by Coracle | May 7, 2026 | Contemplative Life
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by Coracle | Apr 30, 2026 | Contemplative Life
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by Coracle | Apr 9, 2026 | Contemplative Life
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by Mary Gardner | Feb 14, 2026 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Rev. Mary Amendolia Gardner (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into the spiritual riches of illuminated manuscripts. She offers historical context for this centuries-old tradition before inviting us to...
by Coracle | Dec 11, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent” devotional, Jan Haugen (Docent, National Gallery of Art) guides us through a time observing and reflecting upon The Adoration of the Shepherds by Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo. She helps us appreciate the theological valence of the...
by Bill Haley | Dec 4, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent” devotional, Rev. Bill Haley offers a distinction between songs for Christmas and songs for Advent. He invites us to sit with the anticipatory yearning and musical beauty of six of the season’s most beautiful songs,...
by Coracle | Nov 20, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Zoe Hansen (Spiritual Director and Retreat Facilitator) invites us to meditate on the concept and experience of joy as we approach the holiday season. She breathes life into C.S. Lewis’ somewhat heady...
by Coracle | Nov 13, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent” devotional, Wanda Bickers (Coracle Spiritual Director) helps us prepare for the Advent season by guiding us through a space visio divina focused on Rembrandt’s “Simeon in the Temple.” The painting draws us...
by Coracle | Oct 6, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Debra Donnelly-Barton (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into a time of contemplative writing. Unlike other forms of devotional writing, contemplative writing is meant to be shared as a witness to God’s loving sovereignty and...
by Coracle | Aug 27, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Wanda Jones-Yeatman (Leadership Expert) guides us into a time of visio divina centered on “The Touch,” a painting by Aaron Hicks and Alan Hicks. The painting depicts the scene from Mark 5:21-34, when...
by Coracle | Jul 25, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Jimeka Jones Setzer (Spiritual Companion) invites us to let a little joy into our lives by attending to and moving our bodies as an act of worship. She guides us into a “body scan” practice,...
by Drew Masterson | May 23, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Drew Masterson (college minister) guides us through a few musical and poetic reflections on the Lord’s Prayer. We tend to grow overfamiliar with this most beloved prayer, and these artistic responses offer...
by Coracle | May 8, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty,” Bette Dickinson (artist and author) guides us into the deep wisdom of Jesus’ teaching in John 12:23, where he illustrates the upside-down growth model of his kingdom with the image of a seed falling into the soil. She...
by Mary Gardner | Mar 29, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Rev. Dr. Mary Amendolia Gardner (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into a time reflecting on and writing songs of praise to God. She introduces us to a few simple songwriting tools to get us started and...
by Coracle | Mar 13, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Jan Haugen (Docent, National Gallery of Art) guides us through a time observing and reflecting upon Johannes Vermeer’s 1664 work, “Woman Holding a Balance.” By helping us understand the...
by Amy Boucher Pye | Feb 20, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Amy Boucher Pye (Author, Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us into a time of poetry and prayer. She introduces us to the poetry of Amy Scott Robinson, as well as the biblical poetic form of the refrain. Ultimately, she...
by Bill Haley | Jan 4, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent” devotional, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) guides us into an immersive encounter with the classic Christmas hymn, “O Holy Night.” By prayerfully engaging the lyrics and beholding two different...
by Coracle | Dec 13, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Advent” devotional, artist and author, Bette Lynne Dickinson, guides us into a visio divina based on her work, “Prepare the Way.” This painting foregrounds the birth of John the Baptist and highlights his central role...
by Bill Haley | Nov 19, 2024 | Contemplative Life
Before we knew the outcome of this year’s presidential election, we knew that all of us would need a chance to pause, remember Who is truly in control, and experience refreshment from the wonderfully loving rule of King Jesus. Bach’s B-Minor Mass is a...
by Coracle | Sep 21, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Jan Haugen (National Gallery of Art Docent) guides us into an encounter with Bartolome Esteban Murillo’s The Return of the Prodigal Son. She draws on Murillo’s story, historical context, and technique to...
