For the Journey

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. Explore Our Resource Collection: "Spiritual Formation During a Crisis" inthecoracle.org   |  @inthecoracle Support the show For the Journey  is a resource...

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. View Our Complete Archive of “Space for...

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. inthecoracle.org   |  @inthecoracle Support the show For the Journey  is a resource of the Coracle Center of For...

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 ”. Explore More Resources on Racial Healing & Justic...

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 &...

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. Explore Coracle's Resource Collection "Discernment: Hearing God in a Noisy World" inthecoracle.org   |  @int...

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 prese...

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. View Our...

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 . inthecoracle.org   |  @inthecoracle Support the show For the Journey  is a resource of the Coracle Center of Formation  for  Action and is made possible through the generous support of men and women across the globe.

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. inthecoracle.org   |  @inthecoracle Support the show For the Journey  is a resource of the Coracle Center of Formation  for  Action and is made possible through the g...

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...

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...

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 fro...

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.  inthecoracle.org   |  @i...

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. Support the show For the Journey  is a resource of the Coracle Center of Formation  for  Action and is made possible through th...

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...

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...

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 explo...

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. View Our Complete Archive of “Space for God” Prayer Practices inthecorac...

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 w...

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. View Our Complete Archive of “Space for God” Prayer Practices inthecoracle.org   |  @inthecoracle Support the show For the Journey  is a resource of the Cora...

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. inthecoracle.org   |  @inthecoracle Support the show For the Journey  is a resource of the Coracle Center of Formation  for  Action and is...

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. inthecoracle.org   |  @inthecoracle Support the show For the Journey  is a resource of the Coracle Center of Form...

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. Explore More Resources for Racial Healing inthecoracle.org   |  @inthecoracle Support the show For the Journey  is a resour...

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, i...