by Chris Lugo | Feb 24, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: BIBLE” devotional, Chris Lugo (Coracle Community Minister) guides us into the dynamics of doubt. He takes a close look at Mark 6 and identifies two main types of questions people were asking about Jesus: questions of authority and questions of...
by Margot Eyring | Feb 20, 2024 | Spiritual Direction
Are you looking for a Spiritual Director or for someone else? For the past 5 or 6 years, I have been assisting people who are curious about finding a spiritual director to discern whether they are really looking for a spiritual director or for some other type of...
by Jeff Lindeman | Feb 18, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Jeff Lindeman (Sr. Dir. of Strategy & Operations) guides us through a few simple and accessible ways he takes refuge in God in his daily life. Through reflecting on some Psalms, music, and art, Jeff invites us into...
by Chris Lugo | Feb 16, 2024 | Coracle News, For the World
Dear Friends, The last time I wrote to you I told the story about my parents and how they learned English. It was hard for both of them and it was their story that left a mark on my own story. Stories are an important part of being human. Recently, I was watching a...
by Coracle | Feb 16, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty,” Spiritual Director Laura Merricks guides us into a practice of Visio Divina pairing a beautiful print by artist Scott Erickson with Jesus’ famous message about worry at the end of the Sermon on the Mount...
by Coracle | Feb 15, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In our modern world, where our days and attentions are constantly harried and fragmented, the Christian traditions of Sabbath and Retreat offer an invitation to a deeper, richer life with God. Since we began over a decade ago, Coracle has sought to create spaces to...
by Bill Haley | Feb 13, 2024 | Liturgical Seasons
For a long time I’ve liked to think of Lent as a coming home, a turning around from whatever takes me from God and a coming back home into the arms of the loving forgiveness of God. It’s a time to reflect on the subtleties of sin and sins in our own lives, for...
by Bill Haley | Feb 8, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) guides us through a series of reflective prompts that help us wrap our minds around what it means to be “a contemplative” and then to discern in ourselves which...
by Coracle | Feb 8, 2024 | 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 that we have received from our Lord...
by Bill Haley | Feb 7, 2024 | Contemplative Life
For a long time, my simple definition of ‘contemplation’ has been, “Being present to the presence of God,” tweaked perhaps to, “Being present to the loving presence of God.” The second is a helpful reminder, but it is actually a redundancy. God’s presence is by...
by Coracle | Feb 3, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Kristy Wallace Grant (Repentance Project Director) celebrates National Freedom Day by reflecting on Paul’s powerful reflection on freedom in Galatians 5:1 through thoughtful prompts and beautiful works of...
by Margot Eyring | Feb 1, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Margot Eyring (Coracle Spiritual Direction Coordinator) guides us into a time of remembering and of being remembered. She invites us to re-narrate our stories from childhood in light of God’s loving care. In the process, we...
by Scott Buresh | Jan 30, 2024 | Contemplative Life
I find myself basking in a season of great richness. My heart is swelling with gratitude for how Jesus is choosing to be with me and inviting me to be with Him in diversity of contexts and settings. Whether I’m traveling with Jesus in the company of friends or...
by Coracle | Jan 26, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Creation
In this “Space for God: BIBLE” devotional, Kathy Bruce helps us move out of the Zoom room into the cathedral of creation. She guides us to quotes and scriptures that powerfully worship God by attending closely to the beauty, majesty, and scale of...
by Coracle | Jan 26, 2024 | 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 that we have received from our Lord...
by Jeff Lindeman | Jan 24, 2024 | Contemplative Life
You may have noticed the “Read, Watch, Listen” section at the bottom of Coracle’s weekly newsletter. These are articles, videos, podcasts and music that we have found helpful, informative, and encouraging. I have something maybe a bit different to suggest this week....
by Bill Haley | Jan 21, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Exec. Dir.) guides us into the ancient practice of breath prayer. Through this simple but profound practice, we can experience God’s indwelling, loving presence at any time in any place. We pray you...
by Chris Lugo | Jan 20, 2024 | Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God” devotional, Rev. Chris Lugo (Coracle Community Minister) offers a helpful introduction to the season of Epiphany. He digs into the history and practice of Epiphany, the deeper meanings of the word Epiphany, and the powerful...
by Chris Lugo | Jan 19, 2024 | Coracle News
Many of you may not know that my parents immigrated to the U.S. in the 1970’s. My mother was brought by my grandmother in her teens while my father escaped through joining the military. Both came from poverty and neither knew English very well when they came to the...
by Ken Wettig | Jan 18, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister) guides us into the famous story of Moses encountering God through the burning bush from Exodus 3. He encourages us to resist the temptation to get so caught up in our...
