by Coracle | Nov 15, 2023 | For the World, Justice and Mercy, Peacemaking
During this “Second Wednesday” gathering in Northern Virginia, we were joined by David Katibah of Telos Group. Telos exists to form communities of American peacemakers across lines of difference and equip them to help reconcile seemingly intractable...
by Ken Wettig | Oct 20, 2021 | Contemplative Life
In this “Space for God” devotional, Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister for the Shenandoah Valley) shares a story from Desmond Tutu, a South African Anglican cleric. It is a profound story about Tutu’s first encounter with Trevor Huddleston, a...
by Coracle | May 18, 2021 | For the World, Peacemaking
Like many of you, we are deeply grieved by the violence and unrest which continues to ripple through the Holy Land. We have long had a heart for and worked for peace in that region, leading 3 peacemaking pilgrimages to Israel/Palestine with Telos Group through the...
by Coracle | Mar 29, 2021 | For the World, Peacemaking
Coracle · Becoming Reconcilers: Lessons from a Civil War In this Soundings Seminar, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) interviews Vesna Tift, a survivor of the Yugoslav Civil War, to learn from her experience of working as a reconciler between estranged...
by Karla Petty | Mar 9, 2021 | Peacemaking
What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. James 4:1-2 Surely the arm of the Lord is not too...
by Karla Petty | Feb 4, 2020 | Church Unity, For the World, Peacemaking, Pilgrimage
Bill and I would like to invite you all to come with us and Coracle to Bethlehem in Palestine for the Christ at the Checkpoint Conference, held June 5-9 this year. This conference is offered every other year by a broad coalition of evangelical Palestinian Christians...
by Drew Masterson | Jul 1, 2019 | Creation, For the World, Justice and Mercy, Peacemaking, Pilgrimage, Vocation
Whether you are new to the Coracle community or have been journeying with Coracle for a decade, at some point I imagine you have been struck by the broad array of offerings and causes this ministry has chosen to make available and to pursue. I might as well list them...
by Coracle | Apr 24, 2019 | Pilgrimage
By: Karen McNary Participant on our recent Slavery in Virginia Pilgrimage, April 13-14, 2019 I came into Coracle’s Slavery in Virginia Pilgrimage on Palm Sunday weekend feeling hurt but hopeful, exacerbated yet expectant. The weekend marked the end of the sixth...
by Bill Haley | Apr 18, 2019 | For the World, Peacemaking
I returned from the Holy Land just 10 days ago from Coracle’s most recent pilgrimage with the Telos Group. What struck me this time particularly was how central caves are in the story of Christ and the hope of the world. In Israel where stone is the dominant feature...
by Bill Haley | Feb 21, 2019 | For the World, Justice and Mercy, Liturgical Seasons
Brothers and sisters, we are ALL pained by the ongoing and exacerbated tensions around race in our moment. And I know if you’re reading this, you want to be part of the healing and part of the reconciliation. To help us do this, me and quite a few dear friends are now...
by Coracle | Aug 24, 2018 | Pilgrimage
It’s almost the end of summer and many have traveled somewhere, or may try squeezing something in over the Labor Day weekend. These journeys are meant to bring us to beautiful places, grant us restoration, time with loved ones, renewal of relationships, and...
by Coracle | Apr 20, 2017 | Contemplative Life, Pilgrimage
by: Katie Kallam Going into my pilgrimage to the Holy Land, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I knew that I would encounter holy places, sites where Jesus walked, where he lived and died, but I knew very little about the modern Israeli/Palestinian conflict. I...
by Coracle | Apr 15, 2017 | Pilgrimage
by Sharon Hoeck, Telos Group Office Manager At the beginning of last month, we gathered with many of you to talk about disrupting the status quo of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. What does it look like to try to understand a reality that can be described by...
by Karla Petty | Apr 13, 2017 | For the World, Peacemaking, Pilgrimage
Sometimes I struggle with the dual nature of Christ: fully God and fully man. For me, it’s easier to see him as divine than as human. It keeps Him at a comfortable distance. From March 28 – April 6 I traveled with a group of 25 other pilgrims in the Holy Land...
by Bill Haley | Apr 12, 2017 | For the World, Pilgrimage
CLICK HERE for a compilation of Bill Haley’s reflections from pilgrimages taken solo and also with Telos Group to the Holy Land over the years.
by Coracle | Mar 3, 2016 | Peacemaking
We love this bold statement of faith issued from a meeting of Messianic Jews and Palestinian Christians, hosted by the Lausanne Initiative for Reconciliation in Israel-Palestine (LIRIP) and held in Cyprus in January 2016. Born out of a long-standing relationship...
by Coracle | Nov 2, 2015 | Contemplative Life, Peacemaking
The following post was originally posted on this site by Yonce Shelton (Spiritual Director with Coracle). During our trip to Israel and Palestine, we met with lifelong peacemaker and former Archbishop Elias Chacour. After he shared his story of commitment to...
by Bill Haley | Apr 13, 2015 | For the World, Peacemaking
Five words and each one of them are critical. The motto of Coracle is “Spiritual Formation for Kingdom Action”. That is to say, the purpose of our becoming like Jesus is not simply for our own self-actualization. It’s got to move outward. Likewise, our efforts...
