “green thumb,” a desire to garden or an environmentalist impulse. We can easily forget that creation care is both a mandate from God and a form of...
by Gabriel Dodd | Aug 31, 2015 | Contemplative Life
In early August, I accepted a full time position as Pastor of Youth and Young Families at Montezuma Church of the Brethren in Dayton, VA. Beginning on September 15 I will be working full time at the church, and will be part time at school finishing my MDiV. This is...
by Bill Haley | Aug 29, 2015 | Coracle News
I’ve lost count of how many years (OK, not really…19 years) that Carol Jackson has been a dear friend to me, a partner in ministry, and deep sister in the Lord. We teamed up on so many projects at The Falls Church that I (honestly this time) actually have lost...
by Abigail Whitehouse | Aug 27, 2015 | Creation
Below is a list of articles (in quotations) and books (italicized) for those who are interested in learning more about creation care. -Abigail Hull On the theology behind Creation Care “Wendell Berry, the Christian Soul and Creation...
by Coracle | Aug 25, 2015 | Contemplative Life
Here is a post by a friend of ours about a reflective prayer practice called the Examen Prayer. It is a powerful way to recognize God in our everyday activities. This Summer I Prayed the Examen by Abby Deatherage This summer, by happenstance and friends-of-friends...
by Chrissy Koach | Aug 19, 2015 | Contemplative Life
Sensory clutter surrounds us. Extremely sensitive to it, I’ve used toilet paper from public rest rooms to plug my ears in school hallways, coffee shops, and grocery stores. Why is so much “nothing” available, and why at such loud volumes, in such bright colors? And...
by Abigail Whitehouse | Aug 13, 2015 | Spiritual Direction
The goal of spiritual formation is what our Eastern Orthodox brothers and sisters like to call “theosis,” or union with God: Christ taking up residence so fully within us that, in the words of Paul, “it is no longer [we] who live but Christ who lives in [us]”...
by Coracle | Aug 10, 2015 | Contemplative Life, Creation, For the World
This article was originally posted to First Things. John Murdoch is a great friend of Coracle, God, and the earth…find out more about him here. The Pope And The Plowman: The Rhetorical Rendezvous of Francis and Wendell Berry After you exit the interstate and...
by Bill Haley | Aug 6, 2015 | Coracle News
Dear fellow-pilgrims, as is often with these letters, I like to finish by offering a deep treat at the end, so read all the way to the and find out what it is this time. And as you know, from time to time I like to offer a more personal letter to let you know of...
by Bill Haley | Aug 6, 2015 | Contemplative Life
Lord, a holy man make me, set apart blown apart to be set free and dance deep and wild a tender fire wicking words into heat and light so some may see life truly lived quiet penetrating and...
by Bill Deiss | Jul 29, 2015 | For the World
Bill Deiss wears many hats including being a board member for Coracle, and the Executive Director for Anglican Relief and Development Fund. Below is a reflection written for ARDF about Transforming our world, and we thought it was also fitting for the Coracle...
by Coracle | Jul 29, 2015 | Contemplative Life
We came across this blog about marriage and self-sacrifice: “…J.R.R. Tolkien was happily married for 55 years. In contrast, the modern divorce rate is shockingly high, and some are giving up on monogamous marriage altogether, claiming it simply isn’t...
by Coracle | Jul 27, 2015 | Contemplative Life
By Ann Karl Slusarz I used to be extremely consistent in my devotional life. I remember getting up at 5:30 in the morning as a middle school student to spend time in the Bible. I also participated in discipleship programs that required weekly Bible memorization and...
by Abigail Whitehouse | Jul 20, 2015 | Contemplative Life
In a recent conversation with a friend, I mentioned “the false self.” I’m not sure the context of our conversation or why I used the phrase, but my friend quickly responded back, “yeah – that’s it! I’ve heard that phrase before. In fact, my counselor just mentioned...
by Bill Haley | Jul 12, 2015 | Contemplative Life, For the World, Justice and Mercy
Bill preaches on the essence of Coracle at Restoration Anglican Church in Arlington.
by Wade Ballou | Jul 6, 2015 | Contemplative Life
We live in a frenzied and seemingly chaotic world. We drive ourselves to distraction with our devices and multitasking. We strive for the next customer, contract, or position. For many the electronic world means that the work world is always present. We carry our...
by Bill Haley | Jul 2, 2015 | Contemplative Life
15 Years Ago Today!! But this was written about two weeks after we said, “Yes.” Reflections on Our Wedding– by Bill and Tara Scherer Haley The Irish Celts had a word for those locations where God seems to be more easily seen. They called them ‘thin...
by Abigail Whitehouse | Jul 2, 2015 | Contemplative Life
In Psalm 21:4, it says that David “asked life” from God and God “gave it to him – length of days forever and ever,” as the New King James renders it. When I read those words last week, I was struck by David’s request. He wanted...
