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| Prayer Practice | “My Path Illumine” | Ryan Scarberry | 17 Aug 2025 | 00:25:19 | |
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 About Spiritual Direction through Coracle Explore More Encounters with Beauty inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracle | |||
| Reflection | “Stewards of Our Story and Our Sin” | Bill Haley | 10 Aug 2025 | 00:32:39 | |
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 About Spiritual Direction through Coracle inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracle | |||
| Conversation | Finding Hope in Turbulent Times with Ekemini Uwan | 08 Jun 2025 | 00:47:45 | |
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. Keep Journeying with Ekemini at The Truth's Table & Get in the Word Podcasts More From Coracle: | |||
| Conversation | Reflections from Sabbatical | Bill Haley | 03 Sep 2023 | 00:47:15 | |
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! | |||
| Reflection | “Shine in the Darkness” | Bill Haley | 27 Aug 2023 | 00:30:03 | |
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. | |||
| Prayer Practice | “Praying the Litanies of Dignity & Humility” | Danny Nasry | 20 Aug 2023 | 00:20:57 | |
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. | |||
| Reflection | “Sabbath and the Kingdom” | Bill Haley | 14 Aug 2023 | 00:38:28 | |
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. | |||
| Seminar | “Prayer & the Imagination” | Amy Boucher Pye | 06 Aug 2023 | 00:57:41 | |
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." inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracle | |||
| Reflection | “Three Central Truths” | Bill Haley | 30 Jul 2023 | 00:26:25 | |
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. | |||
| Prayer Practice | “The Forgotten Proverbs 31” | Darryl Ford | 23 Jul 2023 | 00:32:31 | |
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. | |||
| Reflection | "Suffering in these Bodies" | Bill Haley | 16 Jul 2023 | 00:39:51 | |
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. | |||
| Episode 75: Seminar | “Protestants, Catholics & Race in America” | Fr. Christopher Pollard | 09 Jul 2023 | 01:23:58 | |
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 & Justice inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracle | |||
| Prayer Practice | “Christ Be With Me” | Bill Haley | 02 Jul 2023 | 00:26:33 | |
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.
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| Seminar | “Catholics and Evangelicals Together” | Bill Haley + Soren Johnson | 01 Jun 2025 | 01:24:01 | |
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. Learn More About Trinity House Cafe View Our Full Archive of Soundings Seminars inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracle | |||
| Reflection | “Speak, Lord, Your Servant Hears” | Bill Haley | 25 Jun 2023 | 00:34:08 | |
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. | |||
| Seminar | “Thurman and King in Conversation” | Walter E. Fluker | 18 Jun 2023 | 01:05:20 | |
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. Explore Coracle's Resources for Racial Healing & Justice inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracle | |||
| Prayer Practice | “Noticing the Beauty Around Us” | Margot Eyring | 11 Jun 2023 | 00:28:00 | |
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. Learn More About Spiritual Direction through Coracle inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracle | |||
| Reflection | “The Holy Trinity” | Bill Haley | 04 Jun 2023 | 00:33:43 | |
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. | |||
| Reflection | “The Holy Spirit and You” | Bill Haley | 28 May 2023 | 00:38:00 | |
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. | |||
| Prayer Practice | “Where is God?” | Patty Prasada-Rao | 21 May 2023 | 00:29:04 | |
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! inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracle | |||
| Seminar | “On Corporate Discernment” | Bill Haley | 14 May 2023 | 01:01:43 | |
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. | |||
| Prayer Practice | “Praying the Heart of Christ” | Drew Masterson | 07 May 2023 | 00:29:36 | |
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. Learn More About Spiritual Direction through Coracle inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracle | |||
| Reflection | “Where the King Has Dominion” | George Hopkins | 30 Apr 2023 | 00:27:31 | |
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. | |||
| Reflection | “The Priesthood of All Believers” | Bill Haley | 23 Apr 2023 | 00:38:34 | |
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. | |||
| Conversation | Embracing the Contemplative Life with Kelly Gould | 25 May 2025 | 00:45:48 | |
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:
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| Seminar | “Disentangling Church & Culture” | Dr. Kendrick Curry & Rich Dean | 16 Apr 2023 | 01:02:10 | |
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. | |||
| Reflection | “Jesus’ Perfect Death” | Bill Haley | 09 Apr 2023 | 00:34:58 | |
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. | |||
| Prayer Practice | “The Garden of Gethsemane” | Bill Haley | 02 Apr 2023 | 00:29:45 | |
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. | |||
| Prayer Practice | “Abide in the Vine” | Marissa Salgado | 26 Mar 2023 | 00:22:35 | |
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. | |||
| Seminar | “Barriers to Discernment” | Harrigan Bowman + Ken Wettig | 19 Mar 2023 | 01:01:22 | |
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! | |||
| Prayer Practice | “A Beautiful Lent” | Skip Ryan | 12 Mar 2023 | 00:29:47 | |
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. | |||
| Reflection | “The Test of Bitter Pain” | Rev. Bill Haley | 05 Mar 2023 | 00:34:55 | |
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. | |||
| Reflection | “Mature Happiness” | Rev. Bill Haley | 26 Feb 2023 | 00:36:22 | |
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. | |||
| Soundings Seminar | “Good News for Our Racial Myths” | George Hopkins | 19 Feb 2023 | 00:37:12 | |
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. | |||
| Prayer Practice | “Proverbs 31 Leadership” | Darryl Ford | 12 Feb 2023 | 00:32:38 | |
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. | |||
| Prayer Practice | “Lazarus & Longing for Resurrection” | Bill Haley | 18 May 2025 | 00:27:00 | |
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. View Our Complete Archive of “Space for God” Prayer Practices Learn More About Spiritual Direction through Coracle inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracle | |||
| Reflection | “Blessing the World and Ourselves Too” | Rev. Bill Haley | 05 Feb 2023 | 00:32:00 | |
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. inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracle | |||
| Reflection | “Jesus Invites Us Into Miracles” | Rev. Bill Haley | 27 Jan 2023 | 00:28:38 | |
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. | |||
| Reflection | “Jesus is Lord of Life” | Rev. Bill Haley | 22 Jan 2023 | 00:30:51 | |
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. | |||
| Seminar | “Hearing God: Wisdom from Dallas Willard” | Scott Buresh & Carla Mueller | 15 Jan 2023 | 01:03:48 | |
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" inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracle | |||
| Prayer Practice | "Examen for a Year Just Gone" | Amy Boucher Pye | 08 Jan 2023 | 00:23:57 | |
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. | |||
| Reflection | “The Birth of Jesus” | Rev. Bill Haley | 25 Dec 2022 | 00:28:46 | |
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. | |||
| Prayer Practice | “The Beauty of Advent Music” | Rev. Bill Haley | 18 Dec 2022 | 00:28:43 | |
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.
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| Reflection | “Following the Supreme Jesus” | Dr. Vincent Bacote | 11 Dec 2022 | 00:22:24 | |
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. | |||
| Experience | “Unconventional Carols for an Uncommon Birth” | Rev. Bill Haley | 04 Dec 2022 | 01:27:22 | |
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)
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| Prayer Practice | “Waiting for God” | Rev. Bill Haley | 27 Nov 2022 | 00:27:55 | |
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.
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| Conversation | How Our Devices Affect Our Spiritual Formation with Ken Wettig | 11 May 2025 | 00:45:04 | |
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. Explore Corhaven as a Retreat Option Learn More about Ken's CruCon Initiative on Wisdom & Media inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracle | |||
| Reflection | "The Authority of Jesus" | Rev. Bill Haley | 20 Nov 2022 | 00:33:26 | |
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. | |||
| Prayer Practice | “Celebration as Gratitude” | Margot Eyring | 13 Nov 2022 | 00:27:16 | |
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. View Our Complete Archive of “Space for God” Prayer Practices Learn More About Spiritual Direction through Coracle inthecoracle.org | @inthecoracle | |||
| Seminar | “Becoming Reconcilers: Lessons from a Civil War” | Vesna Tift | 07 Nov 2022 | 01:01:35 | |
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. | |||