by Coracle | Feb 13, 2026 | For the World
by: Kathy R. Williamson Bruce It means everything when we feel seen, right? Not just with a mere glance or a deep gaze but to be “seen”. In my opinion to be “seen” means to be authentically recognized, understood, and accepted for who you are at your core....
by Bill Haley | Jan 16, 2026 | Justice and Mercy
Justice-loving and Jesus-loving friends, the Repentance Project is now over 10 years old. Our formational resource “An American Lament” has been being used for almost as long. But friends, it is more timely now then it was then to take on and experience this 40 day...
by Bill Haley | Oct 29, 2025 | Church Unity, Contemplative Life
Around noon on Thursday October 16, Coracle offered our monthly zoom discussion “Questions That Matter”. The question for that day was “How do you handle disillusionment as it relates to the church and certain Christian leaders?” Then, unexpectedly, a couple hours...
by Coracle | Oct 23, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Bethany Blankespoor (Pastor) guides us into the life and prayer practice of Saint Clare of Assisi. A contemporary of Saint Francis, St. Clare developed a unique way of praying through the life of Jesus, and Bethany...
by Scott Buresh | Aug 13, 2025 | Contemplative Life
Can beauty save the world? Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn took up this question posed by Dostoevsky in his nobel prize winning speech in 1970. Coming out of the horrors of the Soviet gulags, Solzhenitsyn found himself convinced that beauty expressed through art could in...
by Coracle | Apr 8, 2025 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
In this “Space for God: Lent” devotional, Terry Timm (Pastor, Author, Coach) guides us through Jesus’ three temptations in the wilderness, a classic framing for the Lenten season. He demonstrates how ubiquitous Satan’s three temptations are in...
by Bill Haley | Mar 27, 2025 | Contemplative Life
Friends, I care about you, about your well being, your peaceableness, your deeper life in God, and each of our invitations to Christ-likeness, especially in this national moment in America. How might what we’re all going through be an agent of our personal deepening...
by Margot Eyring | Jan 17, 2025 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God: Beauty” devotional, Margot Eyring (Coracle Spiritual Direction Coordinator) invites us to explore how Jesus cared for himself and for others. Through the practice of imaginative Gospel reading, Margot guides us into a richer...
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 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 NaTasha Brown | Nov 21, 2024 | Contemplative Life
Last December I had an opportunity to share with our Coracle community through this journal article an experience I had that opened the eyes of my understanding to the difference between Justice and Mercy. I learned that mercy was something that we could achieve on...
by Coracle | Oct 3, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Laura Merricks (Spiritual Director) guides us into a time of visio and lectio divina focused on the famous icon by Andrei Rublev commonly called “The Trinity.” She helps us consider the far-ranging...
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 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...
by Ken Wettig | Sep 18, 2024 | Contemplative Life
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. – Matthew 11:28, The Message Imagine with me for a moment that you are the Son of God (stay with me), and you...
by Amy Boucher Pye | Jul 5, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Amy Boucher Pye (Author and Spiritual Director) guides us into a series of reflections on art and scripture designed to help us know and experience the loving gaze of God our Father. May we all heed Amy’s...
by Ken Wettig | Jun 18, 2024 | Contemplative Life
Join us August 2nd-3rd for 24 hours as a gathering of men seeking Jesus explore together what it might mean to be a faithful man today through our Fathers & First Things open retreat at Corhaven. Q: Do I need to be a father to participate? A: You do not need to be...
by Bill Haley | Jun 4, 2024 | Contemplative Life
Friends, it’s been a dizzying few weeks with current events and the news cycle. I wonder if you too catch yourself feeling emotionally and intellectually seasick? It’s a lot to keep track of, it’s a lot to feel, it’s a lot to hold. Here’s just a short and...
by Holly Scarberry | May 8, 2024 | Contemplative Life, Liturgical Seasons
This Sunday we celebrate Ascension Sunday! This is a time when many Christians celebrate the ascension of Jesus Christ to heaven. But what does Jesus’ ascension into heaven mean for us? Henri Nouwen offers a hopeful reflection on Jesus as the prodigal Son, who not...
by Coracle | May 1, 2024 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Wanda Bickers (Coracle Baltimore Administrator) guides us through a reflection on Luke 13:10-17, a beautiful scene where Jesus heals a crippled woman on the Sabbath. Wanda helps us enter into the woman’s perspective...
