by Bill Haley | Feb 18, 2025 | Contemplative Life
“Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, For the facing of this hour, For the facing of this hour.” from God of Grace, and God of Glory, words by Harry Emerson Fosdick. Y’all, these are indeed ‘times that try men’s (and women’s) souls’. Underneath every raging sea...
by Coracle | Feb 6, 2025 | Justice and Mercy
By Gwendolyn Payton | RRG Growing up in Middle Georgia in the 50’s and 60’s, my siblings and I were led to faith by our parents. America was still living under the 1896 Supreme Court case: Plessy v. Ferguson. This case upheld the constitutionality of “separate...
by Coracle | Jan 24, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Justice and Mercy
In this special MLK Day “Space for God” devotional, John and Kathy Bruce guide us into a time of prayer and reflection on the life, example, and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. After a quick introduction to King, they offer up a handful of King quotes...
by Scott Buresh | Dec 10, 2024 | Liturgical Seasons
I find rest in the restorative flow of God’s created rhythms; the cyclical repetition of days, months, and seasons; and the rhythms of birth, growth, and aging that mark our lives. I also cherish recurring anniversaries and designated days of remembrance and...
by Kristy Wallace Grant | Oct 4, 2024 | Pilgrimage
One by one, each pilgrim arrived. Before boarding the bus to embark on MD Slavery Pilgrimage, we took a moment to circle up for introductions. Looking at the faces around the circle, our eyes said some of us were still waking up, but our spirits were fully awake...
by Scott Buresh | Sep 24, 2024 | Contemplative Life
Eight years ago I was given the precious gift of roaming the British countryside for three weeks with my 3 adult daughters and my son-in-law. We wandered trails through the Cotswolds, the Malvern Hills, and the Lake District, each beautiful In their own distinctive...
by Bill Haley | Sep 11, 2024 | Contemplative Life
Late last year I felt led to try to stay closer to the Desert Fathers and Mothers, those Christians from around the southeastern Mediterranean basin in the 3rd and 4th centuries. Their desire for union with God and a God-ly life led them to great renunciations, much...
by Bill Haley | Sep 6, 2024 | Justice and Mercy
Two steps forward, one step back. Three steps forward, two steps back. That’s how progress towards racial justice and healing in America can seem. So what does a follower of Jesus who longs for the Kingdom of God to come and for the Beloved Community to become real...
by Coracle | May 20, 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 we have received from our Lord about how to...
by Jessica Clark | Apr 2, 2024 | Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent” devotional, Jessica Clark (Coracle Development Manager) guides us into a practice of Gospel Contemplation focused on John’s account of the Last Supper. She invites us to place ourselves imaginatively in the room with...
by Mary Gardner | Mar 28, 2024 | Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent” devotional, Rev. Mary Gardner (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into a practice of Visio Divina, or “holy seeing,” focused on the events of Holy Week. She invites us to attend to diverse artistic depictions...
by Chris Lugo | Mar 23, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
Confession isn’t merely a spiritual discipline, it is a way to be human. In this “Space for God: Lent” devotional, Rev. Chris Lugo guides us through Psalm 32, unpacking what confession really means and how important it is to living the life Jesus...
by Coracle | Mar 21, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent” devotional, Ann Bodling (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into a reflection on the spiritual resonance of light. Beginning with scripture, she then draws in other classic prayers that address, from different angles, our deep longing...
by Kristy Wallace Grant | Mar 14, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent” devotional, Kristy Wallace Grant (Repentance Project Director) guides us into the famous “Hall of Saints” imagined in Hebrews 11. Her spacious offering invites us to consider the saints in our lives who have walked before us in faith and...
by Coracle | Mar 13, 2024 | For the World
*Even while living in Holland, Dave has become dear to us through his regular participation in almost everything we offer on Zoom with words of deep wisdom and humility. We’re delighted he’d share with us all his work and recent experience in Ukraine. – Bill by...
by Coracle | Mar 9, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent” devotional, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) guides us into the story of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. He helps us appreciate the human, emotional dimension of Jesus’ life on display in this moving scene, in order to...
by Jeff Lindeman | Mar 7, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent” devotional, Jeff Lindeman (Coracle Sr Dir for Strategy & Operations) guides us into the little spiritual journey Paul narrates in Ephesians 2:1-10. Jeff slows us down enough to appreciate how this profound passage narrates our...
by Margot Eyring | Mar 2, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Margot Eyring (Coracle Spiritual Direction Coordinator) helps us reflect on our stories in such a way that we actively cultivate the hope and expectation of our future transformation by God. She guides us into a...
by Ken Wettig | Feb 29, 2024 | Contemplative Life
There is a way that seems right to a person, but in the end its way is death.” – Proverbs 14:12 Two only sons, each deeply loved by their father, stumble up a mountain heavy with the wood of their own sacrifice upon their shoulders. One is named Isaac, and his...
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...
