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Reflection | “Grace and Parents” | Bill Haley

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back on Father's Day in 2018. He shares the role grace and forgiveness play in our relationships with our parents throughout the different stages of our lives.

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Conversation | Awakening Souls with Terry Timm

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we offer an exclusive For the Journey conversation between Rev. Bill Haley and Terry Timm— a coach, consultant, and pastor with a heart for music, theology, and the deep spiritual journey. They discuss a wide range of topics, from the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises to beauty and Bono. We hope you are blessed by their conversation!

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Prayer Practice | “Praying for America” | Jeff Lindeman

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

On this special 4th of July "Space for God," Jeff Lindeman guides us through a time of intercession for our country. In a cultural moment when we are confronted by aggressive appeals to be either uncritically optimistic or pervasively pessimistic about America, Christians have a unique opportunity to inhabit a middle way—praying for the real good in our country to flourish while also confessing and repenting of our country's unique patterns of sin and brokenness. We hope you are blessed by this time!

Jeff drew upon two resources for this devotional:

"How to Pray for Our Country" (developed by Cru)
The Book of Common Prayer

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Conversation | Cherishing Celtic Christianity with Mark Condy

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we offer an exclusive For the Journey conversation between Rev. Bill Haley and Mark Condy, a longtime lover and popularizer of Celtic Christianity. They discuss what they each appreciate most about the Celtic tradition, swapping favorite stories of Celtic saints along the way, before closing with some of their most cherished Celtic prayers.

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Reflection | “Grace and Friendship” | Bill Haley

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2018. In John 15, Jesus reveals something profound— that he views his disciples not as servants but as friends. Bill unpacks this tremendous gift of grace and the ways this gift can shape our lives for the better.

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Conversation | Loving America Toward Justice with Kathy Bruce

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we offer an exclusive For the Journey conversation between Rev. Bill Haley and Kathy Bruce, a beloved member of the Coracle Baltimore Community and the host of Kitchen Table Conversations with Kathy. They discuss what it looks like to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary amid persistent racial injustice, and Kathy offers a model of a faithful and courageous way forward.

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Seminar | "Changing the World like a Monk" | Bill Haley

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a lecture offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2019 to culminate an ecumenical retreat coordinated by Truro Anglican Church. He makes the case that Protestant Christians have much to learn from the Benedictine tradition of contemplation as the wellspring for a stronger movement toward God and into the world.

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Conversation | Longing for the Deeper Life with Brian Carrier

Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we offer an exclusive For the Journey conversation between Rev. Bill Haley and Brian Carrier, Discipleship Pastor at The District Church in Washington, D.C. They discuss a wide variety of topics, ranging from Biblical earthquakes and the role of creation in the divine drama, to Mother Teresa, Thomas Aquinas, and the contemplative life.

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Prayer Practice | “Be Still and Know” | Chris Lugo

Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a "Space for God" devotional offered by Rev. Chris Lugo (Pastor). Chris unpacks several dimensions of the memorable phrase from Psalm 46:10, "Be Still and Know that I Am God." What does it actually mean to be still? How might we—in our frenzied, modern lives—take steps towards stillness?

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Introducing “A Common Way” with Scott Buresh and Wade Ballou

Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share an exclusive For the Journey conversation between Rev. Bill Haley, Scott Buresh (Coracle Baltimore Community Minister), and Wade Ballou (Co-pastor of the Coracle Community). They discuss Celtic Christianity, Ignatian spirituality, pilgrimage, the Desert Fathers, the development of Western monasticism, and much more. All of this serves as an introduction to A Common Way, Coracle’s initiative to translate the riches of monastic wisdom for normal people in the modern world.

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Reflection | “Grace and Courage” | Bill Haley

Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2018. He reflects on 2 Corinthians 12 and the connection Paul draws between God’s grace and our gratitude, especially in our areas of greatest weakness. In cultivating that gratitude, we develop true courage to face anything life throws at us.

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Prayer Practice | “Letting Wisdom Guide Us” | Ken Wettig

Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a "Space for God" devotional offered by Ken Wettig (Pastor and Ministry Leader). Ken directs our attention to wisdom and its role in discernment. Drawing from Scripture, life, and George MacDonald, he guides us into an enriching time of reflection and encounter with the God who is Wisdom.

Originally part of Coracle's Series, "Discernment: Hearing God in a Noisy World"

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Reflection | “Drawing Near Because of Grace” | Bill Haley

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2018 during a sermon series on God's grace. Bill highlights the two elements of Christianity that set it apart from all other world religions: the Cross and grace.

Other Sermons in this Series:

"God's Glory and God's Grace"

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Prayer Practice | “Praying with the Invitation of Discernment” | Ann Bodling

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400

In this "Space for God" reflection, Ann Bodling (Coracle Spiritual Director) guides us through a few prompts to help us discern God's presence with us throughout our days. She helpfully distinguishes discernment from decision-making, inviting us into a much deeper and more fulfilling posture toward God.

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Reflection | “God’s Glory and God’s Grace” | Bill Haley

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2018. Bill makes the case that, to fully appreciate God’s grace and mercy, we must first grasp his glory and majesty.

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Prayer Practice | “Power Made Perfect in Weakness” | Bill Haley

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Happy Easter! This week, we share a "Space for God: BIBLE” devotional from Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director). Bill guides us through Paul’s impassioned, free-wheeling defense of his apostolic authority in 2 Corinthians 11-12. Specifically, he highlights the deep insight Paul is granted from God as he comes to grips with God’s refusal to remove his “thorn in the flesh.” Bill helps us encounter God’s all-sufficient grace through our own areas of weakness.

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Reflection | “Jesus is Supreme: He Suffered Death” | Bill Haley

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This Palm Sunday, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2010 on the four exalted titles given to Jesus in Hebrews 2. He reflects on the reality of human hope in a broken world, and how the only sure foundation for a durable hope is to look to the crucified and risen Jesus.

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Prayer Practice | “Learning Repentance” | Chris Lugo

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a "Space for God: Lent" devotional offered by Anglican Priest Chris Lugo. Chris guides us into the penitential season of Lent with a reflection on Hosea 12:2-6. He reminds us of our daily need to "return to our God," not so that we remain crushed by the weight of our sins, but so that we can receive the mercy and forgiveness God so readily wants to offer us.

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Reflection | “Watching What Happens in the Wilderness" | Bill Haley

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a homily Rev. Bill Haley offered at a recent Coracle Community gathering in Northern Virginia. The Coracle Community is an ecumenical group of people committed to contemplation, transformation, and Kingdom engagement. We are fellow-pilgrims pursuing union with God and deeper life in Jesus together for Love’s sake in the world.

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Reflection | “15 Facets of a Meaningful Lent” | Bill Haley

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a reflection Rev. Bill Haley offered to Deeper Journey participants on Ash Wednesday. He calls us to look at Lent like a multi-faceted diamond and offers 15 Lenten invitations for us to grow personally and communally in our walks with God.

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Reflection | “Jesus is Supreme: Faith is for a Lifetime” | Bill Haley

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2010 on the Hall of Faith from Hebrews 11. Bill reflects on how each of the saints listed gives us a glimpse into the grand adventure of lifelong faith, which is less like a smooth and steady progress and more like riding a bucking bronco.

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Conversation | “Building the Fire: A Vision for 2026” | Bill Haley

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a conversation Rev. Bill Haley hosted recently about Coracle's 2026 vision, "Building the Fire." He shares about the Coracle Community and the Coracle Center of Contemplation for Action, as well as numerous other initiatives to draw folks near and far deeper into life with Jesus for the sake of the world.

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Reflection | “Jesus is Supreme: Don’t Neglect His Offer” | Bill Haley

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2010 on the first of five crucial warnings in the Book of Hebrews. This warning from chapter 2 exhorts us not to miss what is on offer when we entrust our lives to Jesus.

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Prayer Practice | “You Are What You Contemplate” | Drew Masterson

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a "Space for God" devotional offered by Drew Masterson (Center for Christian Study) back in 2022. He guides us into a deep insight shared by many artists, neuroscientists, and the Apostle Paul: that the things we pay attention to profoundly shape our lives. I invite us to take a "Contemplative Audit" of our lives before concluding with a powerful musical and poetic reflection on the Christ Hymn in Colossians 1 by Alana Levandoski, featuring poetry by Malcolm Guite, Scott Cairns, Joel McKerrow, and Luci Shaw.

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Seminar | “Life Lessons from a Himalayan Pilgrimage” | Bill Haley

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a Soundings Seminar offered by Rev. Bill Haley to Christ Community Church of South Hills back in 2018 upon returning from a Mission Pilgrimage to Nepal in partnership with the Anglican Relief and Development Fund. He reflects on the role of pilgrimage in the Christian life, and shares some takeaways from his time hiking through the Himalayas.

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Reflection | “Savoring Poems from Christian Mystics” | Bill Haley

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a special reflection from Rev. Bill Haley exploring and savoring several poems from Christian mystics through the centuries. Bill draws the poems from the book, For Lovers of God Everywhere by Roger Housden (Hoosden), and each offers a slightly different window into what it means to be a Christian mystic.

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“Victory, Vindication & Vocation” | Bill Haley

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a sermon delivered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2014 on 1 Corinthians 15. Bill seeks to bring clarity to the Biblical vision of where we will be and what we will be up to after Jesus returns and renews all of creation. Along the way, he mentions a few other sermons that pair well with this topic, and you can find links to those in the shownotes.

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Conversation | Pilgrimage as a Counter-Cultural Practice with Cherie Harder

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share our first exclusive For the Journey Conversation of the new year, between Bill Haley and Cherie Harder, President of The Trinity Forum. They discuss their mutual experiences of walking El Camino de Santiago across Spain and reflect upon the counter-cultural spiritual practice of pilgrimage in our day and age.

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Prayer Practice | “Praying for Your New Year” | Bill Haley

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Happy New Year! To help you start your year well, we are sharing a “Space for God” offered by Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle’s Executive Director) back in 2023. He guides us through a reflection drawn from the account of Jesus walking on the water in Matthew 14. He focuses on Jesus’ words to his disciples, offering them as powerful prompts for us all as we step and pray our way into a new year.

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Special 200th Episode Conversation with Bill Haley + A Christmas Sermon!

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500

For the Journey turns 200 Episodes today! To commemorate, Bill Haley talked with Drew Masterson about the past 4 years. They start by sharing Christmas recommendations, Drew gives Bill a For the Journey Pop Quiz, and they reflect on the podcast thus far and where they hope the Lord takes it in the future.

Then, we share a Christmas sermon Bill offered back in 2016 entitled "Happiness at Christmas." To skip ahead to the sermon start at 31:30.

We hope you will continue on this journey with us in the New Year!

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Conversation | A God-Sized Vision for the Year Ahead with Bill Haley

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a special year-end conversation between Krista Cocozello (the new host of Corhaven Retreat Center) and Bill Haley. They reflect on some of the big and small things that God worked in and through Coracle in 2025, before looking ahead to 2026, casting a compelling vision for the Coracle Community, the Center of Formation For Action, and Corhaven.

2025 Highlights

A Year-End Letter from Bill

“Build the Fire: Coracle’s Vision for 2025”

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Recorded 12/9/25

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Seminar | “Mother Teresa & Spiritual Maturity” | Bill Haley

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a Soundings Seminar offered by Rev. Bill Haley over a decade ago on the powerful witness of Mother Teresa. Truly a remarkable soul, there is so much to learn from her about the depths and truths of the Christian life. Bill offers these remarks as a personal thank you for her influence on his life and ministry.

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Prayer Practice | “Imagining the Annunciation” | Amy Boucher Pye

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a “Space for God” reflection offered by author and Coracle Spiritual Director, Amy Boucher Pye. Amy guides us through an Imaginative Gospel Reading of the Annunciation to Mary from Luke 1. She helps us enter into this powerful story with all of our senses engaged, drawing us closer to God in the process.

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Conversation | Making the City a Sanctuary with Jeannie Rose Barksdale

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a For the Journey exclusive conversation between Bill Haley and Jeannie Rose Barksdale, a lawyer-turned-spiritual director and founder of Tangible. They discuss what it’s like to navigate significant vocational pivots, to cultivate rhythms that make sacred the present moment, and to create spaces of sanctuary in the midst of the bustle of urban life.

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Prayer Practice | “How Does God See Me?” | Dave Bonselaar

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a “Space for God” reflection offered by pastor and Coracle Spiritual Director, Dave Bonselaar. Dave helps us reflect upon our view of God and God’s relation to us. He weaves together stories from his childhood and international missions experience with the Ignatian spiritual exercise of “contemplation on the Incarnation” to help us explore and experience how deeply God knows and still loves us. It is a beautiful, peaceful space, and we hope you will be blessed by it!

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Conversation | Loving the “Other” with Andrew DeCourt & David Schmidgall

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a For the Journey exclusive conversation between Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director), author and ethicist Andrew DeCourt, and therapist and spiritual director David Schmidgall. Their conversation focuses on the increasing presence of “othering” in our political discourse and how the prophetic teaching and example of Jesus speak powerfully to our moment.

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Seminar | V. “Consecrated for the World” | Bill Haley

Sun, 02 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0400

On the first Sunday of the past five months, we have shared a series of talks Rev. Bill Haley offered Christ Church Austin during a retreat they hosted entitled “Spiritual Formation for Kingdom Action.” Taken together, these talks offer a powerful invitation into an integrated and transformed Christian life.

In this final talk, Bill reflects on the biggest takeaways from the retreat and offers a powerful reflection on how our ordinary lives are meant to be consecrated like the bread broken and the wine poured out.

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I. Contemplatives in the Heart of the World

II. The Kingdom of God & Shalom

III. Formation Towards Spiritual Maturity

IV. Creating Space for God

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Reflection | "If Your Son Asks, Will You?" | Bill Haley

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2014. It is part of a series exploring different questions Jesus asked throughout his ministry, and this sermon focuses on his question to the crowd gathered at his Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 7. Bill explores the deeper insights about God’s loving responsiveness to our prayers, explored by Jesus in this passage.

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Prayer Practice | "Prayer Lessons from Screwtape" | Drew Masterson

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a "Space for God" devotional offered by Drew Masterson (Center for Christian Study). Drew begins with a brief introduction to C.S. Lewis’ famous little book, The Screwtape Letters, and shows how Lewis uses the unlikely character of the demon tempter Screwtape to teach his audience appropriate postures of prayer. He closes with a reflective practice based on the Lord's Prayer. We hope you are blessed by Lewis’ profound insights!

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Conversation | Serving the Evangelical Exodus with Jerome Daley

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a For the Journey exclusive conversation between Bill Haley and Jerome Daley, co-founder of the Vining Center. They discuss the dynamics of what some have dubbed the “evangelical exodus,” and Jerome shares about his work developing more mature Christian leaders and helping people recover from various forms of church hurt. Ultimately, they discuss their respective journeys to the contemplative tradition and how those journeys have deepened their love for and intimacy with Jesus.

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Seminar | IV. “Creating Space for God” | Bill Haley

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400

On the first Sunday of the next 2 months, we will share a series of talks Rev. Bill Haley offered Christ Church Austin during a retreat they hosted entitled “Spiritual Formation for Kingdom Action.” Taken together, these talks offer a powerful invitation into an integrated and transformed Christian life.

In this fourth talk, Bill offers four resources to help us bring his big-picture vision of spiritual formation down to the mundane realities of our lives.

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I. Contemplatives in the Heart of the World

II. The Kingdom of God & Shalom

III. Formation Towards Spiritual Maturity

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Prayer Practice | "For When You’re Feeling Weak" | Bill Haley

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a "Space for God" devotional offered by Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director). Bill guides us through a reflection on the secret power of our weakness once it has been turned over to God. The bulk of the time is spent in prayerful reflection and listening to "Come Again" by Elevation Worship & Maverick City. If you're feeling weak for any reason, we hope this will be a blessing to you!

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Reflection | "Do You Understand What I've Done For You?" | Bill Haley

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2014. It is part of a series exploring different questions Jesus asked throughout his ministry, and this sermon focuses on his question to his disciples after he washes their feet in John 12. Bill explores the profound ramifications of what Jesus does in this passage, and what he calls us to do in light of it.

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Prayer Practice | "Praying with Your Tears" | Abigail Whitehouse

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a “Space for God” devotional offered by Anglican Priest Rev. Abigail Whitehouse. Abigail guides us through a prayerful time of embracing our places of tenderness as a path to deeper encounters with our God who wept. Those who sow in tears will reap in joy, and we hope this encounter with God will be a blessing to you!

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Seminar | III. “Formation Towards Spiritual Maturity” | Bill Haley

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400

On the first Sunday of the next 3 months, we will share a series of talks Rev. Bill Haley offered Christ Church Austin during a retreat they hosted entitled “Spiritual Formation for Kingdom Action.” Taken together, these talks offer a powerful invitation into an integrated and transformed Christian life.

I. Contemplatives in the Heart of the World

II. The Kingdom of God & Shalom

In this third talk, Bill digs into the biblical vision of spiritual maturity and how that vision might become our reality.

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Conversation | On the Ecumenical Life with Nate Bacon

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a For the Journey exclusive conversation between Bill Haley and InnerCHANGE Missionary, Nate Bacon. Both have a deep commitment to fostering spaces of mutual exchange and partnership between Protestants and Catholics, and they share the reasons behind their passion for ecumenism in this wide-ranging discussion.

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Reflection | “Stewards of God’s Varied Grace” | Bill Haley

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon delivered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2015. As the conclusion of a sermon series on whole-life stewardship, Bill challenges us to consider how being recipients of God’s grace fundamentally alters our identities and our relationship to our possessions. He offers a stirring vision of how to live as citizens of God’s kingdom, where every home is an embassy.

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Prayer Practice | “My Path Illumine” | Ryan Scarberry

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a “Space for God: Beauty” devotional offered by musician Ryan Scarberry. Ryan guides us through the classic hymn "Come Down O Love Divine." The hymn's poetic lyrics and stirring melody invite us to consider the comforting, refining, beautiful presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

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Reflection | “Stewards of Our Story and Our Sin” | Bill Haley

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon delivered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2015. As part of a series on whole-life stewardship, Bill draws from 1 Timothy to cast a vision for how to be responsible stewards of our sin. He offers a powerful reminder that, in God’s economy of redemption, no part of our life is wasted, even the things we are not proud of.

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Seminar | II. “The Kingdom of God & Shalom” | Bill Haley

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400

On the first Sunday of the next four months, we will share a series of talks Rev. Bill Haley offered Christ Church Austin during a retreat they hosted entitled “Spiritual Formation for Kingdom Action.” Taken together, these talks offer a powerful invitation into an integrated and transformed Christian life. In this second talk, Bill digs into the cosmic scope of the Gospel and its implications for every aspect of our lives.

Listen to Session I: "Contemplatives in the Heart of the World"

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Reflection | “Creation: More Like a Song than a Statue” | Bill Haley

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a short reflection offered by Rev. Bill Haley earlier this year during a Deeper Journey Online gathering. Bill reads a selection from theologian and Catholic Sister Elizabeth Johnson’s book Creation: Is God’s Charity Broad Enough for Bears?

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Prayer Practice | “When We Don’t Understand What God is Doing” | Chris Lugo

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a “Space for God” devotional offered by Anglican Priest Chris Lugo. Chris guides us through John 9, a series of events flowing from Jesus healing a man born blind. Chris unpacks how the reactions of the healed man, his parents, and the Pharisees to this miracle mirror many of the ways doubt and skepticism manifest in our own lives when we’re faced with things we find difficult to explain. We hope you are blessed by Chris’ thoughtful insights into this story!

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Conversation | Cultivating Spiritual Health in the Workplace with Bill Simmons

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a For the Journey exclusive conversation between Bill Haley and Bill Simmons, the President and CEO of Hope Rises International. They discuss Bill’s new book, The Way of Interruption: Spiritual Practice for Organizational Life, which seeks to help business and ministry leaders incorporate ancient spiritual rhythms into the modern workplace.

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Seminar | I. “Contemplatives in the Heart of the World” | Bill Haley

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400

On the first Sunday of the next five months, we will share a series of talks Rev. Bill Haley offered Christ Church Austin during a retreat they hosted entitled “Spiritual Formation for Kingdom Action.” Taken together, these talks offer a powerful invitation into an integrated and transformed Christian life. In this first talk, Bill introduces the Christian contemplative tradition and makes the case for its ongoing relevance in the 21st century.

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Reflection | “Alienated No More” | Bill Haley

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2009 on Ephesians 2. Bill seeks to demonstrate the beauty and grandeur of Paul’s vision of Christ’s salvation and of the new humanity made possible in Jesus.

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Conversation | Discovering the Ignatian Way with Dale Gish

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a For the Journey exclusive conversation between Bill Haley and Dale Gish. In addition to being a Coracle Spiritual Director, Dale is also the founder of The Ignatian Center, a ministry seeking to guide Christians of any background into the riches of Ignatian spirituality. He and Bill discuss the distinctive elements of this approach to prayer and life, and they share how praying the Ignatian Exercises transformed their relationships with Jesus.

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Seminar | “Saved for What? The Breadth of the Gospel” | Bill Haley + Soren Johnson

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share our second-ever Soundings Seminar from back in 2014. Bill Haley (Coracle’s Executive Director) and Soren Johnson (a Catholic ministry leader) discuss the full biblical gospel. Too often, we have been taught that “The Gospel” refers exclusively to Jesus’ forgiving our sins and enabling us to go to heaven when we die. And while both of those are true and deeply important, Bill and Soren open up the even more beautiful and expansive reality of the coming Kingdom of God.

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Conversation | Finding Hope in Turbulent Times with Ekemini Uwan

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a For the Journey exclusive conversation between Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) and Ekemini Uwan. Ekemini is an author, speaker, and consultant widely known for her work advocating for human rights around the world from a Christian theological perspective. Bill offers a deeper dive into Ekemini’s work before turning the conversation to the present moment in America—the places to weep with Christ and the places where partnership in Christ’s work of healing and reconciliation is most needed.

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Seminar | “Catholics and Evangelicals Together” | Bill Haley + Soren Johnson

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share Coracle’s very first Soundings Seminar from 2014—a conversation between an Anglican Priest (Bill Haley) and a Catholic ministry leader (Soren Johnson). They discuss the importance of Christian unity, from the prayers of Jesus to the church today. They explore how and why the Evangelical and Catholic traditions need one another.

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Conversation | Embracing the Contemplative Life with Kelly Gould

Sun, 25 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a For the Journey exclusive conversation between Bill Haley and Kelly Gould— a mother, spiritual director in training, and longtime friend of Coracle. They discuss the ins and outs and highs and lows of the contemplative life, which they describe and define in a number of compelling ways.

Additional Resources:

Teatime with Jesus by Kelly Gould
“Are You a Contemplative (or Becoming One)?” by Bill Haley

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Prayer Practice | “Lazarus & Longing for Resurrection” | Bill Haley

Sun, 18 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a “Space for God” devotional offered by Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director). Bill guides us through John 11 and the story of Lazarus. Along the way, he weaves in a reflection he wrote from the perspective of Lazarus, and ultimately, he offers us space to recognize and offer to God those areas of our lives where we long for resurrection.

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Conversation | How Our Devices Affect Our Spiritual Formation with Ken Wettig

Sun, 11 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a For the Journey exclusive conversation between Bill Haley and Ken Wettig (Mennonite Pastor and Corhaven Director). They discuss Ken’s recent work helping churches and families grapple with the pervasive effects of digital technology and social media on human relationships and spiritual formation.

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Reflection | The Deepest Things Haven’t Changed | Bill Haley

Sun, 04 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon of sorts offered by Bill Haley to the staff of World Vision’s DC office in the wake of the 2016 election. His posture, wisdom, and exhortations remain only-too-relevant these days.

The Handout Accompanying Bill's Remarks

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Conversation | Seeking Out the New Church with Terry Walling

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a For the Journey exclusive conversation between Bill Haley and Terry Walling, a long-time church leader and author of the recent book, Unlikely Nomads: In Search of the New Church. Terry has observed many committed Christians choosing to step away from familiar forms of church and community out of love for Jesus. Bill and Terry discuss why this trend has only increased since Terry’s book came out, and what God might be up to as new forms of Christian community emerge.

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Prayer Practice | “Why Jesus Went to the Cross” | Bill Haley

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400

Happy Easter! Christ is Risen! This week, we share a "Space for God: Lent" devotional from Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director). Bill reflects on Jesus' deeper motivation for moving toward crucifixion. Yes, the forgiveness of our sins was a significant factor, but Bill helps us see there is a lot more going on, and he gives us space to let all that Jesus did on the cross sink into our hearts.

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Conversation | Living Alongside the Global Poor with Nate Bacon

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a For the Journey exclusive conversation between Bill Haley and Nate Bacon. Nate lives with his family as long-term missionaries in Guatemala with InnerCHANGE—an ecumenical Christian order seeking holistic transformation among the world’s most marginalized communities.

From the Conversation:

Bill’s powerful summary of Coracle’s Pilgrimage to Central America and the U.S. Border
Nate’s reflections on the amazing witness of Stanley Rother and Chona

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Conversation | Building Bridges at the Southern Border with Sami DiPasquale

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a For the Journey exclusive conversation between Bill Haley and Sami DiPasquale, the Executive Director of Abara, a ministry ministering creatively and redemptively amidst the polarized responses to global migration. Sami shares stories of the US border from his home in El Paso, and reflects on how the church is responding locally and nationally to new realities on the ground. They also discuss the kinds of spiritual practices that enable perseverance in the face of our world’s most complex challenges.

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Prayer Practice | “Sir, We Would See Jesus” | Amy Boucher Pye

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a "Space for God: Lent" devotional from author and Spiritual Director Amy Boucher Pye. She guides us through John 12 and the story in which Jesus recognizes that his hour has come. She offers helpful background to the passage before facilitating a rich time of Ignatian Imaginative Gospel Reading.

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Reflection | “Kingdom Tears” | Bill Haley

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a Palm Sunday sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2016. He shows how Jesus both fulfilled and overturned the long-held hopes of Israel when he rode into Jerusalem on a colt.

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Conversation | Discerning the Times with David Bailey

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a For the Journey exclusive conversation between Bill Haley and David Bailey, the Founder and CEO of Arrabon, a spiritual formation ministry that equips Christ-followers to actively and creatively pursue racial healing in their communities.

From the conversation:

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Seminar | “An Introduction to Palestinian Christianity” | Salim Munayer

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500

We have a tremendous amount to learn about faithful Christian discipleship from our Palestinian Christian brothers and sisters. We are grateful to have that opportunity this week through our recent Soundings Seminar Conversation with Dr. Salim Munayer (author, theologian, and founder of the reconciliation ministry Musalaha). Salim shared his raw and honest assessment of the war in Israel/Palestine, prophetically exhorting American Christians to follow the example of Jesus to listen to and advocate for the voices of the suffering.

This Soundings Seminar was hosted at Coracle’s ministry center in Arlington, VA in partnership with Telos and The District Church.

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Conversation | Becoming a Dissident Church with Gregory Thompson

Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share an exclusive For the Journey conversation between Bill Haley and Gregory Thompson—an author and consultant at the intersection of moral imagination and social change. They discuss how the American church and culture have been interacting recently and explore the meaning and need for a dissident church deeply rooted in the way of Jesus.

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Reflection | “The Kingdom in Word & Deed” | Bill Haley

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0500

This week we share a sermon preached by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2016. He dives into an overview of the core mission and message of Jesus’ ministry—bringing the kingdom of God. He helps us understand what the Kingdom of God actually is and what it has to do with our everyday, 21st-Century lives.

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Prayer Practice | “Our Praise Awaits” | Chris Johnson

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0500

This week we share a "Space for God: BIBLE" devotional from pastor Chris Johnson of Divine Unity Community Church in Harrisonburg, VA. Chris offers a rousing and insightful exploration of Psalm 65. He shares a helpful Bible Study technique before unpacking how the Psalm beautifully praises the forgiveness, fellowship, and favor of God.

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Conversation | Questioning Bonhoeffer the Assasin with Mark Thiessen Nation

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0500

This week we share a For the Journey conversation with author and theologian Mark Thiessen Nation, hosted by Coracle Community Minister, Ken Wettig. Their discussion focuses on the life and example of Deitrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor and theologian who worked against the Nazi regime in various ways from within Germany during WWII. They pay particular attention to how Bonhoeffer’s story has been portrayed and misused in politics and popular culture over the last few decades.

Explore Mark’s Recent Book: Discipleship in a World of Nazis: Recovering the True Legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Seminar | Get to Know the Racial Reconciliation Group

Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0500

This week we share a Soundings Seminar featuring an in-depth introduction to the Racial Reconciliation Group—a diverse, grassroots community focused on building relationships for racial healing, unity, and justice. They discuss how their group began, some of what they have worked through together, and more generally why they think their group has been so transformative for its members. This was originally recorded as part of Coracle’s 2024 “Justice, Mercy & Humility” Soundings Seminar Series.

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Reflection | “The Hope for Creation” | Bill Haley

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0500

This week we share a sermon preached by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2012 on the cosmic scope of the Gospel. He shows how, ultimately, the biblical story is not about individual Christians escaping earth to go to heaven when they die; instead, all of creation waits eagerly for God’s redemption to spread to every square inch of what He made.

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Conversation | “Finding Jesus Amidst the Global Poor” | Missionaries Anita & Yosiah

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0500

This week we share a "Soundings Seminar" conversation between Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister) and a pair of missionaries from Jakarta, Indonesia. Anita and Yosiah, live and serve in a slum community, where they help to run a preschool and after-school program for neighborhood kids called House of Hope. We hope their passion for Jesus and their love for those on the margins inspire you wherever the Lord has you.

Check Out Anita's Book: Beyond Our Walls: Finding Jesus in the Slums of Jakarta

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Conversation | Learning from Native American Spirituality with Mariah Humphries

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0500

This week we share a “For the Journey” conversation between Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) and Mariah Humphries (Executive Director for The Center for Formation, Justice and Peace). Their conversation focuses on Native American spirituality and the role of divine revelation in North America prior to the arrival of Christianity. As we hope you’ll discover, there are many ways Native American spirituality can re-attune and instruct our Western forms of Christianity.

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Prayer Practice | "New Year, Blank Page" | Mary Jennings

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0500

This week we offer a special New Year’s “Space for God” devotional facilitated by artist and teacher Mary Jennings. Through imagining the year ahead as a “blank page,” Mary helps us feel the tension between the uncertainty and provision that is always present in our lives.

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Conversation | "What God Has Done & Where God is Leading" | Bill Haley, Scott Buresh & Ken Wettig

Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0500

For our final podcast of the year, we offer a conversation between Coracle Executive Director, Bill Haley, and Coracle’s two community ministers, Scott Buresh and Ken Wettig. They discuss the ways they have seen God at work in and through Coracle this year as well as the things they are excited to lean into with God in the coming year. Thank you for journeying with us this year on the podcast—we look forward to being back with new weekly conversations, reflections, and encounters, in the New Year!

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Reflection | "The Visited Planet" | Bill Haley

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0500

This week we share a Christmas reflection offered by Rev. Bill Haley on God’s glorious creation and His even more glorious decision to enter into creation, on this particular planet, in the form of a helpless baby.

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Prayer Practice | "The Treasures of Darkness" | Kristy Wallace Grant

Sun, 08 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0500

This week we share a "Space for God: Advent" devotional led by Kristy Wallace Grant. Kristy guides us into a practice of lectio divina focused on Isaiah 45:3. She helps us appreciate more deeply the attention paid to darkness in the Advent season and enter more fully into the "treasures of darkness" the Lord offers us as we begin the liturgical year.

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Seminar | "Justice & Mercy for Immigrants" with Restoration Immigration Legal Aid

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0500

This week we offer a conversation between members of Restoration Immigration Legal Aid— a ministry supporting immigrants in the Washington D.C. area by providing excellent, pro bono immigration legal assistance to those who are most vulnerable and who have the fewest resources. They discuss their work and how they see it as participating in God’s kingdom of justice and shalom. This was originally recorded as part of Coracle’s 2024 “Justice Mercy & Humility” Soundings Seminar Series.

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Conversation | Befriending Jesus with Amy Boucher Pye

Sun, 24 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a For the Journey Conversation between Bill Haley and Author and Spiritual Director, Amy Boucher Pye. They discuss what contemplation is and what it means to be contemplative, how to cultivate a friendship with Jesus, helpful and unhelpful ways of looking at Mary and Martha, the relationship between contemplation and action, and more. At the end, Amy leads us in a guided prayer exercise with Jesus, Mary, and Martha. We hope you are blessed by this conversation between old friends!

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Prayer Practice | “Ignatian Gospel Reading” | Susan Marks

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a "Space for God" devotional featuring Susan Marks (Coracle Spiritual Director). Susan introduces us to and guides us through an experience of "Ignatian Gospel Reading." Developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola in the 16th century, this is a way of prayerfully encountering Bible stories such that all our faculties are drawn into an encounter with God through Observation, Reflection, Listening, and Resolution. In this session, we focus our attention on the story of blind Bartimaeus from Mark 10.

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Conversation | Seeking Justice Through Business with Rob Shields

Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a For the Journey Conversation between Bill Haley and Rob Shields, the Vice President of Strategy for 11 Ten Leadership, a company seeking to equip Christian business leaders to live out God’s heart for justice in their particular contexts. Bill and Rob dig into the powerful intent behind and structure of 11 Ten’s “Just Leadership Groups,” the importance of a healthy relationship with the Sabbath, and the transforming power of community.

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Seminar | “The Moral Burden of Voting” | Michael Wear

Sun, 03 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a Soundings Seminar from Sept. 2020 featuring Michael Wear, then of the AND Campaign and currently President of the Center for Christianity and Public Life. Bill and Michael discuss how the culture wants us to think about our vote and how our Christian faith pushes back against this cultural pressure. They also get into topics of political discernment and the deep spiritual realities that should motivate Christian political engagement. Michael’s passionate charity and biblical wisdom blessed, challenged, and encouraged us all at the same time, and we hope you have a similar experience!

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Conversation | Hearing the Church Speak with Dan Marotta

Sun, 27 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400

In this For the Journey conversation, Bill Haley speaks with Dan Marotta about his new devotional, Our Church Speaks: An Illustrated Devotional of Saints from Every Era and Place. With wonderful illustrations by Ben Lansing, the book profiles 52 men and women from across the centuries and globe whose lives bear witness to the beauty and transformative power of Jesus. In particular, they discuss Catherine of Siena, Sundar Singh, Herman the Alaskan, and several others, reminding us how much we need the communion of saints in all its beautiful diversity speaking into our lives today. Our Church Speaks is out now, and we hope you’ll get your hands on a copy!

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Prayer Practice | “For the Beauty of the Earth” | Drew Masterson

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a "Space for God: Beauty" devotional offered by Drew Masterson (UVA Center for Christian Study), guiding us into an immersive encounter with the classic hymn, "For the Beauty of the Earth." He offers three different musical renditions of the hymn, interspersed with time for intentional reflection on the lyrics, enabling us to remember to remember that our lives are surrounded by many good gifts!

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Conversation | Dis-arming Worship Music with Isaac Wardell

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400

In this For the Journey conversation, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) talks with Isaac Wardell (co-founder, Porter's Gate Worship Project). They discuss many things, including:

- How our worship music can form (or deform) our view of our neighbor

- How we relate to other Christians who believe very differently about what following Jesus allows and demands

- What really is going on during a Sunday service

- How Jesus is the center of it all

We hope you are blessed by this beautiful, expansive, and convicting conversation, and we hope you’ll listen to the Porter's Gate wherever you get your music!

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Seminar | "The Bible and the Ballot" | Tremper Longman

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a recent Soundings Seminar conversation with Tremper Longman, a distinguished biblical scholar and prolific author. As we all know, it’s a big election year in America. How might the Bible speak to and inform our vote as Christians? Tremper offers a thoughtful and grounded response to that question, drawing on insights from his 2020 book, The Bible and the Ballot: Using Scripture in Political Decisions. Rev. Bill Haley facilitates the conversation, which is co-sponsored by Restoration Anglican Church in Arlington, VA.

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Conversation | Re-Discipling the White Church with David Swanson

Sun, 29 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a For the Journey conversation between Bill Haley and David W. Swanson, a longtime pastor in Chicago and the author of Re-Discipling the White Church: From Cheap Diversity to Real Solidarity. They discuss the discipleship malformations that produced and have perpetuated our racially-segregated Sunday mornings, and David shares several profound insights and stories illustrating the beauty and vitality of a church truly unified by Jesus. He also offers helpful guidance for any Christian who wants to join the racial reconciliation and solidarity movement.

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Reflection | "Co-Heirs with Christ" | Bill Haley

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon delivered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2012 on Paul’s astounding statement in Romans 8 that, once we align our lives with Jesus, we become co-heirs of God’s present and coming kingdom along with him.

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Conversation | Believing in Miracles with James LeBlanc

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a For the Journey conversation between Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) and his friend James LeBlanc. Bill met James back in 2007 while James was trying to get his life together after a long string of bad choices. Since then, James’ life has come together in amazing ways after 30 years of fighting various addictions with many consequences. James even wrote a book about it, called The Miracle. His life and story are just that, a miracle. Bill and James talk about James' life “before Jesus” and “after Jesus,” and a lot about Jesus! James also shares some deep, hard-won wisdom, especially for people going through hard times.

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Prayer Practice | "Empathy as Groundwork for Peace" | Ken Wettig

Sun, 08 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a "Space for God" devotional guided by Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister), who shares a story from Desmond Tutu, a South African Anglican Bishop and theologian. It is a profound story about Tutu's first encounter with Trevor Huddleston, a white Anglican priest who came across a young Tutu and his mother one day on the street. Huddleston's actions that day changed the course of Tutu's life and captured something transformative about God's heart of empathy. We hope you'll follow along to see how the story unfolds and how God wants to encounter you through it!

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Conversation | "Learning How to Disagree" | John Inazu

Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a Soundings Seminar Conversation between Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) and Dr. John Inazu (Washington University Professor of Law & Religion) hosted at Restoration Anglican Church in Arlington, VA. They discuss John’s new book, Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect. John’s insights and presence are a tremendous resource and example in an era of negative polarization and pervasive distrust, so we hope you are blessed by this vigorous discussion.

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Reflection | "Fellow Workers with God" | Bill Haley

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon preached by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2014 on Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians and his powerful exhortation for our lives to display the radical unity we already share in Christ.

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Prayer Practice | "The Musical Faith of Ephrem the Syrian" | Karen Wright Marsh

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a “Space for God” devotional offered by author and executive director of Theological Horizons, Karen Wright Marsh. Karen guides us into the life and work of Ephrem of Syria (c. 306-373). The "lyric theology" of this early Christian pastor, poet, refugee, theologian, and songwriter has the power to refresh our perspectives even today. Karen concludes our time together by listening prayerfully to a recording of Ephrem's "Hymn to the Light."

"Hymn to the Light" by Ephrem the Syrian

Our King comes in majestic glory.
Let us light our lamps and go forth to meet Him.
Let us find our joy in Him, for He has found joy in us.
He will indeed rejoice us with His marvelous light.

Let us glorify the majesty of the Son and give thanks to the almighty Father
Who, in an outpouring of love, sent Him to us, to fill us with hope and salvation.
When He manifests Himself, the saints awaiting Him in weariness and sorrow,
will go forth to meet Him with lighted lamps.

The angels and guardians of heaven will rejoice
in the glory of the just and upright people of earth;
Together crowned with victory,
they will sing hymns and psalms.

Stand up then and be ready!
Give thanks to our King and Savior,
Who will come in great glory to gladden us
with His marvelous light in His kingdom.

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Reflection | "Jesus Our Pioneer King" | Bill Haley

Sun, 11 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon preached by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2014 on Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians and its powerful image of Jesus, our death-conquering pioneer king.

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Conversation | "Hearing from God" | Terry Timm & Tracy Mathews

Sun, 04 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share the fifth installment of Coracle's 2024 "Justice, Mercy & Humility" Soundings Seminar Series. This series explores the continuing relevance of Micah 6:8’s exhortation to “act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.” This week features a conversation between Terry Timm and Tracy Mathews of Attune, a ministry helping leaders and teams slow down and hear the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

They challenge us to consider how living up to God’s vision of justice, mercy, and humility requires a deep and intimate connection with Him, and they invite us into a few ways to develop that relational intimacy.

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Reflection | "When You Gather Together" | Bill Haley

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon preached by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2014 on Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians and its powerful articulation of God’s vision for the church and our work as Christians.

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Prayer Practice | "Listening for God" | Bill Haley

Sun, 21 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a "Space for God" devotional from Rev. Bill Haley, Coracle’s Executive Director. Bill guides us through a time of experiencing God's presence through a collection of sound recordings gathered from across the globe. From the beaches of Costa Rica, to the streets of London, to the backwoods of Georgia, this auditory journey carries a powerful invitation to slow down and appreciate God's loving presence wherever we are.

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Reflection | "How to Live in a Post-Christian Society" | Bill Haley

Sun, 14 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon preached by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2014 on Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians and how it offers us a Christ-centered strategy for navigating a life of faith in a post-Christian society.

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Conversation | "Justice, Mercy & Humility on the Ground" | George Hopkins & Scott Buresh

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400

They narrate how they came to work together in Baltimore despite very different backgrounds, and they unpack the differences between the work of mercy and justice in local communities. George shares his experience as a pastor and community organizer working for the flourishing of under-resourced neighborhoods in Baltimore. We hope you are inspired by his insights, his humility, and his joy!

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Reflection | "The Wisdom of Foolishness, The Power of Weakness" | Bill Haley

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon preached by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2014 on Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians and its many profound insights into faithful Christian living in every age, including our own.

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Conversation | "Pastoral Resilience Amidst Polarization" | Ken Wettig & Roy Hange

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a conversation between Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister) and Mennonite Pastor and former missionary, Roy Hange. They discuss the vocational and spiritual resources required for being a pastor in these times of heightened polarization and widespread friction within congregations.

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Prayer Practice | "Healing the Body" | Adam Taylor

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a "Space for God: BIBLE" reflection offered by Adam Taylor (President of Sojourners). Adam opens up 1 Corinthians 12 as a text that can help us heal the body of Christ despite the challenges currently facing the church in America, especially the sickness of toxic polarization.

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Conversation | "Stories of Grief & Hope from Israel/Palestine" | Bill Haley & Todd Deatherage

Sun, 09 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

In this exclusive conversation, Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) reflects with Todd Deatherage (Founder of Telos) about the solidarity trip to Israel/Palestine from which they recently returned. They mostly share the stories of the people they met from different sides of the current conflict—people who have lost much, who are bearing with much, and yet who have not surrendered hope for their divided country. They discuss the responsibility American Christians have to understand the complexities of the region and to pray and advocate for holistic peace and justice in the Holy Land.

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Conversation | "The Authentic Apology (pt 2)" | Bill Haley & Todd Hunter

Sun, 02 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share the fourth installment of Coracle's 2024 "Justice, Mercy & Humility" Soundings Seminar Series. This series explores the continuing relevance of Micah 6:8’s exhortation to “act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.”

This week features a conversation between Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) and Bishop Todd Hunter (Founder of The Center for Formation, Justice & Peace). They discuss where the Evangelical church in America needs repentance, healing, and renewal. They cover some heavy topics with vulnerability and gravity, but they never lose sight of the love of Jesus and the hope of the Gospel.

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Prayer Practice | "Praying with the Holy Trinity" | Margot Eyring

Sun, 26 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a "Space for God" devotional guided by Margot Eyring (Coracle’s Spiritual Direction Coordinator). Margot offers a handful of helpful ways we can attune our prayer to the community of love that is the Triune God. From breath prayer, to body prayer, this is a rich invitation into the beauty of God's nature, just in time for Trinity Sunday!

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SPECIAL EPISODE | "Deep Diagnosis & True Healing for the Church" | Bishop Todd Hunter

Mon, 20 May 2024 20:00:00 -0400

This week, we share an exclusive conversation between Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) and Bishop Todd Hunter, founder of The Center for Formation, Justice & Peace. They discuss the origins and importance of an upcoming virtual conference called “Do You Want to Be Well? Diagnosis, Treatment, and Healing for the Church in America” which their ministries are co-hosting on June 8th, 2024.

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Conversation | "Solidarity & Compassion in Israel/Palestine" | Todd Deatherage

Sun, 19 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share an exclusive conversation between Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) and Todd Deatherage, one of the founders of Telos, an organization committed to forming and equipping communities of peacemakers across lines of difference who will work for reconciliation and mutual flourishing in our world’s most seemingly intractable conflicts, including Israel/Palestine. As you might expect, they have no shortage of things to talk about.

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Reflection | "Born Again to a Living Hope" | Bill Haley

Sun, 12 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2017 on 1 Peter 1. He identifies the immense power and potential of small, committed groups of Christians for effecting tremendous personal and societal transformation, and he invites all of us to consider whether our lives reflect our born-again identities.

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Conversation | "The Authentic Apology (pt 1)" | Chris Lugo & Wade Mullen

Sun, 05 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share the third installment of Coracle's 2024 "Justice, Mercy & Humility" Soundings Seminar Series. This series explores the continuing relevance of Micah 6:8’s exhortation to “act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.”

This week features a conversation between Rev. Chris Lugo (Coracle Community Minister) and author Wade Mullen on the dynamics, requirements, and fruits of an authentic apology.

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Reflection | "The Acceptance of God and the Judgment of God" | Bill Haley

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2017 on Romans 14. He highlights Paul’s serious concern for Christians to pursue unity and avoid division, drawing out several important takeaways for 21st Century Christians in America.

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Prayer Practice | "Brokenness as a Mirror" | Ken Wettig

Sun, 21 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a "Space for God" devotional offered by Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister to the Shenandoah Valley). He shares the story of renowned theologian and peacemaker Alexander Papaderos. Ken invites us to let Papaderos' story inspire us to recognize those places of brokenness in our lives that God might use as mirrors to reflect his glory into dark places.

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Reflection | "The Unexpected Strategy of God" | Bill Haley

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2017 on Romans 12. Bill unpacks the five distinct movements of this chapter, tracing how they cast a profound vision of the Christian life as Jesus’ ongoing presence in a broken world.

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Conversation | "Biblical Roots of Justice, Mercy & Humility" | Kendrick Curry & Rich Dean

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share the second installment of Coracle's 2024 "Justice, Mercy & Humility" Soundings Seminar Series. This series explores the continuing relevance of Micah 6:8’s exhortation to “act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.”

In this week’s conversation, Bill Haley is joined by the co-chairs of the Coracle Board, Rev. Dr. Kendrick Curry and Rich Dean, to explore the deep biblical foundations of the pursuit of Justice and mercy in humility. They also unpack some of the areas where the church has fallen short of holding these three pursuits together, and they candidly discuss what steps are needed to bring healing and reconciliation.

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Prayer Practice | "The Beauty of Encountering Jesus" | Margot Eyring

Sun, 31 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Happy Easter! Christ is Risen! This week, we share a “Space for God: Beauty” devotional offered by Margot Eyring (Coracle’s Spiritual Direction Coordinator). Margot takes us on an imaginative journey through a handful of stories in which Jesus encounters people in their need, brokenness, and distress. As is always the case when Jesus encounters us, beauty and restoration are the results. May this encourage you to draw near to our Risen Lord this Easter season!

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Reflection | "Hope While We Groan" | Bill Haley

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a Palm Sunday sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2012. Bill reflects on Jesus’ subversive Triumphal Entry, challenging Roman supremacy and fulfilling prophecies from the Old Testament. Ultimately, he helps us reframe this pivotal moment in Jesus’ ministry through the cosmic hope and longing of creation in Romans 8:23.

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Prayer Practice | "The Garden of Gethsemane" | Bill Haley

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a Lenten devotional offered by Rev. Bill Haley. Bill guides us in a slow walk through the different Gospel accounts of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. He helps us explore the deep humanity Jesus displays in that Garden and offers prompts to help us accompany Jesus in his painful and harrowing journey to the Cross.

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Reflection | "Don’t Fear Suffering, Rather…" | Bill Haley

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a sermon offered by Bill Haley in 2017 on 1 Peter 3. In this passage, Peter offers guidance to Christians in a largely pagan setting who are undergoing various kinds of suffering specifically because of their allegiance to Jesus. As Bill explores, there is much that 21st-century Christians in America can learn from Peter’s counsel.

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Conversation | “Justice, Mercy & Humility: The Cloud of Witnesses” | Kristy Wallace Grant & Jim Emrich

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share the first installment of Coracle's 2024 "Justice, Mercy & Humility" Soundings Seminar Series. This series explores the continuing relevance of Micah 6:8’s exhortation to “act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God.”

In this conversation, Kristy Wallace-Grant (Repentance Project Director) leads us in a discussion with Jim Emrich (Founder of Servant Leaders Associates). They dip into the lives of a diverse array of Christians who have over the years embodied a Micah 6:8 vision of the Christian life: Mary McLeod Bethune, Howard Thurman, Myles Horton, Rosa Parks, Clarence Jordan, and more. We hope the lives and stories they share will spur you on to love and a deeper walk with God in the world!

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Reflection | "Why We Do Holy Baptism" | Bill Haley

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley during Lent back in 2006. He makes a compelling case for exploring the mysteries of our faith, like Baptism, even amid significant cultural confusion about the clearest and most fundamental tenets of Christian teaching.

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Prayer Practice | "Space for God amid Distractions" | Demetrius Summerville

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a "Space for God: BIBLE" reflection by Demetrius Summerville (Lift Orlando). He guides us through Matthew 14 as a window into how we might make space for God even in the thick of swirling distractions—rampant injustice, constant interruptions, and life's many storms. Ultimately, he invites us to look to Jesus as our model, the author and perfector of our faith.

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Reflection | “The Meaning of Love” | Bill Haley

Sun, 11 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley in 2014 on Paul’s famous description of love in 1 Corinthians 13. As we approach Valentine’s Day, may this scripture and reflection offer you lenses to see love anew, in light of God’s grand story of redemption.

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Conversation | “The Church’s Role in Reparations” | Duke Kwon & Gregory Thompson

Sun, 04 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a Soundings Seminar conversation with Duke Kwon and Gregory Thompson, the authors of the 2021 book Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Renewal. Duke and Greg lay out how their book can help American Christians *See* the pervasive sin of white supremacy through our history, *Own* the need for restoration of wealth, truth, and power stolen from black communities, and embrace the biblical call to *Repair* our communities. They explain how and why the church is uniquely equipped to take up the complex question of reparations, and they share candidly about the roots of many Christians' resistance to taking this question seriously.

It is a challenging and stimulating conversation, and we hope you'll be blessed by it!

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Reflection | “Called to Love the World” | Bill Haley

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share an Epiphany sermon delivered by Rev Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) back in 2013. During the Epiphany season, we celebrate how light has entered a dark and messy world through the Lordship of Jesus, and Bill invites us to see our occupations, whether paid or unpaid, as part of Christ’s light-bringing work.

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Conversation | “Coherent Christian Engagement” | Fr Benjamin Petty

Sun, 21 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a Soundings Seminar conversation between Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) and ordained Catholic Priest, Fr. Benjamin Petty. They offer an introduction to the content and significance of Catholic Social Teaching— walking through its 7 major themes, discussing how those themes might apply to different cultural contexts, and answering audience questions. We hope you will be blessed and enriched by their conversation!

The Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching by the USCCB

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100th Episode Celebration: A Vision for 2024

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we are celebrating the 100th episode of "For the Journey" with a special conversation between Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) and Jeff Lindeman (Coracle Sr. Dir. for Strategy & Ops), moderated by Kristy Watkins (Coracle Admin Assistant). They not only dive into Coracle's vision for 2024, "The Light Shines in the Darkness," but they also broaden out to discuss their hopes for the American church in this particularly challenging season. We are so grateful for you joining us week-by-week on the podcast, and we hope the year ahead will provide many more opportunities for growth in and encounter with Jesus!

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Reflection | “Drawing Near Because of Grace” | Bill Haley

Sun, 24 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Merry Christmas Everyone! This week, we share a sermon delivered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2018 on the highly unique claims Christianity makes about God, ourselves, and the world and why that uniqueness is very good news.

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Prayer Practice | “The Enfleshment of God” | Skip Ryan

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share “Space for God: Advent” reflection by Rev. Skip Ryan, who draws us into the life-changing, creation-blessing mystery of the Incarnation. He highlights the unique and even scandalous claim that God became flesh in Jesus and shows how that reality invites us to constantly reconsider our calling on earth.

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Reflection | “Zechariah’s Prophecy” | Bill Haley

Sun, 10 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share an Advent sermon offered by Rev. Bill Haley back in 2015 on the iconic words of Zechariah in Luke chapter 1. Bill helps us to encounter these familiar words afresh so that they maintain their incisive prophetic power all the way to the present day.

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"Waging Peace in Israel & Palestine" with David Katibah

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share the recording of a recent “Second Wednesday” gathering in Northern Virginia, where we were joined by David Katibah of Telos Group, an organization forming communities of American peacemakers across lines of difference and equipping them to help reconcile seemingly intractable conflicts at home and abroad. The conflict in Israel/Palestine has been a focal point of their work since the beginning, and during this current war in the Holy Land, David shares biblical principles of peacemaking Telos is deploying in that very challenging context. We hope you are spurred on to wage peace in your own life and context through David’s words!

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Reflection | “Mary: Waiting for Jesus” | Bill Haley

Sun, 26 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a sermon offered by Bill Haley during a Lessons and Carols service back in 2012. After recounting the soaring story of God’s promised redemption of the world throughout the Old Testament, Bill dwells on the faith-filled and heroic human experience of teenage Mary as she accepted God’s invitation to bear His Son at great personal risk.

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Prayer Practice | “Praying with the Poets” | Rick Mastroianni

Sun, 19 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a “Space for God: Beauty” offered by Rick Mastroianni (Coracle Spiritual Director) back in 2021. Rick guides us through three poems as prompts for prayer and connection with God. We pray these terrific works of poetry from King David, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and Malcolm Guite will bless you and draw you nearer to the loving heart of God around and in us!

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Reflection | “Our Universal Vocation” | Bill Haley

Sun, 12 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share the very first “Space for God: BIBLE,” offered by Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) back in 2021 on John chapter 20. Bill walks us through John’s recounting of Jesus’ first resurrection appearances, ultimately opening up to us a powerful and counter-cultural vision for the universal Christian vocation in the world.

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Conversation | “The Lord’s Prayer: Liturgy in the Wilderness” | Dan Marotta

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a Soundings Seminar Conversation between Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) and Rev. Dan Marotta of Redeemer Anglican Church in Richmond. The focus of their discussion is Dan’s book, The Lord’s Prayer: Liturgy in the Wilderness. They unearth profound insights about how this ancient prayer can continue to shape our hearts and lives towards flourishing resilience in a Post-Christian world.

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Prayer Practice | “The Wisdom of Play” | Danny Nasry

Sun, 29 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a "Space for God" devotional offered by Danny Nasry. Danny guides us through Proverbs 8, the iconic depiction of "Lady Wisdom," and he helps us step into God's invitation to "unselfconscious delight," or play. If you struggle to experience the Love and delight of God, we hope this reflection will be a blessing to you!

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Reflection | “The Promise and Warning about God’s Care” | Bill Haley

Sun, 22 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share the final sermon in a four-part series on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, delivered by Bill Haley back in 2019. In this sermon, Bill addresses Jesus' famous words about anxiety. There are many anxiety-provoking aspects of life in a broken world, but Bill reminds us how God’s persistent care can equip us to live more freely and fully amidst our many cares.

You can find the other sermons from this series in episodes 84, 86, and 88.

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Prayer Practice | “Listening Intercession” | Anne Grizzle

Sun, 15 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we are sharing a "Space for God" devotional offered by Anne Grizzle (a Spiritual Director and faculty member at Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation). Anne guides us through a time of listening intercession. Too often in our prayer, we jump right into praying for what we think we should pray for without asking the Lord to place on our hearts the people and things he would want us to pray for. Anne helps us make space to listen and receive God's prayer requests for us, others, and the world.

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Reflection | “The Promise and Warning about Giving” | Bill Haley

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon delivered as part of a four-week series on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, offered by Bill Haley in 2019. In week three, Bill covers Jesus’ proclamations about “practicing righteousness” by giving to the poor. Bill unpacks the different dynamics at play and invites us into a humbling, challenging, and life-giving perspective. You can find the other sermons from this series in Ep 84, 86, and 90.

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Conversation | “The Role of Art in Spiritual Formation” | Seth Crissman

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a Soundings Seminar Conversation held between Coracle Community Minister, Ken Wettig, and his friend Seth Crissman, who serves as the Project Director for The Soil and The Seed Project. They discuss how art and beauty can foster spiritual growth for believers of all ages and stages of life. We encourage you to explore The Soil and the Seed's several wonderful albums wherever you listen to music.

Recorded on 9/14/23

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Reflection | “The Promise and Warning of Prayer” | Bill Haley

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week we share a sermon delivered by Bill Haley back in 2019 on the most important dynamics of prayer, drawn from Jesus’ teaching in Matthew chapter 6. Ultimately, he casts a vision of the praying life as a life of pursuing an abiding friendship with God.

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Prayer Practice | “The Gospel of the Kingdom” | Steve Park

Sun, 17 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week we share a "Space for God: BIBLE" reflection from Steve Park (Founder and Executive Director of Little Lights DC). Steve guides us through the arc of scripture related to God's coming Kingdom of Justice and mutual flourishing. He offers us a rousing invitation to join God's special work of caring for the oppressed and marginalized.

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Reflection | “The Promise & Warning of Eternal Life” | Bill Haley

Sun, 10 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week we share a sermon delivered by Bill Haley back in 2019 on the universal reality of death, which our culture consistently downplays, and the Christian’s hope in the midst of that sobering reality. This is the first in a four-part sermon series drawn from the Sermon on the Mount; we will be sharing the rest of that series over the coming weeks.

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Conversation | Reflections from Sabbatical | Bill Haley

Sun, 03 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week we share a Soundings Seminar conversation between Coracle’s Community Minister, Chris Lugo, and Executive Director, Bill Haley, who recently returned from an extended sabbatical including much travel, rest, and study. He shares stories, resources, and insights granted to him by God along the way, all of which were helpful reminders of God's constant loving presence and provision to him; we hope they will be for you as well!

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Reflection | “Shine in the Darkness” | Bill Haley

Sun, 27 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week we share a sermon offered by Bill Haley back in 2014. There is no shortage of darkness and brokenness in our world. What is stunning is how consistently God provides lights to shine in the midst of that darkness. Bill reminds us that we are called by God to be “children of light,” and he unpacks what that can mean in our various life contexts.

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Prayer Practice | “Praying the Litanies of Dignity & Humility” | Danny Nasry

Sun, 20 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week we share a "Space for God" devotional offered by Danny Nasry. Danny guides us through two prayers: the "Litany of Humility" which has been prayed for centuries, and his own "Litany of Dignity," which he wrote as a complement to the historic prayer. Together, the two prayers offer a beautiful and challenging invitation to uproot our most engrained sins, whether pride or self-rejection.

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Reflection | “Sabbath and the Kingdom” | Bill Haley

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we are sharing a sermon Bill Haley offered back in 2016 asking the question: What does the Sabbath have to do with the Kingdom of God? One seems passive; the other, very active. Bill draws upon Luke 6 and Hebrews 4 to explain how these two realities are deeply interconnected and why they have so much to offer the modern, Western church.

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Seminar | “Prayer & the Imagination” | Amy Boucher Pye

Sun, 06 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a Soundings Seminar conversation between Coracle Executive Director Bill Haley and author and Spiritual Director Amy Boucher Pye about her book 7 Ways to Pray: Time-Tested Practices for Encountering God. Amy offers us several ways to break out of spiritual ruts by exploring and embracing various forms of prayer used by faithful Christians through the centuries. To close, Amy guides us through a powerful 10-minute experience of the Ignatian practice of "Imaginative Prayer."

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Reflection | “Three Central Truths” | Bill Haley

Sun, 30 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week we share a sermon delivered by Bill Haley back in 2018. He unpacks three deep truths about God that we ought to carry around with us like stones in our pockets so that we can stay grounded when life inevitably goes sideways.

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Prayer Practice | “The Forgotten Proverbs 31” | Darryl Ford

Sun, 23 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week we share a "Space for God: BIBLE" devotional led by pastor and lawyer, Darryl Ford. Darryl guides us through the too-often-forgotten first 9 verses of Proverbs 31. He shares how they offer the church a vision of leadership grounded in prudence, sobriety, and advocacy that is largely lacking in the American church context these days.

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Reflection | "Suffering in these Bodies" | Bill Haley

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week we share a sermon Rev. Bill Haley delivered back in 2019. Focusing on one of the strangest verses of Colossians chapter 1, Bill helps us understand and experience what it might be like for our own suffering to participate in Christ’s redemptive suffering for the whole world.

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Episode 75: Seminar | “Protestants, Catholics & Race in America” | Fr. Christopher Pollard

Sun, 09 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a Soundings Seminar conversation between Rev. Bill Haley (an Anglican Priest) and Fr. Christopher Pollard (a Catholic Priest). They discuss the church's role in racial healing in America, focusing in particular on a 2018 letter on racism produced by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops called “Open Wide Our Hearts”.

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Prayer Practice | “Christ Be With Me” | Bill Haley

Sun, 02 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week we share a "Space for God" devotional led by Bill Haley. Bill guides us through a time of music, scripture, and silence oriented around St. Patrick's famous "Breastplate Prayer." Whatever burdens you happen to be carrying as you listen today, we hope this time will lighten them as you remember Christ's presence with you.

Songs:

"Christ Before Me" by Keith Duke
"Christ Be With Me" by The Brilliance

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Reflection | “Speak, Lord, Your Servant Hears” | Bill Haley

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we are sharing a sermon Bill Haley offered back in 2016 on the famous story of the priest Samuel first hearing the voice of God. Bill unpacks how this story can serve as a helpful model for us to apply to our own practice of discerning God’s voice in a noisy world.

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Seminar | “Thurman and King in Conversation” | Walter E. Fluker

Sun, 18 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we are sharing a Soundings Seminar conversation between Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) and renowned Howard Thurman scholar, Dr. Walter E. Fluker. Dr. Fluker shares the impact of Howard Thurman on the civil rights movement, with a particular focus on his relationship with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He also draws insights from Thurman’s scholarship and ministry into the present, demonstrating how he can still be a powerful voice for compassion and healing in our fractious climate.

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Prayer Practice | “Noticing the Beauty Around Us” | Margot Eyring

Sun, 11 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we are sharing a "Space for God: Beauty" devotional offered by Margot Eyring, Coracle’s Spiritual Direction Coordinator. Margot guides us through a reflective exercise by which we can grow better attuned to the balance of beauty and burden in our lives. Ultimately, she helps us to see how God is present with us whichever way the scales are tilting on a given day.

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Reflection | “The Holy Trinity” | Bill Haley

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400

It is Trinity Sunday, and we are excited to share a 2015 sermon offered by Bill Haley on the majesty and mystery of our Triune God through the lens of Romans 8.

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Reflection | “The Holy Spirit and You” | Bill Haley

Sun, 28 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This Pentecost, we wanted to share a sermon offered by Bill Haley back in 2011 on the Holy Spirit in Ephesians 5. We hope you will be inspired to give thanks for the gift of the Holy Spirit, the essential fuel of our Christian lives.

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Prayer Practice | “Where is God?” | Patty Prasada-Rao

Sun, 21 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a "Space for God: BIBLE" devotional offered by Patty Prasada-Rao. Patty leads us through 1 Peter 5:10 as a response to the pervasive question we ask during seasons of suffering, sickness, and violence: "Where is God?" Through Peter's example and other biblical stories, Patty reminds us of God's Promise, Provision, Protection, and Presence. We hope you will be blessed by Patty’s wisdom!

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Seminar | “On Corporate Discernment” | Bill Haley

Sun, 14 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a Soundings Seminar offered by Coracle Executive Director Bill Haley and moderated by Coracle Community Minister, Scott Buresh. Bill offers a summary of what he has come to learn through extensive reading and personal experience about the discipline of corporate discernment, or listening for God’s voice in community.

This was originally offered as part of Coracle's 2022 series "Discernment: Hearing God's Voice in a Noisy World"

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Prayer Practice | “Praying the Heart of Christ” | Drew Masterson

Sun, 07 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a "Space for God" devotional offered by Drew Masterson back in 2021, drawing from Dane Ortlund's wonderful book, Gentle & Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers. Matthew 11 invites us to encounter the essential heart of Jesus, and through this prayerful space, we seek to let that essence transform our lives moment-by-moment, with some help from Puritan theologians.

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Reflection | “Where the King Has Dominion” | George Hopkins

Sun, 30 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a reflection on the Kingdom of God offered by George Hopkins, a pastor and civic leader in Baltimore. This was originally part of a Coracle Fellowship Retreat on the theme of “Spiritual Formation for Kingdom Action.” George unpacks Jesus’ first sermon as recorded in Luke 4, and we hope his keen insights will stick with you throughout the week ahead.

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Reflection | “The Priesthood of All Believers” | Bill Haley

Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon offered by Bill Haley in 2016 on a topic he is very passionate about—the priesthood of all believers. Bill helpfully unpacks that phrase by way of 1 Peter 2, and we pray his words will inspire you to step more deeply into this deep vocation.

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Seminar | “Disentangling Church & Culture” | Dr. Kendrick Curry & Rich Dean

Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0400

In this Soundings Seminar, Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) moderates a conversation between the two Co-Chairs of the Coracle Board—Rev. Dr. Kendrick Curry and Rich Dean. Together, they wade into the ways in which the evangelical church in America must disentangle itself from unhealthy strains of American culture. They offer a clear and compelling call for the church to undertake the hard work of clearing out the brush and offering itself anew and fully to God for service in his Kingdom.

This was the final installment of Coracle’s 2022 series: “Doubt, Deconstruction & Redemption”

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Reflection | “Jesus’ Perfect Death” | Bill Haley

Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Happy Easter, everyone! As part of our celebration of Jesus’ death and resurrection on our behalf, we wanted to share a sermon Bill Haley offered back in 2010 on four names ascribed to Jesus by the author of Hebrews: Pioneer, Brother, Liberator, and High Priest. Jesus’ horrible, and yet beautiful sacrificial death on the Cross weaves these names together into a symphony of praise, and we pray you are blessed by this reflection.

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Prayer Practice | “The Garden of Gethsemane” | Bill Haley

Sun, 02 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0400

As we enter into Holy Week, we wanted to share a special “Space for God” offered by Bill Haley. He guides us in a slow walk through the different Gospel accounts of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. Bill helps us explore Jesus' deep humanity on display in that Garden and offers prompts to help us accompany Jesus in his painful and harrowing journey to the Cross.

You may also want to explore Bill's Holy Week article, "Jesus Didn't Have to Die (and He Didn't Want to Either)"

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Prayer Practice | “Abide in the Vine” | Marissa Salgado

Sun, 26 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we wanted to share a "Space for God: BIBLE" devotional led by Marissa Salgado (Programs Director at Casa Chirilagua). She breaks open John 15 to us, exploring the deep truths contained in the image of Jesus as the vine and us as the branches, and guiding us through a moving imaginative prayer exercise.

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Seminar | “Barriers to Discernment” | Harrigan Bowman + Ken Wettig

Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we wanted to share a Soundings Seminar we offered to conclude our 2022 series on “Discernment: Hearing God in a Noisy World.” Bill Haley talks with Harrigan Bowman and Ken Wettig (Co-pastors of Early Church in Harrisonburg, VA) about barriers that can impede our ability to hear God’s voice clearly and consistently. From technology, to politics, to church drama, they discuss the many ways in which our culture works against our desire to cultivate the practice of discernment, and they conclude by offering some constructive practices to help kick against our cultural current. We hope this rich conversation will be a blessing to you!

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Prayer Practice | “A Beautiful Lent” | Skip Ryan

Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500

As we continue through Lent, we wanted to share a "Space for God" devotional offered by Rev. Skip Ryan, who guides us into a fresh encounter with the Beatitudes as a way to help us posture our hearts and minds during this season.

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Reflection | “The Test of Bitter Pain” | Rev. Bill Haley

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500

In this sermon from 2008, Bill Haley draws upon James 5 to help us appreciate how God lovingly interacts with us as we walk through different types of pain in different seasons of life. We pray it is an encouragement as we step into this Lenten season together.

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Reflection | “Mature Happiness” | Rev. Bill Haley

Sun, 26 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500

In this sermon from 2016, Bill Haley unpacks the end of Philippians 3, where Paul is casting a vision of the spiritual maturity he longs to see in the Philippian church. Marked by steadfastness and compassion, and undergirded by joy, Bill invites us to live with our eyes on the prize.

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Soundings Seminar | “Good News for Our Racial Myths” | George Hopkins

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500

In this 2018 Soundings Seminar, our friend and Baltimore pastor George Hopkins, outlines some suggestions for how Christians and the Church can respond to Race in America today. Though several years have passed, his insights remain fresh and needed for all followers of Jesus.

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Prayer Practice | “Proverbs 31 Leadership” | Darryl Ford

Sun, 12 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500

In this "Space for God: BIBLE" devotional, our friend Darryl Ford (formerly of Ikon Community Church in Atlanta) guides us through the too-often-overlooked beginning of Proverbs 31. He shares how these first 9 verses offer the church a vision of leadership grounded in prudence, sobriety, and advocacy that is sometimes painfully lacking in the American church context these days. But, it is a vision that draws us into the very heart and character of God.

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Reflection | “Blessing the World and Ourselves Too” | Rev. Bill Haley

Sun, 05 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we are sharing a sermon Bill Haley offered back in 2012 on Isaiah 58. Bill explains how God’s character and actions through history lay the foundation for Christian ethics, and he focuses on the Prophet Isaiah’s powerful articulation of the kind of Sabbath God desires to see observed. It is a passage that remains as sharp today as it did when it was first uttered, and we pray you are blessed and stirred up towards love and good works as Bill unpacks it.

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Reflection | “Jesus Invites Us Into Miracles” | Rev. Bill Haley

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we are sharing a reflection Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) recently offered at Coracle’s “Second Wednesday” gathering in Northern Virginia. He helps us slow down and encounter anew the familiar story of Jesus feeding the 5000 from Mark 6 and all 4 gospels.

That night, Bill also shared the significant role this story played in Coracle’s recent corporate discernment process, culminating in what we are calling “The Next Journey” for our ministry. You can watch or listen to Bill’s full remarks HERE.

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Reflection | “Jesus is Lord of Life” | Rev. Bill Haley

Sun, 22 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we honor Sanctity of Life Sunday by offering a Sermon delivered by Bill Haley on this day in 2017. He celebrates the priceless value of every human life, from conception to natural death, he mourns that so many lives have been lost before ever getting to see the light of day, and he casts a beautiful vision of the hope that flows from following Jesus, the author and Lord of life. Even though the legal landscape in our country has shifted since then, we believe Bill's message still speaks powerfully to our present circumstances.

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Seminar | “Hearing God: Wisdom from Dallas Willard” | Scott Buresh & Carla Mueller

Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we are sharing a Soundings Seminar conversation offered in March of 2022 between Bill Haley, Scott Buresh (Coracle’s Community Minister to Baltimore) and Coracle Associate, Carla Mueller. Together, they unpack and reflect upon Dallas Willard's spiritual classic, Hearing God. They explore the barriers we all face as we seek to cultivate the skill of hearing God's particular voice to us, and reveal how Willard's book isn't ultimately teaching us a technique but inviting us into an authentic relationship with our loving Creator. We hope you will be blessed by their rich conversation!

This was offered as part of a year-long series, "Discernment: Hearing God in a Noisy World"

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Prayer Practice | "Examen for a Year Just Gone" | Amy Boucher Pye

Sun, 08 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Welcome to 2023 and to Season 2 of For the Journey! We’re so grateful to have you listening and growing with us, and we pray this year on the podcast will be a blessing to you and to many.

To kick off our new season, we are sharing a “Space for God” offered by author and Spiritual Director, Amy Boucher Pye back in January of 2021. Amy guides us through the ancient practice of "Examen" in order to help us look back over the past year– its glories and its griefs– with our senses attuned to God's presence in the midst of it all.

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Reflection | “The Birth of Jesus” | Rev. Bill Haley

Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Merry Christmas! This week, we share a sermon Bill Haley offered on the first week of Advent back in 2018. While not officially a Christmas sermon, we think you’ll find Bill’s meditation on the cosmic significance of Christ’s birth a rich addition to your Christmas week.

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Prayer Practice | “The Beauty of Advent Music” | Rev. Bill Haley

Sun, 18 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0500

This week, Bill Haley guides us through a worshipful encounter with the beauty of Advent music. Specifically, he focuses our attention on the expressive power of the cello as we journey through both familiar and unfamiliar Advent Carols.

Article: "Songs of Christmas and (Second) Advent" by Bill Haley

Set List:

"O Come, O Come Emmanuel" by The Piano Guys
"The First Noel" by Over the Rhine
"Salvation is Created" by Peter Tchesnokoff
"Optimist" by Zoë Keating

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Reflection | “Following the Supreme Jesus” | Dr. Vincent Bacote

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a reflection offered by Dr. Vincent Bacote (Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College). Vince invites us to take a close look at Hebrews 1 during the Advent season. He unpacks how this chapter exalts the supremacy of Jesus while setting up what it looks like to follow Christ through the challenging circumstances we all face in different seasons.

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Experience | “Unconventional Carols for an Uncommon Birth” | Rev. Bill Haley

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0500

In this Advent Offering from 2020, Bill Haley guides us through a worshipful experience of Advent and Christmas carols old and new, to help us encounter afresh the gift of Jesus' birth and to whet our appetites for His second Advent.

Set List: (Full Spotify Playlist)

“The First Noel” by Over the Rhine
“Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent” by John Michael Talbot
“The Birth of Jesus” by John Michael Talbot
“Cry of a Tiny Baby” by Bruce Cockburn
“Let us the Infant Greet” by Loreena McKennitt
“O Holy Night” by Sara Groves
“Peace on Earth” by U2
“O Come, O Come Emmanuel” Sixpence None the Richer
“O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” by 2nd Chapter of Acts
“Salvation is Created” by Peter Tschesnokoff
“Messiah: Worthy is the Lamb that was Slain” by George Frederic Handel
“Of the Father’s Love Begotten” by John Michael Talbot
“Begin and Never Cease” by The Oh Hellos

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Prayer Practice | “Waiting for God” | Rev. Bill Haley

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500

This week, Bill Haley offers a “Space for God” to help us adopt a posture of active waiting as we enter into the Advent Season. Along the way, he draws on poetry, song, and an essay by Henri Nouwen.

Music:

"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" by the Piano Guys
"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" by David Crowder Band

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Reflection | "The Authority of Jesus" | Rev. Bill Haley

Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we are sharing a sermon Bill Haley offered in 2007 on Luke 4, where we witness the kingdom of God breaking into the world through Jesus in powerful, even shocking, acts of healing and restoration.

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Prayer Practice | “Celebration as Gratitude” | Margot Eyring

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500

As we approach Thanksgiving in the United States, we wanted to share a "Space for God" devotional on gratitude offered by Margot Eyring (Coracle's Spiritual Direction Coordinator). Margot guides us through both a powerful breath prayer exercise and a reflective reading of a well-known Bible story to help us explore how our practice of gratitude might be enhanced by starting with God's gratitude for us.

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Seminar | “Becoming Reconcilers: Lessons from a Civil War” | Vesna Tift

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a Soundings Seminar from 2021 featuring a conversation Bill Haley has with Vesna Tift, a survivor of the Yugoslav Civil War, to learn from her experience of working as a reconciler between estranged people groups throughout the conflict. Her powerful story of faith, endurance, and hope in the midst of trying times has something of value for all of us in our own contexts.

Learn More about our partner for this conversation, Telos Group

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Prayer Practice | “Petitionary Prayer” | Rev. Bill Haley

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a shorter “Space for God” Bill Haley offered just before a major election in the United States. There are many seasons of life during which it is appropriate and even encouraged to bring our requests before God, and Bill guides us into a helpful vision and practice of petitionary prayer that keeps God’s goodness and sovereignty at the center.

This was originally offered as part of a larger collection of resources for folks trying to think and live Christianly amidst our polarized political landscape. Explore that Collection Here

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Prayer Practice | “Abide in the Vine” | Marissa Salgado

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a “Space for God” offered by Marissa Salgado (Programs Director at Casa Chirilagua in Alexandria, VA). Marissa explores the deep truths contained in John 15’s image of Jesus as the vine and us as the branches, and she guides us through a moving imaginative prayer exercise on the passage.

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Reflection | "The Ministry of Jesus" | Rev. Bill Haley

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon preached by Bill Haley back in 2007 on Luke 4 and the radical, polarizing start to Jesus’ ministry in Nazareth. Through Bill’s unpacking of this powerful scene, we hope you will encounter again or for the first time the wonder and beauty and challenge of Jesus.

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Prayer Practice | “Praying the Lord’s Prayer” | Ken Wettig

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a devotional journey through Christianity's most famous prayer. Ken Wettig (Coracle's Community Minister to the Shenandoah Valley) guides us step by step through The Lord’s Prayer, framed as a prayer for when we don't know how else to pray.

This was originally offered as one of our weekly "Space for God" times. Explore our Archive of over 100 "Space for God" devotional videos, and Join Us Next Tuesday on Zoom!

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Seminar | “The Discipleship of Peacemaking” | Todd Deatherage

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we are excited to share a Soundings Seminar from 2017 on a topic that is still all-too relevant today—The Discipleship of Peacemaking. Bill Haley is joined by the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Telos Group, Todd Deatherage; together, they reflect on both the practical and spiritual dynamics of building and sustaining peace in our modern world, with a particular focus on the still-ongoing conflict in Israel/Palestine. Our world needs more followers of Jesus committed to building peace wherever they are, and we hope you are blessed and enriched by this conversation.

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Prayer Practice | “Praying with Your Whole Selves” | Margot Eyring

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a “Space for God” devotional offered by Margot Eyring, Coracle's Spiritual Direction Coordinator. Margot leads us through a series of body and breath prayers in order to help us experience the presence of God wherever we are.

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Reflection | "Let Those of Us Who Are Mature..." | Rev. Bill Haley

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon Bill Haley offered back in 2015 on Philippians 3:7-16. Bill introduces us to the powerful life of Gordon Cosby, who NPR called “the most influential pastor you’ve never heard of.” Then Bill explores how Paul taught about the challenge, beauty, and necessity of growth towards spiritual maturity.

If you are blessed by this sermon, you may also want to check out Episode 30, in which Bill offers another reflection on maturity, this time through the lens of Hebrews 6.

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Prayer Practice | "Praying for Your Season" | Rev. Bill Haley

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0400

As we step out of summer and into fall, we are excited to share our very first “Space for God” reflection, offered by Bill Haley all the way back in September 2020. Bill guides us through the story of Jesus walking on the water in Matthew 14; he invites us to reflect on the anxieties we are carrying as we start a new season and to experience how Jesus speaks words of comfort and healing directly to those anxieties.

We have now gathered online for half an hour of prayerful "Space for God" for over 100 weeks! You can explore the whole archive of recordings and learn how to join us next Tuesday morning HERE.

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Seminar | "Education & Spiritual Formation" | Panel Discussion

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0400

To mark the start of the school year, we are thrilled to share this Soundings Seminar conversation from 2021 with a terrific panel of educators— Carla Mueller, Abri Nelson May, and Squire Newsome. Guided by co-moderators Karla Petty (of Coracle) and Erica Adams (of Redemptive Education), the panel dives into the dynamic, sometimes surprising interplay between their work lives as teachers and school administrators and their spiritual lives. The conversation ranges from the joys of teaching to the challenges of education during a pandemic, and much more. If you are an educator, parent, or student, we hope this will be an encouragement and a blessing to you!

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Prayer Practice | “Listening Intercession” | Rev. Anne Grizzle

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week we share a "Space for God" devotional, offered by experienced Spiritual Director, Anne Grizzle. Anne guides us through a time of listening intercession. Too often in prayer, we jump right into what we think we should pray for without first asking the Lord to place on our hearts and minds the people and things he would want us to pray for. Anne helps us make space to listen and receive God's prayer requests for us, others, and the world.

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Reflection | “Going on to Maturity” | Rev. Bill Haley

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon Bill Haley preached in 2010 on Hebrews chapter 6. In it, Bill offers a rousing call to take steps towards true spiritual maturity, towards real formation in Jesus for those who have already believed that he is their lord and savior.

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Prayer Practice | "The Eyes of the Heart" | Dr. Ben Sammons

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a “Space for God” reflection from Dr. Ben Sammons. Ben guides us through a reflective reading of "Adventures in New Testament Greek: Nous" a poem by acclaimed poet and theologian Scott Cairns. The poem invites us into a spiritual exercise meant to draw our attention to the role of the heart in discernment. We hope you will be blessed by Ben's thoughtful unpacking of the poem and by the fresh way of praying the poem opens up!

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Seminar | "A Closer look at Deconstruction" | Dr. Kimberly BW Denu & Aaron Graham

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a Soundings Seminar Coracle hosted back in February at the start of our “Doubt, Deconstruction & Redemption” Series. Dr. Kimberly Denu– currently Vice President at Azusa Pacific University– joins Aaron Graham– the pastor of The District Church– to talk with Bill Haley about what they are observing surrounding the phenomenon of “deconstruction” in the American church from their unique vantage points. They help flesh out the term itself and highlight a number of cautions and opportunities for Christians in this cultural moment.

You can watch their conversation HERE

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Reflection | "A Day in the Prayer Life of Jesus" | Rev. Bill Haley

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon Rev. Bill Haley preached in 2011 on Luke 4 and Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness. Through his exploration of Jesus’ life of prayer, Bill invites us to embrace the answer to our everpresent question, “What is God’s Will for My Life?”

For more resources to help you develop a more relational and impactful prayer life, explore our Space for God Series HERE

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Prayer Practice | "The Gospel Jesus Preached" | Rev. Dr. Kendrick Curry

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a “Space for God: BIBLE” reflection from Rev. Dr. Kendrick Curry, Co-chair of the Coracle Board and pastor at Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. Kendrick shares the story of Jesus’ first public sermon from Luke 4:16-22. In it, Jesus makes a striking declaration about the Good News (or Gospel) of the Kingdom of God, which is as challenging for many of us to fully embrace now as it was for Jesus’ original audience.

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Reflection | "Abide in My Love" | Rev. Bill Haley

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a Sermon Bill Haley preached back in 2011 on John 15:9-11. This serves as a follow-up to the sermon we shared on Episode 18, where Bill also dove into this profound chapter in John’s Gospel—sometimes referred to as the “holy of holies” of the Bible. You may enjoy listening back to that sermon first, or, feel free to continue on. Either way, we hope you are encouraged by remembering God’s deepest invitation to you—to know God's love and to share God's love.

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Prayer Practice | "Noticing the Beauty Around Us" | Margot Eyring

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a lovely “Space for God” reflection offered by Margot Eyring (Coracle’s Spiritual Direction Coordinator). Margot guides us through a reflective exercise by which we can attune ourselves to the balance of beauty and burden in our lives. Ultimately, she helps us to see how God is present with us whichever way the scales are tilting in a given moment.

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Seminar | "Faithfully Navigating Fracturing in the Church" | Vincent Bacote & John Inazu

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share our recent Soundings Seminar conversation between Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director), Dr. Vincent Bacote (Wheaton College), and Dr. John Inazu (Washington University in St. Louis). They reflect on the well-documented fracturing taking place throughout the American church, and they offer a few ways forward for followers of Jesus who long to see a renewed church. Vince and John offered so many valuable insights, and we hope this conversation will be a blessing to you as it was to us!

This Seminar was offered as part of Coracle's “Doubt, Deconstruction & Redemption” Series

Resources from the conversation:

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Prayer Practice | "The Stranger Within & Without" | Danny Nasry

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we offer you a “Space for God” devotional led by Danny Nasry (one of Coracle’s Community Ministers). Danny’s reflection invites us to do something a little counter-cultural— to connect with and embrace our inherent human weaknesses as a way into deeper prayer and worship. He draws on scripture, story, and poetry, and we hope each is a blessing to you.

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Seminar | "Anti-Racism & Christian Discipleship" | Rev. Darryl Ford

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we mark Juneteenth by sharing a terrific conversation from the summer of 2020 between Bill Haley and Rev. Darryl Ford of Ikon Community Church in Atlanta, GA.

In the wake of George Floyd’s killing, a vital and contentious discussion re-ignited in the American church about the role of race and racism in our past and present. These often contentious debates are ongoing. That summer, Coracle invited Darryl to speak on whatever topic he thought would be most helpful. Darryl is a trusted friend and one of the founders of the Repentance Project, and he chose to make a case for “Anti-Racism as an Essential Tenet of American Discipleship.” This was a very helpful conversation in the summer of 2020, and it remains so almost two years later.

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Prayer Practice | Healing the Body | Adam Taylor

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0400

This week, we offer a chance to encounter God through the Scriptures, as Adam Taylor guides us through 1 Corinthians 12 and its profound message to our polarized times. Adam is the president of Sojourners and author of A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community.

This was originally recorded as one of our weekly “Space for God” devotionals, and we are grateful for the opportunity to share Adam’s wisdom with you in this format.

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Reflection | "The Holy Spirit & You" | Rev. Bill Haley

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we celebrate Pentecost with a sermon Bill Haley offered back in 2011 on the Holy Spirit in Ephesians 5. Featuring a moving testimonial from Simon Dixon, it serves as a rousing reminder of the Spirit’s amazing power to show Christ to us and to form Christ in us, fueling us in our lives as we seek to fulfill God’s mission for us and for the world.

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Reflection | "Abide in Me" | Rev. Bill Haley

Sun, 29 May 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon Bill offered back in 2011 diving into the deep things Jesus chose to share with his closest friends the night before he was killed. Specifically, in John 15:4-7, Jesus peels back the curtain into the deepest calling of the Christian life— to abide in him. But what does that really mean, and how do we do it? Bill invites us into this glorious and refreshing vision of life with Jesus.

If you appreciated this sermon, you may want to consider exploring the Coracle Fellowship Program— an immersive and transformative spiritual formation journey built around 12 day-long retreats. We offer in-person programs (at Corhaven or in Baltimore) and an online option available to anyone, anywhere!

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Prayer Practice | “Beauty from Ephrem the Syrian” | Karen Marsh

Sun, 22 May 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a "Space for God: Beauty" reflection from Karen Wright Marsh (author and executive director of Theological Horizons in Charlottesville, VA). She introduces us to the life and work of Ephrem the Syrian. The "lyric theology" of this 4th Century Christian pastor, poet, refugee, and songwriter has the power to refresh our perspectives even today. Karen concludes our time together by listening prayerfully to a recording of Ephrem's "Hymn to the Light." You can read an English translation of the lyrics in our shownotes.

English Lyrics to Ephrem's "Hymn to the Light"

Check Out Karen W. Marsh's Excellent Podcast: Vintage Saints & Sinners

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Seminar | "Recognizing Our Moment & the Call for Christians" | Dr. Josh Yates

Sun, 15 May 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we look back on a deeply impactful 2021 Soundings Seminar conversation held between Bill Haley and Dr. Josh Yates of Duke Divinity School. The two discuss Yates’ work with the Ormond Center helping churches across the country understand and meet the pressing needs of their communities. They explore the fault lines exposed and deepened in our country and in our communities of faith during the Covid Pandemic, and they offer a few ways faithful Christians might start to carve out a better way to "pre-enact" God's coming kingdom of Shalom in their local contexts. This conversation has only grown more important, and we hope it will be a blessing and encouragement to you!

See Also:

Coracle's "Doubt, Deconstruction & Redemption" Resource Collection
"How to Live in a Post-Christian Society" by Bill Haley
"Essential Christianity" by Bill Haley

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Conversation | Getting to Know Kristy Wallace, the New Repentance Project Director

Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we offer you a chance to get to know the wonderful Kristy Wallace, who has just joined the Coracle Team as the new Director of The Repentance Project. Rev. Bill Haley interviews Kristy, asking about her past growing up as a military kid, helping underresourced communities find their voice, and experiencing Jesus in the midst of it all. We are thrilled to see what new life, vision, and direction Kristy's unique breadth and dept of experience will bring to The Repentance Project!

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Reflection | "Science vs. Faith?" | Rev. Bill Haley

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we offer a sermon Bill gave back in 2008 on one of the most wrestled-with questions Christians living in our modern world face: What is the relationship between the discoveries of science and my faith?

Drawing on a wide range of sources and stories, Bill asks us to consider how science and faith might both be sharpened and strengthened when intentionally held together. He also addresses a few of the most prevalent questions many Christians face in this arena and offers some real encouragement to anyone wrestling with doubts of any kind.

Read a Transcript of Bill's Sermon

This is offered as part of Coracle's "Doubt, Deconstruction & Redemption" Series

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Prayer Practice | Enjoying Scripture Like a Meal | Anna Martinez

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, Anna Martinez (Coracle's Administrator) guides us through an imaginative 3-course scriptural meal, drawing from Eugene Peterson's Eat This Book. She helps us follow Peter from his betrayal of Jesus, to his post-resurrection reconciliation, to his later vision of abundant food in Acts. At each "course," we pause to place ourselves with all of our senses in the story alongside the other characters, enabling us to encounter God in a fresh way through these ancient pages.

This was originally offered as a "Space for God" reflection. Coracle offers these online devotional gatherings every Tuesday morning from 8:30-9AM (ET), and we would love to have you join us!
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Reflection | "The Resurrection Rewards Revolution" | Rev. Bill Haley

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we celebrate the glorious reality of Easter— Christ is Risen! We are sharing a Sermon Bill offered back in 2009 at The Falls Church Anglican all about the revolutionary change to our hearts and lives that comes about when we finally get what the Bible has to say about Resurrection, New Creation, and Eternal Life. As Bill says himself, this one's a fire-hose, but the kind you want to keep drinking from!

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Prayer Practice | Dream of the Rood | Drew Masterson

Sun, 10 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0400

As we enter Holy Week, we wanted to share a “Space for God” reflection offered by Drew Masterson last Lent. Drew starts with a helpful introduction to an ancient English poem called “Dream of the Rood,” setting it in its historical and literary context, and helping us understand some of the ways it might still speak to us across the centuries. He then guides us through a contemplative reading of the poem. We hope it helps you journey with Jesus and all the saints before us this week, or anytime!

For a much more in-depth analysis of "Dream of the Rood," please see:

This Lecture Series from the Institute of Catholic Culture
Malcolm Guite's book, Faith, Hope, and Poetry: Theology and the Poetic Imagination

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Prompts for Prayer:

Lord, what images or descriptions will you use to draw me to you today?
Where would you have me locate myself in this vivid story?
What fresh wisdom might these ancient words uncover in our time and place?
What are you inviting me to consider more deeply about…
- Your crucifixion and resurrection?
- My life with you in the world?

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Reflection | "Jesus & World Religions" | Rev. Bill Haley

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0400

In this special episode release, we share an address Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) offered to the staff of National Geographic back in 2015.

Drawing from his experience traveling to and experiencing life in over 80 countries, Bill makes a compelling case for the uniqueness and the unique goodness of Jesus and of Christianity. If you have ever wrestled with questions about how Jesus or Christianity fits into a world full of other religions and beliefs, we hope this will be an encouraging and thought-provoking episode.

Offered as part of Coracle's "Doubt, Deconstruction & Redemption" Series.

Resources Bill Mentions:

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Seminar | "Beauty, Desire & Human Flourishing" | Dr. Curt Thompson

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a really wonderful Soundings Seminar featuring psychiatrist Curt Thompson. Soundings Seminars are deeper discussions around important topics for our society, the church, and our own spiritual Journeys.

In this conversation, Bill Haley and Curt dig into the intersection of the Christian life and interpersonal neurobiology, focusing in particular on the interplay between beauty and our desires and how that interplay shapes our minds and lives. It is a rich and wide-ranging conversation, and we hope you will be blessed by it!

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Reflection | "Being 'Honest to God'" | Rev. Bill Haley

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we share a sermon titled “Being ‘Honest to God,’” offered by Rev. Bill Haley at The Falls Church Anglican in August of 2020. Starting with Psalm 137, Bill dives into some of the most difficult passages in Scripture for modern readers to stomach and shows how they actually offer us hope, consolation, and even deeper intimacy with God in our most difficult moments.

Offered as part of Coracle's "Doubt, Deconstruction & Redemption" Series.

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Seminar | "The Journey of Discernment" | Coracle Spiritual Directors

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we are sharing one of our most recent Soundings Seminars, called “The Journey of Discernment.” Back in January, we hosted a terrific panel of Coracle Spiritual Directors– Dave Bonselaar, Debra Donnelly-Barton, and Margot Eyring– to discuss the topic of discernment. The ability to hear and recognize God’s unique and personal voice to each of us is a crucial aspect of Christian maturity, especially in such a noisy culture. We hope you will be blessed by the insights and stories shared during this conversation!

This was offered as part of Coracle's Series "Discernment: Hearing God in a Noisy World"

If you are interested in exploring spiritual direction for yourself, or if you are a spiritual director and would like to join Coracle's growing network of directors for community and continued growth— please email Margot Eyring.

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Prayer Practice | Examen Prayer | Ken Wettig

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500

This week, Ken Wettig (Coracle's Community Minister for the Shenandoah Valley) guides us through the Prayer of Examen, a classic Ignatian Spiritual Practice. The Examen offers us a way to look back prayerfully over our days and in a real sense re-live the ups and downs in the presence of our loving God. It can be a powerful, humbling, encouraging, transformative practice, and Ken offers a great introduction to it.

More Resources on the Examen:

Ken’s Examen Guide
Prayer by Richard Foster
Pray-as-You-Go on Examen Prayer

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Reflection | "Learning to Hear God" | Rev. Bill Haley

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500

We all long to hear God's particular voice to us. Wouldn't that make life in a complex world so much simpler?

As a way to enter the Lenten season well—to help us clear away the noise of our lives so that we can really discern and follow God's voice to us—we offer this sermon Rev. Bill Haley gave at The Falls Church Anglican back in 2016. Bill seeks to make the prospect of hearing and recognizing when and what God is saying to us much more approachable, drawing on Dallas Willard, Samuel, Jesus, and others along the way.

This is offered as part of Coracle's "Discernment: Hearing God in a Noisy World" Series.

Sermon Transcript

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Seminar | "On Race in America: A Christian Response" (pt 2)

Sun, 27 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Last week, we shared the first half of a very impactful conversation we hosted in 2017: “On Race in America: A Christian Response” held at Restoration Anglican Church in Arlington, VA. If you missed part 1, I strongly encourage you to check it out before listening any further, as it offers very helpful context for what you’re going to hear in this episode.

In this second slate of presenters, we will hear from
Justin Fung currently of Christ City Church in Washington DC
Young Lee of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Arlington, VA
Steve Park of Little Lights DC,
Then there will be a Question and Answer session featuring several panelists, and
we conclude with remarks from Shireen David, currently of All Saints Chevy Chase.

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Seminar | "On Race in America: A Christian Response" (pt 1)

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, we begin a 2-week series sharing one of the most substantial and helpful conversations we have ever convened: “On Race in America: A Christian Response.”

It was held at Restoration Anglican Church in Arlington, VA back in 2017, but the themes and ideas raised by the panelists remain all-too relevant to our current context. The original seminar was over 2 hours long, so we’ve decided to break the conversation into 2 parts, shared over the next 2 weeks.

Rev. David Hanke, the rector of Restoration, and Rev. Erin Clifford, the moderator for the seminar, introduce the conversation and its origin. After their remarks, we will hear from Rev. Bill Haley of Coracle, Pastor Kendrick Curry of Pennsylvania Ave Baptist Church in Washington, DC, and Nikki Toyama-Szeto of Christians for Social Action.

Join us again next week as the conversation continues!

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Prayer Practice | Lectio Divina | Kayla Allen

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0500

This week, we share a guided introduction to the classic spiritual practice of Lectio Divina or "Sacred Reading" of scripture, offered by Kayla Allen, one of our Spiritual Directors.

You can learn more about Kayla and her work HERE
If you'd like to set up an introductory call with Kayla, find her calendar HERE

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Here are some other great resources on Lectio Divina we would recommend:
Lectio 365
Pray-As-You-Go

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Reflection | "Spiritual Formation for Kingdom Action" | Rev. Bill Haley

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0500

In our first official episode, we're sharing a sermon from our Executive Director, Rev. Bill Haley, that unpacks the Coracle motto– Spiritual Formation for Kingdom Action.

Originally delivered as part of a 2015 series on Justice at Restoration Anglican Church in Arlington, VA, Bill explains how and why our inward journey with God (Spiritual Formation) is always inextricably linked with our outward journey in the world (Kingdom Action). Put another way, Bill paints a beautiful picture of what it is Christians are saved for.

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For the Journey Trailer + Theme Song Reflection

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 14:00:00 -0500

"For the Journey" is a new podcast from Coracle offering weekly formation and inspiration to followers of Jesus longing for more of God, in their own lives and in the world.

Over the coming weeks, you’ll be hearing from pastors, spiritual directors, artists, scholars, and activists– all inviting us into a deeper walk with God for the sake of the world. Through this regular rhythm of sermons, guided spiritual practices, thoughtful conversations, and more– we hope you are drawn more deeply into the heart of God, burning bright with love for you, so that you might shine all the brighter with God’s love as you journey through our hurting world.

Our first official episode will release on Sunday, February 6th!

Theme Song: "Mystery Hymn" by Lowland Hum

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