by Bill Haley | May 21, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Coracle News
Sometimes called “the most influential pastor you’ve never heard of”, Gordon Cosby was one of my mentors. (Oh, what undeserved, mysterious Grace!) In retrospect, Gordon ranks high on the list of human beings who have not just taught me, but formed me. (How could I...
by Bill Haley | May 21, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Coracle News
Friends, you’re invited to a special Coracle weekend, June 13-14, 2025. 1) A retreat experience on Saturday, June 14: “Spiritual Formation FOR Kingdom Action IN Community” from 9:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Our vision for this time is to have a shared experience for...
by Coracle | May 2, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Dr. Barbara L. Peacock (Author and Spiritual Director) guides us into the practice of lament. She offers us time and space to lament whatever is weighing most heavily on our hearts in this season, and then helps us to bring those...
by Ken Wettig | Aug 16, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister) invites us to consider the Biblical definition of rest and its central importance to abundant life with God. He guides us through a “life audit” so that we can see more...
by Chris Lugo | May 23, 2024 | Contemplative Life
Dear Friends, This year I have been impacted by the power of story. We’ve all heard them from our friends, family, TV shows and social media feeds. Some stories are good, they encourage, inspire, and mold us into who we are! I have shared some of those stories...
by Scott Buresh | Mar 6, 2024 | Contemplative Life
Do not hurry as you walk with grief It does not help the journey Walk slowly, pausing often Do not hurry as you walk with grief Be not disturbed by memories that come unbidden Swiftly forgive and let Unspoken words, unfinished conversations be resolved in your...
by Kristy Wallace Grant | Sep 22, 2023 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: BIBLE” devotional, Kristy Wallace Grant (Repentance Project Director) invites us to reflect on Jesus’ challenging question in Matthew 12: “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” She helps us consider...
by Jessica Clark | May 16, 2023 | Coracle News, For the World, Vocation
Are you looking for community or for ways to make space for reflection on God’s movement in your life? Consider joining us for The Deeper Journey! The Deeper Journey is a monthly, virtual gathering space for us to come together from wherever we are. We meet on the...
by Coracle | Apr 12, 2023 | Coracle News
Looking for updates on The Next Journey? Bookmark this space for future news! June 5, 2023: Exciting new updates for the Next Journey March 29, 2023: Coracle announces sabbatical for Bill Haley, Coracle executive director March 22, 2023: Updates at Corhaven...
by Bill Haley | Mar 7, 2023 | Coracle News
Over the past several months you likely have heard us talking about “The Next Journey” for Coracle. The Next Journey, which came from our corporate discernment last summer, focuses on Community, Mission, and (initially) four Spaces. Thematically, The Next Journey...
by Scott Buresh | Jul 26, 2022 | Contemplative Life, Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage is a centuries-old gift that Coracle embraces and fosters. One of the gifts of ministering with Coracle is the freedom I have to partner with others in pursuing God in the company of others. In 2019 I experienced the richness of the Virginia Slavery...
by Bill Haley | May 20, 2022 | Contemplative Life
In this Soundings Seminar, Rev. Bill Haley offers a summary of what he has come to learn about the discipline of corporate discernment through extensive reading and personal experience. Simply put, one of the most common and impactful ways God speaks to us is through...
by Coracle | Apr 22, 2022 | Justice and Mercy
In this Soundings Seminar, Rev. Bill Haley converses with Dr. Walter E. Fluker about the overlapping and sometimes competing visions of community held by Howard Thurman and Martin Luther King, Jr. One of the leading Thurman scholars in the world, Dr. Fluker also...
by Danny Nasry | Mar 2, 2021 | Contemplative Life, Justice and Mercy
Although the liturgical season of Lent began two weeks ago, many of us were unable to come together with our church communities to receive ashes on our foreheads. And yet, many of us may feel as though we’ve had ashes on our foreheads for many months already. Some...
by Coracle | Feb 4, 2021 | Coracle News
Blaise Pascal once wrote, “In difficult times carry something beautiful in your heart.” This seems vitally important as we all continue through difficult times brought on by the pandemic, political strife, and racial brokenness. In a boat, ballast is the weight...
by Bill Haley | Jan 12, 2021 | Coracle News, Justice and Mercy, Peacemaking
As we emerge out from underneath 2020, we imagine you remember one of the most powerful experiences over the summer–– The Juneteenth Lament for racial injustice broadcast live from the Corhaven Graveyard. We want to tell you about some exciting developments for the...
by Bill Haley | Nov 12, 2020 | Church Unity, Contemplative Life, Justice and Mercy, Vocation
In May 2014, I had the opportunity to preach on this question, and I did something I’d never done before and haven’t done since. I wrote the sermon first as a long essay, writing it as completely as possible so I could get it all out on the page, and unsurprisingly...
by Drew Masterson | Sep 3, 2020 | Contemplative Life, Justice and Mercy
On Friday, August 31st, Bill Haley and I had the opportunity to join around 120 pastors, ministry leaders, and laypeople to walk the 9 miles from Old Town Alexandria to Black Lives Matter Plaza out in front of the White House as part of Walk the Walk 2020. Bill has...
by Bill Haley | Aug 31, 2020 | Contemplative Life
This was a uniquely meaningful spiritual practice to undertake, and if you ever feel the desire to take a stab at your own spiritual autobiography, I collected some thoughts on different guidelines and postures that might help you get started. You can find...
by Bill Haley | Jun 4, 2020 | Justice and Mercy
We gathered to seek God’s will. We gathered to discern. We were black and white Christians, about 15 of us, from Orlando, D.C., Richmond, Minneapolis, and Atlanta, from churches, non-profits, foundations, and the government. We met at a small farm in Virginia’s...
