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 | Aug 14, 2024 | Pilgrimage
**Coracle is leading a Maryland Slavery Pilgrimage on September 7th & 8th (this event is full) and also a Racial History & Activism Pilgrimage in Arlington on October 19th. If you would like to learn more about future pilgrimages in Maryland and/or sign up...
by Scott Buresh | Jul 23, 2024 | Coracle News
The Coracle Fellowship in Baltimore starts its third cohort in person on Saturday, September 14th and we hope you can join us! This time, instead of taking 20 months for this powerful journey of spiritual formation and transformation, we’re doing it in 10 months. We...
by Coracle | Mar 17, 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...
by Coracle | Jun 15, 2023 | Contemplative Life, Justice and Mercy
In this special Juneteenth “Space for God” devotional, Kathy Bruce reflects on God’s liberating power through Scripture, story, and song. We hope you will be caught up in the spirit of celebration as you reflect on where you’ve seen God’s...
by Coracle | Jan 17, 2023 | Coracle News
On January 11, 2023, Rev. Bill Haley offered the fruit of Coracle’s 2022 Corporate Discernment Process— The Next Journey— and unpacked how the story of Jesus feeding the 5000 undergirds this new clarity and direction for Coracle’s mission. We hope you...
by Bill Haley | Dec 12, 2022 | Coracle News
Dear Friends and Fellow Pilgrims,At this year’s end, I’m truly excited to write to you again with a bit about where Coracle’s been this year, and more so where we are going. I hope you’ll join with us, whether you live in the Washington DC area, in Baltimore, in the...
by Kristy Wallace Grant | Sep 28, 2022 | Justice and Mercy
We invite you to join us for a watch party of “Harriet” on Friday night Oct 14, and journey with us to Harriet Tubman sites in Cambridge, MD on Oct 15! Find out why below. “…I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.” – Harriet Tubman The...
by Coracle | Jun 21, 2021 | Justice and Mercy
On June 19th, 2021, Coracle hosted our 5th annual Juneteenth Commemoration & Celebration, broadcast from the Corhaven Graveyard. This special online service wove together the themes of Honesty, Solidarity & Hope-in-Action, and it was a very impactful time.The...
by Bill Haley | Apr 7, 2021 | Coracle News
Happy Bright Week friends! This is the week when we continue to bask in the joy of the Resurrection, and there’s much to be joyful about, even as we carry the burdens of our days. There’s much to tell you about, many good things, and if you read between the lines of...
by Bill Haley | Dec 18, 2019 | Coracle News, Pilgrimage
Friends, there are some very exciting things coming up in 2020, and I really hope you’ll join in some of it. I can promise you adventure, God, heartache, joy, depth, wonder, and watching God do stuff in you, around you, and through you. Here are some highlights...
by Scott Buresh | Apr 2, 2019 | Contemplative Life, Creation
“Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the heights! Praise Him, all His angels, praise Him all His hosts! Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars! Praise Him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens. Let...
by Scott Buresh | Mar 6, 2019 | Contemplative Life
By: Scott Buresh, Coracle Spiritual Director Lent is a sweet anticipated season for me. Each year, I remember the image of coming home to the warm embrace of the Prodigal Father, eagerly awaiting my return. Dallas Willard describes repentance, central to the season...
by Scott Buresh | Nov 15, 2018 | Liturgical Seasons
As I look out my window at the multi-colored display of foliage, I find myself thanking God again for the gift of seasons, each with its own distinctive mood and beauty. Each leaf is a declaration of the mind and heart of God who envisioned creating a world full of...
by Coracle | Aug 31, 2018 | Contemplative Life, Spiritual Direction
Dear Friends, Two years ago, with the help of an amazing team, the Coracle Community-Baltimore started. Perhaps now more than ever, God is drawing together community in Baltimore around the motto of Spiritual Formation for Kingdom Action. Our oft-used image is that of...
by Rick Mastroianni | Jul 9, 2018 | Contemplative Life, Creation
On June 30, Kit and Greg Elmer hosted a creation retreat for some nature-starved urban pilgrims. I was seeking refuge from my fast-paced electronic, mechanical and artificial world. The Elmer’s home has a backyard gate that’s like Professor Kirke’s wardrobe...
by Coracle | May 22, 2018 | Contemplative Life, Spiritual Direction
Heather Strube, Coracle Spiritual Director in Baltimore, MD, on what spiritual direction means and why it’s important. As I have discerned whether or not to walk forward with formalized training [in spiritual direction], I have had to answer this question...
by Scott Buresh | Apr 17, 2018 | Contemplative Life
I am eternally grateful to Dallas Willard for gently and patiently opening my eyes to the reality of the kingdom of God in and around me right here, right now. Like many Christians I had come to experience relating to God as someone who loved me dearly, dearly enough...
by Karla Petty | Apr 2, 2018 | Contemplative Life, For the World
One of the primary features of living Christianity as Christ has called us to live it is being a part of community. Whatever Myers-Briggs personality type you are, or where you fall on the introvert-extrovert spectrum, there is no getting around the fact that Christ...
by Scott Buresh | Mar 31, 2018 | Contemplative Life, For the World
What a sweet and tender Lenten season for many of us here in Baltimore who have been journeying together with George Hopkins and the Repentance Project. We have encountered great darkness and brokenness in our past with tentacles that reach into the present. We opened...
