For the Journey

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. Explore Coracle's Upcoming Pilgrimages Learn More About Spirit...

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. View Ou...

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 Chris...

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 Lette...

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. Learn More About Spiritual Direction through Coracle View Our Full A...

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. Watch or Listen to Amy’s Soundings Seminar conversation with Bill Ha...

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. Learn More about Rock Cre...

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 kno...

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. Support the show F...

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 p...

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. Learn More About...

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&...

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...

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 sp...

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 an...

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. Explore the Full Archiv...

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! View Our Complete Archive of “Space for God” Prayer Pract...

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...

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. Explore some of the ecumenical organizations and resources mention...

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. Learn More Abou...

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. View Our Complete Archive of “Space for God” Prayer Practices Learn More Ab...

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. Explore the Full Archive of Bill’s Sermons Learn More A...

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...

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? View Our Complete Archive of “Space for God” Prayer Practices Learn More About Spiritual Direction through Coracle Explore the Full Archive...

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 diffi...