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A weekly podcast offering formation and inspiration to Christians longing for more of God in their lives and in the world. Through a 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 move through our hurting world.
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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.View Our Complete Archive of “Space for God” Prayer PracticesLearn More About Spiritual Direction through Coracleinthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
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.inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
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.View Our Full Archive of Soundings Seminarsinthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
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!View Our Complete Archive of “Space for God” Prayer PracticesLearn More About Spiritual Direction through Coracleinthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
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.inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
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.Read Bill's Piece "Jesus Didn't Have to Die (and He Didn't Want to Either)"View Our Complete Archive of “Space for God” Prayer Practicesinthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
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.inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
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!View Our Full Archive of Soundings Seminarsinthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
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.inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
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.View Our Complete Archive of “Space for God” Prayer Practicesinthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
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.inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
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!Support the show
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.inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
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 USCCBView Our Full Archive of Soundings Seminarsinthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
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!inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
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.Explore More Advent Resourcesinthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
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.Explore More Advent Resourcesinthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
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.Explore More Advent Resourcesinthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
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!View the slides David references HEREinthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
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.inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracleSupport the show
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